The key figures of the Belgian Grand Prix
Motors Inside presents to you, in numbers, the long-awaited Belgian Grand Prix and its famous Eau Rouge.
3: Three different venues where the Belgian Grand Prix has been held: Spa Francorchamps, Zolder, and Nivelles.
6: Record of victories held by Michael Schumacher.
7,004 : In kilometers, the distance of one lap.
16: It’s from 16th place on the starting grid that Michaël Schumacher started his climb to win his second Grand Prix of Belgium in 1995 with Benetton Renault. A record. Behind him, Max Verstappen triumphed last year starting from the 14th position.
17: The average percentage of positive slope measured between the beginning and the end of the famous Red Water hill. Indeed, on this stretch of 240m, the drivers face a 40m elevation change.
18: Record for the most wins by a constructor, held by Ferrari.
20: Number of turns making up the Walloon route.
32: Record of victories by country, held by Great Britain. Jim Clark and Lewis Hamilton have each contributed 4 wins, while Damon Hill has contributed 3.
44: In addition to being Lewis Hamilton’s lucky number, this number corresponds to the number of laps to be completed to cover the mandatory distance of 305km for a race.
55: The number of editions of the Belgian Grand Prix that have taken place at Spa Francorchamps.
68: 2023 will be the 68th edition of the Belgian Grand Prix.
100: In 2022, it was Pierre Gasly’s 100th race.
308: This is the number of kilometers that the drivers will have covered after completing the 44 laps of the race, precisely 308.176km.
1912: First Grand Prix in history. Before it counted towards the Formula 1 World Championship, there were 14 editions held between 1912 and 1949.
1950: First edition of the Belgian Grand Prix as part of the Formula 1 World Championship. This means from its very creation. While the race has not been maintained on the calendar every year like Great Britain and Italy, it nevertheless remains one of the pillars of motor racing worldwide.
1min41sec252: Lap record achieved in qualifying by Lewis Hamilton on Mercedes in 2020.
1 minute 46 seconds 286: Race lap record achieved by Valtteri Bottas in 2018 on Mercedes.
