Pit Lane F1
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.
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.
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.
| Ano | Vencedor | Equipe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
