Belgian GP in Words, Stats and Pictures
2010-08-29 21:10:00Everything you need to know about Sunday's event at Spa Francorchamps.
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Everything you need to know about Sunday's event at Spa Francorchamps.
Dani Pedrosa narrowed the gap on Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo to 68 points with seven rounds of the 2010 season remaining by winning the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix on Sunday. It was the Repsol Honda rider’s third win of the campaign, the first time he has achieved three wins in a season in the premier class.
Newly crowned Cooper Tires British F3 Champion Jean-Eric Vergne turned in a champion’s performance at Snetterton this afternoon to claim his 13th race win of the season for the Carlin team, depriving his team-mate Adriano Buzaid in tricky drying conditions.
Newly crowned Cooper Tires British F3 Champion Jean-Eric Vergne turned in a champion’s performance at Snetterton this afternoon to claim his 13th race win of the season for the Carlin team, depriving his team-mate Adriano Buzaid in tricky drying conditions.
Mark Webber says Red Bull may soon have to start backing his world title bid ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel.
Belgian GP: Fastest Race Laps
Belgian GP: Post Race press conference
Speaking in the wake of the incident which ended Jenson Button's Belgian Grand Prix - and possibly his hopes of the 2010 title - McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh was highly critical of Sebastian Vettel.
Belgian GP: Driver Tyre Strategies
Ferrari looks back at today's race in which its drivers finished 4th and DNF
Jenson Button blames a "confused" Sebastian Vettel for the crash which took him out of the Belgian Grand Prix.
Virgin looks back at today's race in which its drivers finished 17th and 18th
McLaren looks back at today's race in which its drivers finished 1st and DNF
Hispania looks back at today's race in which its drivers finished 20th and DNF
A post race penalty handed to Jaime Alguersuari following today's race means that the Spanish driver loses 10th place.
Red Bull looks back at today's race in which its drivers finished 2nd and 15th
Force India has achieved a double points finish in the Belgian Grand Prix, with the Toro Rosso of Jaime Alguersuari having received a 20-second penalty and therefore lost its tenth position in favour of Vitantonio Liuzzi.
Jaime Alguersuari has lost tenth position and therefore the point he scored for Toro Rosso in the Belgian Grand Prix, having been handed a post-race penalty of 20 seconds.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won a thrilling mixed weather Belgian Grand Prix by using a soft - hard - intermediate tyre strategy at Spa.
It has been confirmed by FIA race stewards in Belgium that no penalties or cautions will be handed out for the first-lap coming-together involving the Williams of Rubens Barrichello and Ferrari of championship contender Fernando Alonso.
The Mercedes Grand Prix drivers may have run into each other twice at Spa on Sunday although the team was pleased with its collection of 14 points following from starting positions of just 14th and 21st for Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher.
Lewis Hamilton rates winning the incident-packed Belgian GP as one of the best of his 14 Grand Prix victories.
Mercedes looks back at today's race in which its drivers finished 6th and 7th
Following the Belgian Grand Prix, there are mixed feelings in the Sauber camp after Kamui Kobayashi and Pedro de la Rosa finished eighth and twelfth at Spa on Sunday.
Force India looks back at today's race in which its drivers finished 5th and 11th
Renault looks back at today's race in which its drivers finished 3rd and 9th
Sauber looks back at today's race in which its drivers finished 8th and 12th
Heikki Kovalainen’s Belgian Grand Prix grid position of 13th was the best so far for 2010 debutants Lotus Racing and, with himself having finished three places further back with team-mate Jarno Trulli 19th, the Hingham outfit were pleased to have registered another double finish amid much action at Spa.
A resolute Jaime Alguersuari hung onto tenth place in order to collect another World Championship point at Spa. The Barcelona driver, who fended off the Force India of Vitantonio Liuzzi for the position, also finished in the top ten in Malaysia and Spain earlier this season.
Sebastian Vettel has apologised after side-swiping Jenson Button’s McLaren out of action in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. With the pair having been running in second and third positions, the German lost control of his Red Bull under braking for the Bus Stop Chicane on Lap 17 of 44.
Robert Kubica produced another fine race performance, awarding Renault for its new and effective f-duct system, by finishing third at Spa on Sunday although the Pole did lose second place due to an unforced error.
