Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

{{Short description|Motorsport race track near Spa, Belgium}} {{Use British English|date=September 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox motorsport venue | name = Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | logo = class=skin-invert|260px | image = class=skin-invert|260px | image_caption = Grand Prix Circuit (2007–present) | fia_grade = 1 (GP) 2 (Motorcycle)<ref name="2025_dec_list">{{cite web |title=LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS UPDATED ON : 2025-12-01 |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/circuits_fia20251201.pdf |publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile |date=1 December 2025 |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref> | location = Stavelot, Belgium | coordinates = {{Coord|50|26|14|N|5|58|17|E|type:landmark_region:BE|display=it}} | architect = Jules de Thier and Henri Langlois van Ophem | broke_ground = | opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1921|08}} | events = '''Current:''' '''Formula One''' ''Belgian Grand Prix'' (intermittently 1925–1970, 1983–present) '''Intercontinental GT Challenge''' ''Spa 24 Hours'' (1924–1934, 1936, 1938, 1948–1949, 1953, 1964–present) '''FIA World Endurance Championship''' ''6 Hours of Spa'' (1953, 1963–1975, 1981–1990, 1999–present) '''FIM Endurance World Championship''' ''8 Hours of Spa Motos'' (1973–2001, 2022–present) '''European Le Mans Series''' ''4 Hours of Spa'' (2004–2011, 2016–present) '''FFSA GT''' (1998, 2008, 2013–2015, 2019, 2021–2022, 2024–present) '''Former:''' Grand Prix motorcycle racing ''Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix'' (1949–1979, 1981–1986, 1988–1990) FIA World Rallycross Championship ''World RX of Benelux'' (2019, 2021–2022) TCR World Tour (2023) WTCC ''Race of Belgium'' (2005, 2014) World SBK (1992) DTM (2005, 2020, 2022) | capacity = 70,000 | website = {{URL|www.spa-francorchamps.be/en}} | layout = Grand Prix Circuit (2007–present) | length_km = 7.004 | length_mi = 4.352 | turns = 19 | record_time = 1:44.701 | record_driver = {{flagicon|MEX}} Sergio Pérez | record_car = Red Bull RB20 | record_year = 2024 | record_class = F1 | layout2 = Motorcycle Circuit (2022–present) | length2_km = 6.985 | length2_mi = 4.341 | turns2 = 20 | record_time2 = 2:19.140 | record_driver2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Sylvain Guintoli | record_car2 = BMW M1000RR | record_year2 = 2025 | record_class2 = SBK | layout3 = Grand Prix Circuit (2004–2006) | length3_km = 6.976 | length3_mi = 4.335 | turns3 = 19 | record_time3 = 1:45.108 | record_driver3 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen | record_car3 = McLaren MP4-19B | record_year3 = 2004 | record_class3 = F1 | layout4 = Grand Prix Circuit (1995–2003) | length4_km = 6.968 | length4_mi = 4.330 | turns4 = 19 | record_time4 = 1:47.176 | record_driver4 = {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Schumacher | record_car4 = Ferrari F2002 | record_year4 = 2002 | record_class4 = F1 | layout5 = Grand Prix Circuit with chicane at Eau Rouge (1994) | length5_km = 7.001 | length5_mi = 4.350 | turns5 = 19 | record_time5 = 1:57.117 | record_driver5 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Damon Hill | record_car5 = Williams FW16B | record_year5 = 1994 | record_class5 = F1 | layout6 = Grand Prix Circuit (1981–1993) | length6_km = 6.940 | length6_mi = 4.312 | turns6 = 19 | record_time6 = 1:51.095 | record_driver6 = {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Alain Prost | record_car6 = Williams FW15C | record_year6 = 1993 | record_class6 = F1 | layout7 = Grand Prix Circuit (1979–1980) | length7_km = 6.947 | length7_mi = 4.317 | turns7 = 17 | record_time7 = 2:48.800 | record_driver7 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Spice | record_car7 = Ford Capri III 3.0S | record_year7 = 1979 | record_class7 = Group 1 | layout8 = Old Circuit (1957–1978) | length8_km = 14.100 | length8_mi = 8.761 | turns8 = 21 | record_time8 = 3:13.400 | record_driver8 = {{flagicon|FRA|1830}} Henri Pescarolo | record_car8 = Matra-Simca MS670B | record_year8 = 1973 | record_class8 = Group 5 | layout9 = Old Circuit (1939–1956) | length9_km = 14.120 | length9_mi = 8.774 | turns9 = 21 | record_time9 = 4:14.700 | record_driver9 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Stirling Moss | record_car9 = Maserati | record_year9 = 1956 | record_class9 = F1 | layout10 = Original Pre-War Circuit (1921–1938) | length10_km = 14.982 | length10_mi = 9.310 | turns10 = 25 | record_time10 = 5:04.100 | record_driver10= {{flagicon|GER|1935}} Hermann Lang | record_car10 = Mercedes-Benz W125 | record_year10 = 1937 | record_class10 = GP }}

The '''Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps''' ({{IPA|fr|siʁkɥi də spa fʁɑ̃kɔʁʃɑ̃}}), informally referred to as '''Spa''',<ref name="spa_using_short_name1">{{Cite web|date=27 August 2021|title=FP2: Verstappen tops second practice, before triggering red flag with late shunt at Spa|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fp2-verstappen-tops-second-practice-at-spa-before-triggering-red-flag-with.56wcPqGbXKKCSupr7pheRT.html|access-date=6 February 2022|website=Formula One|archive-date=2 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402050422/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fp2-verstappen-tops-second-practice-at-spa-before-triggering-red-flag-with.56wcPqGbXKKCSupr7pheRT.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="spa_using_short_name2">{{Cite web|date=27 August 2021|title=Six female drivers from the W Series evaluated after massive crash at Spa|url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2021/08/27/w-series-crash-spa-six-female-drivers/|access-date=6 February 2022|website=NBC Sports|archive-date=5 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205082020/https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2021/08/27/w-series-crash-spa-six-female-drivers/|url-status=live}}</ref> is a {{cvt|7.004|km|mi|abbr=on}} motor-racing circuit located in Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium, about {{cvt|8|km|mi|adj=on}} southeast of Spa. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, also hosting an F1 race in the first ever F1 season with the 1950 Belgian Grand Prix, and has held a Grand Prix every year since 1985 except 2003 and 2006.

Spa also hosts several other international events including the 24 Hours of Spa and the World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. It is also the host of the Uniroyal Fun Cup 25 Hours of Spa, one of the longest motor races in the world.

The circuit has undergone several redesigns through its history, most extensively in 1979 when the track was modified and shortened from a {{cvt|14.120|km|mi|abbr=on}} circuit using public roads to a {{cvt|6.947|km|mi|abbr=on}} permanent circuit due to safety concerns with the old circuit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingcircuits.info/europe/belgium/spa-francorchamps.html#.Xkzr3ihKiUk|title=Spa-Francorchamps|access-date=19 February 2020|archive-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213110202/https://www.racingcircuits.info/europe/belgium/spa-francorchamps.html#.Xkzr3ihKiUk|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Track configurations==

===Original layout=== thumb|left|The original {{convert|14.982|km|mi|adj=on}} track layout In 1918, German headquarters were in Spa, and in 1919, the Treaty of Versailles separated the Eupen-Malmedy region from Prussia and the German Empire. Between January and June 1920, a plebiscite was held, without a secret ballot and under other questionable circumstances. As a result, the Transitional Government prepared for the unification of Eupen-Malmedy with Belgium in June 1925.

Jules de Thier, owner of the Liège newspaper ''La Meuse'', was looking for a site to host a race, and following a meeting at the Hotel des Bruyères in Francorchamps, with burgomaster Joseph de Crawhez and racing-car driver Henri Langlois van Ophem, it was decided that the roads from Spa-Francorchamps to the former German Malmedy, to Stavelot, and back towards Francorchamps constituted an ideal triangle-shaped circuit with few tight corners and long fast sections.<ref name="spa_history">{{cite web |url=http://www.spa-francorchamps.be/en/circuit-history.php |title=Circuit History |publisher=Circuit de Spa Francorchamps |access-date=22 January 2011 |archive-date=9 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509041346/http://www.spa-francorchamps.be/en/circuit-history.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> Eau Rouge creek was the Belgian-German Empire border<ref>{{cite web|url=http://greif.uni-greifswald.de/geogreif/geogreif-content/upload/mtbl/5501Buernenville1893Kopie.jpg|title=Deutsche Topographische Karte "5501 Bürnenville", Ausgabe 1893|website=uni-greifswald.de|access-date=25 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719105514/http://greif.uni-greifswald.de/geogreif/geogreif-content/upload/mtbl/5501Buernenville1893Kopie.jpg|archive-date=19 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://susudata.de/messtisch/tk25.html?lat=50.45&lng=5.9167&zoom=12&marker=5501+B%C3%BCrnenville+%281894%29 |title=Old TK map superimposed with modern OSM map |access-date=16 August 2023 |archive-date=16 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816025808/https://susudata.de/messtisch/tk25.html?lat=50.45&lng=5.9167&zoom=12&marker=5501+B%C3%BCrnenville+(1894) |url-status=live }}</ref> until 1920, after which date the border post became known as the ''Ancienne Douane'', 'former customs office'. After passing through former German Bürnenville, the track crossed the former border again halfway on the road between Malmedy and Stavelot, at the junction of the Meiz road. In Stavelot, there was a sharp right-hander, later replaced with a sweeping bypass. thumb|left|The quicker {{convert|14.100|km|mi|adj=on}} track layout used from 1958–1978 The track's inaugural race was planned for August 1921, but was cancelled when only one driver entered.<ref name="spa_history" /> The first car race was held at the circuit in 1922, and 1924 saw the first running of the now famous 24 Hours of Francorchamps race.<ref name="spa_history" /> The circuit was first used for Grand Prix racing in 1925.<ref name="spa_history" />

The original Spa-Francorchamps circuit was essentially a speed course, with drivers managing higher average speeds than on other road race tracks. At the time, the Belgians took pride in having a very fast circuit, and to improve average speeds, in 1939 the former Ancienne Douane slow uphill U-turn after the bottom of the Eau Rouge creek valley was cut short with a faster sweep straight up the hill, called the Raidillon. In public traffic until 2000, at Eau Rouge, southbound traffic was allowed to use the famous uphill corner, while the opposite downhill traffic had to use the old road and U-turn behind the grandstands, rejoining the race track at the bottom of Eau Rouge. Around 2001, a new bypass road N62c was built to the East, and the track was closed to the public as the road from Stavelot to Blanchimont became a cul-de-sac.

The old race track continued through the Kemmel curves (straightened in 1979) to the highest part of the track ({{cvt|102.2|m|ft|abbr=on}} above the lowest part), then went downhill into Les Combes, a fast, slightly banked downhill left-hand corner towards Burnenville, passing this village in a fast right hand sweep. Near Malmedy, the Masta straight began, which was only interrupted by the Masta Kink between farm houses before arriving at the town of Stavelot. Then, the track progressed through an uphill straight section with a few bends called La Carriere, going through two high-speed turns (the former being an unnamed right-hand turn, and the latter named Blanchimont) before braking very hard for La Source hairpin, that rejoined the downhill start finish section (as opposed to today where the start–finish section is before La Source).

thumb|left|Eau Rouge and Raidillon in 1997, with a maximum gradient in excess of 18% Spa is located in the Belgian Ardennes countryside, and the long old circuit was, and for most parts still is, used as an everyday public road, and there were houses, trees, electric poles, fields and other obstacles located right next to the track. Before 1970, there were no safety modifications of any kind done to the circuit and the conditions of the circuit were, aside from a few straw bales, virtually identical to everyday civilian use. Former Formula One racing driver and team owner Jackie Oliver was quoted as saying "if you went off the road, you didn't know what you were going to hit".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VtQ9Uc062M|title=Grand Prix: The Killer Years|last=Velocity|date=3 March 2012|access-date=25 June 2018|via=YouTube|archive-date=18 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618154707/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VtQ9Uc062M|url-status=live}}</ref>

Before the 1979 changes, Spa-Francorchamps was the fastest road circuit in Europe,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oxley |first=Mat |date=2020-03-20 |title=135.067mph: the fastest GP of all time |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/motorcycles/135-067mph-the-fastest-gp-of-all-time/ |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=Motor Sport Magazine |language=en-GB |archive-date=13 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413030842/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/motorcycles/135-067mph-the-fastest-gp-of-all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and it had a reputation for being dangerous and very fast – it demanded calmness from drivers, and most were frightened of it.The former Spa circuit was distinguished by its sustained high-speed characteristics, wherein drivers experienced little to no reduction in velocity throughout a lap duration of approximately three to four minutes. This made it an extraordinarily difficult mental challenge, because most of the corners were taken at more than {{cvt|180|mph|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}} and were not quite flat – every corner was as important as the one before it. If a driver lifted the throttle more than expected, then whole seconds, not tenths, would be lost. The slightest error of any kind carried multiple harsh consequences, but this also worked inversely: huge advantages could be gained if a driver came out of a corner slightly faster.

Like the Le Mans circuit, which also ran on public roads, Spa became notorious for fatal accidents. At the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix, two drivers, Chris Bristow and Alan Stacey, were killed within 15 minutes (although Stacey's accident was caused by a bird hitting him in the face) and Stirling Moss had crashed at Burnenville during practice and was severely injured. When Armco crash barriers were added to the track in 1970, deaths became less frequent, but the track was still notorious for other factors. The Ardennes forest had very unpredictable weather, to the point that some areas were experiencing heavy rains while others had clear skies. This factor was a commonality on long circuits, but the unpredictable weather at Spa, combined with the fact that it was a track with all but one corner being high-speed, made it one of, if not the most, dangerous race track in the world. As a result, the Formula 1 and motorcycle Grands Prix and 1000 km sportscar races saw smaller than usual fields at Spa because most drivers and riders feared the circuit and did not like racing there. Multiple fatalities during the 1973 and 1975 24 Hours of Spa touring car races more or less sealed the old circuit's fate, and by 1978, the last year Spa was in its original form, the only major races held there were the Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours touring car race; the 1000 km World Sportscar Championship race no longer took place after 1975 and did not come back until 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Did you know? Fun facts about Spa-Francorchamps {{!}} FIAWEC |url=https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/did-you-know-fun-facts-about-spa-francorchamps/6303 |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=www.fiawec.com}}</ref>

In 1969, the Belgian Grand Prix was boycotted by Formula One drivers due to the extreme danger. There had been ten car racing fatalities in total at the track in the 1960s, five of which had come in the last two years. The drivers demanded changes made to Spa which were not possible on short notice, so the Belgian Grand Prix was dropped that year. Armco barriers were added to the track and sections of it were improved (especially the Stavelot and Hollowell sections), just like they had been added for the 1969 Le Mans race. One last race there the following year on the improved track was still not satisfactory enough (even after a temporary chicane was added at Malmedy just for that race) for the drivers in terms of safety, and even with the chicane, the drivers averaged over {{cvt|150|mph|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}} during the race. For the 1971 race, the track owners and authorities had not brought the track up to date with mandatory safety measures, and the race was cancelled. Formula One would not return to Spa until 1983 on the modern track.

