Spa - Francorchamps, Belgium

Directions

The Spa circuit lies in the Ardennes forest region of Belgium, 50 km south-west of Aachen, 50 km south of Maastricht and 50 km south-east of Liege. The circuit is accessible through motorway E40, E25 and E42 (A27).

From Liege take the E5 motorway towards Aachen, then head south on the E42 (A27) motorway towards St. Wilth/Trier. Take exit 10 to Spa Francorchamps.From the North leave at exit 8 to Spa or at exit 10 to go directly to Francorchamps and the circuit.Alternatively, use exit 11 if you are going to Stavelot.

Some hotels and restaurants near the circuit

Hotels

Hotel des Bruyeres
Francorchamps
Route du Circuit 14970

Le Relais de Pommard
Rue de Pommard 220
4970 Francorchamps

Moderne
Route de Spa 129
4970 Francorchamps

Hostellerie Le Roannay
Route de Spa 155
4970 Francorchamps


Retaurants

Pass’Tout Grain
Rue Abbé Dossogne 39
4970 Franchorchamps

Hostellerie le Roannay
Rue de Spa 155
4970 Francorchamps

DonatiRue Bois de Breux 264
Jupille-sur-Meuse
Liege

The Hungarian Grand Prix

The Hungaroring circuit is 19 km from the centre of Budapest, alongside the M3 motorway at the border of the village, Mogyoród. The track is in a natural valley, surrounded by 50 hectares of rolling hillside. With this exceptional natural advantage, almost 80 percent of the racetrack is visible from any point. This is the reason why it is called "The Shallow Plate", it is because the spectators are watching races sitting by the side of an imaginary plate.

At the Grand Opening, the total length of the Hungaroring was 4013,786 metres. A minor correction was made during 1989, as a result of cutting an S-curve combination, the circuit became faster, giving an extra overtaking opportunity to the drivers; hence, the full track length was reduced to 3968 metres.

The smallest radius of a curve is 20 metres, while the largest is 400 metres. The full length of the start-finish line is 788 metres; the top speed here is approximately 320 km/h. The track is at its widest here: 15 metres, elsewhere the width varies between 10 and 11 metres, relative to the possible highest speed.