The 2015 Belgian Grand Prix (officially the 2015 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix)[1] was the 11th race of the 2015 Formula One season. It was the 70th Belgian Grand Prix – the 59th as a round of the Formula One World Championship. It was held between 21 August and 23 August 2015.
Background[]
Lewis Hamilton leads the championship by 21 points ahead of this race. Nico Rosberg sits second with Sebastian Vettel third. Between them, these three drivers have won all ten races this season.
With nine pole positions so far this season, Hamilton will win the 2015 Pole Position Trophy if he secures pole here.
Soft and medium dry-weather tyres will be used for the event.[2]
After retiring from the previous race, Kimi Räikkönen was confirmed by Ferrari on 19 August to be one of their seats for 2016.[3] It is also Ferrari's 900th Grand Prix.[4]
Jolyon Palmer competed in the first practice session of the Grand Prix.[5]
Entry list[]
Practice Overview[]
FP1[]
FP2[]
FP2 was overshadowed by Nico Rosberg's rear left tyre blowing at high speed at Blanchimont. He saved his car from the barriers, but the session was red flagged and many drivers protested.
FP3[]
Practice Results[]
| No | Driver | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | ||||||||
| 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
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 Red Bull-Renault
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1:51.373 | 3 | 1:50.136 | 3 | 1:49.930 | 6 | |||||
| 5 |  Sebastian Vettel
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 Ferrari
|
1:51.866 | 5 | 1:50.940 | 10 | 1:49.629 | 3 | |||||
| 6 | Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes
|
1:51.082 | 1 | 1:49.385 | 1 | 1:49.482 | 2 | |||||
| 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen
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Ferrari
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1:51.478 | 4 | 1:50.461 | 5 | 1:49.864 | 4 | |||||
| 8 |  Romain Grosjean
|
 Lotus-Mercedes
|
DNP | 1:50.489 | 7 | 1:51.187 | 16 | ||||||
| 9 |  Marcus Ericsson
|
 Sauber-Ferrari
|
1:53.426 | 15 | 1:50.709 | 8 | 1:51.054 | 15 | |||||
| 11 |  Sergio Pérez
|
 Force India-Mercedes
|
1:52.423 | 9 | 1:50.971 | 11 | 1:49.866 | 5 | |||||
| 12 |  Felipe Nasr
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Sauber-Ferrari
|
1:52.640 | 13 | 1:50.928 | 9 | 1:50.690 | 14 | |||||
| 13 |  Pastor Maldonado
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Lotus-Mercedes
|
1:52.539 | 11 | 1:51.317 | 15 | 1:50.585 | 12 | |||||
| 14 |  Fernando Alonso
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McLaren-Honda
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1:53.502 | 16 | 1:52.570 | 18 | No Time | 20 | |||||
| 19 | Felipe Massa
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Williams-Mercedes
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1:52.653 | 14 | 1:51.588 | 16 | 1:50.447 | 10 | |||||
| 22 | Jenson Button
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McLaren-Honda
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1:54.225 | 18 | 1:51.854 | 17 | 1:51.981 | 17 | |||||
| 26 |  Daniil Kvyat
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
1:51.960 | 6 | 1:50.399 | 4 | 1:49.980 | 7 | |||||
| 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
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Force India-Mercedes
|
1:52.614 | 12 | 1:50.461 | 6 | 1:50.000 | 8 | |||||
| 28 | Will Stevens
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Marussia-Ferrari
|
1:55.501 | 19 | 1:54.065 | 19 | 1:54.262 | 18 | |||||
| 30 | Jolyon Palmer
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Lotus-Mercedes
|
1:53.799 | 17 | |||||||||
| 33 |  Max Verstappen
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Toro Rosso-Renault
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1:52.158 | 7 | 1:51.117 | 13 | 1:50.599 | 13 | |||||
| 44 | Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
1:51.324 | 2 | 1:49.687 | 2 | 1:48.984 | 1 | |||||
| 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr.
