Preview: Spa Prepares for the 25th edition of the Spa Six Hours

Images and story by Marcel Hundscheid/Speed-O-Graphica.com

The Roadbook organization, led by Alain Defalle and Vincent Collard, is counting down the days until the anniversary edition of the Spa Six Hours, to be held from the 15th to the 17th of September.

As usual, the programme is packed with racing action from 9AM on Friday until 20:30, on Saturday from 9:00 until 22:00 and on Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00. The major race of the weekend is the six hour endurance race held on Saturday late afternoon through to early evening. For the 25th edition no less than 120 cars are listed including 17 Ford GT40s, 11 Jaguar E-Types, 7 Shelby Cobras, Lotus Elans, Ford Mustangs, Ford Falcons, Porsche 911s etc.

Friday morning will see racing kick off with several qualifying sessions including the FIA Masters Historic F1 Championship, the FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship, Spa One Hour, Masters Pre-66 Touringcars, Woodcote Trophy & Stirling Moss Trophy, Historic Motor Racing News U2TC, Jaguar Classic Challenge, Historic Grand Prix Car Association, Historic Sports Car Club and the Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 GT Cars.

For the very first time Roadbook presents a new series under the Masters Historic Racing flag – the Masters Endurance Legends. This is the latest addition to the Masters Historic Racing portfolio, open for all cars that were eligible to enter major endurance racing events from 1995 to 2011. The brand new series will be split into three main eras including 1995-1999, 2000-2005 and 2006-2011 and will feature Prototype 1, Prototype 2, GT1 and GT2 cars.

Tickets for this great event can be found here.

Recap last year’s action with: Mega gallery: the stunning Spa Six Hours