The
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the
Formula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
Belgian Grand PrixThe Belgian Grand Prix is an automobile race, part of the Formula One World Championship.The first national race of Belgium was held in 1925 at the Spa region's race course, an area of the country that had been associated with motor sport since the very early years of racing...
and the
Spa 24 HoursThe Total 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance racing event held annually in Belgium at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Conceived by Jules de Their and Henri Langlois Van Ophem just one year after the first 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race was run under the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club Belgium...
endurance race. It is also home to the all Volkswagen club event, 25 Hours of Spa, run by the Uniroyal Fun Cup. It is considered to be one of the most challenging
race trackA race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or athletes. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses. Some motorsport tracks are called speedways.A racetrack is a permanent facility or building...
s in the world, mainly due to its fast, hilly and twisty nature. Spa is a favourite circuit of many racing drivers and fans.
The triangle
Designed in 1920 by Jules de Their and Henri Langlois Van Ophem, the original triangle-shaped course used public roads between the Belgian towns of Francorchamps,
MalmedyMalmedy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. It belongs to the French Community of Belgium. On January 1, 2006 Malmedy had a total population of 11,829...
and
StavelotStavelot is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Stavelot had a total population of 6,671. The total area is 85.07 km² which gives a population density of 78 inhabitants per km².-History:...
. The track was intended to have hosted its inaugural race in August 1921, however this event had to be cancelled as there was only one entrant. The first car race was held at the circuit in 1922, and two years later saw the first running of the now famous
24 Hours of FrancorchampsThe Total 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance racing event held annually in Belgium at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Conceived by Jules de Their and Henri Langlois Van Ophem just one year after the first 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race was run under the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club Belgium...
race. The circuit was first used for
Grand PrixGrand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly evolved from a simple road race from one town to the next, to endurance tests for car and driver...
racing in 1925.
The old Spa circuit was essentially a speed course with drivers managing much higher average speeds than on other race tracks- a factor that made Spa very popular from its inception. Back then, the Belgians took pride in having a very fast circuit, and to improve average speeds, the former slow uphill U-turn at the bottom of the
Eau Rouge creek valley, called the
Ancienne Douane, was cut short with a faster sweep straight up the hill, called the
Raidillon. Until 2000, it was possible to travel over the race track when it was still a public road. At Eau Rouge, southbound traffic was allowed to use the famous uphill corner, while the opposite downhill traffic had to use the old road and U-turn behind the grand stands, rejoining the race track at the bottom of Eau Rouge.
The old race track continued after Les Combes towards Burnenville, passing this village in a fast right hand sweep. Near
MalmedyMalmedy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. It belongs to the French Community of Belgium. On January 1, 2006 Malmedy had a total population of 11,829...
, the Masta straight began, which was only interrupted by the fast Masta Kink between farm houses before arriving at the town of
StavelotStavelot is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Stavelot had a total population of 6,671. The total area is 85.07 km² which gives a population density of 78 inhabitants per km².-History:...
.
The
Masta Kink was one of the most fearsome sections on any race track in the world, requiring skill and bravery in equal measure to get it right. After a long run from Malmedy, the cars would reach top speed before having to negotiate Masta, a high speed left-right chicane, and a good exit speed was vital as it was followed by another long straight run to Stavelot.
That Masta was lost to F1 racing after the
1970 raceThe 1970 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 7, 1970- Classification :-Notes:* Fastest Lap: Chris Amon - 3:27.4*Last win: Dunlop* This was the last Formula One race to be held on the original Spa circuit....
was partly its own fault.
Jackie StewartSir John Young "Jackie" Stewart, OBE , better known as Jackie, and nicknamed The Flying Scot, is a Scottish former racing driver. He competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships. He also competed in Can-Am...
's crusade to improve safety in racing was set in motion by his crash there in
1966The 1966 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 12, 1966.This was the race of the infamous rain storm where Jackie Stewart came perilously close to losing his life at the Masta Kink.- Classification :- Notes :...
, when his BRM ended upside-down in the cellar of the farmhouse on the outside of the corner, with fuel gushing out of the tank onto Stewart, who had broken ribs to add to his misery.
Another particularly gruesome story comes from the 1972 24 hour touring car race. During one of his pitstops at night, Hans-Joachim Stuck shouted to his co-driver
Jochen MassJochen Richard Mass is a former racing driver from Germany.He participated in 114 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 14, 1973...
over the noise that he should "look out for body parts at the Masta Kink". Mass arrived there expecting to see bits of car all over the road but was appalled to discover it was in fact bits of a marshal.
