[1] The first Spa Grand Prix was held in 1954,[2] and in 1963 joined the World Sportscar Championship and was extended to 500 km.

Due to safety problems on the traditional long and very fast 14 km track over public roads, the race was discontinued after 1975.

The race was revived in 1999, as a part of the SportsRacing World Cup (the predecessor to the FIA Sportscar Championship), running to a 2-hour, 30 minute time limit.

In 2003, the 1000 km race was resumed as a joint event of the FIA SCC with the British GT Championship.

Jacky Ickx currently holds record of most wins, having won the race 5 times, in 1967, 1968, 1974, 1982, and 1983.