2017 Belgian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 200th Grand Prix with victory at Spa, resisting Sebastian Vettel in a tense contest between the title rivals. Daniel Ricciardo took third after a late restart reshuffled the fight for the podium.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:42.553
Fastest lap	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:46.577 on lap 41
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Third	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
25 August 2017	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
25 August 2017	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
26 August 2017	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
26 August 2017	Qualifying	14:00
27 August 2017	Race	14:00

Championship background

Sebastian Vettel arrived at round 12 leading the 2017 F1 World Championship on 202 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 188. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 357 points.

Race entries

Felipe Massa raced for Williams, replacing Paul di Resta.

Free Practice

Kimi Räikkönen led FP1, although Lewis Hamilton’s close second on soft tyres compared favourably with Ferrari’s ultrasoft lap. Felipe Massa’s return after missing Hungary was cut short by a crash that caused red flags. Fernando Alonso also encountered an early power-unit problem as the teams resumed work after the summer break.

Lewis Hamilton topped FP2 while Felipe Massa sat out as Williams rebuilt his car around another chassis. Rain then arrived during the final third of the session, interrupting the teams’ planned longer runs. A few drivers sampled wet-weather tyres, but worsening conditions soon left little opportunity to continue useful race preparation.

Kimi Räikkönen returned to the top in FP3 after overnight rain left damp patches around the circuit. The cautious opening gave way to slick-tyre running as conditions improved. Daniil Kvyat then stopped between Turns 4 and 5, with the resulting yellow flags interrupting Daniel Ricciardo’s first attempt on ultrasofts.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2017 Belgian Grand Prix FP1, 25 August 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:45.502	13
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.053s	19
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.145s	13
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.800s	18
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.850s	22
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.922s	20
7	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.944s	22
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+2.168s	27
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.349s	20
10	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.363s	18
11	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+2.428s	14
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+2.535s	15
13	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.750s	18
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.950s	19
15	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+3.039s	24
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+3.113s	20
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+3.124s	20
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+4.658s	21
19	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+5.761s	13
20	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	No time	3

Free Practice 2 Classification

2017 Belgian Grand Prix FP2, 25 August 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:44.753	17
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.262s	21
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.427s	17
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.472s	16
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.482s	20
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.319s	15
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.688s	24
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.720s	19
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+1.808s	19
10	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+1.917s	23
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.990s	20
12	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.231s	18
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.532s	15
14	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.550s	17
15	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.697s	12
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.803s	15
17	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+3.108s	13
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+4.461s	12
19	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+4.972s	18

Free Practice 3 Classification

2017 Belgian Grand Prix FP3, 26 August 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:43.916	17
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.197s	15
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.198s	11
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.118s	13
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+1.314s	18
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.370s	18
7	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	+1.575s	11
8	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.941s	14
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	+2.026s	18
10	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+2.144s	12
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+2.148s	11
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+2.263s	14
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.280s	14
14	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+2.384s	14
15	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.704s	18
16	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.751s	22
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.774s	13
18	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+3.987s	7
19	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	+4.380s	17
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+4.384s	6

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel second and Valtteri Bottas third.

Lewis Hamilton matched Michael Schumacher‘s record of 68 career poles. Several penalties altered the grid, including a particularly large total for home driver Stoffel Vandoorne after power-unit and gearbox changes.

Qualifying Classification

2017 Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying, 26 August 2017

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:44.184	1:42.927	1:42.553	18
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:44.275	1:43.987	1:42.795	13
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:44.773	1:43.249	1:43.094	19
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:44.729	1:43.700	1:43.270	11
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:44.535	1:43.940	1:43.380	12
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:45.114	1:44.224	1:43.863	12
7	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:45.280	1:44.988	1:44.982	15
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:45.591	1:44.894	1:45.244	14
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:45.277	1:45.006	1:45.369	14
10	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:45.447	1:44.685	No time	10
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:45.668	1:45.090	—	11
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:45.728	1:45.133	—	12
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:45.535	1:45.400	—	12
14	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:45.374	1:45.439	—	12
15	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:45.441	No time	—	11
16	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:45.823	—	—	7
17	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:46.028	—	—	6
18	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:46.915	—	—	5
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:47.214	—	—	6
20	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	1:47.679	—	—	6

Jolyon Palmer, Marcus Ericsson and Pascal Wehrlein each received a five-place grid penalty for unscheduled gearbox changes.

Stoffel Vandoorne received a series of grid penalties totalling sixty-five places for exceeding his quota of power unit elements and an unscheduled gearbox change.

Felipe Massa received a five-place grid penalty for ignoring yellow flags in Free Practice 3.

Daniil Kvyat received a twenty-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.