After Masta, and at the end of the subsequent Holowell Straight, there used to be a sharp hairpin at the entrance to the town itself, which was later bypassed by a quicker, banked right hand corner. Another fast section of road in the forest leads to Blanchimont. Here, the new short Grand Prix track of 1979 joins the old layout.
Eighteen Formula One World Championship Grands Prix were run on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit's original configuration, which was boycotted by F1 in 1968 , before the revised circuit banished it to the history books in the late 70s. The lap record of the old triangle-shaped track is held by the French driver
Henri PescaroloHenri Pescarolo is a former racing driver from France. He participated in 64 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 22 September 1968. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of 12 championship points...
, at an average speed of 262 km/h (163 mph).
New layout
Over the years, the Spa course has been modified several times. The track was originally 15 km (9.3mi) long, but after World War II, the track had some changes. The uphill U-turn right after the famous Eau Rouge corner called "Virage de Ancienne Douane" was eliminated and cut short, thus giving birth to the Radillon uphill sweeping corner. The sudden right hander at Malmedy was eliminated and bypassed, and was made part of the Masta Straight. The slight right hander that was originally Holowell (the corner before Stavelot after the second Masta Straight) was eliminated. And finally, instead of going through a slight left hander that went into the town of Stavelot and a sharp right hander at a road junction in Stavelot, a shortcut was built that became a very fast, very wide right handed turn that bypassed Stavelot. All these changes made the final configuration of the old Spa circuit 14 km (8.7 mi) long. All these changes made Spa the fastest open road circuit in the world, and in the final years of the old circuit, drivers could average 150+ mph (245 km/h) on the circuit. The biggest change, however, saw the circuit being shortened from 14 km (8.7 miles) to 7 km (4.35 miles) in 1979. The start/finish line, which was originally on the downhill straight before Eau Rouge, was moved to the straight before the La Source hairpin. Like its predecessor the new layout still is a fast and hilly route through the
ArdennesThe Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and old mountains formed on the Givetian Ardennes mountains, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel...
where speeds in excess of 330 km/h (205 mph) can be reached. Since inception, the place has been famous for its unpredictable weather. Frequently drivers are confronted with one part of the course being clear and bright while another stretch is rainy and slippery.
The circuit probably demonstrates the importance of driver skill more than any other in the world. This is largely due to the Eau Rouge and Blanchimont corners, both which need to be taken flat out to achieve a fast run onto the straights after them, which aids a driver in both a fast lap and in over-taking.
Eau Rouge
The most famous part of the circuit is the Eau Rouge / Raidillon combination. Having negotiated the La Source
hairpinA hairpin turn , named for its resemblance to a hairpin/bobby pin, is a bend in a road with a very acute inner angle, making it necessary for an oncoming vehicle to turn almost 180° to continue on the road. Such turns in ramps and trails may be called switchbacks in American English, by analogy...
, drivers race down a straight to the point where the track crosses the
Eau RougeThe Eau Rouge is a small, 15 km long stream in the Belgian province of Liège, right tributary of the Amblève. It starts in the Hautes Fagnes and ends near Stavelot in the river Amblève....
stream for the first time, before being launched steeply uphill into a sweeping left-right-left collection of corners with a blind summit. Properly speaking, the Eau Rouge corner is only the left-hander at the bottom. The following right-hander that leads steeply uphill, which was introduced in 1939 to shortcut the original hairpin "Ancienne Douane", is called "Raidillon". The corner requires a large amount of skill from the driver to negotiate well and the long straight ahead often produces good overtaking opportunities for the best drivers at the
Les CombesLes Combes is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Demographics:As of the census of 1999, the population was 598.
The estimate for 2004 was 689.-References:*...
corner.
As former F1 World Champion
Fernando AlonsoFernando Alonso Díaz is a Spanish Formula One racing driver and a two-time World Champion, racing for the Renault team....
explains: "You come into the corner downhill, have a sudden change [of direction] at the bottom and then go very steep uphill. From the cockpit, you cannot see the exit and as you come over the crest, you don't know where you will land. It is a crucial corner for the timed lap, and also in the race, because you have a long uphill straight afterwards where you can lose a lot of time if you make a mistake. But it is also an important corner for the driver's feeling. It makes a special impression every lap, because you also have a compression in your body as you go through the bottom of the corner. It is very strange - but good fun as well."
