Retour du DTM à Spa-Francorchamps
Grand Prix circuit and on the shortened configuration. The race track at Zolder remains a regular fixture on the DTM calendar and can boast about the highest number of DTM races outside of Germany. Having made its much-publicised debut as a DTM venue in... Hockenheim, keeping up a long tradition. Detailed infection protection plan allows for races to be held For the around 600 hp strong DTM cars of Audi and BMW to return to the race track for the series’ official test days at the beginning of June, the ITR
Total 24 Hours of Spa on the final straight ahead of 72nd edition (Behind Closed Doors)
Full timetable revealed for 2020 Total 24 Hours of Spa Race to run behind closed doors due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions Total 24 Hours of Spa general manager Laurent Gaudin discusses upcoming event The completion of last week's Total 24 Hours of... revealed, including complete session times for the twice-around-the-clock race and its support categories. Regrettably, it has also been confirmed that this year's Total 24 Hours of Spa will be staged without public due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions
Portimão and Spa WEC rounds to be held behind closed doors
competitors, partners and spectators remains the number one priority for the WEC. Fans will of course be able to follow the race from the safety of their own home and a limited number of media will be accepted to cover the events. WEC CEO Frédéric... channels.” Portimão will host the pre-season test, otherwise known as the Prologue, from 30-31 March with the first race of WEC Season 9 taking place a few days later (2-4 April). The TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps will be staged in Belgium from
THE BIKERS’CLASSICS 2021 IN FREE TRACK RIDING AND TEST DAYS MODE
Classic, that will be announced later… » The cancellation of the GP Parade unfortunately coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit… « It was indeed in 1921 that the first race was contested there … and it was a motorcycle race, continues Christian Jupsin. In the absence of the Parade, a magnificent book of more than 250 pages reviewing 100 years of motorcycling in Francorchamps is currently in preparation. Info will be available soon… » Participants wishing to unleash
Team Yamalube YART and team AVIOBIKE by M2 Revo win at Spa
Starting from pole position, its riders Niccolò Canepa, Marvin Fritz and Karel Hanika scored their second consecutive victory on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps to return to one point of Team Yoshimura SERT Motul in the race for the EWC 2024 title.... An increasing attendance, nearly 10,000 spectators present this weekend on the circuit. This new formula of 8 hours fully satisfied the teams, the riders and also the spectators who were able to experience the start and the finish of the race in
World-class support line-up confirmed for 2023 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
practice, qualifying and race sessions there will barely be a break in the action from the moment the venue opens to the public on Thursday morning until the main event gets underway at 16:30 on Saturday afternoon. Eight races will be staged across four.... With the eyes of the motorsport world on the Ardennes, there will be a pair of 30-minute (+1-lap) races in which they can make an impression. The first takes place at 14:50 on Friday, while race 2 is the opening action on Saturday morning at 09:30. GT4
Poster 9/10: McLaren hoping to emulate Bignan by making history at the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
A century has passed since Bignan won the inaugural race in 1924 McLaren in the spotlight on ninth of ten collector’s edition posters Less than one week before the first track action at the centenary edition It happened 100 years ago, marking the start of an incredible story that endures to this day. On Saturday 19 July 1924, the very first 24-hour race got underway at Spa-Francorchamps. There was no official name at the time, with a variety of different titles used. One hundred years later
Format changes set to enhance the racing in 2022
– as World RX prepares to embark upon its exciting new electric era in 2022. The format changes agreed have now been ratified by the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC), and will come into force from next season. In World RX, each race weekend will... Heats will still be established by total race time. All drivers will then enter a ‘Progression’ race, in which the highest-ranked driver from the Heats chooses their grid slot first, followed by the second-highest and so forth. The top ten drivers from
Formula 1 announces multi-year extension with the Belgian Grand Prix
Formula 1 has agreed a multi-year extension with the Belgian Grand Prix that will see the sport race at the iconic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in four of the next six years. The extension, which includes Grands Prix in the 2026, 2027, 2029 and 2031... Prix welcomed 380,000 fans across the race weekend in a gripping three days of action, which saw Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton claim his second win of the season and his fifth at Spa. Built in 1921, Spa-Francorchamps was one of just seven circuits to be
Wenn berufliche Laufbahn und Passion zusammenkommen
(ihnen fühle ich mich auch immer noch verbunden), später als Leiter der Streckenposten in Zolder und dort auch in der Race Control während der Rennen. Außerdem war ich als Fahrer auf der Piste aktiv: Von 1993 bis 1997 bin ich mit einem Opel Corsa... Geschäftsführung der Rennstrecke nahm ihn. Seitdem ist Johan ein glücklicher Mann, der jeden Tag seine Passion lebt: „Manchmal fühle ich mich wie ein Kind im Spielzeugladen.“ Dieses Jahr hat er sogar mit Kollegen von der Race Control an den 24 Stunden
