Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix

Champ Car race infobox
Name=Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix
Logo=
Venue=flagicon|Belgium Circuit Zolder
Sponsor=
First race=2007
First CCWS race=2007
Time = 1hr 45min (approx ??? miles)
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Previous names=NoneThe Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix is an annual race of the Champ Car World Series, and is an open-wheel race on the permanent road course at the circuit of Zolder, Belgium. The race is part of a short tour through Europe, with the race in Assen, Netherlands one week later. It will be the series' first race ever in Belgium. On January 16, 2007 the Champ Car World Series announced a multi-year agreement that will see the return of Champ Cars to Europe for the first time since 2003 with inaugural races in Holland and Belgium. Events added to the Champ Car World Series calendar will take place August 26 at the Zolder circuit in Belgium and September 2 at the TT Circuit in Assen, Netherlands. It will be the first time that Champ Car has raced in either of the two European nations. "We are excited to bring the American equivalent of Formula 1 racing to Europe," said event promoter Bart Rietbergen. "Champ Car provides close racing that is easy for European fans to understand, and they will be very impressed with the access that they will have in the Champ Car paddock."
Conquest Racing driver Jan Heylen will find himself in a home race on the circuit that lies just 30 km from Geel, the place where he was born. Next to Heylen also Robert Doornbos will have many fans as the track lies close to his native country, the Netherlands.

The Track

The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlaemen, is an undulating 3.977 km (2.622-mile) motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.Built in 1963, Circuit Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s. Mario Andretti won the 1978 Belgian Grand Prix on his way to the World Drivers' Championship.The track is best known for the lethal accident of Gilles Villeneuve during the 1982 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix.

2007 Event

The Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix will be the 11th race of the 2007 Champ Car World Series Season, held on August 26, 2007 on the circuit of Zolder, Belgium.

External links

* [http://www.circuit-zolder.be/en/events/belgian_champ_car_grand_prix.html Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix Website]
* [http://www.champcarworldseries.com/FrontPage.asp Champ Car World Series Website]