====Masta Kink==== thumb|right|250px|Map of the old and new (2004–2006) Spa circuits, overlaid The Masta Kink "was by far the most difficult corner in the world", according to Jackie Stewart, who was an F1 driver at the time.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Jackie Stewart |series=Legends of F1 |network=Sky |season=1 |number=2 |quote=(10:45) Masta Kink was by far the most difficult corner in the world |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Y2r3SFH9Q |access-date=7 November 2017 |archive-date=18 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918221001/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Y2r3SFH9Q&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> After a long run from Malmedy, the cars would reach top speed before having to negotiate Masta, a high speed left-right chicane, and a good exit speed was vital as it was followed by another long straight run to Stavelot. This was a fast and dangerous corner, as it was situated in the middle of two long unbroken straights, both about {{cvt|1.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} long. The speed in this sector could reach {{cvt|185|mph|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coch |first=Mat |date=2023-08-13 |title=Masta Kink: The story of motorsport's most dangerous corner |url=https://speedcafe.com/masta-kink-the-story-of-motorsports-most-dangerous-corner/ |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=Speedcafe.com |language=en-AU |archive-date=13 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513124624/https://speedcafe.com/masta-kink-the-story-of-motorsports-most-dangerous-corner/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Masta was removed from F1 racing after the 1970 season. Jackie Stewart's aim to improve safety in racing was set in motion by his crash there in 1966, when his BRM ended upside-down in a ditch near a farmhouse on the outside of the corner, with fuel gushing out of the tank onto Stewart, who had broken ribs. At this point, many of the Formula One drivers disliked Spa (including Stewart and Jim Clark,{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}} who had some of his greatest wins there) because of the immense speeds that were constant on the track. While he was spectating at the 1972 12 Hours of Sebring, Stewart attempted to organise a boycott of the Spa 1000 km race that year, a move that was not respected by many of the drivers, because Spa was still popular with racing drivers outside of Formula One. Stewart later described the old Spa circuit in 1986 as being as "ferocious as a tiger", and he later described Masta in an interview in 2011 as perhaps the hardest corner on any racetrack he raced on in his career; even more so than Eau Rouge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISOEXQG5vOo|title=#41 of The Flying Lap: Sir Jackie Stewart|access-date=5 June 2022|via=YouTube|archive-date=25 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425125123/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISOEXQG5vOo&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:©J.Breuer.jpg|thumb|A Porsche 904 GTS turning into La Source in 1965]]

At the 1972 24-hour touring car race, during one of his pit stops at night, Hans-Joachim Stuck shouted to his co-driver Jochen Mass over the noise from the cars that he should "look out for body parts at the Masta Kink". Mass arrived there expecting to see pieces from cars all over the road, but discovered it was instead the remains of marshal Léon Grisard, who had been run over by Walter Brun whilst inspecting the track.<ref>{{cite web |title=Léon Grisard's untimely death |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=3586 |website=Motorsport Memorial |access-date=16 April 2009 |archive-date=24 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224072102/http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=3586 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A History of Spa-Francorchamps|website=grandprix.com|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-070.html|access-date=26 April 2007|archive-date=6 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206222929/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-070.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

After Masta, and at the end of the subsequent Hollowell Straight, there used to be a sharp hairpin at the entrance to the town itself, which was later bypassed by a quicker, banked right hand corner. Another fast section of road in the forest leads to Blanchimont. Here, the new short Grand Prix track of 1979 joins the old layout.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liesemeijer |first=Herman |date=2018-02-06 |title=Old Spa-Francorchamps - A lap on the old track |url=https://www.circuitsofthepast.com/lap-old-spa-francorchamps/ |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=Circuits of the past |language=en-US}}</ref>

Eighteen Formula One World Championship Grands Prix were run on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit's original configuration, which was boycotted by F1 in 1969,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/circuit/1264.html|title=Spa-Francorchamps|website=ESPN F1|publisher=ESPN EMEA Ltd.|access-date=1 September 2010|archive-date=5 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305171752/http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/circuit/1264.html|url-status=live}}</ref> before the revised circuit abandoned it in 1979. The lap record of the old triangle-shaped track is 3 minutes and 13.4 seconds, held by the French driver Henri Pescarolo, driving a Matra at the 1973 Spa 1000 km World Sportscar Championship race at an average speed of {{cvt|262|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, but the fastest ever recorded time of the old Spa circuit was the pole position time for the same race—3 minutes and 12.7 seconds by Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari 312PB.<ref name=":0" />

===New layout=== {{Unreferenced section|date=November 2025}}thumb|Satellite photo of Spa-Francorchamps in 2018 Over the years, the Spa course has been modified several times. The track was originally {{cvt|14.982|km|mi|abbr=on}} long, but after World War II, the track underwent some changes. In 1930, the chicane at Malmedy was eliminated and bypassed, making the course even faster, but the chicane was re-installed in 1935, albeit slightly different. In 1939, "Virage de l'Ancienne Douane" was eliminated and cut short, thus creating the uphill Raidillon de l’Eau Rouge sweeping corner. In 1947, the chicane at Malmedy was again eliminated and bypassed, and was made part of the Masta Straight. The slight right-hander that was originally Hollowell (the corner before Stavelot after the second Masta Straight) was eliminated. Instead of going through a slight left-hander that went into the town of Stavelot and a sharp right-hander at a road junction in Stavelot, a shortcut was built that became a very fast, very wide right-handed turn that bypassed Stavelot. All these changes made the final configuration of the old Spa circuit {{cvt|14.100|km|mi|abbr=on}} long, and also made Spa the fastest open road circuit in the world. In the final years of the old circuit, drivers could average {{cvt|150|mph|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}}. The biggest change, however, saw the circuit being shortened from {{cvt|14.100 to 6.947|km|mi|abbr=on}} in 1979. The start/finish line, which was originally on the downhill straight before Eau Rouge, was moved to the straight before the La Source hairpin in 1981. Like its predecessor, the new layout is still a fast and hilly route through the Ardennes where speeds in excess of {{cvt|330|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} can be reached. Since its inception, the place has been famous for its unpredictable weather, where drivers are confronted with one part of the course being clear and bright while another stretch is rainy and slippery.

====Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge====  The most famous part of the circuit is the Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge combination. Having negotiated the La Source hairpin, drivers race down a straight to the point where the track crosses the Eau Rouge stream for the first time, before being launched steeply uphill into a sweeping left-right-left series of corners with a blind summit. The Eau Rouge corner was only the left-hander at the bottom which led to the Ancienne Douane hairpin. The combination requires an amount of skill from the driver to negotiate it well and the long Kemmel straight ahead produces overtaking opportunities for drivers at the following "Les Combes" corner. The corner was tighter and narrower before 1970, allowing drivers to take the corner faster.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}}

Two-time F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso explained:{{blockquote|...You come into the corner downhill, have a sudden change [of direction] at the bottom and then go very steep uphill. From the cockpit, you cannot see the exit and as you come over the crest, you don't know where you will land. It is a crucial corner for the timed lap, and also in the race, because you have a long uphill straight afterwards where you can lose a lot of time if you make a mistake. But it is also an important corner for the driver's feeling. It makes a special impression every lap, because you also have a compression in your body as you go through the bottom of the corner. It is very strange – but good fun as well.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131017080654/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2004/8/2097.html 2004 Belgium Grand Prix – Selected driver quotes] The Official Formula One website, 26 August 2004. Archived from [http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2004/8/2097.html the original] on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2021</ref>}}

Taking the Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge flat out is a long-standing challenge for drivers. Touring cars can take the corner at {{convert|160–180|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, and Formula One cars at over {{cvt|300|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} due to high downforce.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/2000/bel/preview/bellap.jpg|title=F1 performance map at Spa-Francorchamps|website=autosport.com|access-date=25 June 2018|archive-date=26 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826071617/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/2000/bel/preview/bellap.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref> World Champion Jacques Villeneuve once spoke of the effects of downforce, saying that to get through the corner the drivers have to drive faster, because downforce increases the faster a race car goes.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}} Without lifting the throttle through Eau Rouge, a car would be flat out from La Source, along the Kemmel straight to Les Combes, a total distance of {{cvt|2.015|km|mi|abbr=on}}.

A loss of control through this section can often lead to a heavy shunt, as usually the rear end of the car is lost, and the resulting impact is often lateral. Several famous racing drivers have crashed while driving through Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge, including Stefan Bellof fatally in a Porsche sportscar, Guy Renard during the 1990 24h of Spa-Francorchamps in a Toyota Corolla GT, and Alex Zanardi in a season-ending crash during a practice session of the 1993 Belgian Grand Prix in a Lotus. Jacques Villeneuve suffered a heavy crash at the top of Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge in qualifying during the 1999 Belgian Grand Prix, which he described as "my best-ever crash".{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}} His teammate Ricardo Zonta followed Villeneuve by having a similar accident later in practice, leading cartoonist Jim Bamber to show BAR boss Craig Pollock telling Zonta: "Jacques is the quickest through Eau Rouge, so go out there and do exactly what Jacques does…" It was revealed later that Villeneuve and Zonta had a personal bet to see if either could take the corner flat out.<ref>{{Cite news |title=This Is What Happened When Two F1 Drivers Made A Dare At Spa |url=https://www.wtf1.com/post/villeneuve-zonta-spa-99/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216213051/https://www.wtf1.com/post/villeneuve-zonta-spa-99/ |archive-date=2018-02-16 |access-date=2025-11-14 |work=WTF1 |language=en}}</ref>

Following the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at Imola in 1994, the following F1 races saw the introduction of chicanes made up from stacked tyres. The entry to Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge was obstructed in such a way in 1994, although it was returned to its previous configuration the following year. The corner was slightly modified for the 2002 Belgian Grand Prix.

When fans first saw the course configuration at the start of the weekend of the 2005 Turkish Grand Prix, they noted that an uphill kink on the back straight was similar to Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge; the kink was therefore jokingly dubbed "Faux Rouge" (a pun on the name of the original Spa corner using the French word "faux", meaning "false").<ref>{{cite web|title=Istanbul Park|url=http://www.racingcircuits.info/asia/turkey/istanbul-park.html|access-date=30 August 2016|archive-date=18 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918143854/http://www.racingcircuits.info/asia/turkey/istanbul-park.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

thumb|right|Video of the Kemmel Straight

====Blanchimont====  The Blanchimont high-speed left-hand turn, present in both the old {{cvt|14.100|km|mi|abbr=on}} circuit and the new, shorter, {{cvt|7.004|km|mi|abbr=on}} track, is the final sweeping corner of the track before the chicane, which leads to the pit straight.

This turn and the approach to it have been the scene of severe accidents over time, the most recent being in 2001, when Luciano Burti lost the front wing of his Prost due to a clash with Eddie Irvine's Jaguar, losing front downforce and steering, leaving the track at {{cvt|185|mph|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}} and piling into the tyre wall, the impact knocking him out and burying the car into a mound of tyres. Problems have also occurred in lower classes of racing with Tom Kristensen having a violent crash in a Formula 3000 car in 1997 after running wide on the entry to the Blanchimont turn and subsequently hitting the wall, throwing the monocoque back out in the middle of the track, where it was hit by numerous cars before coming to a complete halt.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spa-Francorchamps results and notes |url=https://au.motorsport.com/f3000/news/spa-francorchamps-results-and-notes/1690279/ |website=au.motorsport.com |date=8 May 2001 |access-date=2 August 2025}}</ref>

The run-off area is narrower than in other turns taken at this speed, and behind the protective barriers there is a 7–8 metre drop. This is the first turn taken by the cars after the new track rejoins the route of the old {{cvt|14.100|km|mi|abbr=on}} track. Blanchimont was also the scene where in 1992 after Érik Comas had crashed heavily during Friday's session; Ayrton Senna stopped, disembarked his car and sprinted to help the injured driver, with other cars driving past at racing speeds.

====Jacky Ickx corner==== From the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix turn 11 has been called the Jacky Ickx corner as a tribute to his career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spa-Francorchamps réserve une surprise à Jacky Ickx - France Racing |url=https://franceracing.fr/f1/spa-francorchamps-reserve-une-surprise-a-jacky-ickx/ |website=franceracing.fr |language=fr |date=20 June 2018 |access-date=25 June 2018 |archive-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621170730/https://franceracing.fr/f1/spa-francorchamps-reserve-une-surprise-a-jacky-ickx/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The corner was formerly known by most drivers as either "Speakers corner" because the circuit's public address announcer could see the cars for the first time after the cars disappeared into the forest past Raidillon de l’Eau Rouge, or simply "The Corner with No Name".{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}} There are two versions of Jacky Ickx as of 2022, being the primary corner for cars and a shorter corner for motorcycles.

==Problems and renovations== Due to the introduction of the Television Without Frontiers Directive (1989),<ref>{{cite web |title=Television Without Frontiers Directive 1989 |url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:l24101 |publisher=EU |access-date=11 May 2017 |archive-date=26 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626234400/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=URISERV:l24101 |url-status=live }}</ref> tobacco advertising and sponsorship on television were banned within the European Union from 1991, causing Formula One to face a major threat regarding races in Europe. Due to these political and legislative circumstances, the Grand Prix at Spa was left out of the 2003 calendar as a response to the internal tobacco legislation in Belgium.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}} The event was tagged as a world class event within the national senate, and thus it was saved for the 2004 Formula One season. The final Bus Stop chicane was reprofiled for 2004 with an additional sweep to the right.