WEC renews with Circuit de Spa Francorchamps for 4 years
circuits and facilities such as Spa is crucial to us, and of course it is one of the drivers’ favourite places to race at, with so much history and drama. We have witnessed some incredible WEC events there, although we hope we won’t have any snow in 2020! (laughs) “By moving our 2020 TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa race forward a week we manage to avoid some clashes with other events in order to satisfy our competitors, partners, fans and media.” Nathalie Maillet, CEO of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps added: “It
Total 24 Hours of Spa poised for unique autumn edition on 22-25 October
24 Hours of Spa upholds its reputation as the world’s premier GT race. The traditions that have established its success over many years will be maintained wherever possible, while the unique aspects of competing in autumn will also be celebrated. Spa-Francorchamps is famous for its setting amid the Ardennes, a vast and rolling forest that changes with the seasons. This year’s race will therefore be visually different from the norm, the backdrop and lighting changing to match the time of year
Adverse weather conditions at the Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps: activities on the Circuit will resume on 8th June
On Friday 4th June just after 3 pm an extremely heavy cloudburst obliged the circuit’s race management to immediately halt all activities, practice and qualifying sessions, in order to guarantee the safety of one and all. Once the severe weather had... Euro Race, the decision was taken to prematurely bring this weekend to a halt Nathalie Maillet, CEO of the Circuit Spa-Francorchamps: “My thoughts in particular go out the Pierre Delettre, the RAC Spa and all competitions and entrants who were taking
The FIA WEC - 6H of Spa comes to Belgium !
With the World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC), the competitors of the greatest endurance race in the world will be at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit on Saturday April 29th. A few weeks before the centenary of the great French classic at Le Mans, the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa will be the third round of the World Endurance Championship, but also the last rehearsal before the 24 Hours race. The constructors will be on the most beautiful circuit in the world to show their worth: Ferrari
Variety, quality and quantity for Spa Summer Classic!
-Francorchamps. The first day will be reserved for free practice, followed by a series of qualifying sessions and races on Friday and throughout the rest of the weekend. The 15th edition of Spa Summer Classic will once again be eclectic with a race... Race Car Challenge, which will pit all types of racing BMWs against each other! Once again, Spa Summer Classic will be one of the highlights of the increasingly popular Belcar Historic Cup. The NK GT&TC, the Triumph Competition and the British HTGT, the
MASCOT WORKWEAR BECOMES NEW OFFICIAL WORKWEAR SUPPLIER
, collaborating with several Danish and international motorsport teams and circuits – including the Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake and GMB Motorsport. Both teams will race at Spa-Francorchamps during the 2023 season. Amaury Bertholomé, CEO of the Circuit of... at MASCOT - and therefore, we are naturally proud to become the official workwear supplier for the circuit employees, who contribute to the successful execution of race weekends!" About MASCOT MASCOT is a Danish-owned family business, and one of the
Spa Six Hours - Non-stop activities for 5 days !
participants are already available online and promises a new must-attend event. Over 100 starters for the six hours endurance The flagship race of the event scheduled for Saturday 28 September between4 pm and 10 pm, the endurance race reserved for the..., Morgan +4 Supersport, Triumph TR4, Gilbern GT or even the small Mini Countryman (list of course not exhaustive). With F1, Pre-War, 24h prototypes and many others A total of eleven rounds will also be included, some of which will be in the race from
Tickets now on sale for 2023 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
• Iconic race set to mark 75th edition on 29 June – 2 July • Full timetable revealed for busy week in the Ardennes • Packed line-up includes support action and wealth of off-track entertainment Tickets for the 2023 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa are... provide fans with a spectacular view of the high-speed dash from La Source to Eau Rouge. Though this year’s event will run a month earlier than previous editions, race week in the Ardennes follows a familiar schedule. It begins at 15:00 CEST on
Les 6 Heures Moto
A traditional highlight of motorbike endurance racing in Belgium, the 6 Heures Moto will take to the skies at midday on Sunday 27 August, setting off on an assault on the Raidillon. It's an event that simply can't be missed by the fans, who are sure to be out in force! The 6 Heures Moto is modern endurance racing. Translation: the pace never slows down, and from the first to the last minute of the race, the times are breathtaking. From the quest for the last tenth on the track to the deployment
Poster 8/10: record-breaker BMW the brand to beat at centenary CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
running (26–30 June).Like every manufacturer competing in this year’s race, BMW is the subject of a unique collector's edition poster, designed by Guillaume Lopez, which combines past and present. To the left, we see the legendary BMW 3.0 CSL, a model that left its mark on the race during the seventies. This particular car won in 1973 with Dieter Quester and Toine Hezemans. Two days earlier, BMW Motorsport's sister entry, in the hands of Hans-Joachim Stuck, had set the fastest pole position time in
