Belgian Grand Prix

Belgian Grand Prix
Belgian GP
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa

Laps 44
Circuit length 4.352 miles
Race length 191.410 miles
First held 1925

Belgian Grand Prix

The Belgian Grand Prix is viewed as one of the great races each year from the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Challenging as it is one of the longest circuits with only 44 laps.

The first national race of Belgium was held in 1925 at the Spa region’s race course, an area of the country that had been associated with motor sport since the very early years of racing. To accommodate Grand Prix motor racing, the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps race course was built in 1921.

Spa-Francorchamps has been famous for its unpredictable weather. At one stage in its history it had rained at the Belgian Grand Prix for twenty years in a row. Frequently drivers confront a part of the course that is clear and bright while another stretch is rainy and slippery. The Belgian Grand Prix was designated the European Grand Prix six times between 1925 and 1973, when this title was an honorary designation given each year to one grand prix race in Europe.