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Formula 1 live updates from qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps as Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and the rest of the field target pole position for Sunday’s grand prix in Belgium
F1 returns from its summer holiday this weekend, heading deep into the Ardennes and the cherished Circuit Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Friday: Free Practice 1; qualifying (for Sunday’s Grand Prix) Saturday: Sprint qualifying; sprint race (Top-eight receive points, finish order will have no impact on Grand Prix grid) Sunday ...
The 2023 Belgian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 MSC Cruises Belgian Grand Prix 2023) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 30 July 2023 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium.
Antonio Ascari, winner Belgian Grand Prix, 1925. In 1925, the first Belgian Grand Prix was held at the very fast, 9-mile Spa-Francorchamps circuit located in the Ardennes region of eastern Belgium, about half an hour from Liege. This race was won by the Italian works Alfa driver Antonio Ascari, whose son Alberto would win the race in 1952 and 1953.
The unofficial all-time outright track record is 1:12.821, set by Sébastien Bourdais in a Panoz DP01, during 2nd qualifying for the 2007 Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix. As of September 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuit Zolder are listed as:
F1 hasn't raced in Germany since 2020 but has a history of rotating between two circuits there. The last race in Turkey was in 2021 and the most recent French GP was in 2022. Without a Belgian Grand Prix in 2028, there won't be a home race for F1 champion Max Verstappen, who was born in Belgium but races under the Netherlands flag.
An agreement for the Belgian Grand Prix to be on the 2023 calendar would be reached. [ 14 ] The event featured five former Belgian Grand Prix winning drivers entering the event, these being four-time winner Lewis Hamilton ( 2010 , 2015 , 2017 and 2020 ), three-time winner Sebastian Vettel ( 2011 , 2013 and 2018 ), and one-time winners Daniel ...