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[NOTE: This race fact sheet was used during the CART/Champ Car years. They have not been updated since then. However, we left them up for the historical information.]
Belgium
Track: Circuit Zolder
Location: Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Type: 2.492-mile road course (14-turn layout)
Lap Record (up to 2007)
Sebastien Bourdais (2007) - 1:12.821 (123.195 mph).
Race Record (up to 2007)
Sebastien Bourdais (2007) - 1:45:21.997 (100.752 mph).
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Past Race Winners
Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
2007 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
71 |
176.932 |
1:45:21.997 |
100.752 |
Other European Venues and Results
Monza, Italy - 2.64-mile Road Course
Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
1957 |
Jimmy Bryan |
63 |
166.32 |
1:01:32.4 |
162.208 |
1957 |
Jimmy Bryan |
63 |
166.32 |
1:02:18.9 |
160.191 |
1957 |
Troy Ruttman |
63 |
166.32 |
1:03:01.2 |
158.399 |
1958 |
Jim Rathmann |
63 |
166.32 |
0:59:40.9 |
167.259 |
1958 |
Jim Rathmann |
63 |
166.32 |
1:00:18.5 |
165.521 |
1958 |
Jim Rathmann |
63 |
166.32 |
0:59:37.9 |
157.399 |
EuroSpeedway, Lausitz, Germany - 2.023-mile oval
Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
2001 |
Kenny Brack |
154 |
311.542 |
2:00:20.940 |
155.319 |
2003 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
154 |
311.542 |
1:49:22.498 |
170.903 |
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The Track
The Sights
Belgium Bits
1957-8: Typically referred to as the Race of Two Worlds, the actual name was the
500 Miglia di Monza. These were non-points paying invitational races.
1957: Event run in three heats, with overall winner (Jimmy Bryan) determined by total laps
completed.
2001: Alex Zanardi losses both his legs in crash with 13 laps remaining.
2003: Alex Zanardi "completes" the 13 laps from the 2001 race in a specially prepared hand controlled car
prior to the race.
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