2023 Belgian Grand Prix Weekend Information
All the information you could need about the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix weekend at the Spa Francorchamps.
Belgian Grand Prix organisers secured a single-year contract to keep Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on the calendar in 2023. The 2023 Belgian Grand Prix is set to take place on July 28-30. Check out the articles below for facts, stats, history and trivia from previous F1 races in Belgium!
All the information you could need about the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix weekend at the Spa Francorchamps.
Situated in the heart of the Ardennes Forest, the ferocious Circuit de Spa Francorchamps is one of Formula 1’s legendary tracks. The longest circuit on the calendar, with its own micro-climate and massive elevation changes, means the Belgian Grand Prix is always unpredictable.
Verstappen become the fifth driver to win at Spa from further back than sixth, Hamilton records his third first lap retirement in Belgium and Gasly breaks a 69-year-old record.
Verstappen makes this the first time in over 60 years that two consecutive races have been won from the lower half of the grid, Vettel becomes the driver to race the most laps at Spa and Gasly breaks a 69 year old record.
Did you predict a victory from 14th on the grid? Or that no fewer than eight drivers would pick up grid penalties?
With no driver starting in the position in which they qualified, Bottas was eliminated in Q1 for the first time in over seven years and Albon became the 20th driver to qualify in the top ten this year.
While Verstappen and Hamilton are on the brink of a new 1-2 record, Magnussen could move up the list of most starts without leading and Gasly could equal the longest non-scoring streak of his career on his 100th race start.
Red Bull have been victorious in each of the last two races at Spa Francorchamps. They, Mercedes and Ferrari have shared the last ten Belgian Grand Prix poles and wins.
Hamilton has finished on the Belgian Grand Prix podium in all of the last seven seasons, Verstappen took his first Spa win last year and nine drivers have a 100% finish rate at the track.
The polesitter has not retired since 2005, all of the top 14 positions have provided top three finishes and wins from the second row are rare.
Here are all the facts and statistics you need to know about Spa Francorchamps ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix!
Verstappen takes Honda’s first Spa win since 1991, Russell is the first driver to take their maiden podium at Spa in 33 years and Mazepin sets the slowest Fastest Lap time since 1976.
At the shortest ever Formula 1 race, Verstappen equalled Moss’ record of most wins without a title, while Russell recorded his first podium finish.
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Ricciardo makes his 200th Formula 1 start, Alonso becomes the driver to have started the second most races and Hamilton could be the first driver to reach ten podium finishes at Spa-Francorchamps.
Vettel equals the record of most Spa finishes, Ocon equals his career best result and this race is the first with no Spaniards in over fifteen years. Here is a statistic from each driver’s 2020 Belgian Grand Prix weekend!
Hamilton becomes the driver to have led the furthest distance, Renault take their biggest ever points haul and Ferrari fail to score at Spa for the first time since 1998. Here are the facts and statistics from the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix!
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