Spa Francorchamps Grand Prix F1

I went there for 2019 F1 Grand Prix and i could say that the event was exceptionally organized! The DJs there were amazing, many people were there to give information and police was also there to control the traffic.

My visit was for the F1 race that was two laps behind the safety car. That aside access to the circuit is a joke. Any accomodation close to the track is booked up immediately so you have to stay further afield. This wouldn't be an issue except for the fact that as soon as you get within 6 miles of the circuit traffic grinds to a halt and you either end up abandoning your car and walking the rest or sitting in traffic for 5 hours. If you're lucky you might just make it in time for the F1, forget about seeing anything else. Save your money and go to Yas Marina.

This circuit has been one the best experiences of 2019. Located within the Ardennes in a place surrounded by natural scenery, the circuit offers a nice experience especially for F1 lovers. It is relatively easy to park and walk. Consider buying cheaper parking tickets online. Inside, there many hiking paths through and outside the forest which helps you find the best viewing spot (for Bronze tickets holders like me). Highly recommended

Visited the Spa GP weekend of 2021. In short: Looked like Spa organised a rainy race weekend for the first time. Ill prepared infrastructure is an understatement. (Almost) Nobody from security, ticketscanners or other Spa personnel speaks English which is absurd, because of the fact that it's an international event. Road signs weren't always correct and parking fields weren't prepared for rainy weather. With a parking ticket we were able to park quite close to the Blanchimont entrance in a soggy grassland. For a long time coming, rain had been predicted for the weekend. As the weekend progressed, the grass parking area obviously turned into mud without using some sort of road plates to counter it. The Sunday the solution of Spa was to add grasslands (see photo) for parking further from the circuit, with shuttles to the circuit. We were directed to the wrong field and then shuttled to Francorchamps, from where we had to walk in the rain to the p15 entrance (Ster). So then we had to walk to the other side of the circuit (we walked 4.5 km) just to get to our stand. After the money-driven call of the FIA we waited 8 hours in the rain for a race that never came, just to walk all the way back to the car (8 km) in the rain because the shuttles were all stuck in traffic. When we came back to the car the "new" parking field had of course also become a mud pool, who would have thought?! Horrible experience.

Very disappointing organization. Starting with the understaffed camping not even being able to direct you to the right place and all cars being stuck in the mud with very limited help while rain was predicted. Finishing with a messy decision process by FIA, keeping all the fans uninformed for 6 hours in the rain and cold, concluding by not even considering at least a partly refund, what a shame. That's a good way to lose your fanbase!

One of the well organized GPs. Almost like a festival. The staff levels were more than enough, they were always friendly. *Weather could be improved. (Pun intended)

Amazing circuit nestled in the woods. It has the most impressive undulations of the whole F1 calendar. Lots of trackside facilities on Grand Prix day. I will be back!

Terrible! It is not the organizers fault that the race had awful weather. But when it is expected for over a week you must prepare. Paying parking to then be 5KMs away on a random street literally anyone can access. Also no communication, 0 guidance and little to no help dealing with the traffic. I feel terrible. Money spent flying there, getting tested, buying awful “credits” to pay for mediocre food. I am so disappointed by this F1