Spa was dropped from the Formula One calendar in {{f1|2006}}.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}} The organiser of the event went bankrupt in late 2005, and therefore the planned improvements to the race track and paddock had not yet been made. The Wallonia government stepped in and provided the necessary funds, but too late for the 2006 race to take place.

===Redevelopment for the 2007 season=== With a new financial backer, the renovation started on 6 November 2006 and finished in May 2007, costing around €19 million.<ref>[http://www.f1technical.net/news/3515 Renovation of Francorchamps-circuit starts in November] F1Technical.net, July 2006</ref> Formula 1 returned to Spa for {{F1|2007}}, with a modified track layout. The Bus Stop chicane was moved back towards Blanchimont and the La Source hairpin moved forward. This allowed more space for the new pit lane, and gave a longer start/finish straight.

===Modifications=== New asphalt runoff was added to the inside and outside of Les Combes for the 2010 race, in line with the prevailing trends at other Formula One circuits. Prior to the 2013 race, drainage grooves were cut into the asphalt on the start–finish straight, underneath the first 11 grid slots. Drivers were initially concerned that this would affect grip at the start.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spa drainage grooves on the grid a concern for Vettel |url=https://www.grandprix247.com/2013/08/22/spa-drainage-grooves-on-the-grid-are-a-concern-for-vettel/ |website=GRANDPRIX247 |language=en-US |date=22 August 2013 |access-date=2 August 2025 |archive-date=26 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826043219/http://grandprix247.com/2013/08/22/spa-drainage-grooves-on-the-grid-are-a-concern-for-vettel/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge safety concerns===

In Spa Francorchamps' tenure as a permanent racing facility, after it was removed from the public road network in 2000, there have been multiple accidents in the Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge combination. Due to driver safety being paramount to racing organizations and governing bodies like the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, these crashes opened up public debate on whether the Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge combination was deemed unsafe. Criticism centred around the nature of the tyre barrier and run-off area of Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge, which tended to bounce out-of-control cars back onto the track rather than collect them.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Southwell |first1=Hazel |title=Spa's Most Dangerous Corner Is Finally Being Made Safer |url=https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/42758/spas-most-dangerous-corner-is-finally-being-made-safer |website=The Drive |date=15 October 2021 |access-date=6 January 2022 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106215005/https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/42758/spas-most-dangerous-corner-is-finally-being-made-safer |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2020 the circuit announced that gravel traps would be placed at La Source, Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge, Blanchimont, Les Combes and Stavelot. The runoff areas of some corners including Raidillon would be expanded. It was part of an €80 million upgrade to the circuit that would make it able to hold motorcycle races. The upgrade will also include a grandstand at the top of the Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge hill. The upgrades were completed in March 2022, ready for the FIM Endurance World Championship race held in June. The circuit was also shortened to {{cvt|6.985|km|mi|abbr=on}}, as the Jacky Ickx corner is bypassed in favour of a shorter section with more runoff for motorcycles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Adam |title=F1 drivers support return of gravel to Spa-Francorchamps |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/formula1/f1-drivers-support-return-of-gravel-to-spa-francorchamps/ar-BB1a7o0c |website=msn.com |date=17 October 2020 |access-date=24 October 2020 |archive-date=23 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223113010/https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/formula1/f1-drivers-support-return-of-gravel-to-spa-francorchamps/ar-BB1a7o0c |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cleeren |first=Filip |title=Spa unveils €80million renovation project ahead of bike racing return |url=https://www.autosport.com/other/news/152669/spa-unveils-plans-for-80million-renovation-project |publisher=Autosport |website=Autosport.com |date=9 October 2020 |access-date=24 October 2020 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027092434/https://www.autosport.com/other/news/152669/spa-unveils-plans-for-80million-renovation-project |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Fatal crash of Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert in 2019==== During the Formula 2 feature race in late August, a serious incident between Anthoine Hubert and Juan Manuel Correa occurred shortly after Raidillon on the Kemmel Straight. As the second lap began, Trident driver Giuliano Alesi lost control of his car as he climbed the Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge curves due to a puncture he had received earlier, causing his car to spin and hit the left wall of the circuit, tearing off his rear wing and spreading debris onto the track. As another Trident driver, Ralph Boschung reached the crest of Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge, he slowed down and moved towards the run-off area to avoid Alesi's damaged car and the field of debris. Hubert, who was following Boschung closely and had no view of what had happened to Alesi, moved right to avoid Boschung's slowing car, clipping Boschung's right rear wheel with his front wing. Hubert's car crashed into the tyre barrier on the right side of the track along the Kemmel straight at an acute angle and was deflected sideways into the path of Charouz driver Juan Manuel Correa, who struck it on the left side in the driver seat area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fatal F2 crash: detailed new analysis on how it happened, is action needed? |url=https://thejudge13.com/2019/09/02/serious-questions-need-answers-new-analysis-on-how-it-happened/ |website=thejudge13 |date=2 September 2019 |access-date=17 December 2019 |archive-date=15 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215224350/https://thejudge13.com/2019/09/02/serious-questions-need-answers-new-analysis-on-how-it-happened/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The incident resulted in the death of Hubert and serious injury to Correa, with the feature race being abandoned and the scheduled sprint race a day later being cancelled too, whilst the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix went ahead.

==== 2021 W Series and Formula One incidents ==== During the qualifying session of the W Series, rain started to fall, affecting the grip. This caused an incident that involved six cars crashing into each other. Sarah Moore was the first driver to lose control of her car, spinning into the barrier at Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge. Abbie Eaton also lost the car and spun into the same barrier. She bounced back into Moore at low speed. Beitske Visser lost the rear end, spun around and went straight into Eaton and Moore, causing Eaton to become airborne. Ayla Ågren did the same as Visser, spinning and running into Moore and an airborne Eaton. Belén García then hit all four cars, causing Visser to become airborne and mount the tyre barrier. The final car of Fabienne Wohlwend then hit Beitske Visser head on, causing Visser to spin into the track and roll over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2 W Series drivers discharged from hospital after crash |url=https://www.marca.com/en/f1/2021/08/28/612a1c5d46163fc6868b4585.html |website=MARCA |language=en |date=28 August 2021 |access-date=31 August 2021 |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831135911/https://www.marca.com/en/f1/2021/08/28/612a1c5d46163fc6868b4585.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=W-Series drivers hospitalised after big crash at Spa |url=https://www.grandprix247.com/2021/08/27/two-w-series-drivers-hospitalised-after-bi-crash-at-spa-visser/ |website=GRAND PRIX 247 |language=en-US |date=27 August 2021 |access-date=31 August 2021 |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831135913/https://www.grandprix247.com/2021/08/27/two-w-series-drivers-hospitalised-after-bi-crash-at-spa-visser/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The incident ended with cars all over the track and run off areas. All drivers were checked as a precaution, and Visser and Agren were sent to hospital for x-rays and further checks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valantine |first=Henry |title=Two drivers treated in hospital after W Series crash |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/two-hospitalised-w-series-crash-spa/ |website=PlanetF1 |language=en |date=27 August 2021 |access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref> Eventually, all drivers were cleared and unharmed.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Drivers out of hospital after W Series crash |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/58362065 |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |date=28 August 2021 |access-date=31 August 2021 |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831135919/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/58362065 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Just one day after the W Series crash, Formula One held its qualifying session in heavy rain. In the third segment of qualifying, many drivers were complaining that the conditions were not safe and that the session should be delayed or red flagged. Lando Norris then had a snap of oversteer, and subsequently corrected, but then aquaplaned into the tyre barrier at Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge. His McLaren then spun into the track while crossing the racing line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WATCH: McLaren's Lando Norris walks away after dramatic Eau Rouge-Raidillon crash in Belgian GP qualifying {{!}} Formula 1® |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.watch-norris-walks-away-after-dramatic-eau-rouge-raidillon-crash-in-belgian.J5Q3gJmjlW8wcDSAYJEvI.html |website=www.formula1.com |language=en |date=28 August 2021 |access-date=31 August 2021 |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002173112/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.watch-norris-walks-away-after-dramatic-eau-rouge-raidillon-crash-in-belgian.J5Q3gJmjlW8wcDSAYJEvI.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Norris crash at Eau Rouge red-flags qualifying |url=https://racer.com/2021/08/28/big-norris-crash-at-eau-rouge-red-flags-qualifying/ |publisher=RACER |website=racer.com |language=en-US |date=28 August 2021 |access-date=31 August 2021 |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831135919/https://racer.com/2021/08/28/big-norris-crash-at-eau-rouge-red-flags-qualifying/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Norris was taken to hospital for x-rays, but was cleared to race the next day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norris cleared to race in F1 Belgian GP after Eau Rouge Q3 crash |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/norris-cleared-to-race-in-f1-belgian-gp-after-eau-rouge-q3-crash/6655854/ |publisher=Autosport |website=Autosport.com |language=en |date=28 August 2021 |access-date=31 August 2021 |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831051636/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/norris-cleared-to-race-in-f1-belgian-gp-after-eau-rouge-q3-crash/6655854/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

After this crash and the W Series incident just a day before, drivers from all series were calling for changes to that section of the track on social media and interviews, including Jack Aitken, who a month earlier suffered a broken collarbone and fractured vertebra after a crash at Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge in the 2021 24 Hours of Spa,<ref>{{Cite web |title=@jaitkenracer on Twitter - Seeing a bit too much finger pointing and "I am/was right" on my feed atm |url=https://twitter.com/jaitkenracer/status/1431284938561757190 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827170030/https://twitter.com/JaitkenRacer/status/1431284938561757190 |website=Twitter |language=en |date=27 August 2021 |archive-date=27 August 2021 |access-date=31 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> alongside Zhou Guanyu,<ref>{{Cite web |title=@gyzhou_33 on Twitter - Man... Eau Rouge corner in Spa needs to making a change |url=https://twitter.com/gyzhou_33/status/1431283377651470344 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827165538/https://twitter.com/gyzhou_33/status/1431283377651470344 |website=Twitter |language=en |date=27 August 2021 |archive-date=27 August 2021 |access-date=31 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Pietro Fittipaldi,<ref>{{Cite web|title=@PiFitti on Twitter - I hope all the drivers are safe…|url=https://twitter.com/pifitti/status/1431273014549692422 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827160028/https://twitter.com/PiFitti/status/1431273014549692422 |website=Twitter |language=en |date=27 August 2021 |archive-date=27 August 2021 |access-date=31 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Carlos Sainz Jr.,<ref>{{Cite web|last=GPfans.com|title=Sainz adds to growing concern over Eau Rouge-Raidillon after Norris crash|url=https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/68994/sainz-adds-to-growing-concern-over-eau-rouge-raidillon-after-norris-crash/|access-date=31 August 2021|website=GPfans|date=28 August 2021|language=en|archive-date=30 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830190929/https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/68994/sainz-adds-to-growing-concern-over-eau-rouge-raidillon-after-norris-crash/|url-status=live}}</ref> Sacha Fenestraz,<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 August 2021 |title=Drivers urge Eau Rouge & Raidillon changes after huge crash · RaceFans |url=https://www.racefans.net/2021/08/28/drivers-urge-changes-to-eau-rouge-and-raidillon-after-huge-w-series-crash/ |access-date=31 August 2021 |website=RaceFans |language=en-GB |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831135921/https://www.racefans.net/2021/08/28/drivers-urge-changes-to-eau-rouge-and-raidillon-after-huge-w-series-crash/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Jake Hughes,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-08-28 |title=Drivers Call For Changes To Eau Rouge-Raidillon After Horror W Series Crash |url=https://www.wtf1.com/post/drivers-call-for-changes-to-eau-rouge-raidillon-after-horror-w-series-crash/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828103949/https://www.wtf1.com/post/drivers-call-for-changes-to-eau-rouge-raidillon-after-horror-w-series-crash/ |archive-date=2021-08-28 |access-date=2025-11-14 |work=WTF1 |language=en-US}}</ref> Daniel Ricciardo,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Andrew |date=28 August 2021 |title=Ricciardo supports Eau Rouge changes after Norris crash |url=https://f1i.com/news/416022-ricciardo-supports-eau-rouge-changes-after-norris-crash.html |access-date=31 August 2021 |website=F1i.com |language=en |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831135912/https://f1i.com/news/416022-ricciardo-supports-eau-rouge-changes-after-norris-crash.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and Toto Wolff,<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2021 |title=Wolff on rain delay - Racing "too dangerous through Eau Rouge and Raidillon" |url=https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/69045/wolff-on-rain-delay-racing-too-dangerous-through-eau-rouge-and-raidillon/ |access-date=31 August 2021 |website=GPfans.com |language=en}}</ref> who all publicly agreed that changes need to be made immediately to make the circuit safer.

====Other incidents==== Multiple other incidents have happened at the Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge section of the circuit. These include crashes for Kevin Magnussen in 2016, where he managed to walk away with only minor injuries;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magnussen walks away from huge crash|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/8/belgian-race-red-flagged-after-huge-magnussen-crash.html|access-date=31 August 2021|website=Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website|language=en|archive-date=25 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425185158/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/8/belgian-race-red-flagged-after-huge-magnussen-crash.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Pietro Fittipaldi in 2018, where he broke his leg,<ref>{{Citation|title=Pietro Fittipaldi crash - Spa 2018 - WEC Videos|url=https://www.motorsport.com/wec/video/pietro-fittipaldi-crash-spa-2018-109212/319345/|language=en|access-date=31 August 2021|archive-date=31 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831135911/https://www.motorsport.com/wec/video/pietro-fittipaldi-crash-spa-2018-109212/319345/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Jack Aitken in 2021, where he broke his collarbone,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Woodhouse|first=Jamie|date=15 August 2021|title=Jack Aitken proposes Eau Rouge change after horror crash|url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/jack-aitken-eau-rouge-change/|access-date=31 August 2021|website=PlanetF1|language=en|archive-date=31 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831135912/https://www.planetf1.com/news/jack-aitken-eau-rouge-change/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the fatal crash of Dilano van 't Hoff in 2023.

