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GRAND PRIX OF BELGIUM
Spa-Francorchamps
5th-7th September 2008
Lap Dist.: 7.004 km-4.352 miles
Race: 44 laps
Race dist.: 308.176 km-191.500 miles
Track record: K. Raikkonen - 1:45.108 (McLaren - 2004)
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The first national race of Belgium was held in 1925 at the Spa region's race course, an area of the country that had been associated with motor sport since the very early years of racing before the turn of the century. To accommodate Grand Prix motor racing, the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps race course was built in 1921 but it was only used for motorcycle racing until 1924. After the 1923 success of the new 24 hours of Le Mans in France, the Spa 24 Hours, a similar 24 hour endurance race, was run at the Spa track.
Kimi Raikkonen headed home Ferrari team mate Felipe Massa in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix with a dominant performance that assured the Italian squad of the 2007 constructors’ title. Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton were third and fourth for McLaren, but this time the silver arrows were no match for the red cars.
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