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
1976 British Grand Prix 1976 British Grand Prix The 1976 British Grand Prix (formally the XXIX John Player British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 18 July 1976 at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England, United Kingdom. The 76-lap race was the ninth round of the 1976 Formula One season. British driver James Hunt was involved in a first corner crash that brought out the red flags. Hunt drove his damaged car back to the pits, but did not complete a full lap of the track to do so, instead driving through an access road on the Cooper Straight.