Road course · France
Circuit Pau-Arnos
Circuit Pau-Arnos is a road course in France. OpenStreetMap maps 3 layouts here, the longest 1.87 mi (3.00 km). Below: the map, every corner with a computed line, the elevation, and where to stay and eat.
- 3.00
- Kilometres
- 12
- Corners
- —
- Ft of elevation
01Track map
Circuit Pau-Arnos track map
Full circuit
Name inferred by TRACK from the mapped loops, not an official layout name.
- Mapped length
- 1.87mi
- 3.00 km
- Direction
- Not mapped
- TRACK takes it from your first drive.
- Start/finish line
- Estimated
- Estimated by TRACK from the mapped geometry and not verified on site. TRACK asks you to confirm or move it before timing laps here, when you’re stopped.
- Corners
- 14
- Inferred from curvature, not official turn numbers
- Sectors
- 3
- Estimated, near each third of the lap
Source geometry: OpenStreetMap ↗. Something wrong? Fixing it in OpenStreetMap improves it for everyone.
02Overview
What Circuit Pau-Arnos is like to drive.
The full circuit layout at Circuit Pau-Arnos is 1.87 miles with 12 corners worth setting up for. A generic track-day car in our model brakes hard 7 times a lap and is at full throttle for about 35% of the distance; the longest straight runs roughly 509 ft.
5 of the corners are slow (under 50 mph in the model), 2 are fast (over 75 mph). There are hairpins where exit speed matters more than entry. The corner notes below come from the mapped geometry, not from local knowledge; we’ll add a researched guide for Circuit Pau-Arnos later.
03Lap at a glance
Where the speed is, and where the hills are.
- Length
- 1.87mi
- Elevation range
- —
- Steepest grade
- —
- Braking zones
- 7model
- Full throttle
- 35% model
- Longest straight
- 509ft
The speed trace is a model, not a real lap: a generic track-day car (about 1.1 g of cornering grip, 1 g braking, 150 W/kg) driven on the computed line through an assumed 12 m wide track. Use it to see where the braking zones and flat-out sections are, not to predict your speeds. Elevation data for this track isn’t loaded yet.
04Corner by corner
The corners at Circuit Pau-Arnos.
TRACK’s own corner numbering (C1, C2…), found from the curvature of the mapped centerline. It isn’t the official turn numbering. Each diagram shows the computed line: the minimum-curvature path through an assumed 12 m wide track. It’s a geometric starting point. Your instructor’s line comes first.
- C1
Slow left-hander
↰ LeftslowkinkTRACK numbering
A slow left-hand kink that turns about 5°, tightening to a radius of roughly 45 m (148 ft). The model car brakes for about 135 m (443 ft), from 113 to 48 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes a late apex, about 70 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 5° left
- Tightest radius
- 45 m
- Model speed
- 113 → 48 mph
- Braking (model)
- 135 m
- Grade
- —
- C2
Medium left-hander
↰ LeftmediumhairpinTRACK numbering
A medium left-hand hairpin that turns about 183°, tightening to a radius of roughly 14 m (46 ft). The model car barely brakes here, carrying about 51 mph: a lift or a confident throttle balance. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes a late apex, about 85 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 183° left
- Tightest radius
- 14 m
- Model speed
- ≈ 51 mph
- Braking (model)
- Lift / none
- Grade
- —
- C3
Slow right-hander
↱ RightslowchicaneTRACK numbering
A slow right-hand chicane that turns about 241°, tightening to a radius of roughly 10 m (33 ft). The model car brakes for about 90 m (295 ft), from 93 to 44 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an early apex, about 100 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 241° right
- Tightest radius
- 10 m
- Model speed
- 93 → 44 mph
- Braking (model)
- 90 m
- Grade
- —
- C4
Slow right-hander
↱ RightslowchicaneTRACK numbering
A slow right-hand chicane that turns about 211°, tightening to a radius of roughly 10 m (33 ft). The model car brakes for about 20 m (66 ft), from 45 to 33 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an apex close to the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 211° right
