🏎️ Belgium GP 2026 – El Box de Franco

Franco arrives at one of his favourite circuits with the biggest weekend of the year as the backdrop

Published

16 Jul 2026

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2 min

🇧🇪 This weekend we head to Spa-Francorchamps

And it's not just any weekend.

On Sunday 19th July, a little while after Franco crosses the finish line in Belgium, the World Cup Final is being played. Franco on track and Argentina with a chance to lift the trophy. The FranClub43 will be in both.

But first, Spa

Spa-Francorchamps is not just any circuit for Franco. It's one of his favourites and a place where he already made his mark before arriving in F1. In F2 he qualified fourth and scored points in the Sprint. In F3 he finished fifth. And in the Formula Renault Eurocup he won here in the rain, which at Spa is almost an achievement in itself.

This year he comes back with more experience, more confidence and determined to go one better.

Spa-Francorchamps is the longest circuit on the calendar at 7.004 km and 19 corners

Built in 1921 using public roads through the forests of the Ardennes, it has a history few circuits can match. Its unique characteristics:

Eau Rouge-Raidillon: the most iconic corner sequence in Formula 1, with elevation change and direction that defines the great drivers

Unpredictable weather: it can be raining at one corner and dry at another at the same time

Kemmel Straight: one of the longest straights on the calendar, where top speeds are enormous

Blanchimont and Pouhon: high-speed corners that demand maximum confidence in the car

It's a circuit with Argentine heritage. Fangio won here three times (1950, 1954 and 1955) and Reutemann also stood on the podium in 1981. Now it's Franco's turn.

👀 What to watch this weekend

Eau Rouge in qualifying: where the brave ones are separated from the rest

The weather: at Spa everything can change in one lap

Tyre strategy: on such a long track, getting the compound right can define the race

Sunday: Franco on track and the World Cup Final at the same time. The FranClub43 never rests

⏱️ Belgian GP schedule

Friday 17th:

FP1: 13:30 🇧🇪 / 08:30 🇦🇷 FP2: 17:00 🇧🇪 / 12:00 🇦🇷

Saturday 18th:

FP3: 12:30 🇧🇪 / 07:30 🇦🇷 Qualifying: 16:00 🇧🇪 / 11:00 🇦🇷

Sunday 19th:

Race: 15:00 🇧🇪 / 10:00 🇦🇷

🩵 Come on Franco

Spa already knows you. Now it's time for it to see you on the F1 grid while the FranClub43 is across both sports at the same time.

Share how you'll be following the weekend with #FranClub43 and see you from Friday.

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