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The Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps is a centenary that is doing like a charm. We remember that in 1921, it was indeed with a motorcycle race that the story of what was to become a world-renowned track began ! The triangular track linking Francorchamps, Malmedy and Stavelot then had a length of 15.077 kilometres, which later on evolved into the new track. In the collective memory, there are two distinct tracks : the 'Grand Francorchamps', used until the end of the 1970s, and today's Spa

The 1969 Le Mans is undoubtedly a great moment in the motorsport world that we will be reliving in Spa with great pleasure on September 29th. However, from the 25th, the events will begin and the pre-war period will be among the first to swallow the Francorchamps curves. As far as the series are concerned, the focus will be on two new highlights by the Motor Racing Legends promoter, who will be very active on the Spa Six Hours. Back in 1969 with Ford On the 14th of June 1969, Jacky Ickx began

delighted with this collaboration made possible by a strong spirit of partnership established by François Ribeiro, Head of Discovery Sports Events. While work began a few days ago on the track to obtain the FIM Grade C licence for the return of

After an exceptional year in terms of attendence at races and sporting events, the general public remains the centre of attention at the Circuit. With this in mind a new phase of works has started so that high quality infrastructure and facilities can be offered to our spectators, completing those works that took place last year. The track season had not yet closed when the works began on 10 October on the construction of the new grandstand and terraces opposite the Endurance pits, along the

, at the same time organizing a demonstration and hydrogen refueling of the first hydrogen electric laboratory vehicle, the LMPH2G. The challenge then began. The following years saw the installation of the first H2 mobile station, built by TotalEnergies

GT3 only managed a best finish of ninth in 2012 with Von Ryan Racing. Though it secured a front-row start in 2015 thanks to Kevin Estre, the 650S GT3 could not improve on that result, but the arrival of the 720S GT3 began to change the situation. In

The new technology consists of inserting virtual elements, using augmented reality, into live images taken during the races. The partnership began with a POC (Proof of Concept) at last season's ELMS - 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. In view of the conclusive results, production and marketing of the project were launched this season. Amaury Bertholomé, CEO “The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is a world-renowned sports facility. Motor sports have been its DNA for over 100 years, and since this season

position. None of the annual large-scale events held at Spa-Francorchamps have welcomed public since the health crisis began, including the DTM, the ELMS, the WEC, and Formula 1. "It is also true that the disease has not declined, something that we are

come from Belgium, with Eric van de Poele standing alone at the top with five victories. Hailing from nearby Verviers, his interest in the event began, like so many others, as a young spectator. “The very first edition that I went to was with my dad

, while Raffaele Marciello is the only driver to secure three successive GT poles. Maro Engel began the run in 2019. 4. Last year's race was the fifth instance of a car winning from pole since GT rules were introduced in 2001. The other examples came in

session. The chief question is whether anyone can break the Mercedes-AMG stranglehold: the Affalterbach marque has clinched the past four pole positions in a row, a run that began in 2019. There is still time for a final run before the race, with