Rounds 1 & 2: Spa-Francorchamps (B)

Numbers, data, facts

Race 1: Saturday, August 1

Race 2: Sunday, August 2

Track length: 7.004 km

DTM lap record qualifying: René Rast (Audi), 2m 04.199s (2020)

DTM lap record race: René Rast (Audi), 2m 08.715s (2020)

Audi victories at DTM Spa

2020 (Saturday) Nico Müller, Audi RS 5 DTM; 2020 (Sunday) Nico Müller, Audi RS 5 DTM

Info about the event

The Spa circuit is located not far away from the German-Belgian border, about 50 kilometres south-west of Aachen in the Ardennes. The Grand Prix circuit is considered to be one of the most beautiful driver’s circuits in Europe with its undulations and the sensational seven-kilometre track. For the first time since 2005 the DTM will be making a guest appearance there again.

Supporting program

DTM Trophy

Track description by Loïc Duval

“I started for years with the Le Mans prototypes at Spa, including five times with Audi. In 2012 I celebrated a victory in the Audi R18 ultra there in a thrilling race in changing weather conditions, won again in 2016 and clinched two second places in between. It’s a fabulous drivers’ circuit with lots of altitude differences that are really fun in the DTM as well. This legendary roller coaster is incredibly fast, a real old-school circuit. This allows us a very fluid rhythm, but of course there are also very slow corners with the chicane and the hairpin bend. This should result in nice duels and overtaking opportunities. The region in the Ardennes has Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands as catchment areas where motorsport is very popular. Apart from all the positive aspects, the track is unfortunately also associated with bad personal memories: Last year I lost my good friend Anthoine Hubert in a racing accident there.”