===Redevelopment for the 2022 season=== Ahead of the 2022 FIM EWC 24H Spa EWC Motos race and 2022 F1 Grand Prix, the circuit underwent a major facility and safety facility redevelopment which had been planned since {{F1|2020}}. Extra run-off was added to the Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge part of the course – changes made in response to several big accidents in recent years at that section of the track, including the fatal accident of Anthoine Hubert during the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Prydderch |first1=Hanah |title=Spa-Franchorchamps reveal new look ahead of 2022 Belgian Grand Prix |url=https://wtf1.com/post/spa-francorchamps-reveals-new-look-ahead-of-2022-belgian-gp/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719233458/https://wtf1.com/post/spa-francorchamps-reveals-new-look-ahead-of-2022-belgian-gp/ |website=www.wtf1.com |publisher=WTF1 |date=4 April 2022 |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition, gravel traps were added to and modified at various corners around the circuit including: La Source, Les Combes, Speaker's Corner, Pouhon (or double gauche), Stavelot, and Blanchimont.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cleeren |first1=Filip |title=Spa reveals €80m revamp as gravel traps return |url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/spa-80million-euro-revamp-gravel-traps/4888499/ |website=www.motorsport.com |date=9 October 2020 |publisher=The Race Media |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-date=11 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811160516/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/spa-80million-euro-revamp-gravel-traps/4888499/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Valantine |first1=Henry |title=Extra gravel traps coming in Spa revamp |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/spa-francorchamps-revamp-gravel/ |website=www.planetf1.com |publisher=Planet F1 |access-date=22 January 2022 |archive-date=11 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811161206/https://www.planetf1.com/news/spa-francorchamps-revamp-gravel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The track has also been resurfaced for this year's event altering track grip levels, with Max Verstappen being the first driver to run a Formula One car around the renovated circuit in a Red Bull RB7.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Collantine |first1=Keith |title=Verstappen first to test F1 car at renovated Spa circuit |url=https://www.racefans.net/2022/08/23/verstappen-first-to-test-f1-car-at-renovated-spa-circuit/ |website=www.racefans.net |publisher=Collantine Publishing |date=23 August 2022 |access-date=23 August 2022 |archive-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823100014/https://www.racefans.net/2022/08/23/verstappen-first-to-test-f1-car-at-renovated-spa-circuit/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {{ill|Jarno Zaffelli|it}}, head of Dromo Circuit Design, the company who carried out the renovations, revealed that twenty possible different iterations of Eau Rouge were evaluated, with the selected iteration chosen with the help of form of ex-Formula One drivers Thierry Boutsen and Emanuele Pirro and fine tuned with simulations for Formula One and GT cars.<ref>{{cite web |title=Circuit designers went through 20 different layouts for Eau Rouge |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/circuit-designers-went-through-20-different-layouts-for-eau-rouge/ |website=www.planetf1.com |publisher=Planet F1 |date=23 August 2022 |access-date=23 August 2022 |archive-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823182344/https://www.planetf1.com/news/circuit-designers-went-through-20-different-layouts-for-eau-rouge/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Spa-Francorchamps is part of the 2023 Formula 1 calendar,<ref>{{cite web |title=Spa to form part of 2023 F1 calendar following agreement to extend partnership |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/spa-to-form-part-of-2023-f1-calendar-following-agreement-to-extend.7FeUki5B2tpV6LC1NKvgI1 |website=Formula 1 |date=28 August 2022 |access-date=8 August 2025}}</ref> and its contract was extended to 2025 in October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Formula 1 to race in Belgium until 2025 under new deal |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-to-race-in-belgium-until-2025-under-new-deal.1ABwI4lboaaHs6CmjEKrsv.html |website=Formula 1 |language=en |date=13 October 2023 |access-date=18 October 2023 |archive-date=13 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213103053/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-to-race-in-belgium-until-2025-under-new-deal.1ABwI4lboaaHs6CmjEKrsv.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Other racing series== Besides Formula 1 other races in different motorsports classes are hosted at Spa-Francorchamps. The most notable ones are the FIA World Endurance Championship, FIM Endurance World Championship, European Le Mans Series, Intercontinental GT Challenge, GT World Challenge Europe, FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, FIM Endurance World Championship, International GT Open, ADAC GT Masters and previously the FIA World Rallycross Championship, Sidecar World Championship, DTM and the WTCC. The most famous long-distance and sports car races are the Spa 24 Hours and the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. The circuit also hosts a 25-hour and 24-hour races for Citroën 2CV cars.<ref>{{cite web |title=24h02' 2cv - Spa Francorchamps |url=http://www.24h2cv.be/ |website=www.24h2cv.be |access-date=25 June 2018 |archive-date=25 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625132516/http://www.24h2cv.be/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Events===

; Current events

* 16–19 April: 24H Series ''12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps'', Radical Cup Europe, TCR Europe Cup * 23–26 April: Spa Summer Classic * 1–2 May: Fun Cup ''Franco Fun Festival'' * 7–9 May: FIA World Endurance Championship ''6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps'', Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux, Legends of Le Mans * 15–17 May: International GT Open, TCR Europe Touring Car Series, Euroformula Open Championship, GT Cup Open Europe, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany * 22–24 May: Classic Endurance Racing ''{{ill|Spa Classic|fr}}'', GT3 Revival Series * 28–31 May: Supercar Challenge ''Spa Euro Race'', Formula Regional European Championship, GB3 Championship * 5–6 June: FIM Endurance World Championship ''8 Hours of Spa Motos'' * 19–21 June: GT2 European Series ''SRO Speedweek'', British GT Championship, FFSA GT Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup France, French F4 Championship, Alpine Cup Series, TC France Series * 25–28 June: Intercontinental GT Challenge / GT World Challenge Europe ''Spa 24 Hours'', GT4 European Series, Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe, McLaren Trophy Europe * 2–5 July: Fun Cup ''25 Hours of Spa'', Belcar * 17–19 July: Formula One ''Belgian Grand Prix'', FIA Formula 2 Championship ''Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round'', FIA Formula 3 Championship, Porsche Supercup * 21–23 August: European Le Mans Series ''4 Hours of Spa'', Le Mans Cup, Ligier European Series * 28–30 August: {{ill|Porsche Sports Cup Deutschland|de}} ''ADAC Racing Weekend Spa'', GT Summer Series * 3–5 September: 992 Endurance Cup, Prototype Cup Europe, 7 Racing Eurocup * 17–20 September: Ultimate Cup Series * 24–27 September: Spa Six Hours, Porsche Sprint Challenge Benelux

; Former events

* ADAC Formel Masters (2011, 2013) * ADAC Formula 4 (2015, 2022) * ADAC GT Masters (2013, 2015, 2024) * ATS Formel 3 Cup (2011–2013) * Auto GP (2002–2004, 2006–2008, 2010) * BOSS GP (2003, 2008–2011, 2020) * BPR Global GT Series (1994, 1996) * British Formula 3 International Series (1984–1988, 1997–2000, 2003–2004, 2006–2014) * Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2005, 2020, 2022) * DTM Trophy (2020, 2022) * EFDA Nations Cup (1990) * Eurocup-3 (2023–2025) * Eurocup Clio (2011–2013) * Eurocup Mégane Trophy (2008–2013) * European Formula Two Championship (1981–1982) * European Touring Car Championship (1966–1973, 1976, 1982–1986, 1988, 2002–2004) * European Touring Car Cup (2014) * Ferrari Challenge Europe (1997–2007, 2011–2012, 2018, 2020–2021, 2023, 2025) * Ferrari Challenge UK (2023) * F4 Spanish Championship (2021–2023) * FIA European Formula 3 Cup (2004) * FIA European Rallycross Championship (2019, 2021–2022) * FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2012, 2014–2018) * FIA Formula 3 International Trophy (2011) * FIA GT Championship (1997, 2001–2009) * FIA GT1 World Championship (2010) * FIA GT3 European Championship (2006) * FIA Sportscar Championship (1999–2003) * FIA World Rallycross Championship ** ''World RX of Benelux'' (2019, 2021–2022) * Formula 3 Euro Series (2005) * Formula Abarth (2011) * Formula BMW ADAC (2005) * Formula BMW Europe (2008–2010) * Formula Palmer Audi (2000, 2003–2006, 2008) * Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2011–2015) * Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (1999, 2008–2009) * Formula Renault Eurocup (1993–1995, 1997–2000, 2002, 2004, 2008–2020) * Formula Renault Northern European Cup (2006–2018) * Formula Renault V6 Eurocup (2003–2004) * French Formula Three Championship (2000–2001) * French Supertouring Championship (2000–2001) * GP2 Series ** ''Spa-Francorchamps GP2 round'' (2005, 2007–2016) * GP3 Series (2010–2018) * Grand Prix motorcycle racing ** ''Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix'' (1949–1979, 1981–1986, 1988–1990) * GT4 Scandinavia (2022–2023) * International Formula 3000 (1985–1987, 1989, 1991–2002, 2004) * International Formula Master (2005, 2009) * International GTSprint Series (2011–2012) * Italian F4 Championship (2022–2023) * Italian Formula Renault Championship (2002–2009) * Italian Formula Three Championship (2011) * Racecar Euro Series (2012) * Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain (2015) * {{ill|Porsche Carrera Cup Italia|it}} (2008, 2015) * Prototype Cup Germany (2022, 2024–2025) * Renault Sport Trophy (2015–2016) * SEAT León Eurocup (2014) * Sidecar World Championship (1949–1979, 1981–1990, 2022–2023) * Super Tourenwagen Cup (1994–1995) * Superbike World Championship (1992) * Superstars Series (2011–2012) * TCR International Series (2016–2017) * TCR UK Touring Car Championship (2019) * TCR World Tour (2023) * Trofeo Maserati (2004–2006, 2014) * World Series Formula V8 3.5 (2006–2017) * World Sportscar Championship (1953, 1963–1975, 1981–1990) * World Touring Car Championship ** ''WTCC Race of Belgium'' (1987, 2005, 2014) * W Series (2021)

==Layout history==

{{Gallery | title = Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps layout history | align = center | footer = | style = text-align:center; | mode = packed | File:Spa-Francorchamps original layout (1922).jpg | Original Grand Prix Circuit (1921–1938) | File:Spa Francorchamps 1939-1978 circuit.png | Old Grand Prix Circuit (1939-1978) | File:Spa-Francorchamps 1979.jpg | Modern Grand Prix Circuit (1979–1980) | File:Spa 1996.jpg | Modern Grand Prix Circuit with Original Bus Stop Chicane (1981–1993, 1995–2003) | File:Spa 1994.svg | Modern Grand Prix Circuit with Modified Eau Rouge Chicane (1994) | File:Spa 2004.jpg | Modern Grand Prix Circuit with Modified Bus Stop Chicane (2004–2006) | File:Spa Francorchamps 2007.jpg | Modern Grand Prix with New Pit Lane and Bus Stop Chicane (2007–present) | File:Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps - Rallycross.svg | Rallycross Circuit (2019–present) }}

