It was inaugurated with a motorbike race on 12 August 1921, as the planned car race was cancelled due to only one entry.Īt the moment the Ypres Rally is holding its last special stages on the track and the Belgian F1 Grand Prix takes place in a fortnight's time, where there is likely to be an official celebration. It so happens that on Thursday the Spa circuit celebrated its centenary. As director of the circuit she had laid the foundations for its future and worked for the revival of Moto GP.
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She had also competed in several races, winning the Fun-Cup, a series of races in inexpensive VW Beetle-bodied cars, and was runner-up in Roadsters. Nathalie was born into a family of pilots. Dubois allegedly shot them both before killing himself. Maillet's husband apparently entered the house while she was with a Brussels lawyer with whom she was in a relationship, but whose identity has not been revealed, according to the above-mentioned media. The mayor of the town reported that "at 02:30 hours, the police alerted me to a double murder followed by a suicide". Two other bodies were found with her: that of her husband, Franz Dubois, who allegedly committed suicide, as well as a third person. Maillet, who had been appointed director of Spa five years ago, lived in Gouvy - a village not far from Spa and close to the Luxembourg border - and was found dead in her home early this morning. Everything points to a murder at the hands of her husband. The director of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Nathalie Maillet, was found dead early this morning, according to Belgian newspaper DH.
Nathalie Maillet, director of the Spa circuit, allegedly murdered by her husband : Shock in the world of motorsport.
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