Belgium

Belgium
Country data
Official name	Koninkrijk België (Flemish) Royaume de Belgique (French) Königreich Belgien (German) (Kingdom of Belgium)
Language(s)	Flemish / French / German
In existence	Throughout motor racing history
Flag	(1831–present)
Time zone	Winter: CET (UTC+1) Summer: CEST (UTC+2)
Formula One races
Grand Prix	Belgian Grand Prix
Circuits	Spa Zolder Nivelles
Formula One drivers
Number of drivers	24
Noted drivers	Thierry Boutsen Jacky Ickx Stoffel Vandoorne

Belgium is a country in western Europe, on the coast of the English Channel and North Sea. It is bordered by France, Luxembourg, Germany and the Netherlands. The Belgian Grand Prix has been run most seasons since 1930, and the Spa-Francorchamps circuit is one of the world's great circuits.

Circuits in Belgium

Circuit	Location	Events	Map
Spa	Francorchamps, Stavelot	Belgian Grand Prix: 1950-56, 1958, 1960-68, 1970, 1983, 1985-2002, 2004-05, 2007-present
Zolder	Heusden-Zolder, Limburg	Belgian Grand Prix: 1973, 1975-82, 1984
Nivelles	Nivelles, Walloon Brabant	Belgian Grand Prix: 1972, 1974

Belgian Drivers

World Champions

None

Race Winners

Thierry Boutsen Jacky Ickx

Point scorers

Lucien Bianchi Paul Frère Bertrand Gachot

Olivier Gendebien Willy Mairesse

André Pilette Stoffel Vandoorne

Starters

Philippe Adams Georges Berger Johnny Claes Jérôme d'Ambrosio Christian Goethals

Roger Laurent Arthur Legat André Milhoux Patrick Nève

Teddy Pilette Jacques Swaters Charles de Tornaco Eric van de Poele

Non-starters

Alain de Changy Bernard de Dryver

Notes

• The only drive for Goethals was in the Formula Two class of the 1958 German Grand Prix.

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