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Circuit de la Châtre
Location	La Châtre, Indre, France
Time zone	CET (UTC+1); CEST (DST)
Coordinates	46°35′34.46″N 2°0′24.29″E / 46.5929056°N 2.0067472°E
Opened	17 June 1956; 68 years ago
Major events	European F3 (1980–1984); French F3 (1971–1973, 1979–1983, 1985–1988); French Formula Renault (1971–1972, 1975, 1978–1983)
Grand Prix Circuit; (1978–1995, 2001–present)
Length	2.325 km (1.445 miles)
Turns	14
Race lap record	1:03.333 ( Alain Ferté, Martini MK37, 1982, F3)
School Circuit (1978–present)
Length	1.267 km (0.684 miles)
Turns	9
Original Circuit (1956–1977)
Length	1.266 km (0.787 miles)
Turns	4
Race lap record	0:34.700 ( Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Lola T290, 1973, S2000)

Circuit de la Châtre is a 2.325 km (1.445 mi) circuit located in La Châtre, Indre, France.^[1]^[2]

The circuit was opened in June 1956 as a street circuit, and it was extended from 1.266 to 2.325 km (0.787 to 1.445 mi) in 1976. After its extension, the circuit has both characteristics of permanent circuits and street circuits.^[1] Besides national championships, the circuit also hosted FIA European Formula 3 Championship from 1980 to 1984.

Lap records

As of May 1984, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuit de la Châtre are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Grand Prix Circuit: 2.325 km (1978–1995, 2001–present)^[1]^[2]
Formula Three	1:03.333^[3]	Alain Ferté	Martini MK37	1982 La Châtre European F3 round
Formula Renault 2.0	1:03.980^[4]	Joël de Miguel	Martini MK26	1980 La Châtre French Formula Renault round
Group 6	1:07.310^[5]	Dominique Lacaud	Lola T600	1984 La Châtre French Group 6 Championship round
Original Circuit: 1.266 km (1956–1977)^[1]^[2]
Sports 2000	0:34.700^[6]	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Lola T290	1973 La Châtre Championnat de France des Circuits round
Formula Three	0:35.700^[7]	Tony Brise	Brabham BT38C	1972 La Châtre French F3 round
Formula Renault 2.0	0:37.500^[8]	Jacques Laffite	Martini MK8	1972 La Châtre French Formula Renault round