The iconic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps plays host to the 70th running of the Belgian Grand Prix and the famed venue has delivered a catalogue of magnificent races over the years.
Widely regarded as one of the best circuits in the world, the greatest champions have all triumphed in the Belgian Ardennes and Spa has even been the scene of a title-winning race as Michael Schumacher celebrated his seventh world championship in 2004.
From Mika Hakkinen's bold overtake in 2000 to Ayrton Senna's wet weather masterclass in 1985, we've picked out some of the best drives in Belgian Grand Prix history.
Mika Hakkinen (2000)
The 2000 Belgian Grand Prix was the scene of one of Formula 1's greatest overtakes as Hakkinen duelled his title rival Schumacher for victory.
Leading from pole, Hakkinen spun at Stavelot on lap 13 which allowed Schumacher to seize first, but the McLaren driver rejoined and began hunting his arch-rival down.
On lap 40, Hakkinen closed in on the back of Ferrari heading up the Kemmel Straight and just as he attempted a move, Schumacher abruptly slammed the door shut and forced the Finn into evasive action.
Irked by Schumacher's aggressiveness, Hakkinen was back in the Ferrari's mirrors on the subsequent lap, except on this occasion they had the soon-to-be-lapped Ricardo Zonta ahead of them at the end of the Kemmel Straight.
Approaching Zonta's BAR-Honda at 200mph, Schumacher swerved to the left but Hakkinen instinctively bombed to the right, placing his McLaren perfectly between the edge of the track and the unsuspecting Zonta.
Helped by the tow of the two cars ahead, Hakkinen was ahead by the time he and Schumacher reengaged. The Finn's bravery was rewarded with victory three laps later, and his overtake still talked about to this day.
Ayrton Senna (1985)
Five months after securing his maiden victory in Estoril, Ayrton Senna was back on the top step of the podium with another exhibition of his exceptional ability in wet conditions.
Track resurfacing meant the race was rescheduled from June to September and the threat of rain finally come to fruition on the Sunday after a dry qualifying session which saw Alain Prost, on the verge of his first world title, claim pole.
With rain falling in the morning, the race started in wet conditions and Senna asserted his dominance from the off.
As Nelson Piquet spun at the first corner, Senna snatched the lead from Prost at La Source and the Brazilian rarely had to look back.
In drying conditions Nigel Mansell gave chase as the superiority of the Williams FW10 came to the fore, but once the showers returned in the Ardennes, Senna was imperious.
Mansell had no answer to Senna's electrifying speed and the Lotus driver pulled a gap of 28.422 seconds by the time he took the chequered flag, sealing his first of five victories at Spa-Francorchamps.
Jim Clark (1963)
One of the most dominant victories in Spa-Francorchamps' rich history, Jim Clark was a cut above the field in the 1963 Belgium Grand Prix.
Experiencing mechanical issues during qualifying which resulted in Clark lining up his Lotus on the third row of the grid, the Scot embraced the wet conditions and sliced through the pack like butter with a sensational opening lap.
Clark passed a total of seven cars to climb into the lead before a battle ensued with Graham Hill. As another shower drenched the circuit, Clark began to edge away from his rival before Hill's BRM suffered a gearbox failure.
Cruising to victory, Clark encountered gearbox problems of his own. The Lotus driver was forced to hold his gear lever in place, which meant he had to tackle a wet Spa-Francorchamps with just one hand on the steering wheel at all times, and Clark eventually lost fifth gear.
Not that it halted his dominance. Clark lapped everyone except Bruce McLaren, who was still five minutes shy of the race winner by the time he finished.
Giancarlo Fisichella (2009)
While this performance did not culminate in a race victory, Giancarlo Fisichella's second-place finish at the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix remains a remarkable drive.
The Italian's average grid spot for that season was 17th but in a bizarre qualifying session, Fisichella hauled his Mercedes-powered Force India VJM02 to pole position with a sensational lap. To further reiterate how quick Fisichella was on the Saturday, his teammate Adrian Sutil could only muster 11th.
Force India had yet to score a point in F1, let alone bask in the riches of a race victory.
Were it not for a first lap shunt that caused a safety car which consequentially benefited Kimi Raikkonen, Fisichella may easily have been marching to a maiden triumph.
Aided by KERS, Raikkonen got the better of Fisichella at the restart and although the Force India man stuck to the tail of the Finn, Fisichella simply didn't possess the straight-line speed to overhaul the Ferrari.
Fisichella finished the race less than a second behind Raikkonen, and although there was a sense of what could have been, it remains one of the most impressive results at Spa-Francorchamps this century.
