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Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Facts
History - Facts - Winners - Schedule - Circuit
Important Facts
Race Date: 7 September, 2008
Number Laps: 44
Circuit Length: 7.004km
Race Distance: 308.176km
- 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.
Repeat Winners
Number of wins |
Driver |
Achieved |
6 |
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1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 |
5 |
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1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
4 |
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1962 to 1965 |
3 |
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1950, 1954, 1955 |
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1993, 1994, 1998 |
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2004, 2005, 2007 |
2 |
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1952, 1953 |
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1972, 1974 |
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1975, 1976 |
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1983, 1987 |
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