==Lap records== The unofficial all-time track record set during a race weekend is 1:40.510, set by Oscar Piastri in a McLaren MCL39, during sprint qualifying for the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix. The official lap record for the current circuit layout is 1:44.701, set by Sergio Pérez in a Red Bull Racing RB20 during the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix. As of May 2026, the fastest official race lap records of the modern Spa-Francorchamps circuit for several top series have been listed as:<ref name='spa_fl_comparison'>{{cite web |title=Spa-Francorchamps Fastest Lap Comparison |url=https://www.driverdb.com/circuits/fastestlaps/spa-francorchamps/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315215400/https://www.driverdb.com/circuits/fastestlaps/spa-francorchamps/ |date=15 March 2023 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |access-date=4 June 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%", ! Category !! Time !! Driver !! Vehicle !! Event |- ! colspan=5 | Modern Grand Prix Circuit with New Pit Lane and Bus Stop Chicane (2007–present): {{cvt|7.004|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- | Formula One || '''1:44.701''' || Sergio Pérez || Red Bull Racing RB20 || 2024 Belgian Grand Prix |- | GP2 || '''1:56.731'''<ref name='spa_fl_comparison' /> || Sergio Pérez || Dallara GP2/08 || 2009 Spa GP2 round |- | LMP1 || '''1:57.394'''<ref name='spa_fl_comparison' /><ref name="2019_wec_spa">{{cite web |title=2019 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Final Classification |url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/08_2018-2019/07_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/267_FIA%20WEC/201905041330_Race/Hour%206/05_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006191921/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/08_2018-2019/07_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/267_FIA%20WEC/201905041330_Race/Hour%206/05_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF |publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) |website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com |date=4 May 2019 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |access-date=9 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Mike Conway || Toyota TS050 Hybrid || 2019 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps |- | FIA F2 || '''1:59.029'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 Feature Race Statistics |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-2-championship/2024/spa-francorchamps/stats/race-2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728152957/https://motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-2-championship/2024/spa-francorchamps/stats/race-2 |website=motorsportstats.com |date=28 July 2024 |archive-date=28 July 2024 |access-date=28 July 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Paul Aron || Dallara F2 2024 || 2024 Spa F2 round |- | Formula Renault 3.5 || '''2:00.928'''<ref name='spa_fl_comparison' /><ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Spa-Francorchamps - Formula Renault 3.5 Series - Race 1 (44' +1 lap) - Final Classification |url=http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/13_2012/03_SPA/06_FORMULA%20RENAULT%203.5%20SERIES/201206021400_RACE%201/03_Classification_RACE%201.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518071454/http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/13_2012/03_SPA/06_FORMULA%20RENAULT%203.5%20SERIES/201206021400_RACE%201/03_Classification_RACE%201.PDF |date=2 June 2012 |archive-date=18 May 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Jules Bianchi || Dallara T12 || 2012 Spa Formula Renault 3.5 Series round |- | LMP2 || '''2:01.257'''<ref name='2024_elms_spa'>{{cite web |title=2024 European Le Mans Series - 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Race - Final Classification by Category |url=http://elms.alkamelsystems.com/Results/19_2024/04_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/554_European%20Le%20Mans%20Series/202408251130_Race/Hour%204/05_ClassificationByCategory_Race.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825173853/http://elms.alkamelsystems.com/Results/19_2024/04_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/554_European%20Le%20Mans%20Series/202408251130_Race/Hour%204/05_ClassificationByCategory_Race.PDF |date=25 August 2024 |archive-date=25 August 2024 |access-date=25 August 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Charles Milesi || Oreca 07 || 2024 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps |- | LMH || '''2:02.327'''<ref name="2023_wec_spa">{{cite web |title=2023 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Final Classification By Driver Fastest Lap |url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/12_2023/03_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/469_FIA%20WEC/202304291245_Race/Hour%206/07_FastestLapByDriver_Race_Hour%206.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429180335/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/12_2023/03_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/469_FIA%20WEC/202304291245_Race/Hour%206/07_FastestLapByDriver_Race_Hour%206.PDF |publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) |website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com |date=29 April 2023 |archive-date=29 April 2023 |access-date=1 May 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Kamui Kobayashi || Toyota GR010 Hybrid || 2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps |- | LMDh || '''2:04.109'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2025 FIA WEC TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Race - Provisional Classification by Driver Fastest Lap |url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/14_2025/03_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/597_FIA%20WEC/202505101400_Race/06_Hour%206/07_FastestLapByDriver_Race_Hour%206.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515202113/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/14_2025/03_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/597_FIA%20WEC/202505101400_Race/06_Hour%206/07_FastestLapByDriver_Race_Hour%206.PDF |publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) |website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com |date=10 May 2025 |archive-date=15 May 2025 |access-date=10 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Julien Andlauer || Porsche 963 || 2025 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps |- | Auto GP || '''2:04.921'''<ref name='spa_fl_comparison' /><ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Spa Auto GP - Round 5 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2010-spa-auto-gp-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526070623/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2010-spa-auto-gp-2/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=27 June 2010 |archive-date=26 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Romain Grosjean || Lola B05/52 || 2010 Spa Auto GP round |- | FIA F3 || '''2:05.770''' || Callum Voisin || Dallara F3 2019 || 2024 Spa F3 round |- | GP3 || '''2:06.456'''<ref name='spa_fl_comparison' /><ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Spa GP3 - Round 11 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2013-spa-gp3-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114100544/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2013-spa-gp3-2/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=24 August 2013 |archive-date=14 January 2023 |access-date=14 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Daniil Kvyat || Dallara GP3/13 || 2013 Spa GP3 round |- | FTwo (2009–2012) || '''2:07.722'''<ref name='spa_fl_comparison' /><ref>{{cite web |title=2012 F2 Round 7 |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_Round_7/F2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513231435/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_Round_7/F2/ |date=23 June 2012 |archive-date=13 May 2021 |access-date=14 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Markus Pommer || Williams JPH1 || 2012 Spa FTwo round |- | Class 1 Touring Cars || '''2:08.715'''<ref name='spa_fl_comparison' /><ref>{{cite web |title=DTM 2020 » Spa-Francorchamps Round 2 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=3671 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114100546/https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=3671 |date=2 August 2020 |archive-date=14 January 2023 |access-date=14 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || René Rast || Audi RS5 Turbo DTM 2020 || 2020 Spa DTM round |- | Euroformula Open || '''2:09.684'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2025 Spa Francorchamps - Euroformula Open - Race 3 - Provisional Results |url=https://www.cronococa.com/Fichero/Fichero/7774?tipo=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251207055245/https://www.cronococa.com/Fichero/Fichero/7774?tipo=1 |date=18 May 2025 |archive-date=7 December 2025 |access-date=18 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Yevan David || Dallara 324 || 2025 Spa Euroformula Open round |- | Formula Regional || '''2:11.216'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2025 Spa Francorchamps - Formula Regional Championship by Alpine - Race 1 - Final Results Amended |url=https://formularegionaleubyalpine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/05_2025-FRECA-–-Rd-02-–-SPA-–-Race_1-Final.pdf |date=17 May 2025 |access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref> || Freddie Slater || Tatuus F3 T-318 || 2025 Spa FREC round |- | LMP3 || '''2:11.843'''<ref name='2024_elms_spa' /> || Gaël Julien || Ligier JS P320 || 2024 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps |- | GB3 || '''2:12.529'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2026 GB3 Championship - Spa Euro Race - Race 2 (25 Minutes) - Provisional Classification |url=https://ser2026.racspa.be/docs/GB303_Classification_Race2.PDF |date=31 May 2026 |access-date=1 June 2026}}</ref> || Nikita Bedrin || Tatuus MSV GB3-025 || 2026 Spa GB3 round |- | International Formula Master || '''2:13.513'''<ref name='spa_fl_comparison' /><ref>{{cite web |title=2009 Spa Formula Master |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2009-spa-formula-master/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=30 August 2009 |access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref> || Fabio Leimer || Tatuus N.T07 || 2009 Spa Formula Master round |- | LM GTE || '''2:13.658'''<ref name='spa_fl_comparison' /><ref>{{cite web |title=2021 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Classification By Category - Hour 6 |url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/10_2021/01_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/356_FIA%20WEC/202105011330_Race/Hour%206/05_ClassificationByCategory_Race_Hour%206.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414165236/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/10_2021/01_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/356_FIA%20WEC/202105011330_Race/Hour%206/05_ClassificationByCategory_Race_Hour%206.PDF |publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) |website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com |date=1 May 2021 |archive-date=14 April 2022 |access-date=1 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Kévin Estre || Porsche 911 RSR-19 || 2021 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps |- | LMPC || '''2:14.933'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Formula Le Mans Cup 2009 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-2009-05-10f.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406234537/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-2009-05-10f.html |date=10 May 2009 |archive-date=6 April 2023 |access-date=7 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Franck Lagorce<ref>{{cite web |title=Formula Le Mans 2009 standings |url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-le-mans/2009/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108121515/https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-le-mans/2009/ |archive-date=8 January 2023 |access-date=7 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Oreca FLM09 || 2009 Spa Formula Le Mans Cup round |- | GT3 || '''2:15.264'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2025 Spa Francorchamps - International GT Open - Race - Provisional Results |url=https://cronococa.com/Fichero/Fichero/7768?tipo=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260101072153/https://cronococa.com/Fichero/Fichero/7768?tipo=1 |date=18 May 2025 |archive-date=1 January 2026 |access-date=18 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Dean MacDonald || McLaren 720S GT3 Evo || 2025 Spa International GT Open round |- | GT1 (GTS) || '''2:15.423'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2009 Spa 24 Hours |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2009-spa-24-hours/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001113207/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2009-spa-24-hours/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=25 July 2009 |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Oliver Gavin || Chevrolet Corvette C6.R || 2009 24 Hours of Spa |- | Renault Sport Trophy || '''2:15.795'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Renault Sport Trophy Pro - Race 3 (25' +1 lap) - Final Classification |url=http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/25_2016/07_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/146_RENAULT%20SPORT%20TROPHY%20PRO/201609251215_Race%203/03_Classification_Race%203.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801192958/http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/25_2016/07_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/146_RENAULT%20SPORT%20TROPHY%20PRO/201609251215_Race%203/03_Classification_Race%203.PDF |date=25 September 2016 |archive-date=1 August 2023 |access-date=1 August 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || {{ill|Pieter Schothorst|nl}} || Renault Sport R.S. 01 || 2016 Spa Renault Sport Trophy round |- | Formula Renault 2.0 || '''2:18.441'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 Spa-Francorchamps - Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup - Race 1 (25' +1 lap) - Final Classification |url=http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/22_2015/03_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/63_FORMULA%20RENAULT%202.0%20EUROCUP/201505301350_RACE%201/03_Classification_RACE%201.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518071455/http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/22_2015/03_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/63_FORMULA%20RENAULT%202.0%20EUROCUP/201505301350_RACE%201/03_Classification_RACE%201.PDF |website=motorsportstats.com |date=30 May 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2024 |access-date=14 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Matevos Isaakyan || Tatuus FR2.0/13 || 2015 Spa Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 round |- | Lamborghini Super Trofeo || '''2:18.893'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa - Round 7 - Lamborghini Super Trofeo - Race 1 - Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - Provisional Result List |url=https://www.lamborghini.com/sites/it-en/files/DAM/lamborghini/facelift_2019/motorsport/circuits/EUROPE/spa/2022/Lamborghini%20Super%20Trofeo_Race%201_ClassResultList_1.0.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929014145/https://www.lamborghini.com/sites/it-en/files/DAM/lamborghini/facelift_2019/motorsport/circuits/EUROPE/spa/2022/Lamborghini%20Super%20Trofeo_Race%201_ClassResultList_1.0.PDF |date=29 July 2022 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |access-date=2 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Loris Spinelli || Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2 || 2022 Spa Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe round |- | SRO GT2 || '''2:19.080'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa - Round 4 - Fanatec GT2 European Series pwrd by Pirelli - Race 1 - Final Classification |url=https://www.gt2europeanseries.com/images/results/91/Fanatec%20GT2%20European%20Series%20pwrd%20by%20Pirelli_Race%201_ResultList_2.0.PDF |date=28 June 2024 |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref> || Pierre Kaffer || Audi R8 LMS GT2 || 2024 Spa GT2 European Series round |- | Ferrari Challenge || '''2:19.084'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2025 Trofeo Pirelli & Pirelli Am - Spa-Francorchamps - Race 1 (30 Minutes +1 Lap) - Final Classification |url=http://ferrarichallenge.alkamelsystems.com/Results/02_Europe/13_2025/07_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/367_TROFEO%20PIRELLI%20-%20PIRELLI%20AM/202509201340_Race%201/03_Classification_Race%201.PDF |date=20 September 2025 |access-date=20 September 2025}}</ref> || Felix Hirsiger || Ferrari 296 Challenge || 2025 Spa Ferrari Challenge Europe round |- | Porsche Carrera Cup || '''2:19.304'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2026 Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland - Spa-Francorchamps - Race 1 - Final Results |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/dmwcbhehi/image/upload/v1778953598/PSCCD_2026_03_Spa-Francorchamps_Race_1_Final_Result_kx7kj2.pdf |date=16 May 2026 |access-date=17 May 2026}}</ref> || Flynt Schuring || Porsche 911 (992 II) GT3 Cup || 2026 Spa Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round |- | Formula Abarth || '''2:20.346'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 European/Italian Formula Abarth Spa-Francorchamps (Race 2) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2011_European/Italian_Formula_Abarth_Spa-Francorchamps_(Race_2) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416055826/https://www.racingyears.com/race/2011_European/Italian_Formula_Abarth_Spa-Francorchamps_(Race_2) |date=7 August 2011 |archive-date=16 April 2025 |access-date=29 March 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Patric Niederhauser || Tatuus FA010 || 2011 Spa Formula Abarth round |- | Formula Palmer Audi || '''2:22.282'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Formula Palmer Audi Spa-Francorchamps (Race 2) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2008_Formula_Palmer_Audi_Spa-Francorchamps_(Race_2) |date=18 May 2008 |archive-date=23 February 2025 |access-date=25 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223085111/https://www.racingyears.com/race/2008_Formula_Palmer_Audi_Spa-Francorchamps_(Race_2) |url-status=live}}</ref> || Jolyon Palmer || Formula Palmer Audi car || 2008 Spa Formula Palmer Audi round |- | Radical Cup || '''2:22.325'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=8th Michelin 12H Spa-Francorchamps 2026 - Result Radical Cup Europe - Race 2 - Final Result Race 2 |url=https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2026/24H%20Series/8th%20Michelin%2012H%20SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS%202026/Radical%20Cup%20Europe%20-%20Race%202.pdf |date=18 April 2026 |access-date=18 April 2026}}</ref> || Filip Sv ensson || Radical SR10 || 2026 Mugello Radical Cup Europe round |- | Formula 4 || '''2:22.522'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Italian Formula 4 Spa-Francorchamps (Race 3) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2022_Italian_Formula_4_Spa-Francorchamps_(Race_3) |date=19 June 2022 |access-date=21 September 2025}}</ref> || Rafael Câmara || Tatuus F4-T421 || 2022 Spa Italian F4 round |- | JS P4 || '''2:22.725'''<ref name='2025_spa_ligier_r1'>{{cite web |title=2025 Ligier European Series - Spa-Francorchamps Heat - Race 1 - Final Classification by Category |url=https://ligiereuropeanseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/06_2025/04_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/619_Ligier%20European%20Series/202508231410_Race%201/05_ClassificationByCategory_Race%201.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250914082721/https://ligiereuropeanseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/06_2025/04_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/619_Ligier%20European%20Series/202508231410_Race%201/05_ClassificationByCategory_Race%201.PDF |date=23 August 2025 |archive-date=14 September 2025 |access-date=23 August 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Romain Boeckler || Ligier JS P4 || 2025 Spa Ligier European Series round |- | Eurocup Mégane Trophy || '''2:25.504'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Spa Francorchamps - Eurocup Mégane Trophy - Race 2 (40' +1 lap) - Final Classification |url=http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/16_2013/05_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/08_MEGANE%20TROPHY%20EUROCUP/201306021150_RACE%202/03_Classification_RACE%202.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625180946/http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/16_2013/05_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/08_MEGANE%20TROPHY%20EUROCUP/201306021150_RACE%202/03_Classification_RACE%202.PDF |date=2 June 2013 |archive-date=25 June 2022 |access-date=25 June 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Mirko Bortolotti || Renault Mégane Renault Sport II || 2013 Spa Eurocup Mégane Trophy round |- | TC1 || '''2:26.579'''<ref name='spa_fl_comparison' /><ref>{{cite web |title=WTCC 2014 » Spa-Francorchamps Round 13 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=2589 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216174253/https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=2589 |date=22 June 2014 |archive-date=16 December 2022 |access-date=16 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Yvan Muller || Citroën C-Elysée WTCC || 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium |- | TCR Touring Car || '''2:27.568'''<ref>{{cite web |title=8th Michelin 12H Spa-Francorchamps 2026 - TCR Europe Cup - Final Result Race 1 |url=https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2026/24H%20Series/8th%20Michelin%2012H%20SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS%202026/TCR%20Europe%20Cup%20-%20Race%201.pdf |date=18 April 2026 |access-date=18 April 2026}}</ref> || Alex Ley || Hyundai Elantra N TCR || 2026 Spa TCR Europe Cup round |- | GT4 || '''2:28.679'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Championnat de France FFSA GT - Round 3 - Race 1 - Driver Statistics |url=https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BF3GT/2024/242505ffs.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621234906/https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BF3GT/2024/242505ffs.pdf |date=22 June 2024 |archive-date=21 June 2024 |access-date=22 June 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Ulysse de Pauw || Ginetta G56 GT4 Evo || 2024 Spa FFSA GT4 round |- | JS2 R || '''2:29.158'''<ref name='2025_spa_ligier_r1' /> || Steven Palette || Ligier JS2 R || 2025 Spa Ligier European Series round |- | Formula BMW || '''2:30.020'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2009 Formula BMW Europe Spa-Francorchamps (Race 1) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2009%2520Formula%2520BMW%2520Europe%2520Spa-Francorchamps%2520(Race%25201) |date=29 August 2009 |access-date=10 July 2022}}</ref> || Jazeman Jaafar || Mygale FB02 || 2009 Spa Formula BMW Europe round |- | Trofeo Maserati || '''2:31.200'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Trofeo Maserati – Race 1 (50') - Final Classification 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|url-status=live}}</ref> || Jason Kremer || Dallara Formulino || 2013 Spa ADAC Formel Masters round |- | Alpine Elf Cup || '''2:32.364'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2025 Alpine Elf Cup Series - Spa Euro Race - Race 2 (30 Minutes +1 Lap) - Final Classification |url=https://ser2025.racspa.be/docs/Alpine-03_Classification_Race2.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250610163218/https://ser2025.racspa.be/docs/Alpine-03_Classification_Race2.PDF |date=1 June 2025 |archive-date=10 June 2025 |access-date=10 June 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Mateo Herrero || Alpine A110 Cup || 2025 Spa Alpine Elf Cup round |- | Formula Renault 1.6 || '''2:33.265'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 French Formula 4 Spa-Francorchamps (Race 1) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2013_French_Formula_4_Spa-Francorchamps_(Race_1) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519121635/https://www.racingyears.com/race/2013_French_Formula_4_Spa-Francorchamps_(Race_1) |date=8 June 2013 |archive-date=19 May 2024 |access-date=19 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Felix Hirsiger || Signatech FR 1.6 || 2013 Spa French F4 round |- | Super 2000 || '''2:33.788'''<ref>{{cite web |title=WTCC 2014 » Spa-Francorchamps Round 14 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=2590 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216174247/https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=2590 |date=22 June 2014 |archive-date=16 December 2022 |access-date=16 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Franz Engstler || BMW 320 TC || 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium |- | Stock car racing || '''2:34.795'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Spa 200 Sprint Race Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_Spa_200_Sprint_Race/E1/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513231445/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_Spa_200_Sprint_Race/E1/ |date=9 June 2012 |archive-date=13 May 2021 |access-date=14 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Ander Vilariño || Chevrolet Camaro NASCAR || 2012 Spa Racecar Euro Series round |- | SEAT León Supercopa || '''2:35.210'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - SEAT León Eurocup - Race 1 - Classification |url=https://www.cronococa.com/Fichero/Fichero/2778 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518071455/https://www.cronococa.com/Fichero/Fichero/2778 |date=6 September 2014 |archive-date=18 May 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Gábor Wéber || SEAT León Cup Racer || 2014 Spa SEAT León Eurocup round |- | Renault Clio Cup || '''2.45.734'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Round 2: Spa-Francorhamps - Eurocup Clio - Race 2 (25' +1 lap) - Final Classification |url=http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/16_2013/05_SPA%20FRANCORCHAMPS/17_EUROCUP%20CLIO/201306021620_RACE%202/03_Classification_RACE%202.PDF 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|archive-date=10 June 2025 |access-date=10 June 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Sylvain Guintoli || BMW M1000RR || 2025 8 Hours of Spa Motos |- ! colspan=5 | Modern Grand Prix Circuit with Modified Bus Stop Chicane (2004–2006): {{cvt|6.976|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- | Formula One || '''1:45.108''' || Kimi Räikkönen || McLaren MP4-19B || 2004 Belgian Grand Prix |- | Formula Renault 3.5 || '''2:06.447'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Spa Formula Renault 3.5 - Round 9 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2006-spa-formula-renault-3-5-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518071500/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2006-spa-formula-renault-3-5-2/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=29 July 2006 |archive-date=18 May 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Miloš Pavlović || Dallara T05 || 2006 Spa Formula Renault 3.5 Series round |- | LMP1 || '''2:06.626'''<ref name="2004_elms_spa">{{cite web |title=Spa 1000 Kilometres 2004 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-2004-09-12.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410084521/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-2004-09-12.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=12 September 2004 |archive-date=10 April 2021 |access-date=10 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Jamie Davies || Audi R8 || 2004 1000 km of Spa |- | GP2 || '''2:07.563''' || Alexandre Prémat || Dallara GP2/05 || 2005 Spa GP2 round |- | F3000 || '''2:08.457'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Spa Euro F3000 - Round 5 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2006-spa-euro-f3000-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122210043/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2006-spa-euro-f3000-2/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=4 June 2006 |archive-date=22 January 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Marco Bonanomi || Lola B02/50 || 2006 Spa Euroseries 3000 round |- | LMP2 || '''2:08.781'''<ref name="2006_elms_spa">{{cite web |title=2006 Le Mans Series 1000kms Spa-Francorchamps |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2006_Le_Mans_Series_1000kms_Spa-Francorchamps |date=14 May 2006 |access-date=18 May 2024}}</ref> || Miguel Angel Castro || Lola B05/40 || 2006 1000 km of Spa |- | DTM || '''2:13.134'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DTM 2005 » Spa-Francorchamps Round 3 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=1842 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727100946/https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=1842 |date=15 May 2005 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Mika Häkkinen || AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 || 2005 Spa DTM round |- | Formula Three || '''2:13.844'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Spa European F3 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2005-spa-european-f3/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114100542/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2005-spa-european-f3/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=15 May 2005 |archive-date=14 January 2023 |access-date=14 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Lewis Hamilton || Dallara F305 || 2005 Spa F3 Euro Series round |- | GT1 (GTS) || '''2:15.598'''<ref name="2005_spa_24h">{{cite web |title=2005 FIA GT Proximus Spa 24 Hours |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2005%2520FIA%2520GT%2520Proximus%2520Spa%252024%2520hours |date=30 July 2005 |access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> || Jamie Davies || Maserati MC12 GT1 || 2005 24 Hours of Spa |- | FIA Group 2 || '''2:19.704'''<ref name='2004_spa_24h'>{{cite web |title=LII Proximus Spa 24 hours |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/LII%2520Proximus%2520Spa%252024%2520hours |date=1 August 2004 |access-date=14 January 2023}}</ref> || Marc Goossens || Chevrolet Corvette C5-R || 2004 24 Hours of Spa |- | Formula Palmer Audi || '''2:20.560'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Formula Palmer Audi Spa-Francorchamps (Race 1) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2005_Formula_Palmer_Audi_Spa-Francorchamps_(Race_1) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416055500/https://www.racingyears.com/race/2005_Formula_Palmer_Audi_Spa-Francorchamps_(Race_1) |date=11 June 2005 |archive-date=16 April 2025 |access-date=23 February 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Joe Tandy || Formula Palmer Audi car || 2005 Spa Formula Palmer Audi round |- | Formula Renault 2.0 || '''2:20.758'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Spa Race Statistics |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-renault-2-0-euro/2004/spa-francorchamps/stats |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114100544/https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-renault-2-0-euro/2004/spa-francorchamps/stats |date=31 July 2004 |archive-date=14 January 2023 |access-date=14 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Scott Speed || Tatuus FR2000 || 2004 Spa Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup round |- | N-GT || '''2:23.052'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Spa 24 Hours |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-2004-08-01.