Grand Prix 1966 - Spa Francorchamps in HD

Designed in 1920 by Jules de Thier and Henri Langlois Van Ophem, the original course used public roads linking the Belgian towns of Francorchamps, Malmedy, and Stavelot. Old Spa-Francorchamps was extremely fast and dangerous with drivers managing higher average speeds than on other race tracks. At the time, the Belgians took pride in having a very fast circuit, and to improve average speeds, in 1939 the former slow uphill U-turn at the bottom of the Eau Rouge was cut short with a faster sweep straight up the hill, called the Raidillon. This is a very famous part of the Spa-Francorchamps track. Some of the on-board footage featured in this movie were actually shot by a camera on Phil Hill’s car during the 1966 Monaco and Belgian Grand Prix. #F1 #GrandPrix #SpaFrancorchamps