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-Classic. With this new series Peter Auto pays homage to the post-war trail-blazers. The introduction of the ninth grid gives owners of jewels of the 1950s (AC Ace, Lotus Elite, Sunbeam Alpine, Jaguar E Type pre-1962 etc.) to race alongside their

, though the home team has more than made up for it since. From international ace Jacky Ickx to touring car and GT specialists, Belgian drivers have accounted for 48 overall wins. Indeed, the three most successful participants in the race's history all... joined by 14 of his compatriots, including two-time overall winner Laurens Vanthoor, three-time Pro-Am winner Louis Machiels, and class-winning Iron Dames ace Sarah Bovy. There are plenty of Belgian-entered cars, too, including four from Team WRT. Led

age? Only 18! His nationality? Dutch. And his powerful rise to the firmament of ace drivers is far from going unnoticed by our neighbours to the north. Yes, it’s quite possible that the Circuit risks being coloured orange during this weekend of the

north of Le Castellet, across a trio of free practice sessions, qualifying heats and the crucial semi-finals (6 laps) and final (7 laps) to decide a winner in both series. Cross Car will pit autocross and rallycross aces against each other in powerful off-road buggies utilising motorbike engines, and the senior event in particular will catch the eye of onlooking fans as well as its illustrious 16-nation entry list, featuring former World Rallycross ace Rene Nitiss who will represent Team Latvia in

Hofer and Nicolas Baert. Combining two big names from Belgian motorsport, Boutsen VDS will also field Audi machinery in the Ardennes. Its regular crew of Panis/Eteki/Di Folco is bolstered by French ace Thomas Laurent, who is set for his first attempt at... returns with the #62 Porsche for Pierce/Jewiss/Meyrick/Maassen, while Huber Motorsport will field Au/Fetzer/Fittje/Cairoli. French ace Côme Ledogar was an overall winner at Spa just two years ago; now, his CLRT squad is set for its event debut with Palette

Christian Sarron (World Champion 250 in 1984), Didier de Radigues who needs no introduction in Belgium, Michel and Xavier Simeon (our current rider in the very high-level Moto2 World Championship) , or even ace mechanics like the Frenchman Guy Coulon

record making single-seater with which Michael Schumacher became world champion for the seventh time in Spa-Francorchamps; the F2001, also world Drivers’ and Constructors’ champion with the German ace, two F2008 and an F2007 belonging to current

Sainz, Yuki Tsunoda, Alex Palou and Colin Herta and where this year races Juju Noda, the daughter of Japanese ace Hideki Noda, and the Italian F.4 Championship. The Clio Cup Series will bring the excitement of grassroots mono-brand trophies, while

both the morning and afternoon sessions with its #11 Audi. In the former, Christopher Haase set his time on a dry track before rain prevented any significant improvement. The weather was clear during the afternoon, allowing the German ace to shave more

Spa, but their average age is just 24. An extra Audi joins the grid thanks to Scherer Sport PHX, which partners top international racers Nicki Thiim and Kelvin van der Linde with young TCR ace Luca Engstler. McLaren completes the line-up of Pro

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