The Belgian GP in figures

2 Belgian drivers won their national event: Jacky Ickx with 8 victories and Thierry Boutsen with 3 successes.

3 circuits hosted the event: Spa but also Nivelles and Zolder.

With 4 victories, Kimi Räikkönen, the Finn has achieved 20% of his successes on the Belgian Ardennes circuit.

0”7 is the smallest gap on the finish line with the victory of Phil Hill in 1961 who won with Ferrari in front of Wolfgang von Trips.

14,12km is the distance of the first version of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit which hosted the first edition of the Belgian GP in 1950. Alfa Romeo signed a double with Juan Manuel Fangio winning ahead of Luigi Fagioli. The current distance of the circuit is now 7km.

12 is the record for the number of victories acquired by Ferrari and McLaren, the most successful teams on this circuit.

45 is the percentage of drivers on the grid for the 71st edition of the Belgian GP who have already reached the podium at Spa-Francorchamps.

4 is the record for poles won on the Belgian circuit. A record shared by Juan Manuel Fangio and Ayrton Senna. Lewis Hamilton could equal this record this Saturday.

16 is the furthest back position on the grid from which a driver has won. This feat was achieved by Michael Schumacher with Benetton-Renault in 1995. The seven-time world champion competed in his first GP on this circuit four years earlier. The German is the biggest winner of this event with six victories (1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002).

The other figures for the Belgian Grand Prix can be consulted on the official F1 website (in English).