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Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Facts

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Important Facts

• The Spa-Francorchamps race course was built in 1921 but it was only used for motorcycle racing until 1924.

• After the 1923 success of the new 24 hours of Le Mans in France, the Spa 24 Hours, a similar 24 hour endurance race, was run at the Spa-Francorchamps track.

• In 1939 British driver Richard “Dick Seaman” was killed at the track and in 1960 Chris Bristow and Alan Stacey both lost their lives in separate incidents.

• Niki Lauda won consecutively in 1975, 1976 and in 1977 and Gunnar Nilsson obtained his only F1 victory at Zolder.

• Mario Andretti won the race for Lotus in 1978.

• In 1980 Didier Pironi became a first time winner at the track in his Ligier.

• In 2001 Michael Schumacher won his 52nd Grand Prix at the Spa surpassing Alain Prost's all-time record of 51 wins.

• In 2003 the Belgian Grand Prix was cancelled due to the country's new tobacco advertising laws but it returned to the schedule again in 2004.

 

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