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Article about "Australian Grand Prix" in the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (701 words) |
 | The Australian Formula One Grand Prix is a Formula One race held as part of the annual Formula One championship season. |
| Australian Grands Prix, not part of the World Championship but featuring F1 open-wheeler racing vehicles, were held at various circuits around Australia for many years. |
| The race was struck by tragedy in 2001, when a flying tyre from a crash between Ralf Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve flew through a gap in the barrier fence and killed a volunteer track marshal. |
| Belgian Grand Prix - WOI Encyclopedia Italia (786 words) |
| To accommodate Grand Prix motor racing, the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps race course was built in 1921 but it was only used for motorcycle racing until 1924. |
| The first Belgian Grand Prix was won by Antonio Ascari whose son Alberto would win the race in 1952 and 1953. |
| There was no Belgian Grand Prix in 2003 because of the country's tobacco advertising laws but it returned to the schedule again in 2004. |
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