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Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit into the Burnenville sweeper, where the cars were faced with drops on either side of the circuit down to the fields below should they make a mistake or suffer a serious mechanical failure.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Continuing to climb, the circuit sweeps left to another straight before a fast left and right leading to a further straight before reaching La Carriere corner.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps circuit at the entry to the La Source hairpin.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa Francorchamps circuit exiting Les Combes and looking down to Haut de la Cote, a very fast section of track, with the circuit continuing steadily downhill for more than 6 km before reaching the Stavelot corner. The circuit drops from over 470 m above sea level to just above 300 m at the entry to Stavelot.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps circuit into the Masta Kink.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit approaching the right hand Stavelot corner, which was introduced after WWII for the 1947 Belgian Grand Prix. Formerly the circuit had followed the main road straight on to the village of Stavelot itself before returning to meet the homeward section of the circuit.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa Francorchamps circuit at the start of the Masta straight, with the railway line running alongside to the left of the track, leading down to the Masta Kink.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit at the start of Burnenville. The fast right hand sweeper was nearly a km long and downhill all the way.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps circuit at the entry to the Masta Kink, a high speed left and right.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit at the old twisting Kemmel sections. These twisting sections have been replaced with a single very long straight, known as the Kemmel straight on the present day circuit.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit entering Haut de la Cote, a fast left right sweep leading on to a straight before the very high speed, down hill sweeper known as Burnenville.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps circuit, the right hand section of the Masta Kink exciting, a small but sharp compression in the track, launched the cars down into the following straight.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit at the right hand sweep of Haut de la Cote.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps circuit entering the Les Combes corner, where cars have completed their braking and are now diving towards the left handed apex. The present day circuit diverts here from the old circuit pictured here to head right and back down the valley to rejoin the old circuit at the approach to Blanchimont.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit in the Les Combes corner, the highest point of the track at just over 470 meters above sea level.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit into Stavelot, the corner is climbing to begin the homeward section of the circuit. Directly in the middle of the picture can be seen the large Marshall lookout Tower.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit approaches the Les Combes corner, cars having to brake heavily before entry into the sweeping long left-hander.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa Francorchamps circuit, homeward bound after the Stavelot corner, the circuit now starts to climb.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps circuit into Stavelot, the corner now starts to climb to begin the homeward section of the circuit.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit entering Stavelot corner, a fast sweeping corner with continually changing gradient and camber. Entry was initially downhill before quickly rising.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit exiting Hollowell before a short high speed straight leading to Stavelot corner.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Tour

Entering the Hollowell section of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit with the Hollowell monument just visible ahead at the edge of the track, on the right and just before the stone bridge.