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
The CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa in 24 facts
With the 75th CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa on the horizon, now is the ideal time to brush up on a few key facts and figures concerning the big race. We’ve compiled the ideal number – 24, of course – to whet your appetite for this year’s running of the Belgian endurance classic. 1. A record-equalling 71 GT3 cars are set to take the start of this year’s race. They include the full-season Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Endurance Cup field, as well as numerous Intercontinental GT
A special Bikers’Day in the atmosphere of the 8 Hours of Spa Motos!
Championship, with the privilege of getting on the track the day after the 8 Hours of Spa Motos,” comments Florian Jupsin on behalf of DG Sport. The package for this unique Bikers'Day includes two entries for the big race on Saturday, along with parking that allows teams and riders bring their equipment, attend the EWC race, before taking possession of the pitboxes from Saturday evening! And on Sunday, it will be their turn to take to the track, under the gaze of one or another star from the
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
Linktr.ee and the official programme: your essential CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa companions
replace the official race programme. Following the stunning collector's edition programme published for the centenary in 2024 – a few copies of which are still available in the official SRO Motorsports Group shop – this year you’ll find a 100-page magazine which presents the 2025 edition of the biggest GT race in the world. The programme is on sale at the circuit entrances and in its shops. It features a complete presentation of the event – including fan activities and must-see moments – exclusive
Spa Six Hours - Ford GT40 – Le Mans ’69 Revival
will relive the start and finish of the race with no fewer than 50 Ford GTs and GT40s from all three generations! The original race’s start and finish will be re-enacted, with the Ford GT40 ‘Number 6’ in Gulf colours starting last and finishing first... down the competition in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in a campaign of sporting revenge against a certain sports car brand from Maranello that had snubbed Ford during takeover talks earlier that decade. After winning the legendary 24-hour race on the
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
The public and exceptional events restored colour and vibrancy to the Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps
acting as one. With packed stands and a great amount of activities off-track, the 74th edition of the 24 Hours of Spa can also be considered to be one of the most memorable editions of the globally-renowned race. And the traditional parade in the streets... the Ardennes track. The WEC was not to be outdone with a thrilling race where the first part was particularly frenetic. There was a large attendance for the first race weekend of the season, who were the first to enjoy the new grandstand constructed
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
ELMS - 4 Hrs OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS - 24 & 25 August 2024
Make the most of an unequalled access to the teams and drivers, with the possibility of stepping onto the starting grid just before the start of the race. With over 40 cars on the grid, the European Le Mans Series has the largest grid of Le Mans... cars will confront each other on the track to be victorious in the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, so it’s a show not to be missed on any account! Visitors will also be able to enjoy the performances on the track of other high-end race cars that will
The 100th season of the Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps starts on 16 March
The season opening is always a very special moment and this year even more so because the Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps is celebrating its centenary! In fact it was in August 1921 that the first race was held on what some call the “most beautiful circuit in the world”. It was a bike race, like a nod to the return of the motorbike endurance on the track next year with the 24H SPA Motorbikes from the FIM EWC world championship. The centenary will be celebrated over a year, from summer, by means of
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
The Parade : a unique shared experience to launch the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
be used once again in 2025! The GT3s will be joined in the convoy by support race cars, Supercars, and other exceptional machines. For this 2025 edition, Ferrari will lead the Parade by showcasing its road-going lineup. Just behind the SF90XX, 296, Purosangue, Roma Spider, and 12 Cilindri, the Ferrari 296 GT3s — set to race in the 24 Hours — will be the first competition cars on the road. All nine other manufacturers competing in the endurance classic will also be represented, with exclusive
CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa set for record-breaking edition
automotive festival, the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa is also the biggest GT race in the world – a fact proven beyond doubt by the entry list for the 77th edition. With 76 cars, the record for the GT era (set at 72 in 2019) is expected to be broken when the race gets underway at 16:30 on Saturday 28 June. In addition to the quantity, the quality is also impeccable. Indeed, with a very good balance of entries across the five classes (Pro, Gold Cup, Silver Cup, Bronze Cup, and Pro-Am), we should witness
Total 24 Hours of Spa
The 68th edition of the total 24 Hours of Spa, which takes place from the 26th July to 31st July 2016, promises yet again to be exceptional. Sixty-five teams currently make up the impressive list of confirmed starters for this legendary race. The... upsetting the hierarchy with its spectacular RWG Nismo GT3s. With only two of these, their reliability will therefore be of paramount importance. We will return with more detail on the full programme of this major race on the calendar in our beautiful
Spa-Classic
As a great European classic racing event, the Spa-Classic will delight spectators from the 19th to 21st May next, both for the quality of races on the track and the events and activities happening off-track. Once again this year the star race... and SRO. This is an opportunity to see on track again the models which formed the race sets of the BPR (1994-1996), the FIA GT (1997-2009), the FIA GT1 World (2010-2011), and also to admire the ultracars which were prepared for track-only use and
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
