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| FIA World Endurance Championship | |
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| Venue | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
| First race | 1953 |
| First FIA WEC race | 2012 |
| Duration | 6 hours |
| Most wins (driver) | Jacky Ickx Sébastien Buemi (5) |
| Most wins (team) | Toyota Gazoo Racing (7) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) |  Ferrari (11) |
The6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (formerly the1000 Kilometres of Spa-Francorchamps) is anendurance race forsports cars held atCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.
TheSpa 24 Hours had been introduced in 1924, and other races followed. As on theNürburgring, both a 24-hour race for touring cars and GTs is held, and an endurance race for sports cars and GTs. The 24 hour race counted towards the inaugural World Sports Car championship in 1953, the last time that race would be held until 1964, and the last time it was for sports cars for several decades. Earlier in 1953 a minor sports car race, theCoupe de Spa was the first race held in the lineage of the 1000 km (now 6 hour) race.[1] The firstSpa Grand Prix was held in 1954,[2] and in 1963 joined theWorld Sportscar Championship and was extended to 500 km. Starting in 1966 the name Spa Grand Prix was no-longer used,[2] and the race was run for 1000 km, following the1000 km Nürburgring and1000 km Monza. Due to safety problems on the traditional long and very fast 14 km track over public roads, the race was discontinued after 1975.
The 1000 km race was resumed in 1982 after the track was made safer by shortening it to 7 km. In 1989 and 1990, the race distance was lowered to 480 km. Due to the decline of the WSC, the "1000km" was discontinued after 1990 even before the WSC closed.
The race was revived in 1999, as a part of the SportsRacing World Cup (the predecessor to theFIA Sportscar Championship), running to a 2-hour, 30 minute time limit. In 2003, the 1000 km race was resumed as a joint event of the FIA SCC with theBritish GT Championship. In 2004, it was part of theLe Mans Series (LMS), and in 2011 was also part of theIntercontinental Le Mans Cup. From 2012 onwards the race has been part of theFIA World Endurance Championship, albeit in the format of a six-hour race.
Jacky Ickx currently holds record of most wins, having won the race 5 times, in 1967, 1968, 1974, 1982, and 1983. He is also one of two drivers to win the 1000 km on both the original and current circuits, the other beingDerek Bell.
| Rank | Constructor | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 11 | 1953, 1961–1966, 1972, 1999, 2001, 2025 |
| 2 |  Porsche | 10 | 1959, 1960, 1969–1971, 1982–1984, 1986, 2024 |
| 3 |  Toyota | 8 | 2014, 2017–2023 |
| 4 | Audi | 6 | 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 |
| 5 |  Peugeot | 5 | 2007–2011 |
| 6 |  Jaguar | 3 | 1954, 1956, 1987 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 2 | 1955, 1957 |
| Mirage | 1967, 1973 | ||
 Sauber | 1988, 1989 | ||
| Courage | 2002, 2006 | ||
| 11 | Lister | 1 | 1958 |
 Ford | 1968 | ||
| Matra | 1974 | ||
| Alfa Romeo | 1975 | ||
| Lancia | 1985 | ||
| Mercedes-Benz | 1990 | ||
| Lucchini | 2000 | ||
| Reynard | 2005 |
| Rank | Manufacturer | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 12 | 1953, 1961–1966, 1972, 1985, 1999, 2001, 2025 |
| 2 | Porsche | 10 | 1959, 1960, 1969–1971, 1982–1984, 1986, 2024 |
| 3 | Toyota | 8 | 2014, 2017–2023 |
| 4 | Peugeot | 6 | 2002, 2007–2011 |
| Audi | 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 | ||
| 6 | Jaguar | 4 | 1954, 1956, 1958, 1987 |
| 7 | Ford | 3 | 1967, 1968, 1973 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 1988–1990 | ||
| 9 | Aston Martin | 2 | 1955, 1957 |
| Alfa Romeo | 1975, 2000 | ||
| 11 | Matra | 1 | 1974 |
| Gibson | 2005 | ||
| Judd | 2006 |
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacky Ickx | 5 | 1967, 1968, 1974, 1982, 1983 |
| Sébastien Buemi | 2014, 2017–2019, 2021 | ||
| 3 | Brian Redman | 4 | 1968–1970, 1972 |
| Mauro Baldi | 1985, 1988, 1989, 1999 | ||
| Kazuki Nakajima | 2017–2019, 2021 | ||
| 6 | Willy Mairesse | 3 | 1961, 1963, 1965 |
| Derek Bell | 1973, 1975, 1984 | ||
| Jochen Mass | 1982, 1983, 1990 | ||
 Marc Gené | 2008, 2011, 2012 | ||
| Anthony Davidson | 2011, 2014, 2017 | ||
| Mike Conway | 2020, 2022, 2023 | ||
| Kamui Kobayashi | 2020, 2022, 2023 | ||
 José María López | 2020, 2022, 2023 | ||
| 14 | Paul Frère | 2 | 1955, 1960 |
| Mike Parkes | 1955, 1960 | ||
| Jo Siffert | 1969, 1970 | ||
| Jean-Christophe Boullion | 2002, 2006 | ||
| Sébastien Bourdais | 2002, 2010 | ||
 Pedro Lamy | 2007, 2010 | ||
| Nicolas Minassian | 2008, 2009 | ||
| Simon Pagenaud | 2009, 2010 | ||
| Loïc Duval | 2012, 2016 | ||
| Benoît Tréluyer | 2013, 2015 | ||
| André Lotterer | 2013, 2015 | ||
| Marcel Fässler | 2013, 2015 | ||
| Fernando Alonso | 2018, 2019 |
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