Track day Lédenon - 04 April 2025

The Ledenon circuit is located in the Gard department of the Occitanie region, 30 minutes from Nîmes.

Known as the circuit with the steepest gradients in France, its blind, mostly left-hand corners combine speed and technique. Great thrills guaranteed!

The Acces Piste team will be on hand to help you discover or rediscover the Ledenon circuit with its new tarmac and to give you all the thrills you need, especially on the truck descent, one of the circuit's most unusual bends.

Ledenon is known for hosting competitions such as the FSBK, Promosport, Ultimate Cup, French Endurance Championship, etc.

The circuit also boasts a pleasant and spacious paddock, which was refurbished in 2015. For accompanying persons, there is an access to enjoy a view on the triple left and also on the pitlane where the motorbikes regularly pass in weeling due to the unevenness of the track.

Circuit features: Length 3150 metres, width 9 to 12 metres, anticlockwise, minimum altitude 174 metres and maximum 208 metres, gradient on the straight 34 metres (between 7% and 13%).

Paddock features: Electricity points, toilets, showers, cafeteria.

In short, once you've driven at Lédenon you know how to drive on all the other circuits.

USEFUL INFORMATION :

RC OFFERED - 7 sessions / day

Accommodation nearby:

Le Castelas:
- Fully-equipped 44m2 studio
- Only 20 minutes from the Lédenon circuit
- 2-seater bed
- 2-seater sofa-bed
- Parking spaces
- Closed garage for motorbike

Contact :Cédric: 07 85 83 52 98

Our partner ASSURACING offers individual accident insurance:
https://assuracing.com/pilotes/individuelle-accident/

OUR SERVICES :

- Lunch offered to riders in the circuit cafeteria
- Advice for beginners
- Medical staff | Track marshals
- Intervention vehicle
- Inflating station | Racing parts shop
- On-site catering | wc-showers | electricity
- Motorbike baptism on S1000RR 2023 €89

SCHEDULE :
Installation on the paddock at 19h00
Administrative offices open at 7.00 am - watch until 9.00 pm
COMPULSORY SAFETY BRIEFING AT 8.00AM AND SOUND CHECK AT 8.30AM
Track opening 9am/12.30pm - 2pm/17.30pm
ALL DRIVERS MUST HAVE COLLECTED THEIR WRISTBANDS AND TAGS BEFORE 8.00 AM

Breakdown of the Lédenon circuit's bends:

- The triple left: the track's most famous bend is the real soul of the circuit, consisting of a long left-hand bend that closes twice (so three bends in one, hence its name).
- The bridge bend: following on from the ‘triple left’, the bridge bend is a long straight, negotiated as you enter the sloping curve (6% gradient), then re-accelerating in a steep climb.
- The Carrierasse (‘the left that kills’): a tough name for a bend that is also tough: almost blind because of the slight gradient, it is almost a 180° left. It ends with the start of a large and impressive descent (starting at 12% then 7%).
- The truck: not the most difficult bend, but perhaps the most impressive: the ‘truck’ is a bend of around 45° that is negotiated at the end of the long slope, allowing high entry speeds and requiring control and stability as it leads directly into the next bend.
- The cavalet: following the truck bend, the ‘cavalet’ is a crucial bend as it breaks the speed barrier by marking the start of a large 10% climb. It is a right-hand bend that marks the start of the last high section of the circuit.
- The left: not really difficult but important for positioning yourself well for the next bend, the left also marks the end of the climb, although it is still slightly uphill.

- La servie (‘the horseshoe’): difficult to tackle and tortuous, this long left marks a major loss of speed and must be negotiated well to make the most of the final descent.
- The descent: not really a bend, but a series of changes in support. A very sharp descent, stressful to negotiate depending on the situation as you accelerate at more or less full throttle, but never perfectly straight and any wrong manoeuvre can be costly.
- The bowl: a 90° left turn that marks both the end of the long descent and the start of the climb. It requires you to control your braking, as you arrive on a steep slope in a bumpy and sometimes slightly dirty area, and also to know how to pass hard enough to take advantage of the momentum on the climb, otherwise you'll be approaching the pit straight at too low a speed.

The lap finishes with the uphill straight, which shows that to set a good time at Lédenon, you need a minimum of power and torque. Complex and complete, this circuit demands, perhaps more than any other, that the driver be efficient in all areas.