Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Name: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Address: Spa, Belgium

Spa, Belgium

About this circuit

Spa-Francorchamps is the longest circuit on the calendar at 7.0 km, the highest in elevation change, and the one most consistently cited by drivers as their favourite. Carved through the Ardennes forest of Belgium, it has a microclimate that can produce dry sectors and wet sectors on the same lap — and the most photographed corner in F1 in Eau Rouge–Raidillon.

First raced in 1925 on a 14 km road circuit and shortened to today's layout in 1979, Spa is where commitment is tested at speeds the rest of the calendar barely touches. The Kemmel Straight reaches over 320 km/h; the run from Eau Rouge to Les Combes covers nearly two kilometres of essentially full throttle.

Circuit Details

7.004 km

Length

Race Laps

CountryBelgium

CitySpa

Coordinates50.4372, 5.9714

Total Races Held58

Records

Most Wins

1.Michael Schumacher

6 wins

2.Ayrton Senna

5 wins

3.Lewis Hamilton

5 wins

Circuit Layout

Lap-time database

Top 100 fastest race laps ever set at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, filterable by year and driver.

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3D Track Elevation

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Key corners

Eau Rouge / Raidillon: The defining corner of F1. Downhill into a left, immediately uphill into a steeply climbing right-left over a blind crest. Modern cars take it flat at over 290 km/h; the lateral and vertical loads compress drivers into their seats at over 4G.
Les Combes (Turns 7-8-9): The big braking complex at the end of the Kemmel Straight: 320 km/h to 110 km/h into a tight right-left-right. The most reliable overtaking spot on the lap, especially with DRS deployed on the straight before.
Pouhon (Turns 10-11): A long, double-apex left taken in 7th gear at over 270 km/h. The corner that exposes a chassis with directional stability problems faster than any other on the calendar.
Bus Stop chicane (Turns 18-19): The final corner — a slow chicane that ends the lap and feeds onto the start-finish straight. Kerbs are used aggressively; cars regularly leave the chicane on three wheels.

Strategy and tyres

Spa is medium-degradation but high-energy: the long, fast corners load the rears for sustained periods and managing temperature matters more than managing wear. Two stops are normal in dry races; one is possible if the medium-hard window stretches. Weather is the deciding variable — Spa has produced more rain-affected races in the modern era than any other circuit, and the safety-car probability is correspondingly high.

If you're going

August in the Ardennes — daytime average 18 °C, frequent showers, occasional cold snaps. The grandstands at Eau Rouge and Les Combes are the marquee tickets; general-admission slopes around La Source and Pouhon offer good views at lower cost. Bring waterproofs whatever the forecast says.

Pole Lap

Lando Norris · 2025

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps — Lando Norris · 2025

F1 drivers at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

ANT RUS LEC HAM NOR PIA BEA GAS VER LAW LIN HAD BOR SAI OCO COL

Year	Winner	Team
2025	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
2024	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2023	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
2022	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
2021	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
2020	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2019	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
2018	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
2017	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2016	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
2015	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2014	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull
2013	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2012	Jenson Button	McLaren
2011	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2010	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren
2009	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
2008	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
2007	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
2005	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren
2004	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren
2002	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
2001	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
2000	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren
1999	David Coulthard	McLaren
1998	Damon Hill	Jordan
1997	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
1996	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
1995	Michael Schumacher	Benetton
1994	Damon Hill	Williams
1993	Damon Hill	Williams
1992	Michael Schumacher	Benetton
1991	Ayrton Senna	McLaren
1990	Ayrton Senna	McLaren
1989	Ayrton Senna	McLaren
1988	Ayrton Senna	McLaren
1987	Alain Prost	McLaren
1986	Nigel Mansell	Williams
1985	Ayrton Senna	Team Lotus
1983	Alain Prost	Renault
1970	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM
1968	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford
1967	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake
1966	John Surtees	Ferrari
1965	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
1964	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
1963	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
1962	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
1961	Phil Hill	Ferrari
1960	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
1958	Tony Brooks	Vanwall
1956	Peter Collins	Ferrari
1955	Juan Fangio	Mercedes
1954	Juan Fangio	Maserati
1953	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
1952	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
1951	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo
1950	Juan Fangio	Alfa Romeo