The race stewards have announced a number of grid penalties for infringements during this afternoon's dramatic qualifying session, with the most notable meaning the loss of his first ever GP2 Series pole position for Michael Herck.

Spa - Qualifying Quotes

Casey Stoner started the weekend fastest at Indianapolis with a best lap of 1’40.884 in the first practice, the only rider in the hour-long session to get under the 1’41” mark. The Australian was running with the new front fork on his Desmosedici GP10 which he tested at Brno, and the result appeared to be more than positive as he enjoyed solid control over his machine.

The Red Bull RB6 has been deemed fully legal after passing a revised test to its front wing and floor following today's free practice sessions.

The first GP3 session of the weekend was delayed by over thirty minutes after an eventful GP2 qualifying session ran long. Torrential downpours all weekend meant that all thirty GP3 cars hit the track with wet weather tyres for just the second time this season putting their rain skills to the test.

Force India looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 2nd and 16th

Friday's Press Conference with John Booth (Virgin), Ross Brawn (Mercedes), Tony Fernandes (Lotus) and Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren).

Timo Glock has verified that driver error was the reason for his crash in the early stages of Belgium’s second free practice session on Friday. Having touched the white line upon entry to Liège corner, the German’s car sideswiped the tyre barriers.

Sakon Yamamoto has revealed the reason he ground to a halt in the dying moments of Spa’s second practice session on Friday afternoon, although the root cause of the problem is yet to be discovered.

Virgin looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 21st and 24th

Despite reiterating that Friday’s practice times could mean little by the time tomorrow’s qualifying session takes place, Fernando Alonso admits that he appears to be in good shape after locking out both 90-minute periods at Spa on Friday.

Michael Herck and David Price Racing will start from pole position in Spa’s Saturday Feature Racing following a chaotic qualifying session on Friday afternoon. Due to a spectacular downpour, the session was red-flagged on no less than four occasions as proceedings came to a close over an hour later than scheduled.

Michael Herck and David Price Racing will start from pole position in Spa’s Saturday Feature Racing following a chaotic qualifying session on Friday afternoon. Due to a spectacular downpour, the session was red-flagged on no less than four occasions as proceedings came to a close over an hour later than scheduled.

Adrian Tambay claimed the number one spot in a wet and foggy practice session at Spa-Francorchamps with a time of 2:29.381.

Ferrari looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 1st and 5th

Having finished Friday in impressive eighth and tenth slots on the timesheets, the much-improved Saubers will now spend Saturday morning’s final hour of practice attempting to lower sector times in the middle of the Spa lap.

Michael Schumacher admits that the 10-place grid drop he picked up in Hungary will cost him this weekend, especially as the poor weather conditions hindered the amount of setup work which teams were able to complete in practice on Friday.

Hispania looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 22nd and 23rd

GP3: Spa - Practice Times

Mercedes looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 12th and 13th

The Lotus name returns to Spa this weekend for the first time since 1994 and it was a happy Jarno Trulli who ended up 20th on the final afternoon timesheets. However, having been delayed by traffic as the field finished the day bunched up, the Pescara man knows that a quicker pace can be achieved.

Sauber looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 8th and 10th

Lotus looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 19th and 20th

Rubens Barrichello was all smiles in the Williams hospitality area following Friday practice in Belgium, the start of his 300th Grand Prix weekend and one which – due to the weather conditions – promises to be dramatic.

Sébastien Buemi has been seemingly plagued by technical woes so far this year and the trend unfortunately continued for the Swiss driver at Spa on Friday, as he remained rooted to the pit lane for much of Free Practice 1 due to gearbox problems. However, due to the weather, the problem’s effects were limited.

Bridgestone's soft tyre took Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to the fastest time of the day amidst typically mixed weather conditions at the Spa Francorchamps circuit.

Like the majority of teams, McLaren elected for an unadventurous strategy in Belgium on Friday as rain irregularly struck the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

Michael Herck has claimed his first pole position in the GP2 series in a rain lashed qualifying session this afternoon at Spa Francorchamps.

Sebastian Vettel believes that Red Bull Racing is not on the pace yet at Spa, despite Friday’s rain affecting proceedings for the first three hours of practice. He and team-mate Mark Webber, whose feelings differ somewhat from the German’s, rounded the day off in sixth and eighteenth positions.

McLaren looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 3rd and 7th

Renault’s f-duct device makes its debut in Belgium this weekend, with early signs showing well as Robert Kubica was some six kilometres per hour (3.7mph) quicker than anybody through the Spa speed trap.

Williams looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 9th and 15th

Red Bull looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 6th and 18th

Toro Rosso looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 14th and 17th

Renault looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its drivers finished 4th and 11th

It has been confirmed by the factory Yamaha team that 2009 World Superbike Champion Ben Spies will be joining the Champion outfit from next season onwards. The news comes following Valentino Rossi’s switch to Ducati earlier this month.

Belgian GP: Friday Free 2 - Times

Fernando Alonso continues to set the pace at Spa despite the weather and wandering spectators.

Ferrari and Fernando Alonso remained quickest as the second practice session was staged in Belgium on Friday afternoon. However, with a wet track having dried before the end of the period, teams lost some twelve and a half minutes of running time as a group of children climbed the circuit’s safety fencing.

GP2 championship leader Pastor Maldonado led the way for Rapax although proceedings came to an early end on Friday afternoon as the red flags flew in free practice at Spa-Francorchamps. Behind, Dani Clos was second for Racing Engineering ahead of series returnee and Coloni man Álvaro Parente.

Pastor Maldonado was on top once again this morning in a very wet free practice session at Spa Francorchamps, setting the fastest lap in a small break between heavy showers to finish ahead of Dani Clos and Alvaro Parente.

Spa - Practice Times

The latest of the 2010 F1 contenders to be released by Amalgam is the stunning Red Bull RB6 as raced to victory in Monaco by Mark Webber.

Belgian GP: Friday Free 1 - Times

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is quickest in the first free practice session at Spa, ahead of Hamilton, Kubica, Vettel, Sutil, Button, Webber, Kobayashi, Barrichello and Schumacher.

Fernando Alonso posts the fastest time in a rain-affected first practice session for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso has set the quickest lap time in a soaking wet first practice session at Spa on Friday morning. The Spaniard’s Ferrari, which could circulate in no quicker than two minutes, led the way from the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton and Renault of Robert Kubica. Leading Red Bull Sebastian Vettel ended the period in fourth.

Sauber Motorsport has announced a new sponsor for its Formula 1 team, starting with this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. Joining the Hinwil outfit is Mad Croc, a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of energy gums, chews and drinks.

Red Bull do not expect to be hindered by a flexible bodywork clampdown, plus other news

Team Principal Christian Horner remains certain that Red Bull’s car will fulfil the requirements of this weekend’s FIA tests, which have been ramped up by the Formula 1 governing body following complaints from rival teams surrounding flexible front wings.

F1's summer break comes to an end as practice gets under way at Spa-Francorchamps.

This year’s finals of the F1 in Schools project will see the teams travel to Singapore City in order to coincide with next month’s nighttime Grand Prix on the streets of Marina Bay. Winners will be treated to, not only the Bernie Ecclestone World Champions trophy, but also an exclusive scholarship with City University London.

Mark Webber admits that fellow championship challenger Fernando Alonso – the only one of five title contenders not facing his team-mate at present – is in a ‘nice position’ ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. However, the Australian also stresses that championship aspirations are still at the back of his mind. The Red Bull driver spoke with gathered journalists, including GPUpdate.net, at Spa-Francorchamps.