The Spa 24 Hours at 100: The milestone moments that shaped a legend

As Belgium’s famous endurance race celebrates its centenary this weekend, we look back at some of the key moments that have shaped its chequered history. It turned from a sportscar race into the most important touring car fixture of the year and then back again — and along the way produced some fantastic races

An inspired wet tyre call almost landed WRT a stunning victory in 2021, but Pier Guidi's intervention swung the race back to Iron Lynx

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The Iron Lynx Ferrari team looked home and dry in 2021 as the Spa 24 Hours entered the final hour. Its AF Corse-run 488 GT3 Evo driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi, Nicklas Nielsen and Come Ledogar had been on top for much of the race and had a clear margin over the second-placed WRT Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo shared by Dries Vanthoor, Kelvin van der Linde and Charles Weerts. But with rain in the air, WRT boss Vincent Vosse made what appeared to be an outrageous gamble.

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Author Gary Watkins

Gary Watkins has, for reasons best known to himself, devoted all his working life to covering sportscar racing. This season is his 33rd as a motorsport journalist, during which time he has reported on major long-distance events on four continents and approaching 80 24-hour races. He reckons a degree in political philosophy makes him well qualified for covering the sometimes Machiavellian world of international sportscars.

Gary, who also writes for Motor Sport, Autocourse, RACER and others, lives in Surbiton close to the former workshops of the Cooper Formula 1 team but spends more time on the road than at home for most of the year.