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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, triumphing at the wheel of an Excelsior. This made the result doubly significant, as the Brussels brand became the only Belgian manufacturer to date to win the race. Remarkably, Caerels was the lone Belgian winner during the event's first 16 editions

and Scherer Sport PHX partnerships respectively. 13. Belgian drivers have accumulated 48 overall wins at the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, with Eric van de Poele accounting for five of them. Nicolas Caerels was the first in 1927, while Laurens