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104213710/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-2004-08-01.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=1 August 2004 |archive-date=4 January 2022 |access-date=18 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Romain Dumas || Porsche 911 (996) GT3-RSR || 2004 24 Hours of Spa |- | GT2 || '''2:23.862'''<ref name="2005_spa_24h"/> || Emmanuel Collard || Porsche 911 (996) GT3-RSR || 2005 24 Hours of Spa |- | FIA Group 3 || '''2:28.231'''<ref name='2004_spa_24h' /> || Xavier Maassen || Dodge Viper Competition Coupe || 2004 24 Hours of Spa |- | Porsche Carrera Cup || '''2:29.871'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Porsche Supercup Round 11: Spa-Francorchamps, 29th August |url=http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/2004/psc.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013072905/http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/2004/psc.html |date=29 August 2004 |archive-date=13 October 2022 |access-date=13 October 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Wolf Henzler || Porsche 911 (996) GT3 Cup || 2004 Spa Porsche Supercup round |- | Formula BMW || '''2:30.983'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Formula BMW ADAC Spa-Francorchamps (Race 2) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2005%2520Formula%2520BMW%2520ADAC%2520Spa-Francorchamps%2520(Race%25202) |date=15 May 2005 |access-date=10 July 2022}}</ref> || Chris van der Drift || Mygale FB02 || 2005 Spa Formula BMW ADAC round |- | Super 2000 || '''2:32.302'''<ref>{{cite web |title=ETCC 2004 » Spa-Francorchamps Round 13 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=1797 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518162228/https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=1797 |website=TouringCars.Net |date=31 July 2004 |archive-date=18 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Frank Diefenbacher || SEAT Toledo Cupra || 2004 Spa ETCC round |- | Ferrari Challenge || '''2:34.083'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Ferrari Racing Days 2006 - Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli - Race 2 (30 Minutes) - Final Classification |url=https://results.ris-timing.be/circuit/sfd/2006/pirr2.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408234704/https://results.ris-timing.be/circuit/sfd/2006/pirr2.pdf |date=25 June 2006 |archive-date=8 April 2025 |access-date=6 November 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> || John Bosch || Ferrari F430 Challenge || 2006 Spa Ferrari Challenge Europe round |- ! colspan=5 | Modern Grand Prix Circuit with Original Bus Stop Chicane (1995–2003): {{cvt|6.968|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- | Formula One || '''1:47.176''' || Michael Schumacher || Ferrari F2002 || 2002 Belgian Grand Prix |- | F3000 || '''2:07.133'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2002 Spa F3000 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2002-spa-f3000/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114100541/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2002-spa-f3000/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=31 August 2002 |archive-date=14 January 2023 |access-date=14 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Sébastien Bourdais || Lola B02/50 || 2002 Spa F3000 round |- | LMP900 || '''2:08.074'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Spa 1000 Kilometres 2003 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-2003-08-31.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513190354/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-2003-08-31.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=31 August 2003 |archive-date=13 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Tom Kristensen || Audi R8 || 2003 1000 km of Spa |- | GT1 (Prototype) || '''2:12.058'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1997 Spa FIA GT |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1997-spa-fia-gt/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416171532/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1997-spa-fia-gt/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=20 July 1997 |archive-date=16 April 2022 |access-date=18 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Bernd Schneider || Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR || 1997 FIA GT Spa 4 Hours |- | Group C || '''2:12.167'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Interserie Spa 1997 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1997-06-08.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719025311/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1997-06-08.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=8 June 1997 |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=18 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Robbie Stirling || Lola T92/10 || 1997 Spa Interserie round |- | Formula Renault 3.5 || '''2:13.586'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 Spa Formula Renault V6 - Round 8 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2003-spa-formula-renault-v6-3/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518071454/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2003-spa-formula-renault-v6-3/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=26 July 2003 |archive-date=18 May 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> || José María López || Tatuus FRV6 || 2003 Spa Formula Renault V6 Eurocup round |- | Formula Three || '''2:14.843'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2001 Spa French F3 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2001-spa-french-f3/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250718231921/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2001-spa-french-f3/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=8 July 2001 |archive-date=18 July 2025 |access-date=18 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Ryō Fukuda || Dallara F399 || 2001 Spa French F3 round |- | GT1 || '''2:16.978'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1996 Spa FIA GT |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1996-spa-fia-gt/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513190650/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1996-spa-fia-gt/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=22 September 1996 |archive-date=13 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Thierry Boutsen || Porsche 911 GT1 || 1996 4 Hours of Spa |- | LMP675 || '''2:17.051'''<ref>{{cite web |title=FIA Sportscar Championship Spa 2002 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-2002-09-22.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513190353/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-2002-09-22.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=22 September 2002 |archive-date=13 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Mirko Savoldi || Lucchini SR2002 || 2002 FIA Sportscar Championship Spa |- | GT1 (GTS) || '''2:18.745'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Spa 24 Hours 2002 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-2002-08-04.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513141829/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-2002-08-04.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=4 August 2002 |archive-date=13 May 2022 |access-date=14 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Andrea Piccini || Ferrari 550 GTS Maranello || 2002 24 Hours of Spa |- | FIA Group 2 || '''2:22.940'''<ref name='2003_spa_24h'>{{cite web |title=LI Proximus 24 Heures de Spa |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/LI%2520Proximus%252024%2520heures%2520de%2520Spa |date=27 July 2003 |access-date=14 January 2023}}</ref> || Pedro Lamy || Chrysler Viper GTS-R || 2003 24 Hours of Spa |- | Formula Renault 2.0 || '''2:24.663'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2000 Formula Renault Eurocup - Round 6: Spa-Francorchamps, 24th September |url=http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/2000/eurocup.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119030926/http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/2000/eurocup.html |date=24 September 2000 |archive-date=19 January 2024 |access-date=27 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> || {{ill|Renaud Derlot|fr}} || Tatuus FR2000 || 2000 2nd Spa Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup round |- | GT2 || '''2:26.077'''<ref>{{cite web |title=FFSA GT Championship Spa 1998 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1998-05-10.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719044707/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1998-05-10.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=10 May 1998 |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=18 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Jean-Pierre Jarier || Porsche 911 GT2 || 1998 Spa FFSA GT round |- | N-GT || '''2:26.379'''<ref name='2003_spa_24h' /> || Andrea Bertolini || Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT || 2003 24 Hours of Spa |- | Super Touring || '''2:30.780'''<ref>{{cite web |title=STW Cup 1995 » Spa-Francorchamps Round 4 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=968 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513182902/https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=968 |website=TouringCars.Net |date=14 May 1995 |archive-date=13 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> || Peter Kox || BMW 318is || 1995 Spa STW Cup round |- | Silhouette racing car || '''2:31.642'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2001 Belgian Procar Championship Spa-Francorchamps - 7th-8th July, Round 4 match race with the French Supertouring Car Championship, round 5 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web |title=Spa 24 Hours 1998 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/race/Spa-1998-07-05.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114084948/https://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/race/Spa-1998-07-05.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=5 July 1998 |archive-date=14 January 2023 |access-date=14 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Thierry Tassin || Honda Integra Type R || 1998 Spa 24 Hours |- ! colspan=5 | Modern Grand Prix Circuit with Modified Eau Rouge Chicane (1994): {{cvt|7.001|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- | Formula One || '''1:57.117''' || Damon Hill || Williams FW16B || 1994 Belgian Grand Prix |- | GT1 || '''2:26.440'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Spa 4 Hours 1994 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1994-07-24.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513185149/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1994-07-24.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=24 July 1994 |archive-date=13 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Anders Olofsson || Ferrari F40 GTE || 1994 4 Hours of Spa |- | F3000 || '''2:32.388'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1994 Spa F3000 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1994-spa-f3000/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=27 August 1994 |access-date=14 January 2023}}</ref> || Tarso Marques || Reynard 94D || 1994 Spa F3000 round |- | Super Touring || '''2:32.780'''<ref>{{cite web |title=STW Cup 1994 » Spa-Francorchamps Round 7 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=931 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513181355/https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=931 |website=TouringCars.Net |date=11 September 1994 |archive-date=13 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Johnny Cecotto || BMW 318is || 1994 Spa STW Cup round |- ! colspan=5 | Modern Grand Prix Circuit with Original Bus Stop Chicane (1981–1993): {{cvt|6.940|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- | Formula One || '''1:51.095''' || Alain Prost || Williams FW15C || 1993 Belgian Grand Prix |- | Group C || '''2:06.211'''<ref>{{cite web |title=World Sports Prototype Championship Spa 1990 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1990-06-03.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413101508/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1990-06-03.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=3 June 1990 |archive-date=13 April 2021 |access-date=9 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Mauro Baldi || Mercedes-Benz C11 || 1990 480 km of Spa |- | F3000 || '''2:06.940'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1993 Spa F3000 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1993-spa-f3000/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816192557/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1993-spa-f3000/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=28 August 1993 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |access-date=18 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Pedro Lamy || Reynard 92D || 1993 Spa F3000 round |- | Formula Two || '''2:16.810'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1981 Spa F2 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1981-spa-f2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129144304/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1981-spa-f2/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=9 August 1981 |archive-date=29 November 2021 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Geoff Lees || Ralt RH6/81 || 1981 Spa F2 round |- | Formula Three || '''2:23.660'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1988 British Formula 3 Spa-Francorchamps |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/1988_British_Formula_3_Spa-Francorchamps |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204113833/https://www.racingyears.com/race/1988_British_Formula_3_Spa-Francorchamps |date=17 September 1988 |archive-date=4 December 2024 |access-date=18 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> || JJ Lehto || Reynard 883 || 1988 Spa British F3 round |- | 500cc || '''2:26.110''' || Kevin Schwantz || Suzuki RGV500 || 1989 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix |- | World SBK || '''2:29.890'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1992-05-22 to 1992-05-24 - World Superbike Belgian Round - Race 2 |url=https://www.superbike-archives.net/results.php?ssnID=92WSB&sesID=920524SPAWSBRC2&sesType=r |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114100537/https://www.superbike-archives.net/results.php?ssnID=92WSB&sesID=920524SPAWSBRC2&sesType=r |date=24 May 1992 |archive-date=14 January 2023 |access-date=14 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Doug Polen{{efn|name=1992 Spa SBK|Both riders took the same lap time independently.}} Fabrizio Pirovano{{efn|name=1992 Spa SBK|Both riders took the same lap time independently.}} || Ducati 888 SBK{{efn|name=1992 Spa SBK|Both riders took the same lap time independently.}} Yamaha FZR1000{{efn|name=1992 Spa SBK|Both riders took the same lap time independently.}} || 1992 Spa World SBK round |- | Jaguar Sport || '''2:31.420'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Spa JaguarSport |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1991-spa-jaguarsport/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518190603/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1991-spa-jaguarsport/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=25 August 1991 |archive-date=18 May 2022 |access-date=18 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Cor Euser || Jaguar XJR-15 || 1991 Spa Jaguar Intercontinental Challenge round |- | 250cc || '''2:32.060''' || Anton Mang || Honda NSR250 || 1988 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix |- | Group A || '''2:35.040'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Spa 24 Hours 1992 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/race/Spa-1992-08-02.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115055516/https://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/race/Spa-1992-08-02.html |website=RacingSportsCars.com |date=2 August 1992 |archive-date=15 January 2023 |access-date=15 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Anders Olofsson || Nissan Skyline GT-R || 1992 24 Hours of Spa |- | Group B || '''2:36.260'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Spa 24 Hours 1993 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1993-08-01.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115055517/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1993-08-01.html |website=RacingSportsCars.com |date=1 August 1993 |archive-date=15 January 2023 |access-date=15 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Uwe Alzen || Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8 || 1993 24 Hours of Spa |- | 125cc || '''2:55.740''' || Hans Spaan || Honda RS125R || 1989 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix |- | 80cc || '''2:58.240''' || Stefan Dörflinger || Zündapp 80 || 1984 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix |- ! colspan=5 | Modern Grand Prix Circuit without Bus Stop Chicane (1979–1980): {{cvt|6.947|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- | Group 1 || '''2:48.800'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Spa 24 Hours 1979 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1979-07-22.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601044415/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1979-07-22.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=22 July 1979 |archive-date=1 June 2022 |access-date=1 June 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Gordon Spice || Ford Capri III 3.0S || 1979 24 Hours of Spa |- | 500cc || '''2:49.250'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1979 Belgian MotoGP |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1979-belgian-motogp/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412040458/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1979-belgian-motogp/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=1 July 1979 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || {{ill|Kenny Blake|nl}} || Yamaha YZR500 || 1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix |- | 250cc || '''2:50.080''' || {{ill|Eduard Stöllinger|de}} || Kawasaki KR250 || 1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix |- | 125cc || '''3:01.280''' || {{ill|Jean-François Lécureux|fr}} || Morbidelli 125 GP || 1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix |- ! colspan=5 | Old Grand Prix Circuit (1939–1978): {{cvt|14.100|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- | Group 5 sportscars || '''3:13.400'''<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=1973 Spa 1000Kms |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1973-spa-1000kms/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416173037/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1973-spa-1000kms/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=6 May 1973 |archive-date=16 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Henri Pescarolo || Matra-Simca MS670 || 1973 1000km of Spa |- | Group 5 || '''3:14.600'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Spa 1000 Kilometres 1971 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1971-05-09.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601053558/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1971-05-09.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=9 May 1971 |archive-date=1 June 2022 |access-date=1 June 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Jo Siffert || Porsche 917K || 1971 1000km of Spa |- | Formula One || '''3:27.400''' || Chris Amon || March 701 || 1970 Belgian Grand Prix |- | Group 6 || '''3:37.100'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spa 1000 Kilometres 1969 - Racing Sports Cars |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1969-05-11.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601054558/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1969-05-11.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=11 May 1969 |archive-date=1 June 2022 |access-date=1 June 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Brian Redman || Porsche 908 LH || 1969 1000km of Spa |- | Group 2 || '''3:49.400'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Spa 24 Hours 1973 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513185151/https://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/race/Spa-1973-07-22.html |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/race/Spa-1973-07-22.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=22 July 1973 |archive-date=13 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Chris Amon || BMW 3.0 CSL || 1973 24 Hours of Spa |- | 500cc || '''3:50.300'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1977 Belgian MotoGP |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1977-belgian-motogp/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412033456/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1977-belgian-motogp/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=3 July 1977 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Barry Sheene || Suzuki RGA500 || 1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix |- | Group 3 || '''4:04.500'''<ref>{{cite web |title=500 km Spa 1964 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1964-05-17-2403.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601052406/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1964-05-17-2403.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=17 May 1964 |archive-date=1 June 2022 |access-date=1 June 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Phil Hill || Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe || 1964 500 km of Spa |- | 250cc || '''4:05.400''' || Walter Villa || Harley-Davidson RR250<ref>{{Cite web |title=1976 Harley-Davidson 250RR Road Racer | S194 | Las Vegas 2019 |url=https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0119-348654/1976-harley-davidson-250rr-road-racer/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408083244/https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0119-348654/1976-harley-davidson-250rr-road-racer/ |date=26 January 2019 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |access-date=12 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Harley Davidson RR250 Race Bike |url=https://classic-motorbikes.net/harley-davidson-rr250-race-bike/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416051226/https://classic-motorbikes.net/harley-davidson-rr250-race-bike/ |date=2 May 2013 |archive-date=16 April 2022 |access-date=12 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || 1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix |- | Group 5 touring cars || '''4:11.200'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Spa 24 Hours 1969 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/race/Spa-1969-07-27.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513185152/https://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/race/Spa-1969-07-27.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=27 July 1969 |archive-date=13 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || {{ill|Chris Tuerlinx|de}} || Chevrolet Camaro || 1969 24 Hours of Spa |- | Sidecar (B2A) || '''4:13.500''' || Rolf Steinhausen || Busch-Yamaha sidecar || 1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix |- | Group 1B || '''4:19.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1978 24H Spa |url=http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1978%20Spa.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412043136/http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1978%20Spa.html |website=Touringcarracing.net |date=23 July 1978 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Loek Vermeulen || Chevrolet Camaro Z28 || 1978 24 Hours of Spa |- | 125cc || '''4:22.200''' || Angel Nieto || Morbidelli 125 GP<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archives: Morbidelli - the Ultimate David vs Goliath |url=https://www.cyclenews.com/2020/01/article/archives-morbidelli-the-ultimate-david-vs-goliath/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408083243/https://www.cyclenews.com/2020/01/article/archives-morbidelli-the-ultimate-david-vs-goliath/ |website=Cyclenews.com |date=7 January 2020 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |access-date=12 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Morbidelli's motorcycles to go to auction | GRR |url=https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/2020/2/the-insane-motorcycle-collection-of-giancarlo-morbidelli-is-going-to-auction/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414170952/https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/2020/2/the-insane-motorcycle-collection-of-giancarlo-morbidelli-is-going-to-auction/ |website=Goodwood.com |date=19 February 2020 |archive-date=14 April 2022 |access-date=12 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bonhams : The ex-Angel Nieto, 1973 Morbidelli 125cc Grand Prix Racing Motorcycle Frame no. 504 Engine no. 405 |url=https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26111/lot/676/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414162311/https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26111/lot/676/ |website=Bonhams.com |date=n.d. |archive-date=14 April 2022 |access-date=12 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || 1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix |- | 350cc || '''4:31.800''' || Libero Liberati || Gilera 350 GP || {{ill|1957 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico del Belgio 1957}} |- | Formula Two || '''4:34.000''' || José Froilán González || Maserati A6GCM-53 || 1953 Belgian Grand Prix |- | Sports car racing || '''4:44.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Spa 24 Hours 1953 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1953-07-26.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102095212/https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1953-07-26.html |website=Racingsportscars.com |date=26 July 1953 |archive-date=2 November 2022 |access-date=2 November 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Giuseppe Farina || Ferrari 375 MM || 1953 Spa 24 Hours |- | 50cc || '''5:07.400''' || Eugenio Lazzarini || Kreidler 50cc GP<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kreidler 50 |url=https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Racers/kreidler_50_1975.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412041518/https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Racers/kreidler_50_1975.htm |website=Motorcyclespecs.co.za |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=12 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bikes You've Never Seen Before: Kreidler 50 Cross |url=https://motocrossactionmag.com/bikes-youve-never-seen-before-kreidler-50gs-cross/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912192151/https://motocrossactionmag.com/bikes-youve-never-seen-before-kreidler-50gs-cross/ |website=Motocrossactionmag.com |date=11 September 2021 |archive-date=12 September 2022 |access-date=12 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || 1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix |- ! colspan=5 | Pre-war Grand Prix Circuit (1939): {{cvt|14.580|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- | GP || '''5:19.900'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1939 Belgian Grand Prix |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1939-belgian-grand-prix/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412004456/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1939-belgian-grand-prix/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=25 June 1939 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Hermann Lang || Mercedes-Benz W154 || 1939 Belgian Grand Prix |- ! colspan=5 | Pre-war Grand Prix Circuit (1934–1938): {{cvt|14.950|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- | GP || '''5:04.700'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1937 Belgian Grand Prix |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1937-belgian-grand-prix/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414161559/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1937-belgian-grand-prix/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=11 July 1937 |archive-date=14 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Hermann Lang || Mercedes-Benz W125 || 1937 Belgian Grand Prix |- ! colspan=5 | Pre-war Grand Prix Circuit (1930–1933): {{cvt|14.860|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- | GP || '''6:00.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1933 Belgian Grand Prix |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1933-belgian-grand-prix/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417024342/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1933-belgian-grand-prix/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=9 July 1933 |archive-date=17 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Tazio Nuvolari || Maserati 8CM || 1933 Belgian Grand Prix |- ! colspan=5 | Original Grand Prix Circuit (1920–1929): {{cvt|14.980|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- | GP || '''6:51.200'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1925 Belgian Grand Prix |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1925-belgian-grand-prix/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416184122/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1925-belgian-grand-prix/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=28 June 1925 |archive-date=16 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> || Antonio Ascari || Alfa Romeo P2 || 1925 Belgian Grand Prix |- |}