- Tightest radius
- 10 m
- Model speed
- 45 → 33 mph
- Braking (model)
- 20 m
- Grade
- —
- C5
Slow right-hander
↱ RightslowhairpinTRACK numbering
A slow right-hand hairpin that turns about 166°, tightening to a radius of roughly 15 m (49 ft). The model car brakes for about 100 m (328 ft), from 87 to 37 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an apex close to the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 166° right
- Tightest radius
- 15 m
- Model speed
- 87 → 37 mph
- Braking (model)
- 100 m
- Grade
- —
- C6
Fast left-hander
↰ LeftfastcornerTRACK numbering
A fast left-hand corner that turns about 72°, tightening to a radius of roughly 55 m (180 ft). The model car barely brakes here, carrying about 75 mph: a lift or a confident throttle balance. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes an early apex, about 145 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 72° left
- Tightest radius
- 55 m
- Model speed
- ≈ 75 mph
- Braking (model)
- Lift / none
- Grade
- —
- C7
Medium left-hander
↰ LeftmediumhairpinTRACK numbering
A medium left-hand hairpin that turns about 208°, tightening to a radius of roughly 23 m (75 ft). The model car barely brakes here, carrying about 52 mph: a lift or a confident throttle balance. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes an apex close to the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 208° left
- Tightest radius
- 23 m
- Model speed
- ≈ 52 mph
- Braking (model)
- Lift / none
- Grade
- —
- C8
Medium right-hander
↱ RightmediumcornerTRACK numbering
A medium right-hand corner that turns about 97°, tightening to a radius of roughly 40 m (131 ft). The model car barely brakes here, carrying about 65 mph: a lift or a confident throttle balance. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an early apex, about 175 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 97° right
- Tightest radius
- 40 m
- Model speed
- ≈ 65 mph
- Braking (model)
- Lift / none
- Grade
- —
- C9
Medium right-hander
↱ RightmediumcornerTRACK numbering
A medium right-hand corner that turns about 52°, tightening to a radius of roughly 31 m (102 ft). The model car brakes for about 65 m (213 ft), from 83 to 53 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an apex close to the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 52° right
- Tightest radius
- 31 m
- Model speed
- 83 → 53 mph
- Braking (model)
- 65 m
- Grade
- —
- C10
Slow left-hander
↰ LeftslowhairpinTRACK numbering
A slow left-hand hairpin that turns about 202°, tightening to a radius of roughly 27 m (89 ft). The model car brakes for about 95 m (312 ft), from 83 to 45 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes an early apex, about 5 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 202° left
- Tightest radius
- 27 m
- Model speed
- 83 → 45 mph
- Braking (model)
- 95 m
- Grade
- —
- C11
Fast left-hander
↰ LeftfastchicaneTRACK numbering
A fast left-hand chicane that turns about 50°, tightening to a radius of roughly 57 m (187 ft). The model car barely brakes here, carrying about 87 mph: a lift or a confident throttle balance. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes a late apex, about 60 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 50° left
- Tightest radius
- 57 m
- Model speed
- ≈ 87 mph
- Braking (model)
- Lift / none
- Grade
- —
- C12
Medium left-hander
↰ LeftmediumchicaneTRACK numbering
A medium left-hand chicane that turns about 83°, tightening to a radius of roughly 16 m (52 ft). The model car brakes for about 80 m (262 ft), from 102 to 66 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes a late apex, about 5 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 83° left
- Tightest radius
- 16 m
- Model speed
- 102 → 66 mph
- Braking (model)
- 80 m
- Grade
- —
05Configurations
Every mapped loop at Circuit Pau-Arnos.
TRACK finds each closed loop in the OpenStreetMap raceway network. Named layouts come from OSM circuit relations; the rest are named by length, and some may be combinations the venue never runs. Your first session confirms which one you drove.
