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
Formula One and others such as the American and French races have switched venues throughout their history. All Grands Prix have traditionally been run during the day, until the inaugural hosted the first Formula One night race, which was followed in 2009 by the day–night Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and then the Bahrain Grand Prix which converted to a night race in 2014. Along with holding races at night, other Grands Prix in Asia have had their start times adjusted to benefit the European television audience. A typical circuit usually features a stretch of straight road on which the starting grid is