Belgian Grand Prix of the pre-war European Championship." These were the official Grand Prix names when a title sponsor was present: Belgian Grand Prix The Belgian Grand Prix (Dutch: "Grote Prijs van België"; French: "Grand Prix de Belgique"; German: "Großer Preis von Belgien") is an automobile race, part of the Formula One World Championship. The first national race of Belgium was held in 1925 at the Spa region's race course, an area of the country that had been associated with motor sport since the very early years of racing. To accommodate Grand Prix motor racing, the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps race course was built
Turkish Grand Prix Turkish Grand Prix The Turkish Grand Prix () was a Formula One motor race that was first held on 21 August 2005 as part of the 2005 Formula One season and last held on 8 May 2011 as part of the 2011 Formula One season. It was held at the Istanbul Park Circuit, designed by Hermann Tilke. The circuit is an anticlockwise circuit. Because of the nature of the circuit the 2005 Turkish Grand Prix weekend saw exciting on-track action, with many drivers spinning off throughout the weekend due to pushing too hard, particularly at Turn 8 where Juan Pablo