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The CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa has long held the status of Belgium's national endurance race. That remains as true as ever on the eve of the event's 75th edition, with a greater number of home teams and drivers on the 2023 entry list bolstering local interest. Though there was plenty of Belgian participation during the inaugural editions, fans at the track would have to wait until the fourth running in 1927 to celebrate a Belgian winner. Nicolas Caerels had the honour of being the first

Vanthoor was the most recent in 2020. 15 Belgian drivers will tackle the 2023 edition. 14. Among that group is local favourite Maxime Martin, who is set for his 16th consecutive participation at the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. This is more than any other

highly experienced competitors such as 2016 winner Maxime Martin and Stéphane Lémeret (who will be celebrating his 24th participation) to many who will contest their home event for the first time. The fans will have no shortage of local stars to... legend Valentino Rossi, former Formula 1 drivers Kevin Magnussen and Kamui Kobayashi will also be on the starting grid, the Japanese ace returning after his participations in 2017 and 2020. Arthur Leclerc, a reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari in F1, now