1000km Spa
The 1000km Spa is an Endurance racing and Sports car racing event at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.
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History
The Spa 24 Hours had been introduced in 1924, and other races followed. As on the Nürburgring, both a 24h race for touring cars and GTs is held, and an endurance race for sports cars and GTs. The 500km race at Spa counted towards the World Sportscar Championship from 1963 onwards. Since 1966, it is run for 1000km, following the 1000km Nürburgring and 1000km Monza. Due to safety problems on the traditional long and very fast 14km track over public roads, the race was shortened to 762km in 1974 and discontinued after 1975.
The 1000km race was resumed in 1982 after the track was made safer by shortening it to 7km. In 1989 and 1990, the race distance was lowered to 480km as a rule change required the use of Formula One-derived engines that last no longer. Due to the decline of the WSC, the "1000km" was discontinued after 1990 even before the WSC closed.
In 2003, the 1000km race was resumed. Since 2004 it is part of the Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES), the Euro version of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).
Results 500km
| Year | Winners | Car | Time | 2nd Place | Car | 3rd Place | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Willy Mairesse (B) | Ferrari 250 | 2:38:40,800 | Pierre Noblet (B) | Ferrari 250 GTO | Jo Siffert (CH) | Ferrari 250 GTO |
| 1964 | Mike Parkes (GB) | Ferrari 250/64 | 2:32:05,200 | Jean Guichet (F) | Ferrari 250 GTO/64 | Lorenzo Bandini (I) | Ferrari 250 GTO/64 |
| 1965 | Willy Mairesse (B) | Ferrari 250 LM | 2:29:45,700 | David Piper (GB) | Ferrari 250 GTO LM | Ben Pon (NL) | Porsche 904 GTS |
Results 1000km on 14km track
Results 1000km on 7km track
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Categories
Sports car racing | Auto races | Sports festivals hosted in Belgium