Was a GP ever shortened by the time limit?

Was a GP ever shortened by the time limit?

They came really close one time last year, but I think they finished
it. That was the first I heard of a time limit. How many times did
they shorten the race because of the time limit?

Re: Was a GP ever shortened by the time limit?


<PP@2K . com > wrote in message
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> They came really close one time last year, but I think they finished
> it. That was the first I heard of a time limit. How many times did
> they shorten the race because of the time limit?

I can't answer your question fully, but I think a wet Monaco GP sometime in
the 90s got to the limit, or came very close..

Mike P

Re: Was a GP ever shortened by the time limit?

On May 9, 1:29 pm, "Mike P" <priv...@privacy . net > wrote:
> <P...@2K . com > wrote in message
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> > They came really close one time last year, but I think they finished
> > it.  That was the first I heard of a time limit.  How many times did=

> > they shorten the race because of the time limit?
>
> I can't answer your question fully, but I think a wet Monaco GP sometime i=
n
> the 90s got to the limit, or came very close..
>
> Mike P

* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997 Monaco Grand Prix

* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975 Monaco Grand Prix

Both apparently finished several laps early due to the 2 hour rule.

Matt

Re: Was a GP ever shortened by the time limit?


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On May 9, 1:29 pm, "Mike P" <priv...@privacy . net > wrote:
> <P...@2K . com > wrote in message
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>
> > They came really close one time last year, but I think they finished
> > it. That was the first I heard of a time limit. How many times did
> > they shorten the race because of the time limit?
>
> I can't answer your question fully, but I think a wet Monaco GP sometime
> in
> the 90s got to the limit, or came very close..
>
> Mike P

* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Monaco_Grand_Prix

* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Monaco_Grand_Prix

Both apparently finished several laps early due to the 2 hour rule.

Matt

Cheers Matt, it was the 1997 one I was thinking of..

Mike P

Re: Was a GP ever shortened by the time limit?

In article <68j21jF2t2pmmU1@mid.individual . net >, privacy@privacy . net
says...
> * en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997 Monaco Grand Prix
>
> * en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975 Monaco Grand Prix
>
> Both apparently finished several laps early due to the 2 hour rule.
>
Has there been another finish without any pitstops in modern races? Mika
Salo finished 5th in that 1997 race without pitting once.

Re: Was a GP ever shortened by the time limit?

<PP@2K . com > wrote:

> They came really close one time last year, but I think they finished
> it. That was the first I heard of a time limit. How many times did
> they shorten the race because of the time limit?

Spain 1974
Monaco 1975/96/97
Brazil 1981
Canada 1981
USA-Dallas 1984
USA 1991

In the 'fifties some were stopped after 3 hours.

France 1952
Swiss 1952/53/54
Argentina 1953/54/55/56/57 [scheduled for 3 hours]
Monaco 1956

There may be others. I recall doing more detailed research a month or so
back - wonder what I did with it?

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Brian