The Ardennes roller coaster, as fans call the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, is a highlight that everyone involved with the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup looks forward to. This is partly because of challenging stretches like Raidillon/Eau Rouge and the many uphill and downhill sections. But the length of the circuit is also unique: at over 7 km long, it's the longest track in the Supercup race calendar. Due to the unstable Ardennes weather, it is not uncommon for it to rain on one part of the circuit while the rest is completely dry – good luck choosing the right tires!

A whole book could be filled with sporting highlights from the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in the last 30 years of the Porsche Supercup, because it is so closely interwoven with the history of the series. In 2004, for example, Wolf Henzler claimed his 9th race victory here out of a total of 12 wins in a single season – an unchallenged Supercup record that stands to this day. No one was able to take the championship title away from him that year. Supercup record champion Patrick Huisman also burned his name into the Belgian asphalt forever when he took the last of his total of 24 Supercup race wins at Spa-Francorchamps in 2007. This makes him the driver with the most race wins in the 30-year history of the Supercup. In his own words, these wins were the springboard for his career in international racing.

The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in the forests of the Ardennes has been an integral part of the series since the first Porsche Supercup season in 1993. With the exception of the 2003 and 2006 seasons, the circuit has hosted the Supercup together with Formula 1, with double races in 2015 and 2017. This year's race makes a total of 30 races in 30 years of Supercup history – that alone is reason to celebrate! By the way, the Supercup knows all about celebrating big events here, as Spa hosted both the 100th and 300th races in the series. The Supercup lap record on the circuit, which opened in 1921, is still held by New Zealander Jaxon Evans with a time of 2:24.750 minutes. We will find out next weekend whether this record from 2019 will still hold.

In Spa-Francorchamps, a complete field of 32 drivers will once again be on the grid. Joining the permanent drivers will be Howard Blank (ITA) in CLRT's #13, while Dutchman Huub van Eijndhoven will start as a guest in the #33 for GP Elite. Guest driver #35 Ariel Levi (ISR/Huber Racing) is back, as is the German guest team ID Racing with Dutchmen #40 Willem Meijer and #41 Michael Verhagen. At the wheel of Michael Ammermüller's SSR Huber Racing car #4 is German Sebastian Freymuth. The battle for the championship is still wide open – so fierce battles for positions are guaranteed on race weekend.

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This weekend, you can once again follow the G-forces in the Eau Rouge from your living room at home. The Practice Session starts late on Friday evening at 7:25 pm (CEST). Qualifying follows on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 pm (CEST) and on Sunday lunchtime at 12:05 pm (CEST) Round 6 of the 2022 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season gets under way. The individual sessions are live on TV, depending on your country – check local information to find out how to watch where you are.

After the race, there is no time to recover: the following weekend, from 2 to 4 September, the series continues with the 7th Round of the anniversary season at the 2022 Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort – including steep corners, sea air and the screeching of seagulls above the race track.