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For a hotel stay, compare rooms around Spa, Stavelot and Malmedy with city bases such as Liège, Aachen and Maastricht, then arrange the complete journey to the circuit before booking.\n\nBeyond the grandstands / Camping\n\n### Wake up in the Ardennes.\n\nFrom a quieter Yellow pitch to Young Village evenings: choose your campsite, price your trip and pack for four nights in the Ardennes.\n\n[Build your camping weekend](<https://above.guide/belgium-f1/camping>)\n\n### Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps\n\nMap layers    Find on map\n\n**Drawing route** The itinerary still works without the map.\n\n1. 1\n\n   **Gold 1 · Pit** Start/finish straight\n2. 2\n\n   **Gold 2 · GP2** Descent towards Eau Rouge\n3. 3\n\n   **Gold 3 · Eau Rouge** Eau Rouge and Raidillon\n4. 4\n\n   **Gold 4 · Eau Rouge All-In** Eau Rouge and Raidillon\n5. 5\n\n   **Gold 5 · Eau Rouge** Eau Rouge\n6. 6\n\n   **Gold 6 · Chicane** Final chicane\n7. 7\n\n   **Gold 7 · Source** La Source hairpin\n8. 8\n\n   **Gold 7 Bis · Source** La Source hairpin\n9. 9\n\n   **Gold 7 Ter · Endurance** La Source exit\n10. 10\n\n   **Gold 8 · Source–START** Start straight and La Source\n11. 11\n\n   **Gold 9 · Pole Position** Start/finish straight\n12. 12\n\n   **Gold 9 Bis · Pole Position** Start/finish straight\n13. 13\n\n   **Gold 11 Premium · Chicane** Final chicane\n14. 14\n\n   **Silver 1 · Francorchamps** Descent from La Source\n15. 15\n\n   **Silver 3 · Double Gauche** Pouhon / Double Gauche\n16. 16\n\n   **Silver 4 · Bruxelles** Bruxelles hairpin\n17. 17\n\n   **Silver 5** Exit of Double Gauche\n18. 18\n\n   **Silver 6 & Pitlane Walk** Turn 12 / approach to Fagnes\n19. 19\n\n   **Silver 7 All-In** Les Combes / Kemmel braking zone\n20. 20\n\n   **Combes 1** Les Combes and Malmedy\n21. 21\n\n   **Combes 2** Les Combes and Malmedy\n22. 22\n\n   **Combes 3** Les Combes and Malmedy\n23. 23\n\n   **Combes 4** Malmedy towards Bruxelles\n24. 24\n\n   **Fanzone Grandstand** Eau Rouge / fan-zone side\n25. 25\n\n   **Fan Area · Double Gauche** Double Gauche exit\n26. 26\n\n   **Speed Corner** Between Jacky Ickx and Pouhon\n27. 27\n\n   **17–27 · Blanchimont** Blanchimont area\n28. 28\n\n   **Bronze · Kemmel** Kemmel Straight\n29. 29\n\n   **Bronze · Pouhon** Pouhon / Double Gauche\n30. 30\n\n   **Bronze · Bruxelles** Bruxelles area\n31. 31\n\n   **PRM · Source** La Source / endurance straight\n32. 32\n\n   **PRM · Chicane** Final chicane\n33. 33\n\n   **F1 Paddock Club** Pit building\n34. 34\n\n   **Loges Raidillon** Raidillon\n35. 35\n\n   **Champions Club · Eau Rouge** Eau Rouge\n36. 36\n\n   **Champions Club · Business Tower** Endurance paddock area\n37. 37\n\n   **Loge RX** Eau Rouge / rallycross side\n38. 38\n\n   **Campus Automobile** Southern circuit / Stavelot\n39. 39\n\n   **Mezzanines** Endurance pit building\n40. 40\n\n   **Ardennes Club Gold** Endurance straight\n41. 41\n\n   **Gold 2 Premium** Gold 2 / endurance straight\n42. 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Village buses\n\n   **Francorchamps Hôtel Rohenval**\n\n**Sector 1**  ≈ 2.232 km   **Sector 2**  ≈ 2.241 km   **Sector 3**  ≈ 2.531 km\n\nPublic transport\n\n#### Choose your transport route.\n\nChoose a route, check its stops and confirm departure times with the operator.\n\nMore travel information\n\n[Plan trains with SNCB ↗](<https://www.belgiantrain.be/en>)[Check TEC buses and tram ↗](<https://www.letec.be/>)[Grand Prix shuttle from Verviers ↗](<https://www.spagrandprix.com/en/tickets-navette-tec>)[Book a city coach ↗](<https://www.spagrandprix.com/en/tickets-city-shuttle>)\n\nPlaces to consider\n\n### Find your hotel.\n\nCamping and circuit admission are separate bookings. Confirm your stay dates, arrival route and any transfer before paying.\n\nChoose your budget\n\nChoose a travel style to narrow the collection. Free and essential options can suit every tier.\n\nNo hotels match these filters. Change your budget, search or area to see more stays."
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