With a €25 million investment in safety improvements, the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is welcoming the region's return to endurance motorcycle racing.
During the first weekend of June, Fédération International de Motocyclisme (FIM) returns to Belgium for the newly created Spa 24-hour Endurance World Championship Motos, in which motorcyclists will race around the 7-kilometre Spa circuit rolling through the Ardennes.
The race revives the spirit of the 24 Hours de Liège race that last ran in 2001. Also scheduled for the weekend are three support races: the 4 Hours Spa Classic, the FIM Sidecar World Championship and the International Bridgestone Handy Race.
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"We are delighted to welcome the internationally renowned FIM EWC championship to the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps," said Melchior Wathelet, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, in a statement.
Spa-Francorchamps management, the Fédération Motocycliste de Belgique (FMB), and FIM announced the endurance race on Friday and detailed some safety improvements to the circuit.
These include widening clearance zones in certain corners and repositioning some safety barriers. Additionally, the circuit will realign the left Speaker's Corner for motorcycle racing. Spa-Francorchamps constructed stands at the top of the famous Raidillon climb.
The FIM and Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) approved the changes, Spa-Francorchamps officials said.
