Belgian Grand Prix By Numbers

Spa By Numbers

Everything you need to know about Spa Francorchamps and the Belgian Grand Prix.

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Sparks In Spa

1 – The number of laps completed in the 2021 race, due to the weather, which has made it the shortest race in Formula One history

1 – Only one driver has claimed the World Championship at Spa, that was Michael Schumacher in 2004

1:46.286 – The current lap record, set by Valtteri Bottas in 2018

3 – Other than Spa, the Belgium Grand Prix has been held at three other locations - Bois de la Cambre in 1946 (before Formula One), and Nivelles and Zolder held races in the 1970s

4 – The number of wins the Team has had at Spa, two by Sebastian Vettel, and one each from Daniel Ricciardo and Max last year

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7 – Spa is one of seven circuits that were part of the Formula One Championship in its inaugural year in 1950

7.004 – The lap length in km, making it the longest circuit on the Formula One calendar

12 – The total number of podiums Oracle Red Bull Racing has collected in Belgium

12 – Out of the last 21 races at Spa, 12 have been won by less than five seconds

A Rare Peek Of Blue Sky In Spa

13 – The estimated cost in USD millions of the first lap crash in 1998 which involved 13 cars

14.9 – The length of the original 1921 circuit that took in three towns, the rolling hills and forests of the Ardennes region

19 – The number of turns the current circuit has. Nine left-handers and 10 right

20 – The number of years in a row it rained at the Belgium Grand Prix

The Iconic Rain Showers Of Spa

35 – The change in elevation (in metres) for Eau Rouge – one of F1’s most famous turns

44 – The number of laps at Spa

102.2 – The change in elevation across the circuit (in metres), the most of any circuit in Formula One

308.052 – The race length (in km)

1925 – The year a Grand Prix was first held in Spa

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