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Race 12 of 16 in the 1992 Formula One World Championship: Race details; Date: 30 August 1992: Official name: L Grand Prix de Belgique: Location: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium: Course: Permanent racing facility: Course length: 6.940 km (4.312 miles) Distance: 44 laps, 305.341 km (189.730 miles) Weather: Overcast ...
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 track. Since its inception, Spa-Francorchamps has been known for its unpredictable weather. At one stage in its history it had rained at the Belgian Grand Prix for twenty years in a row.
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 262 km/h (163 mph), but the fastest ever recorded time of the old Spa circuit was the pole position time for the same race—3 ...
Race 16 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship: Race details; Date: 11 September 2005: Official name: 2005 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix: Location: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium: Course: Permanent racing facility: Course length: 6.976 km (4.335 miles) Distance: 44 laps, 306.944 km (190.726 miles ...
The 1991 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 25 August 1991. It was the eleventh race of the 1991 Formula One World Championship . The 44-lap race was won by Brazilian Ayrton Senna , driving a McLaren - Honda , after he started from pole position .
The 2004 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix 2004) [2] was a Formula One motor race held on 29 August 2004, at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium. It was Race 14 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The 2001 Belgian Grand Prix was the 14th of the 17 races in the 2001 Formula One World Championship and the 48th running of the event as part of the series. It took place at the 21-turn 6.968 km (4.330 mi) Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium on 2 September.
Description Record Details Ref. Most retirements (number) 25: 1951 Indianapolis 500 (out of 33 starters – 75.8%) : Most retirements (percentage) 85.7%: 1996 Monaco Grand Prix (18 out of 21 starters)