Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Set deep in the forested hills of the Ardennes in eastern Belgium, Spa-Francorchamps is one of the most revered circuits in motorsport. Originally laid out in the 1920s over public roads linking the villages of Francorchamps, Malmedy and Stavelot, the early Spa was a terrifyingly fast and dangerous circuit of nearly 14 kilometres. The modern, shortened layout used since 1983 still measures around 7 km, by far the longest lap on the current F1 calendar.

Spa has hosted the Belgian Grand Prix for the vast majority of F1's history and is consistently named the favourite circuit of drivers past and present. Its combination of elevation change, high-speed corners and the sheer scale of the track creates a sense of grandeur that few venues can match.

The circuit's location in the hills also makes its weather famously unpredictable: it can be dry on one part of the lap and pouring with rain on another, a quirk that has produced some of the most chaotic and dramatic races in the sport's history.