This weekend sees the GP2 teams head to Belgium for one of the most popular venues for drivers and spectators alike, the magnificent Spa-Francorchamps circuit, venue for the seventh weekend of the 2015 GP2 Series. There are still five rounds remaining (including this weekend) following the addition of an extra pair of races in Bahrain in November.
The track contains some of the most famous corners in racing over its 7.004 km length with such historic names as Eau Rouge, Radillon, Les Combes, Stavelot, Blanchimont and La Source. With its mixture of very fast and very slow corners, changes in elevation and high-speed straights it is a circuit that requires total commitment from a driver and this, in turn, requires a very good set up to his chassis as the circuit is very hard on tyres and it is not unusual for rain and changeable conditions to affect the circuit.
The recent GP2 Series race weekends have seen the Racing Engineering drivers, Alexander Rossi and Jordan King regularly being amongst the fastest runners and, although the last round at the Hungaroring was a disappointment, the whole team has been working hard during the break to ensure that both men are back at the head of the field.
Timetable:Practice: Fri 21 Aug 2015, 12:00 (GMT+2)Qualifying Session: Fri 21 Aug 2015, 15:55 (GMT+2)Race 1: Sat 22 Aug 2015, 15:40 (GMT+2)Race 2: Sun 23 Aug 2015, 10:35 (GMT+2)
Length of lap: 7.004 km 2014 best Racing Engineering: P4 in Qualifying - P1 in R1 – P7 in R2 Tyre Wear: Medium Brake Wear: Low Downforce: Medium Throttle Average: 72% Fastest turn: Blanchimont Hardest Braking Point: Chicane Bus Stop Gear shifts per lap: 34 Top Speed: 305 km/h (without DRS) Average Speed (Qualifying) 2014: 215.804 km/h Average Speed (Race) 2014: 208.506 km/h Pole Position Time 2014: 1:56.839