2007 Belgian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Kimi Räikkönen led Felipe Massa home at Spa-Francorchamps as Ferrari clinched the constructors’ championship. Fernando Alonso finished third ahead of Lewis Hamilton, reducing the drivers’ title gap to just two points at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Pole time	1:45.994
Fastest lap	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:48.036 on lap 34
First	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Second	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
Third	Fernando Alonso	McLaren

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
14 September 2007	Practice 1	10:00
14 September 2007	Practice 2	14:00
15 September 2007	Practice 3	11:00
15 September 2007	Qualifying	14:00
16 September 2007	Race	14:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton arrived at round 14 leading the 2007 F1 World Championship on 92 points, with Fernando Alonso on 89. McLaren headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 166 points.

Before this weekend, McLaren was excluded from the constructors’ championship following the espionage investigation. Ferrari therefore arrived leading BMW Sauber; Hamilton and Alonso retained their drivers’ points.

Race entries

The 11 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Free Practice

Kimi Räikkönen led Friday morning, but Felipe Massa lost nearly all his running after going off at Rivage early in the session. Vitantonio Liuzzi also stopped beside the track, limiting his preparations. Spa’s revised layout and pit complex were familiar from the summer test, yet the cool, dry conditions still required fresh set-up work before the competitive sessions.

The afternoon remained dry and grip improved as the teams built mileage. Lewis Hamilton headed Fernando Alonso, while Toyota completed a productive programme of aerodynamic, mechanical and tyre work to finish fifth and sixth. Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher ran without significant reliability trouble, giving the team a useful foundation for qualifying on a circuit both drivers enjoyed.

Ferrari restored its one-two on Saturday morning, Kimi Räikkönen ahead of Felipe Massa, but Robert Kubica suffered an engine problem that would bring a ten-place grid penalty. The interruption left him short of running and changed BMW Sauber’s race prospects. Heikki Kovalainen led the midfield on time, while Sakon Yamamoto spun during Spyker’s final preparations.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2007 Belgian Grand Prix FP1, 14 September 2007

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:47.339	16
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.542s	19
3	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+0.655s	17
4	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	+0.713s	20
5	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	+1.033s	18
6	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	+1.266s	20
7	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	+1.581s	20
8	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1.655s	19
9	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	+1.799s	22
10	7	Jenson Button	Honda	+1.991s	22
11	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+2.041s	25
12	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+2.209s	21
13	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+2.555s	23
14	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+2.592s	19
15	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	+2.925s	22
16	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	+3.143s	27
17	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	+3.301s	16
18	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	+3.309s	20
19	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	+3.429s	22
20	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	+4.289s	12
21	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	+5.040s	21
22	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	No time	2

Free Practice 2 Classification

2007 Belgian Grand Prix FP2, 14 September 2007

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:46.654	29
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.111s	29
3	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.299s	27
4	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.512s	26
5	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+0.837s	33
6	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+1.292s	34
7	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+1.432s	30
8	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.617s	29
9	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	+1.625s	37
10	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	+1.913s	38
11	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	+1.952s	36
12	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	+2.186s	32
13	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+2.229s	17
14	7	Jenson Button	Honda	+2.265s	29
15	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	+2.710s	31
16	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	+2.739s	28
17	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	+3.043s	32
18	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	+3.066s	34
19	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	+3.514s	23
20	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	+3.745s	24
21	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	+3.888s	24
22	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	+4.211s	9

Free Practice 3 Classification

2007 Belgian Grand Prix FP3, 15 September 2007

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:46.137	17
2	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	+0.251s	17
3	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+0.370s	10
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	+0.645s	14
5	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	+0.928s	13
6	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1.081s	11
7	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	+1.114s	16
8	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	+1.222s	16
9	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+1.317s	19
10	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	+1.390s	15
11	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	+1.427s	16
12	7	Jenson Button	Honda	+1.630s	18
13	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	+1.669s	10
14	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	+1.701s	19
15	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	+1.765s	16
16	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	+1.992s	16
17	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	+2.026s	21
18	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	+2.211s	18
19	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	+2.391s	16
20	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	+2.818s	16
21	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	+3.042s	14
22	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	No time	2

Qualifying

Kimi Räikkönen took pole ahead of Felipe Massa, putting Ferrari in control of the front row. Fernando Alonso narrowly beat Lewis Hamilton to third, while Robert Kubica qualified fifth before his engine penalty was applied. Nico Rosberg’s strong lap therefore earned him a fifth-place start alongside Nick Heidfeld.

Giancarlo Fisichella also changed his engine and was sent to the back, with the sequence of penalties leaving Robert Kubica fourteenth. Seven teams reached Q3, underlining the close midfield fight. Mark Webber, Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen all secured places in the top-ten shootout, while both Super Aguris and both Spykers were eliminated in Q1.

Qualifying Classification

2007 Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying, 15 September 2007

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:46.242	1:45.070	1:45.994	15
2	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:46.060	1:45.173	1:46.011	15
3	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:46.058	1:45.442	1:46.091	15
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1:46.437	1:45.132	1:46.406	15
5	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:46.707	1:45.885	1:46.996	22
6	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:46.950	1:46.469	1:47.334	21
7	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:46.923	1:45.994	1:47.409	18
8	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:47.084	1:46.426	1:47.524	20
9	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:47.143	1:46.480	1:47.798	21
10	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	1:46.971	1:46.240	1:48.505	21
11	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:47.143	1:46.603	—	13
12	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:47.300	1:46.618	—	11
13	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	1:47.340	1:46.800	—	12
14	7	Jenson Button	Honda	1:47.474	1:46.955	—	12
15	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	1:47.576	1:47.115	—	12
16	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	1:47.522	1:47.394	—	12
17	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	1:47.581	—	—	6
18	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:47.954	—	—	6
19	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	1:47.980	—	—	6
20	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	1:48.044	—	—	8
21	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	1:48.199	—	—	6
22	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	1:49.577	—	—	5

Robert Kubica dropped ten places for engine change.

