SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS CIRCUIT

Lap distance:     7.004 km

Race distance: 3 x 15 laps (maximum 35 minutes)

Location:             Located in eastern Belgium, in the Ardennes forest, near the German border

Press officer:    Stefan Eckhardt

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 records:       2013 Not on the calendar

                               2014 Max Verstappen, 2:11.111 min

Pole position:

                Qualifying 1                      Qualifying 2                      Qualifying 3

2013      Not on the calendar

2014      Esteban Ocon                   Gustavo Menezes          Esteban Ocon  

                2:10.049 min                      2:25.458 min                      2:27.897 min

Winner:

                Race 1                                  Race 2                                  Race 3

2013      Not on the calendar

2014      Max Verstappen             Max Verstappen             Max Verstappen

INTERESTING FACTS

Despite its name, the Spa circuit actually lies within a triangle formed by the towns of Francorchamps, Malmedy and Stavelot. The town of Spa is 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 stands for very unpredictable weather with 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 original layout of the Spa track was much longer (over 14 kilometres), 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, nevertheless managed to retain the high-speed, challenging nature of the original. Even considering the revised layout of Spa, it is the longest circuit on the 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship calendar.

FIA F3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TIMETABLE

Friday, 19 June

10:50 - 11:30      Free Practice 1

11:35 - 12:15      Free Practice 2

14:05 - 14:25      Qualifying 1

17:35 - 17:55      Qualifying 2

Saturday, 20 June

10:40 - 11:15      Race 1

11:20 (est)          Race 1 podium ceremony

11:35 (est)          Race 1 press conference

15:40 - 16:15      Race 2

16:20 (est)          Race 2 podium ceremony

16:35 (est)          Race 2 press conference

Sunday, 21 June

10:40 - 11:15      Race 3

11:20 (est)          Race 3 podium ceremony

11:35 (est)          Race 3 press conference

OFFICIALS APPOINTED BY THE ASN

Stewards of the meeting                                            Mathieu REMMERIE (BEL)

Clerk of the Course                                                       Hans SCHNOCK (DEU)

Secretary of the meeting                                           Karin KÖLZER (DEU)

Chief National Scrutineer                                           Philippe HILLEN (BEL)

Chief National Medical Officer                                 Christian WAHLEN (BEL)

FIA F3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS

The current Championship classification (teams and drivers) can be found here.

FIA F3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SESSION AND EVENT RESULTS

Shortly after the end of the sessions, results of the event can be found here.