==In popular culture== As the long-time home of the Belgian Grand Prix and its location within the Ardennes forests, it has been a popular backdrop for all kinds of fictional media, from appearances in comics and motion pictures,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/mon/okeefe.html |title=GRAND PRIX REDUX: The Italian Stallion Does Maranello |last=O'Keefe |first=Tthomas C. |year=1999 |website=Atlas F1 |publisher=Kaizar.Com, Incorporated/Autosport |access-date=23 August 2012 |archive-date=27 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527164727/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/mon/okeefe.html |url-status=live }}</ref> to regular appearances in video games going back into the 1980s.

==Tour de France== The circuit has been used several times in the Tour de France cycling race. In 1980, the circuit was part of an individual time trial stage, won by Bernard Hinault ({{UCI team code|REN|1980}}); while in 1989, several laps of the circuit were completed before the finish of the third stage,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1989/07/03/pagina-42/1199635/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=La Etapa de Hoy|language=es|trans-title=Today's Stage|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=42|date=3 July 1989|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-date=10 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510165259/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1989/07/03/pagina-42/1199635/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|url-status=live}}</ref> which was won by {{UCI team code|PDM|1989}}'s Raúl Alcalá. In 2017, the circuit was used as part of the third stage, starting in Verviers, Belgium and ending in Longwy, France.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stage 3: Verviers to Longwy|url=http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2017/us/stage-3.html|website=Tour de France|publisher=Amaury Sport Organisation|access-date=3 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707135534/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2017/us/stage-3.html|archive-date=7 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Climate== The area of Spa-Francorchamps is often rainy or having cool air temperatures, which has led to Formula One events such as the 1998 14-car pileup on a waterlogged track and the finish to the 2008 event, when rain fell during the last few laps after an all-dry race. The Royal Meteorological Institute runs weather stations both in Stavelot and in Malmedy, which both show similar oceanic climates with some interior influence.