The challenge for drivers has always been to take Eau Rouge-Raidillon flat out. Regular
touring carA touring car was a popular car body style in the early 20th century, being a larger alternative to the runabout and the roadster. They were open cars, often fitted with convertible tops. Most early touring cars had a tonneau at the rear giving seating for four or more. Engines on early models were...
s can take the corner at 160–180 km/h,
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at over 300 km/h. This is due to the huge amount of downforce on the cars. World Champion
Jacques VilleneuveJacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, OQ is a Canadian automobile racing driver. He is the son of Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle...
once spoke of the effects of the downforces (in 1996, when they were much less than they are today) saying that to get through the corner they have to go faster as the faster the car is going the more downward force there is, thus explaining the phenomenon of Eau Rouge flat out.
Still, a loss of control in this section often leads to very heavy shunt as usually the rear-end of the car is lost and the impact is most of the times lateral. Eau Rouge has claimed several victims over the years, including
Stefan BellofStefan Bellof was a Formula One driver who raced for the Tyrrell team...
in a
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sportscar, Guy Renard during the 24h of Spa-Francorchamps in 1990 in a Toyota Corolla GT and also caused
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's in 1993 and
Jacques VilleneuveJacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, OQ is a Canadian automobile racing driver. He is the son of Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle...
's spectacular off in qualifying in 1999, which he described as "My best-ever crash", followed by his team-mate
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's similar accident, leading cartoonist
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to show BAR boss Craig Pollock telling Zonta: "Jacques is the quickest through Eau Rouge, so go out there and do exactly what Jacques does…"
Following the deaths of
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and
Ayrton SennaAyrton Senna da Silva, was a Brazilian race car driver and three-time Formula One world champion...
at
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in 1994, the following F1 races saw the introduction of chicanes made of piles of tyres. The entry to Eau Rouge was obstructed in such a way in 1994, although it was returned to its previous glory the following year. The corner was slightly modified for 2002, but still retains its character.
Testimony to the fame and beloved character of the Eau Rouge corner can be found in fan reaction to the
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circuit in
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,
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, is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe...
. When fans first got to see the course configuration at the start of the weekend of the
2005 Turkish Grand PrixThe 2005 Turkish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 21 at Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first Formula One race to take place in Turkey.-Friday Drivers:-Qualifying:...
, many noted that an uphill kink on the back straight was very similar to Eau Rouge; many jokingly dubbed the kink "Faux Rouge" (a pun on the name of the original Spa corner using the French word "faux", meaning "false").
Blanchimont
The Blanchimont turn is one of the most fearsome turns in
Formula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and currently officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants...
. This high-speed left-hand turn, present in both the old 14 km circuit and the new, shorter, 7 km track, is the final sweeping corner of the track before the Bus Stop chicane, which leads to the pit straight.
This turn and the approach to it have caused serious accidents over time, the most recent being in 2001, when
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lost the front wing of his
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due to a clash with
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's Jaguar, losing front downforce and steering, leaving the track at and piling into the tire wall, the impact knocking him out and burying the car into a mound of tires. Problems have also occurred in lower classes of racing with
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having a very violent crash in a Formula 3000 car in 1997 after running wide on the entry to the Blanchimont turn and subsequently hitting the wall effectively throwing the monocoque back out in the middle of the track, where it was hit by numerous cars before coming to a complete halt.
The run-off area is narrower than in other turns taken at this speed, plus the fact that behind the protective barriers there is a 7-8 meter drop. This is the first turn taken by the cars after the new track rejoins the route of the old 14 km track. Blanchimont was also the scene where in 1992 after
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had crashed heavily during Friday's session, Ayrton Senna stopped, disembarked his car and sprinted to help the injured driver, with other cars driving past at racing speeds.
Recent turmoil
Due to the introduction of a new legislative order in Europe, new bans in tobacco advertising have been imposed, and as a special case, Formula One is facing a major threat regarding this point. Due to these political and legislative circumstances,
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in this circuit was left out of the
2003 calendarThe 2003 Formula One season was the 54th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on March 9, 2003 and ended on October 12 after sixteen races...
as a response to the internal tobacco legislation in Belgium. The event was tagged as a World Class event within the national senate, and thus it was saved for the
2004 Formula One seasonThe 2004 Formula One season was the 55th FIA Formula One World Championship season, running from March 7 to October 24 2004. The season was dominated by Michael Schumacher and Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro...