Full circuit
1.87 mi3.00 kmDirection unknownS/F EstimatedName inferred
Layout B · 3.0 km
1.85 mi2.98 kmDirection unknownS/F EstimatedName inferred
Layout C · 2.6 km
1.59 mi2.56 kmDirection unknownS/F EstimatedName inferred
06Time it with TRACK
Drive Circuit Pau-Arnos. TRACK knows where you are.
No setup and no transponder. Start a session in the paddock and TRACK recognises Circuit Pau-Arnos and the layout from your GPS trace, then times every lap and sector with a live delta to your best.
- 1DetectTRACK matches your first few hundred metres against every mapped layout at Circuit Pau-Arnos, including shared pavement between configurations.
- 2Confirm the lineThe start/finish line here is estimated. When you’re stopped, TRACK shows it on the map: accept it or tap to move it. You’re never asked while driving.
- 3Laps, timed retroactivelyLaps you drove before confirming are timed from the recorded trace, so you don’t lose your first session.
- 4Go furtherSync a GoPro for video with telemetry and let TRACK Engineer point out where the time is. External 10–25 Hz GPS receivers for tighter sectors are awaiting hardware validation.
- Venue and layout detection is tested on simulated drives over real OpenStreetMap circuits, not yet in a real car. Compatible GPS receivers
07Plan your trip
Getting there, staying, eating.
Nearby places for Circuit Pau-Arnos haven’t been loaded yet.
08Track days
Find an open track day at Circuit Pau-Arnos.
TRACK doesn’t copy event listings. An on-page calendar will come with an organizer data partnership.
Before your first day here
09Nearby tracks
Closest mapped venues.
- Circuit Paul ArmagnacFrance · 33 mi away
- Circuito de NavarraSpain · 103 mi away
- Circuit de Haute SaintongeFrance · 126 mi away
- Circuito Grandvalira AndorraAndorra · 130 mi away
Straight-line distance between venues. All 889 tracks
FAQ
Circuit Pau-Arnos, answered.
How long is Circuit Pau-Arnos?
OpenStreetMap maps 3 closed loops at Circuit Pau-Arnos, from 1.59 mi to 1.87 mi (3.00 km). These are mapped centerline lengths; the venue’s published figures can differ slightly.
Which direction does Circuit Pau-Arnos run?
OpenStreetMap doesn’t record a direction for the main layout at Circuit Pau-Arnos. Venues sometimes run both ways. TRACK takes the direction from your first laps.
Can I time laps at Circuit Pau-Arnos with my phone?
Yes, with the TRACK iPhone app (beta). It recognises Circuit Pau-Arnos and the layout you’re driving from GPS, then times laps and sectors. A phone’s GPS is good for lap times; an external 10–25 Hz receiver tightens sector splits.
Where is the start/finish line at Circuit Pau-Arnos?
TRACK estimates the line from the mapped geometry (usually beside the pit lane, or on the longest straight). It isn’t verified on site, so the app asks you to confirm or move it before timing your first session here.
How do I find track days at Circuit Pau-Arnos?
Clubs and organizers list HPDE, track days and club races on MotorsportReg. The venue’s own calendar (also linked) lists its events too. TRACK doesn’t list events itself.
Where can I stay near Circuit Pau-Arnos?
This page lists hotels, campgrounds, restaurants, fuel and parts stores near Circuit Pau-Arnos from OpenStreetMap, with straight-line distances. Book early for big event weekends.
Track geometry and nearby places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License 1.0 (via the TRACK Atlas, snapshot 2026-10-17). Elevation: USGS 3DEP (public domain). Lengths are mapped centerlines, not official figures. The computed line and speed trace are a model. No start/finish line has been verified on site.
TRACK is not affiliated with or endorsed by Circuit Pau-Arnos, MotorsportReg or any business listed here. The venue name identifies the location only and belongs to its owner. TRACK shows no lap records or official results for this venue. Driving advice is general: your instructor, the event’s rules and the venue’s rules come first.