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Historic info Spa Franchorchamps
World Champion Michael Schumacher, who made
his debut at Spa in 1991 and won his first
F1 race there in 1992, won his 52nd Grand
Prix at Spa in 2001, surpassing Alain Prost's
all-time record of 51 wins. Schumacher also
won his seventh World Drivers' Championship
title at Spa in 2004. There was no Belgian
Grand Prix in 2003 because of the country's
tobacco advertising laws but it returned
to the schedule again in 2004.
Another notable race was the 1998 Belgian
Grand Prix which took place in torrential
conditions. The race was originally stopped
after a massive accident involving thirteen
of the twenty-two runners at the first corner.
The heavy rain caused bad visibility, and
Michael Schumacher ran into the back of
David Coulthard, an event that angered Schumacher
so much that he attempted to threateningly
confront Coulthard in the McLaren garage.
Only eight drivers were classified finishers
(two of whom were five laps behind, one
of whom was Coulthard) and Damon Hill secured
a memorable victory ahead of team mate Ralf
Schumacher to record the previously underperforming
Jordan team's first Formula One win in its
history, and a 1-2 to top it off
2005 winner: Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
Pole Position: Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes
1:46.391
Fastest lap: Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:51.453
Listings of past winners / team
2005 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
2004 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2000 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
1999 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes
1998 Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda
1997 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
1996 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
1995 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault
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