Lap distance: 7.004 km
Race distance: 33 minutes plus one lap
Location: Located in eastern Belgium, in the Ardennes forest, near the German border
Airports: Spa-La Sauvenière Airport [private] (9 km), Liège Airport [LGG] (64 km), Maastricht Aachen Airport [MST] (78 km), Cologne Bonn Airport [CGN] (141 km), Brussels Airport [BRU] (142 km), Dusseldorf International Airport [DUS] (155 km)
Lap record: Max Verstappen, 2m11.111s (2014)
Pole position:
Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2
2013 Not on the calendar
2014 Esteban Ocon Gustavo Menezes
2m10.049s 2m25.458s
2015 Felix Rosenqvist
2m10.173s
2016 Lance Stroll
2m31.409s
Winner:
Race 1 Race 2
2013 Not on the calendar
2014 Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Max Verstappen
2015 Charles Leclerc Jake Dennis
2016 Lance Stroll
INTERESTING FACTS
The Spa-Francorchamps circuit lies within a triangle formed by the Belgian towns of Francorchamps, Malmedy and Stavelot. Despite being part of the circuit’s name, the town of Spa is actually located slightly to the northwest. The larger cities Liege and Brussels are a 40-minute and two-hour drive respectively.
The track’s location in the Ardennes forest is incredible scenic, but it has its own micro climate with unpredictable weather and the possibility of rain showers occurring almost out of nowhere. As a common factor of long circuits, this can mean rain in one part of the track and dry sections elsewhere.
The circuit has an old-style design, which offers great challenges for the drivers. The original layout of the Spa track was over 14 kilometres long, but during a redesign in the late Seventies the lap was shortened by half the length. The new design now features a 7.004 kilometres long lap, but nevertheless managed to retain the high-speed, challenging nature of the original. Even considering the revised layout of Spa, it is still the longest circuit on the 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship calendar.
FIA F3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TIMETABLE
Please note that due to competing at the same venue as a 24-hour race, the usual timetable had to be adjusted for this event. Free Practice and Qualifying sessions take place on Thursday, race 1 and race 2 are scheduled for Friday and race 3 for Saturday.
Thursday, 27. July
09:00 – 09:40 Free Practice 1
09:45 – 10:25 Free Practice 2
13:30 – 13:50 Qualifying 1
17:10 – 17:30 Qualifying 2
Friday, 28. July
12:15 – 12:50 Race 1
12:55 (est)
13:10 (est)
15:40 – 16:15 Race 2
16:20 (est)
16:35 (est)
Saturday, 29. July
12:40 – 13:15 Race 3
13:20 (est)
13:35 (est)
OFFICIALS APPOINTED BY THE ASN
Stewards of the meeting
Clerk of the Course
Secretary of the meeting
Chief National Scrutineer
Chief National Medical Officer