The long history of famed Spa

The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps has been hosting motorsport competition for more than 100 years, after a newspaper proprietor laid out a racing circuit on a triangle of public roads linking three villages in 1921.

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"It’s one of the very, very best circuits," said Sebastien Buemi of Toyota Gazoo Racing, a five-time winner of the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, which takes place on Saturday.

The 6 Hours was first held in 1953 and has always been held at the track off and on since, along with other sports-car competitions. It is also the site of Formula One's Belgian Grand Prix.

The length of the track has also changed over the years and has been at its current size of a little more than 4 miles since 1982.

In 1985, driver Stefan Bellof was killed in an accident at the Eau Rouge curve, and after 1990, the event was discontinued. It was revived in 1999, became a timed race in 2010, and since 2012 has been part of the FIA World Endurance Championship.