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Toro Rosso-Renault
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1:52.421 | 8 | 1:51.037 | 12 | 1:50.552 | 11 | |||||
| 77 | Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
1:52.511 | 10 | 1:51.250 | 14 | 1:50.179 | 9 | |||||
| 98 | Roberto Merhi
|
Marussia-Ferrari
|
1:56.086 | 20 | 1:54.253 | 20 | 1:56.162 | 19 | |||||
| Source: [6][7][8] | |||||||||||||
Qualifying[]
Q1[]
Q2[]
Q3[]
Qualifying Results[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | ||||||||
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
1 | 1:48.908 | 2 | 1:48.024 | 1 | 1:47.197 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes
|
2 | 1:48.923 | 1 | 1:47.955 | 2 | 1:47.655 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
4 | 1:49.026 | 9 | 1:49.044 | 3 | 1:48.537 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 8 | Romain Grosjean
|
Lotus-Mercedes
|
8 | 1:49.353 | 7 | 1:48.981 | 4 | 1:48.561 | 9 | |||
| 5 | 11 | Sergio Pérez
|
Force India-Mercedes
|
3 | 1:49.006 | 4 | 1:48.792 | 5 | 1:48.599 | 4 | |||
| 6 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
13 | 1:49.664 | 8 | 1:49.042 | 6 | 1:48.639 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 19 | Felipe Massa
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
7 | 1:49.688 | 5 | 1:48.806 | 7 | 1:48.685 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado
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Lotus-Mercedes
|
12 | 1:49.568 | 6 | 1:48.956 | 8 | 1:48.754 | 7 | |||
| 9 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel
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Ferrari
|
6 | 1:49.264 | 3 | 1:48.761 | 9 | 1:48.825 | 8 | |||
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz
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Toro Rosso-Renault
|
5 | 1:49.109 | 10 | 1:49.065 | 10 | 1:49.771 | 10 | |||
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India-Mercedes
|
10 | 1:49.499 | 11 | 1:49.121 | 11 | |||||
| 12 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat
|
Red Bull-Renault
|
9 | 1:49.469 | 12 | 1:49.228 | 12 | |||||
| 13 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Sauber-Ferrari
|
11 | 1:49.523 | 13 | 1:49.586 | 13 | |||||
| 14 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari
|
7 | 1:49.288 | 14 | No Time | 16 | |||||
| 15 | 33 | Max Verstappen
|
Toro Rosso-Renault
|
15 | 1:49.831 | 15 | No Time | 18 | |||||
| 16 | 12 | Felipe Nasr
|
Sauber-Ferrari
|
16 | 1:49.952 | 14 | |||||||
| 17 | 22 | Jenson Button
|
McLaren-Honda
|
18 | 1:50.978 | 19 | |||||||
| 18 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
|
McLaren-Honda
|
18 | 1:51.420 | 20 | |||||||
| 19 | 28 | Will Stevens
|
Marussia-Ferrari
|
20 | 1:52.948 | 15 | |||||||
| 20 | 98 | Roberto Merhi
|
Marussia-Ferrari
|
19 | 1:53.099 | 17 | |||||||
| 107% time: 1:56.532 | |||||||||||||
Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | ______________ | 1 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | |
| Nico Rosberg | ______________ | |
| Row 2 | ______________ | 3 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | |
| Sergio Pérez | ______________ | |
| Row 3 | ______________ | 5 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | |
| Felipe Massa | ______________ | |
| Row 4 | ______________ | 7 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado | |
| Sebastian Vettel | ______________ | |
| Row 5 | ______________ | 9 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | |
| Carlos Sainz, Jr. | ______________ | |
| Row 6 | ______________ | 11 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | |
| Daniil Kvyat | ______________ | |
| Row 7 | ______________ | 13 |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | |
| Felipe Nasr | ______________ | |
| Row 8 | ______________ | 15 |
| 16 | Will Stevens | |
| Kimi Räikkönen | ______________ | |
| Row 9 | ______________ | 17 |
| 18 | Roberto Merhi | |
| Max Verstappen | ______________ | |
| Row 10 | ______________ | 19 |
| 20 | Jenson Button | |
| Fernando Alonso | ______________ |
Race[]
Report[]
Post-race[]
After Vettel's tyre failure, there began to be more concerns about Pirelli's tyres, which they said to the drivers on 4 September 2015 that they must not criticise their tyres in public.[9]
Results[]
Milestones[]
- Ferrari's 900th race entry.
- Sebastian Vettel's 150th race entry and start.
- Lewis Hamilton secures the Pole Position Trophy
- Scores his 80th podium finish, placing him 4th on the all-time list, equal with Ayrton Senna.
- Romain Grosjean's 75th race entry/start and 10th podium finish.
Standings after race[]
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Notes[]
- ↑ "2015 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2015/Belgium.html. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ "Pirelli opt for aggressive tyre choice for Italy". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 18 June 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/6/pirelli-opt-for-aggressive-tyre-choice-for-monza.html. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "Raikkonen retains Ferrari F1 seat for 2016". Motorsport.com. 19 August 2015. http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/raikkonen-retains-ferrari-f1-seat-for-2016/?v=2&s=1. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ "In pictures - the best from Spa-Francorchamps". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 20 August 2015. https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/features/2015/8/in-pictures---the-best-from-spa-francorchamps.html. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ "More Friday outings for Palmer at Lotus". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 11 June 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/6/more-friday-outings-for-palmer-at-lotus.html. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Belgian Grand Prix – Practice 1 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 21 August 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-belgium-results/practice-1.html. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Belgian Grand Prix – Practice 2 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 21 August 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-belgium-results/practice-2.html. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Belgian Grand Prix – Practice 3 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 22 August 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-belgium-results/practice-3.html. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ Barretto, Lawrence; Beer, Matt (4 September 2015). "F1 drivers told to stop public criticism of Pirelli tyres". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120630. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Belgian Grand Prix 2015 Race Results". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 23 August 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/results/2015-race-results/2015-belgium-results/race.html. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ Collantine, Keith (23 August 2015). "2015 Belgian Grand Prix result". F1Fanatic. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/08/23/2015-belgian-grand-prix-result/. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Collantine, Keith (23 August 2015). "2015 Belgian Grand Prix championship points". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/08/23/2015-belgian-grand-prix-championship-points/. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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