[1][2] The location of the circuit was chosen due to its proximity to the city.
[3] The track was first used in 1923 hosting the Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix as well as grand prix for sidecars and for cyclecars[2] which was the first car race in Switzerland.
[4] The success of the first event propelled the track to prominence, making it the premier motorsport event in Switzerland attracting international talent for the 1924 event, including racing for motorcycles (250cc, 350cc and 500cc), sidecars (600cc and 1000cc), voiturettes and cyclecars (750cc, 1100cc and 1500cc).
[5][6] Racing at the circuit continued throughout the 1920s[7] until the final event held at the track was the 1931 Geneva Grand Prix.
The event was won by Marcel Lehoux,[8] however a crash involving the car of Stanisław Czaykowski resulted in the death of a bystander in a house adjacent to the circuit.