Stats and facts for 2022 Belgian Grand Prix | Formula 1 Spa-Francorchamps stats. Formula 1 Spa-Francorchamps stats.

After a three-week hiatus for the traditional Formula One summer shutdown period and summer break, Scuderia Ferrari is ready to kick off the second half of the 2022 Formula One championship at the legendary Belgian Grand Prix. Ahead of the weekend’s track action at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, the 7.004 km motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, let’s take a look at some of the best facts and stats from the iconic track.

One of the most historic and well-known circuits on the calendar, Spa is famous for its high-speed turns that test the capabilities of both man and machine in equal measure.

The original circuit was a staggering 15km long and featured much of what forms the modern layout, including La Source, the Kemmel Straight, and Les Combes.

The circuit was created after newspaper owner Jules de Their set out to revive La Meuse Cup, a race that had been interrupted due to the First World War.

Racing driver Henri Langlois van Ophem was called in to consult and design the circuit, alongside the Mayor of Spa, Baron Joseph de Crawhez.

The pair combined three roads connecting the towns of Spa, Malmedy and Stavelot to create a triangular circuit.

Eau Rouge and Raidillon were later created in 1939, when the Customs hairpin was removed and the two turns connected as a high-speed, sweeping sequence.

The steep 17% incline continues to be one of the most challenging corners in motorsport.

The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa was a part of the original Formula One World Championship in 1950, with Juan Manuel Fangio winning the 35-lap race.

The circuit soon became notorious for its high speeds and proved dangerous in its early years, so much so that the race was boycotted by Formula One drivers in 1969.

Various safety measures were introduced, however these proved insufficient, and the race fell off the calendar the following year.

Formula One would not return to Spa until 1983 on a new modernised circuit, which has since played host to some spectacular moments both on and off the racetrack.

Of particular note was the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix, in which Team Silverstone [then under the Jordan Grand Prix moniker], brought home an amazing one-two in wet conditions.

Former Scuderia Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher remains the only one to have won the World Championship at the Spa Francorchamps track. He claimed his seventh and final title here 18 years ago.

12 of the last 21 Belgian Grands Prix have been won by less than five seconds. The largest win margin here came in 1963, when Jim Clark won by 474 seconds!

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