What happened in the 2017 Belgian Grand Prix?

Lewis Hamilton kept Sebastian Vettel behind at the start, but the Ferrari remained a persistent threat. The two championship contenders pulled the race towards a direct fight, with Hamilton relying on track position and pace to hold the advantage.

A collision between Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon scattered debris and brought out the safety car. It was another difficult chapter in the Force India drivers’ relationship and compressed the field for a late restart.

Sebastian Vettel immediately challenged Lewis Hamilton when racing resumed, but could not complete the pass on the run towards Les Combes. Hamilton survived the crucial attack and rebuilt enough space to control the final laps.

Daniel Ricciardo secured third ahead of Kimi Räikkönen, leaving Valtteri Bottas fifth. Nico Hülkenberg led the midfield in sixth. Hamilton’s victory reduced Vettel’s championship lead to seven points as the paddock prepared for Ferrari‘s home race.

Further down the points places, Romain Grosjean, Felipe Massa, Esteban Ocon and Carlos Sainz completed the scoring positions. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2017 rules.

After the race, Sebastian Vettel headed the drivers’ standings with 220 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 213. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 392, with Ferrari on 348.

2017 Belgian Grand Prix race results

The 2017 Belgian Grand Prix was held on 27 August 2017, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	44	1:24:42.820	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	44	+2.358	18
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	44	+10.791	15
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	44	+14.471	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	44	+16.456	10
6	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	44	+28.087	8
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	44	+31.553	6
8	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	44	+36.649	4
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	44	+38.154	2
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	44	+39.447	1
11	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	44	+48.999	0
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	44	+49.940	0
13	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	44	+53.239	0
14	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	44	+57.078	0
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	44	+1:07.262	0
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	44	+1:09.711	0
17	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	42	Collision damage	0
Ret	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	25	Power unit	0
Ret	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	7	Power unit	0
Ret	94	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	2	Suspension	0

Sergio Pérez retired from the race, but was classified as he had completed 90% of the race distance.

2017 Belgian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	41	15:23:04	1:46.577	236.583
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	35	15:12:21	1:46.603	236.526
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	44	15:28:34	1:47.549	234.445
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	37	15:16:02	1:47.721	234.071
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	36	15:14:13	1:47.730	234.051
6	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	27	14:54:44	1:48.300	232.819
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	39	15:19:44	1:48.922	231.490
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	37	15:16:08	1:49.087	231.140
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	36	15:14:48	1:49.126	231.057
10	30	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	44	15:29:16	1:49.283	230.725
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	37	15:16:10	1:49.637	229.980
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	39	15:20:01	1:49.708	229.831
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	39	15:19:52	1:49.709	229.829
14	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	37	15:16:11	1:49.721	229.804
15	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	44	15:29:20	1:49.907	229.415
16	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	41	15:23:40	1:50.543	228.095
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	25	14:51:51	1:50.775	227.618
18	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	5	14:13:01	1:51.022	227.111
19	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	12	14:26:45	1:51.720	225.692

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

2017 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2017 Belgian Grand Prix.

2017 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Sebastian Vettel	German	Ferrari	220
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	213
3	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Mercedes	179
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	132
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	128
6	Max Verstappen	Dutch	Red Bull Racing	67
7	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	56
8	Esteban Ocon	French	Force India	47
9	Carlos Sainz	Spanish	Toro Rosso	36
10	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Renault	34
11	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	27
12	Romain Grosjean	French	Haas	24
13	Lance Stroll	Canadian	Williams	18
14	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	Haas	11
15	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	McLaren	10
16	Pascal Wehrlein	German	Sauber	5
17	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Toro Rosso	4
18	Stoffel Vandoorne	Belgian	McLaren	1
19	Jolyon Palmer	British	Renault	0
20	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Sauber	0
21	Antonio Giovinazzi	Italian	Sauber	0
–	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	0
–	Paul di Resta	British	Williams	0

2017 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	392
2	Ferrari	348
3	Red Bull Racing	199
4	Force India	103
5	Williams	45
6	Toro Rosso	40
7	Haas	35
8	Renault	34
9	McLaren	11
10	Sauber	5

2017 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2017 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	26 March
2	2017 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	9 April
3	2017 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	16 April
4	2017 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	30 April
5	2017 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	14 May
6	2017 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	28 May
7	2017 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	11 June
8	2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	25 June
9	2017 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	9 July
10	2017 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	16 July
11	2017 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	30 July
12	2017 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	27 August
13	2017 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	3 September
14	2017 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	17 September
15	2017 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	1 October
16	2017 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	8 October
17	2017 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	22 October
18	2017 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	29 October
19	2017 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	12 November
20	2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	26 November