The historic races won some other blow with the news that the spa Classic Six Hours race weekend was cancelled due to the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Belgian Roadbook Organization today demonstrated that the Classic Six-Hour from 25 to 27 September and its Hat-Track event from 10 to 11 October have been cancelled as the pandemic is returning to Europe and quarantine restrictions have been established.
The news will be greeted with great sadness by the competition and the organizers of the race, as the Classic Six-Hour is one of the highest dates in the ECU racing calendar.
More than a hundred cars take part in the six-hour race alone, and several hundred Britons generally compete in the event.
The composition of the race will come with the grids of Masters Historic Racing and Motor Racing Legends, while the Hat-Trick occasion to provide the latest historical Formula 2 races of the season.
In a statement, the organizers said: “The sadness is huge for the Roadbook Organization that did everything until the last minute for its events.
“The 2020 summary is very simple: 4 times canceled on so many scheduled appointments.After the cancellation of the Open Pitlane Spa in March and the Summer Classic Spa in June, the new Hat-Trick Spa cancelled for the first time in the last few hours.
“Soon, the flagship event of Belgian and historic motorsport, the Six Hours Spa, will follow.
Once again, the organization wants to thank the teams, promoters, partners and the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, already very excited about these events.
“Due to travel-related headaches abroad, most groups and structures have also chosen to give up traveling to Belgium due to very restrictive regulations, adding a quarantine imaginable between Belgium and other countries.”
Last week alone, the FIA cancelled all of its last historic motorsport championships by 2020 after the coronavirus pandemic.