. The section known as the Bus Stop chicane was reprofiled for 2004 with an additional sweep to the right. Some wondered whether it was possible to overtake at the new chicane, but in racing conditions it proved possible, though difficult.
Spa was dropped from the
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calendar in . The organiser of the event went bankrupt in late 2005, and therefore the planned improvements to the
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and
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had not yet been made. The
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stepped in and provided the necessary funds, but too late for the 2006 race to take place.
As of 2007, tobacco advertising bans limited the number of sponsors from the industry finding the sport appealing to sponsor in. As of
2008The 2008 Formula One season was the 59th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It began on 16 March and ended on 2 November with eighteen Grand Prix races....
, only the
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has tobacco branding, and it can only be legally visible at less than one quarter of the races on the calendar. For comparison, in 2003, five teams—half of the teams competing—had tobacco branding.
Redevelopment for 2007 season
With a new financial backer, the renovation started on November 6 2006 and finished in May 2007, costing around €19 million.
The F1 circus returned to Spa for , with, once again, a slightly changed track layout. The Bus Stop chicane towards the end of the lap will move back towards Blanchimont and the La Source hairpin will move forwards more, to allow more space for the new pit/paddock complex. This will mean a longer start/finish straight. The new entrance to the pits has drawn almost paddock-wide criticism for being too tight for the entry speed drivers will likely approach it at, although there were no incidents during the
2007 Grand PrixThe 2007 Belgian Grand Prix was the fourteenth race of the 2007 Formula One season, returning to the F1 calendar after a year's absence. It was held on 16 September at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium....
, and the FIA have requested that the wall be removed for the 2008 event.
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RACE ProRace Pro is a sim racing video game developed by SimBin and published by Atari exclusively for Xbox 360. The game is described as having "ultra realistic car models" with cars ranging in power from to . The game uses the new Lizard game engine whereas the PC SimBin games used the Gmotor engine...
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Need for Speed: ShiftNeed for Speed: Shift is the 15th installment of the long-running racing video game franchise Need for Speed; published by Electronic Arts. It was announced in December 2008 as part of a three-game announcement that includes Need for Speed: Nitro and Need for Speed: World Online...
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Race Driver: GridRace Driver: Grid is the latest addition to the TOCA Touring Car series by Codemasters, published and developed by the same company. It was announced on April 19, 2007, and is available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and PC...
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Ferrari Challenge Trofeo PirelliFerrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli is a racing game developed by Eutechnyx and published by System 3, based on Ferrari Challenge, a single-marque motorsport championship. The Nintendo DS version features wireless multiplayer and the Wii version uses the motion sensing functionality for steering...
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TOCA Race Driver 3TOCA Race Driver 3 is the third title of TOCA racing video game series, developed and published by Codemasters. TOCA Race Driver 3 was released in Europe and North America on February 24 2006...
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F1 Challenge '99-'02The EA Sports F1 Series consists of five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. The games were released annually between 2000 and 2003, stopped selling, then continued in 2006...
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Grand Prix 4Grand Prix 4, commonly known as GP4 was released for the PC on June 21, 2002, is currently the last Formula One racing simulator released by the developer Geoff Crammond and the MicroProse label...
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Gran Turismo 2Gran Turismo 2 is a driving simulator / racing game for the Sony PlayStation. Gran Turismo 2 was developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 1999. The games serves as a sequel to Gran Turismo...
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External links
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
- BBC guide to the track
- BBC Belgian GP circuit guide
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps History and Statistics
- Satellite picture by Google Maps showing both old and new layout
- http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=10823160676200214313,50.429060,5.977450%3B13040135868525020935,50.407936,5.965528%3B4870981229736577332,50.430270,5.958080&saddr=Route+des+Combes+%4050.429060,+5.977450&daddr=50.428643,5.99287+to:Rue+de+Chefosse%2FN68+%4050.407936,+5.965528+to:N640%2FRoute+de+l'Eau+Rouge+%4050.430270,+5.958080&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&via=1,2&sll=50.421097,5.985575&sspn=0.036476,0.072269&ie=UTF8&ll=50.426347,5.983086&spn=0.072943,0.144539&t=h&z=13Satellite picture by Google Maps] with the old layout highlighted
- Spa Upgrade Work Begins
- Spectator testimonial of visiting Spa-Francorchamps
- Circuit info from official F1 site