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The Spa 24 Hours was conceived by Jules de Their and Henri Langlois Van Ophem just one year after the inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans was run. It debuted in 1924 over a 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) circuit on public roads between the towns of Francorchamps, Malmedy and Stavelot, under the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB). The ...
Spa-Francorchamps, as used in 2004 and 2005 Zolder, used 1973 Zolder, used 1975–1982 and 1984 Nivelles, used in 1972 and 1974 The 8.7-mile Spa-Francorchamps, used from 1946 to 1970 The 9-mile Spa-Francorchamps, used from 1925 to 1939 A map of all the venues that hosted the Belgian Grand Prix
The 24 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps Motos (previously called 24 Heures de Liège moto) is a motorcycle endurance race held annually since 1971 on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium and is part of the Endurance FIM World Championship. In 2024 the race will be run in 8 hours format. [1]
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (French pronunciation: [siʁkɥi də spa fʁɑ̃kɔʁʃɑ̃]), informally referred to as Spa, [1] [2] is a 7.004 km (4.352 mi) motor-racing circuit located in Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium, about 8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Spa.
The first official Belgian Grand Prix was held in 1949, but non-championship races were held as far back as 1921. Every Belgian GP was held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, with the exception of the 1980 season when the round moved to the Zolder circuit due to problems with the new asphalt at Spa-Francorchamps in 1979. [1]
4 July 1971 Blanchimont 1971 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season: 1971 Belgian Grand Prix: Kawasaki 29 Raymond Mathay 25 July 1971 Les Combes 1971 European Touring Car Championship: 1971 Spa 24 Hours: BMW 2800 CS 30 Hans-Peter Joisten 21 July 1973 Malmedy 1973 European Touring Car Championship 1973 Spa 24 Hours: BMW 3.0 CSL 31 Roger Dubos 21 ...
The 1970 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 7 June 1970. It was race 4 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. March driver Chris Amon set the new lap record at this race, at a speed of 152 miles an hour.
The following is an overview of the events of 1971 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.