Although temperatures generally often stay above freezing in winter, snowfall is quite common. During summer, temperatures most often remain in the low 20s, with frequent cloud cover and showers. With the World Endurance race running in spring and the Formula One race in late summer, hot temperatures during high-profile events are rare. Even so, the annual warmest temperature averages above {{convert|31|C|F}}.<ref name="Infoclimat" /> The official Spa weather station is located at a similar elevation as the race track a few miles north, and yields similar conditions to the Stavelot and Malmedy stations. Summer May nights may get rather chilly, but stay above frost during the prime season for the circuit.

{{Weather box |location = Spa (1991–2020 normals; extremes since 1950) |collapsed = |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 14.5 |Feb record high C = 19.5 |Mar record high C = 23.1 |Apr record high C = 26.3 |May record high C = 30.0 |Jun record high C = 31.8 |Jul record high C = 36.7 |Aug record high C = 35.0 |Sep record high C = 30.9 |Oct record high C = 24.1 |Nov record high C = 19.5 |Dec record high C = 17.0 |year record high C = 36.7 |Jan avg record high C = 9.8 |Feb avg record high C = 11.6 |Mar avg record high C = 16.2 |Apr avg record high C = 21.1 |May avg record high C = 24.8 |Jun avg record high C = 28.1 |Jul avg record high C = 29.5 |Aug avg record high C = 29.4 |Sep avg record high C = 24.2 |Oct avg record high C = 19.7 |Nov avg record high C = 14.5 |Dec avg record high C = 10.3 |year avg record high C = 31.6 |Jan high C = 3.9 |Feb high C = 4.8 |Mar high C = 8.6 |Apr high C = 12.9 |May high C = 16.6 |Jun high C = 19.5 |Jul high C = 21.5 |Aug high C = 21.3 |Sep high C = 17.5 |Oct high C = 12.8 |Nov high C = 7.7 |Dec high C = 4.5 |year high C = |Jan mean C = 1.5 |Feb mean C = 1.8 |Mar mean C = 4.8 |Apr mean C = 8.3 |May mean C = 12.0 |Jun mean C = 15.0 |Jul mean C = 17.1 |Aug mean C = 16.8 |Sep mean C = 13.4 |Oct mean C = 9.6 |Nov mean C = 5.2 |Dec mean C = 2.2 |year mean C = |Jan low C = -0.9 |Feb low C = -1.1 |Mar low C = 1.0 |Apr low C = 3.7 |May low C = 7.5 |Jun low C = 10.4 |Jul low C = 12.6 |Aug low C = 12.3 |Sep low C = 9.3 |Oct low C = 6.3 |Nov low C = 2.7 |Dec low C = 0.0 |year low C = |Jan avg record low C = -8.4 |Feb avg record low C = -8.3 |Mar avg record low C = -4.9 |Apr avg record low C = -2.2 |May avg record low C = 0.7 |Jun avg record low C = 4.8 |Jul avg record low C = 7.4 |Aug avg record low C = 7.4 |Sep avg record low C = 5.0 |Oct avg record low C = 0.9 |Nov avg record low C = -3.1 |Dec avg record low C = -6.2 |year avg record low C = -11.0 |Jan record low C = -20.0 |Feb record low C = -21.1 |Mar record low C = -13.7 |Apr record low C = -9.6 |May record low C = -3.5 |Jun record low C = 0.0 |Jul record low C = 1.4 |Aug record low C = 1.0 |Sep record low C = 1.0 |Oct record low C = -6.2 |Nov record low C = -9.0 |Dec record low C = -17.8 |year record low C = -21.1 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 100.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 88.4 |Mar precipitation mm = 86.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 67.0 |May precipitation mm = 82.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 90.9 |Jul precipitation mm = 96.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 102.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 89.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 86.6 |Nov precipitation mm = 92.8 |Dec precipitation mm = 118.4 |year precipitation mm = |unit precipitation days = 1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 14.6 |Feb precipitation days = 13.3 |Mar precipitation days = 13.2 |Apr precipitation days = 10.2 |May precipitation days = 12.2 |Jun precipitation days = 12.0 |Jul precipitation days = 12.3 |Aug precipitation days = 12.1 |Sep precipitation days = 11.1 |Oct precipitation days = 12.3 |Nov precipitation days = 14.2 |Dec precipitation days = 16.6 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 53 |Feb sun = 72 |Mar sun = 124 |Apr sun = 174 |May sun = 195 |Jun sun = 202 |Jul sun = 211 |Aug sun = 201 |Sep sun = 154 |Oct sun = 108 |Nov sun = 58 |Dec sun = 42 |year sun = |source 1 = Royal Meteorological Institute<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meteo.be/resources/climatology/climateCity/pdf/climate_INS63072_9120_nl.pdf|title=Klimaatstatistieken van de Belgische gemeenten|publisher=Royal Meteorological Institute|language=nl|access-date=19 October 2023|archive-date=25 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025003341/https://www.meteo.be/resources/climatology/climateCity/pdf/climate_INS63072_9120_nl.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |source 2 = Infoclimat<ref name=Infoclimat>{{cite web|url=https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie/normales-records/1991-2020/spa/valeurs/06490.html|title=Normales et records climatologiques 1991-2020 à Spa|publisher=Infoclimat|language=fr|access-date=19 October 2023|archive-date=25 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025004428/https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie/normales-records/1991-2020/spa/valeurs/06490.html|url-status=live}}</ref> }}

{{Weather box |location = Stavelot (1981–2010 normals; sunshine 1984–2013) |collapsed = Yes |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = |Feb record high C = |Mar record high C = |Apr record high C = |May record high C = |Jun record high C = |Jul record high C = |Aug record high C = |Sep record high C = |Oct record high C = |Nov record high C = |Dec record high C = |year record high C = |Jan high C = 3.4 |Feb high C = 4.6 |Mar high C = 8.5 |Apr high C = 12.5 |May high C = 16.7 |Jun high C = 19.4 |Jul high C = 21.7 |Aug high C = 21.3 |Sep high C = 17.4 |Oct high C = 12.9 |Nov high C = 7.3 |Dec high C = 4.2 |year high C = 12.6 |Jan mean C = 0.9 |Feb mean C = 1.2 |Mar mean C = 4.4 |Apr mean C = 7.4 |May mean C = 11.6 |Jun mean C = 14.4 |Jul mean C = 16.6 |Aug mean C = 16.2 |Sep mean C = 12.9 |Oct mean C = 9.3 |Nov mean C = 4.7 |Dec mean C = 1.7 |year mean C = 8.5 |Jan low C = -1.8 |Feb low C = -2.1 |Mar low C = 0.4 |Apr low C = 2.4 |May low C = 6.4 |Jun low C = 9.4 |Jul low C = 11.5 |Aug low C = 10.9 |Sep low C = 8.1 |Oct low C = 5.4 |Nov low C = 2.0 |Dec low C = -0.7 |year low C = 4.4 |Jan record low C = |Feb record low C = |Mar record low C = |Apr record low C = |May record low C = |Jun record low C = |Jul record low C = |Aug record low C = |Sep record low C = |Oct record low C = |Nov record low C = |Dec record low C = |year record low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 115.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 97.6 |Mar precipitation mm = 105.0 |Apr precipitation mm = 78.8 |May precipitation mm = 89.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 96.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 100.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 95.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 97.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 97.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 103.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 120.0 |year precipitation mm = 1197.1 |Jan precipitation days = 15.1 |Feb precipitation days = 13.1 |Mar precipitation days = 15.1 |Apr precipitation days = 11.8 |May precipitation days = 12.5 |Jun precipitation days = 12.6 |Jul precipitation days = 12.5 |Aug precipitation days = 11.7 |Sep precipitation days = 12.1 |Oct precipitation days = 12.5 |Nov precipitation days = 14.9 |Dec precipitation days = 15.9 |year precipitation days = 159.8 |Jan sun = 45 |Feb sun = 69 |Mar sun = 113 |Apr sun = 159 |May sun = 185 |Jun sun = 181 |Jul sun = 197 |Aug sun = 188 |Sep sun = 133 |Oct sun = 102 |Nov sun = 49 |Dec sun = 34 |year sun = 1453 |source = Royal Meteorological Institute<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meteo.be/resources/climateCity/pdf/climate_INS63073_STAVELOT_nl.pdf|title=Klimaatstatistieken van de Belgische gemeenten|publisher=Royal Meteorological Institute|language=nl|access-date=29 May 2018|archive-date=29 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130401/https://www.meteo.be/resources/climateCity/pdf/climate_INS63073_STAVELOT_nl.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> }}

{{Weather box |location = Malmedy (1981–2010 normals; sunshine 1984–2013) |collapsed = Yes |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = |Feb record high C = |Mar record high C = |Apr record high C = |May record high C = |Jun record high C = |Jul record high C = |Aug record high C = |Sep record high C = |Oct record high C = |Nov record high C = |Dec record high C = |year record high C = |Jan high C = 3.0 |Feb high C = 4.2 |Mar high C = 7.9 |Apr high C = 11.8 |May high C = 16.2 |Jun high C = 18.9 |Jul high C = 21.1 |Aug high C = 20.8 |Sep high C = 17.1 |Oct high C = 12.6 |Nov high C = 6.9 |Dec high C = 3.7 |year high C = 12.1 |Jan mean C = 0.5 |Feb mean C = 0.8 |Mar mean C = 4.1 |Apr mean C = 7.0 |May mean C = 11.3 |Jun mean C = 14.0 |Jul mean C = 16.2 |Aug mean C = 15.8 |Sep mean C = 12.5 |Oct mean C = 8.9 |Nov mean C = 4.3 |Dec mean C = 1.3 |year mean C = 8.1 |Jan low C = -2.1 |Feb low C = -2.4 |Mar low C = 0.2 |Apr low C = 2.3 |May low C = 6.4 |Jun low C = 9.2 |Jul low C = 11.2 |Aug low C = 10.7 |Sep low C = 8.0 |Oct low C = 5.2 |Nov low C = 1.7 |Dec low C = -1.0 |year low C = 4.2 |Jan record low C = |Feb record low C = |Mar record low C = |Apr record low C = |May record low C = |Jun record low C = |Jul record low C = |Aug record low C = |Sep record low C = |Oct record low C = |Nov record low C = |Dec record low C = |year record low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 123.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 104.1 |Mar precipitation mm = 109.3 |Apr precipitation mm = 79.5 |May precipitation mm = 90.1 |Jun precipitation mm = 97.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 103.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 97.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 100.7 |Oct precipitation mm = 102.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 109.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 128.9 |year precipitation mm = 1246.7 |Jan precipitation days = 15.3 |Feb precipitation days = 13.3 |Mar precipitation days = 15.1 |Apr precipitation days = 11.9 |May precipitation days = 12.6 |Jun precipitation days = 12.9 |Jul precipitation days = 12.7 |Aug precipitation days = 11.9 |Sep precipitation days = 12.2 |Oct precipitation days = 12.7 |Nov precipitation days = 15.0 |Dec precipitation days = 15.9 |year precipitation days = 161.4 |Jan sun = 44 |Feb sun = 68 |Mar sun = 111 |Apr sun = 158 |May sun = 184 |Jun sun = 179 |Jul sun = 195 |Aug sun = 186 |Sep sun = 132 |Oct sun = 100 |Nov sun = 47 |Dec sun = 34 |year sun = 1437 |source = Royal Meteorological Institute<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meteo.be/resources/climateCity/pdf/climate_INS63049_MALMEDY_nl.pdf|title=Klimaatstatistieken van de Belgische gemeenten|publisher=Royal Meteorological Institute|language=nl|access-date=29 May 2018|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124142258/https://www.meteo.be/resources/climateCity/pdf/climate_INS63049_MALMEDY_nl.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> }}

== See also == * List of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps fatalities * Nürburgring (nearby fellow historical circuit in Germany).

==Notes== {{Notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://www.spa-francorchamps.be/en Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps {{In lang|En}}]—[http://www.spa-francorchamps.be/ {{In lang|Fr}}] *[http://kinomap.com/#!km-agkxc9 One lap at Spa Classic 2011] on Kinomap *[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/circuit_guide/4250441.stm BBC guide to the track] *[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/636741.stm BBC Belgian GP circuit guide] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050808073902/http://www.f1db.com/f1/page/Circuit_National_de_Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps history and statistics] *[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zAwYScNYWOgU.kH5VtuiZLUz4 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Google Maps (current Formula 1 tracks)] *[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1VyAgDM1IKt6j2nLeHUbrw7mAiWQ Historic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Google Maps (1922)] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090921175918/http://www.forumula1.net/2006/f1/f1-news/spa-upgrade-work-begins/ Spa Upgrade Work Begins] *[http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/f1-information/going-to-a-race/spa-francorchamps-belgium/ Spectator testimonial of visiting Spa-Francorchamps] *[http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/belgium_799/ Circuit info from official F1 site]

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