The 2015 Belgian Grand Prix (officially the 2015 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix)[1] will be the 11th race of the 2015 Formula One season. It will be the 70th Belgian Grand Prix – the 59th as a round of the Formula One World Championship. It will be 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]
Practice Overview
FP1
FP2
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
|
 Ferrari
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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
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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
|
Sauber-Ferrari
|
1:52.640 | 13 | 1:50.928 | 9 | 1:50.690 | 14 | |||||
| 13 |  Pastor Maldonado
|
Lotus-Mercedes
|
1:52.539 | 11 | 1:51.317 | 15 | 1:50.585 | 12 | |||||
| 14 |  Fernando Alonso
|
McLaren-Honda
|
1:53.502 | 16 | 1:52.570 | 18 | no time | ||||||
| 19 | Felipe Massa
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
1:52.653 | 14 | 1:51.588 | 16 | 1:50.447 | 10 | |||||
| 22 | Jenson Button
|
McLaren-Honda
|
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
|
Force India-Mercedes
|
1:52.614 | 12 | 1:50.461 | 6 | 1:50.000 | 8 | |||||
| 28 | Will Stevens
|
Marussia-Ferrari
|
1:55.501 | 19 | 1:54.065 | 19 | 1:54.262 | 18 | |||||
| 30 | Jolyon Palmer
|
Lotus-Mercedes
|
1:53.799 | 17 | |||||||||
| 33 |  Max Verstappen
|
Toro Rosso-Renault
|
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.
|
Toro Rosso-Renault
|
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] | |||||||||||||
Qualifying
Q1
Q2
Q3
Qualifying Results
Grid
Race
Results
Milestones
Standings after race
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.
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