Williams looks back at today's race in which its drivers finished 14th and DNF
Mark Webber may have started the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position although the Australian was pleased to cross the finish line second to Lewis Hamilton, having endured a bad start which saw him drop to seventh.
Lotus looks back at today's race in which its drivers finished 16th and 19th
Lewis Hamilton was naturally all smiles after picking up his maiden Belgian Grand Prix victory on Sunday afternoon, having been denied the 2008 win following a stewards’ investigation. This year’s race featured a number of challenges, however, as rain showers threw a selection of variables into the mix.
Toro Rosso looks back at today's race in which its drivers finished 10th and 13th
Belgian GP: Result
Lewis Hamilton wins the Belgian GP, ahead of Webber, Kubica, Massa, Sutil, Rosberg, Schumacher, Kobayashi, Petrov and Alguersuari.
With Ben Spies on pole for this afternoon’s Indianapolis Grand Prix, Jorge Lorenzo led the way in Sunday morning warm-up although Fiat Yamaha team-mate and 2008 race winner Valentino Rossi fell from his bike.
Lewis Hamilton storms to victory in the Belgian Grand Prix after an incident-packed race at Spa-Francorchamps.
Lewis Hamilton has moved into the championship lead by winning Sunday’s wet and drama-filled Belgian Grand Prix from Mark Webber. However, with Robert Kubica third, the three other championship contenders – Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso – all failed to score.
World Champion Jenson Button has dubbed his Belgian Grand Prix retirement as a ‘massive blow’ to this year’s title chances, having been hit by Sebastian Vettel at the Bus Stop Chicane.
Fresh from his Silverstone race win, Adriano Buzaid underlined his stellar late-season form at Snetterton this morning to secure pole position for not only this afternoon’s round of the Cooper Tires British F3 International Series but tomorrow’s third race also. They are the 22-year-old Brazilian’s first poles of the 2010 season.
Rubens Barrichello has apologised to his team for the incident involving himself and Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari on the opening lap of the Belgian Grand Prix, ending the Brazilian’s 300th Formula 1 race prematurely.
Lewis Hamilton denies asking for money for signing helmet, plus other news
Red Bull's Mark Webber and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton start on the front row for the Belgian GP at Spa.
Pedro de la Rosa, who was due to start today's race from twenty-second on the grid, will now start from the very back after his team opted to change the engine in his car.
Driver & Team Standings after Spa
Sergio Perez has kept his championship aspirations alive with a dominant victory in this morning's sprint race at Spa Francorchamps, claiming the lead on the first race and controlling his rivals through three restarts.
Spa: Sprint Race - Result
Sergio Perez has claimed another win in the GP2 series on Sunday. The Mexican Addax driver won ahead of team-mate Giedo van der Garde and Alvaro Parente. The safety car had to interrupt the race on three occasions, twice because of a heavy crash.
The Belgian Grand Prix could remain dry this Sunday afternoon. There was a local shower on Sunday morning during the GP3 race but even before the race ended the rain was gone. Rain is expected later today but as things look on the radar at the moment the rain is expected after the race.
Adrien Tambay managed to win Sunday morning's exciting GP3 race at Spa-Francorchamps. The Frenchman took the right decision during the race to continue racing on slicks when rain began to fall, while others switched to wets. Tambay was joined by Rossi and Monras on the podium.
Series leader Esteban Gutierrez, MW Arden’s Leonardo Cordiero, Jenzer Motorsport’s Pal Varhaug and Atech CRS GP’s Oliver Oakes have all been given a 30 seconds penalty for overtaking under the safety car at the end of Race 1 yesterday. The time has been added to their Race 1 results.
Series leader Esteban Gutiérrez, MW Arden’s Leonardo Cordiero, Jenzer Motorsport’s Pal Varhaug and Atech CRS GP’s Oliver Oakes have all been given a 30 seconds penalty for overtaking under the safety car at the end of Race 1 yesterday. The time has been added to their Race 1 results.
Timo Glock may be taking a 5-place grid drop for this afternoon’s Belgian Grand Prix although the German driver, who suffered a Liège corner crash in Friday practice, is pleased to have recorded a Virgin Racing best qualifying result of 17th before his demotion.
Sakon Yamamoto reached the dizzy heights of 13th place during Q1 qualifying in Belgium on Saturday before eventually being blocked by Virgin’s Timo Glock on his way to 21st position and an early elimination.