Giancarlo Fisichella started at the back of the grid for an engine change after qualifying.

What happened in the 2007 Belgian Grand Prix?

The Ferraris led away, while Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton fought closely through the opening corners. Lewis Hamilton ran wide at La Source as Fernando Alonso held the inside, and the Spaniard retained third. Kimi Räikkönen then established control, with Felipe Massa close enough to cover the McLarens but unable to overturn his team-mate’s advantage through the stops.

Nick Heidfeld moved ahead of Nico Rosberg in the midfield contest, while Robert Kubica worked forward after his grid penalty. Mechanical problems removed Giancarlo Fisichella, Sebastian Vettel, David Coulthard, Alexander Wurz and Jenson Button from the race. Heikki Kovalainen held the final points position ahead of the recovering Robert Kubica.

Kimi Räikkönen secured another Spa victory, with Felipe Massa second and the McLarens third and fourth. Nick Heidfeld, Nico Rosberg, Mark Webber and Heikki Kovalainen completed the points. With McLaren excluded from the constructors’ championship before this weekend following the espionage investigation, Ferrari’s result made its title secure; Fernando Alonso’s advantage over Lewis Hamilton on the road narrowed their separate drivers’ contest to two points.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 97 points, followed by Fernando Alonso on 95. Ferrari led the constructors’ table on 161, with BMW Sauber on 90.

2007 Belgian Grand Prix race results

The 2007 Belgian Grand Prix was held on 16 September 2007, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	44	1:20:39.066	10
2	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	44	+4.695	8
3	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	44	+14.343	6
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	44	+23.615	5
5	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	44	+51.879	4
6	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	44	+1:16.876	3
7	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	44	+1:20.639	2
8	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	44	+1:25.106	1
9	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	44	+1:25.661	0
10	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	44	+1:28.574	0
11	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	44	+1:43.653	0
12	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	43	+1 Lap	0
13	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	43	+1 Lap	0
14	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	43	+1 Lap	0
15	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	43	+1 Lap	0
16	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	43	+1 Lap	0
17	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	43	+1 Lap	0
Ret	7	Jenson Button	Honda	36	Hydraulics	0
Ret	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	34	Fuel pressure	0
Ret	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	29	Hydraulics	0
Ret	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	8	Steering	0
Ret	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1	Suspension	0

Giancarlo Fisichella “…elected to start from the pits with a lower-downforce set-up to try and enhance his chance of making up places.”

Anthony Davidson “…started from the pit lane after experiencing a front-end problem on the grid out-lap.”

2007 Belgian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
1	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	34	1:48.036	233.388
2	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	12	1:48.095	233.261
3	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	44	1:48.182	233.073
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	41	1:48.215	233.002
5	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	33	1:48.663	232.042
6	10	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	32	1:48.894	231.549
7	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	43	1:48.990	231.345
8	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	21	1:49.600	230.058
9	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams	29	1:49.769	229.704
10	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	43	1:50.022	229.175
11	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	12	1:50.049	229.119
12	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	43	1:50.678	227.817
13	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	40	1:50.730	227.710
14	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	32	1:50.886	227.390
15	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	29	1:50.902	227.357
16	7	Jenson Button	Honda	22	1:51.141	226.868
17	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	24	1:51.156	226.837
18	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams	18	1:51.270	226.605
19	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri	43	1:51.391	226.359
20	21	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	30	1:51.648	225.838
21	19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	4	1:52.724	223.682

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

2007 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2007 Belgian Grand Prix.

2007 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren	97
2	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	95
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	84
4	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	77
5	Nick Heidfeld	German	BMW Sauber	56
6	Robert Kubica	Polish	BMW Sauber	33
7	Heikki Kovalainen	Finnish	Renault	22
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Italian	Renault	17
9	Nico Rosberg	German	Williams	15
10	Alexander Wurz	Austrian	Williams	13
11	Mark Webber	Australian	Red Bull Racing	10
12	David Coulthard	British	Red Bull Racing	8
13	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Toyota	7
14	Ralf Schumacher	German	Toyota	5
15	Takuma Sato	Japanese	Super Aguri	4
16	Jenson Button	British	Honda	2
17	Sebastian Vettel	German	BMW Sauber / Toro Rosso	1
18	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Honda	0
19	Scott Speed	American	Toro Rosso	0
20	Anthony Davidson	British	Super Aguri	0
21	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	Toro Rosso	0
22	Adrian Sutil	German	Spyker	0
23	Christijan Albers	Dutch	Spyker	0
24	Sakon Yamamoto	Japanese	Spyker	0
–	Markus Winkelhock	German	Spyker	0

2007 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Ferrari	161
2	BMW Sauber	90
3	Renault	39
4	Williams	28
5	Red Bull Racing	18
6	Toyota	12
7	Super Aguri	4
8	Honda	2
9	Toro Rosso	0
10	Spyker	0
E	McLaren	0

2007 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2007 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	18 March
2	2007 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	8 April
3	2007 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	15 April
4	2007 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	13 May
5	2007 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	27 May
6	2007 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	10 June
7	2007 United States Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis	17 June
8	2007 French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	1 July
9	2007 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	8 July
10	2007 European Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	22 July
11	2007 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	5 August
12	2007 Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	26 August
13	2007 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	9 September
14	2007 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	16 September
15	2007 Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway, Oyama	30 September
16	2007 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	7 October
17	2007 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	21 October