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The Belgian Grand Prix |
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Visit the official web site of the 2002
Belgian Grand Prix: http://www.spa-francorchamps.be/
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The Belgian Grand Prix Course Map |  |
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Statistics | |
| Note: | This circuit's layout has changed slightly since last year's event. The fastest lap, lap record, & pole position times listed here were recorded on the previous circuit configuration and are not necessarily representative of any times that will be set during the 2002 event. | |||
| 2001 result - top six | 2001 Pole Position & Grid Top Four | |||
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1. M Schumacher 2. D Coulthard 3. G Fisichella 4. M Häkkinen 5. R Barrichello 6. J Alesi |
Ferrari McLaren Benetton McLaren Ferrari Jordan |
1. J P Montoya (Pole Position) 2. R Schumacher 3. M Schumacher 4. H H Frentzen |
Williams Williams Ferrari Prost |
1:52.072 |
| Pit stops schedule | Previous pole positions | |||
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1 Stop 2 Stops 3 Stops |
23-29 15-20, 27-33 9-12, 18-22, 29-34 |
2000 - M Häkkinen 1999 - M Häkkinen 1998 - M Häkkinen |
McLaren McLaren McLaren |
1:50.646 1:50.329 1:48.682 |
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Fastest Lap | |||
| M Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:49.758 | ||
| Lap Record | ||||
| M Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:49.758 | ||
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History of The Belgian Grand Prix | |
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Mineral water was discovered in the Ardennes hills by the Romans and the town of Spa was established. Russian Emperor Peter the Great was among those who dropped by to sip the iron-rich water for medicinal purposes. But drinking healthy water was a prett
Racing in the Ardennes was not new. As early as 1902 there had been a Circuit des Ardennes. This was the very first closed circuit to be used. At the time all the major races were from city to city. This was the idea of Pierre de Crawhez and the first ro
De Thier mapped out a much shorter track. It was triangular and ran along the country roads from just below the village of Francorchamps, down the valley of a stream called the Eau Rouge and then uphill to the crest of the hills at Les Combes and into a
Bulge, the German counterattack against the invading Allies in the winter of 1944-45. Racing returned to Spa in 1947 with Frenchman Jean-Pierre Wimille winning for Alfa Romeo and into the 1950s and 1960s the track once again highlighted the best known names: Alberto Ascari and Juan-Manuel Fangio. In the 1960s Jim Clark was dominant with f Safety, however, eventually became an issue. Spa was just too fast. In 1960 Stirling Moss was seriously injured and two young British drivers - Chris Bristow and Alan Stacey - were killed during the Belgian GP weekend. In the 1960s the Spa 1000km became A nasty accident at Spa started Jackie Stewart's crusade for better safety and Spa was a victim, the Grand Prix moving to the characterless Nivelles circuit near Brussels. During the 1973 Spa 24 Hours three drivers were killed. Jochen Mass tells a horrif Plans were laid to rebuild the track and, in an effort to retain the spirit of the old circuit, most of the original area around Francorchamps was retained. A section of carefully-designed track was built linking Les Combes with the return leg of the old In the late 1980s Ayrton Senna was the established winner at Spa with five wins in eight years but in the 1990s it was Michael Schumacher who emerged as the star with four wins in six years. "It is without doubt the best circuit in the world," Schumacher says. "The kind of atmosphere you get at Spa is something akin to the old Nurburgring. It is the only place which still has this quality and atmosphere. Eau Rouge is really the most tremendo |
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2002 Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying Places | |
| Qulifying for the Belgian Grand Prix is due to take place on Saturday 31st August 2002... The results will be posted here once they are made official. |