2019 Belgian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Charles Leclerc earned his first Formula One victory at the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix, holding off a closing Lewis Hamilton at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was a deeply emotional weekend, with the race taking place a day after Anthoine Hubert lost his life in the Formula 2 event. Leclerc dedicated his victory to his friend.

Pole position
Driver	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
Time	1:42.519
Fastest lap
Driver	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Time	1:46.409 on lap 36
Podium
First	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
Second	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Third	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
30 August 2019	Practice 1	11:00 – 12:30
30 August 2019	Practice 2	15:00 – 16:30
31 August 2019	Practice 3	12:00 – 13:00
31 August 2019	Qualifying	15:00 – 16:00
1 September 2019	Race	15:10

All times are local (UTC+02:00). The race time is the scheduled start.

Championship background

Formula One returned from its summer break with Lewis Hamilton leading Valtteri Bottas by 62 points in the 2019 F1 World Championship. Ferrari was still searching for its first win of the year, and the long straights at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps offered a strong opportunity.

Race entries

Alexander Albon moved from Toro Rosso to Red Bull Racing alongside Max Verstappen, with Pierre Gasly returning to Toro Rosso to partner Daniil Kvyat. Nicholas Latifi drove George Russell‘s Williams in FP1. Kimi Räikkönen competed despite a leg injury, with Marcus Ericsson available as reserve cover for Alfa Romeo Racing.

Free Practice

Sebastian Vettel headed a Ferrari one-two in FP1, recording 1:44.574 ahead of Charles Leclerc. Max Verstappen was third as the field settled back into action after the summer break.

Charles Leclerc led FP2 with a 1:44.123, finishing comfortably clear of Sebastian Vettel. Valtteri Bottas was third, but Ferrari‘s straight-line performance was already making it the team to catch.

Charles Leclerc remained quickest in FP3 with a 1:44.206 ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas. Lewis Hamilton crashed at the Fagnes chicane, leaving Mercedes with repair work before qualifying.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2019 Belgian Grand Prix FP1, 30 August 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:44.574	20
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.214s	20
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.933s	18
4	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+1.010s	19
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+1.308s	25
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+1.399s	16
7	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.624s	16
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.852s	23
9	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.859s	22
10	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.983s	20
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+2.095s	23
12	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+2.096s	19
13	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.450s	20
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.602s	18
15	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.759s	22
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.914s	21
17	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+3.062s	20
18	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+3.394s	26
19	40	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	+4.210s	24
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+4.392s	24

Free Practice 2 Classification

2019 Belgian Grand Prix FP2, 30 August 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:44.123	28
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.630s	30
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.846s	28
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.892s	26
5	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+0.994s	25
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.271s	20
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.585s	25
8	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.609s	21
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.612s	26
10	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+1.648s	21
11	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.876s	28
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.997s	21
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+2.086s	26
14	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.091s	24
15	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+2.135s	29
16	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.205s	24
17	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+2.251s	28
18	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.276s	21
19	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.764s	30
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+4.208s	32

Free Practice 3 Classification

2019 Belgian Grand Prix FP3, 31 August 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:44.206	9
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.451s	12
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.497s	11
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+0.768s	10
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.106s	11
6	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.315s	12
7	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+1.360s	4
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.453s	13
9	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.482s	13
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1.546s	15
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.600s	15
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.649s	11
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.798s	15
14	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.811s	14
15	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+2.064s	13
16	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+2.173s	11
17	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.436s	13
18	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.652s	14
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+4.144s	14
20	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+6.475s	14

Qualifying

Charles Leclerc took pole with an emphatic 1:42.519, beating Sebastian Vettel by 0.748 seconds. Lewis Hamilton recovered from his practice accident to take third, with Valtteri Bottas fourth and Max Verstappen fifth.

Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hülkenberg placed Renault sixth and seventh in the session, although engine penalties altered the starting order. Alexander Albon also faced power-unit penalties on his Red Bull Racing debut and would begin seventeenth, giving him plenty of work to do on Sunday.

Qualifying Classification

2019 Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying, 31 August 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:43.587	1:42.938	1:42.519	17
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:44.109	1:43.037	1:43.267	17
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:45.260	1:43.592	1:43.282	19
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:45.141	1:43.980	1:43.415	19
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:44.622	1:44.132	1:43.690	16
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:45.560	1:44.103	1:44.257	17
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:45.899	1:44.549	1:44.542	16
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:45.842	1:44.140	1:44.557	18
9	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	1:45.732	1:44.707	1:44.706	18
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:45.839	1:44.738	1:45.086	18
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:45.694	1:44.797	—	12
12	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:46.154	1:44.847	—	12
13	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:46.000	1:45.047	—	8
14	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	1:45.528	1:45.799	—	8
15	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:45.637	No time	—	7
16	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:46.435	—	—	5
17	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:46.507	—	—	6
18	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:46.518	—	—	4
19	63	George Russell	Williams	1:47.548	—	—	6
—	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	No time	—	—	2

Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hülkenberg both received a five-place grid penalty for exceeding their quota for power unit components.

Lance Stroll, Alexander Albon, Antonio Giovinazzi and Daniil Kvyat are required to start from the back of the grid for exceeding their quota for power unit components. Kvyat and Giovinazzi also both received an additional five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Carlos Sainz had a 15-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota for power unit components.

Robert Kubica failed to set a Q1 time within the 107% requirement. He raced at the stewards’ discretion. He started the race from the pit lane for changing power unit components and his rear wing under parc fermé conditions and received an additional 5 place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. The penalty made no difference as he started from the pit lane.

What happened in the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix?

Charles Leclerc held the lead at the start, while Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton disputed second. Further back, Max Verstappen made contact with Kimi Räikkönen at La Source. Damage to the Red Bull Racing car sent Verstappen into the barriers at Raidillon, ending his race on the opening lap.

After the early safety-car period, Charles Leclerc established his advantage. Sebastian Vettel stopped before the leading Ferrari and gained track position through the pit sequence, but the older tyres left him vulnerable once both cars had completed their stops.

Ferrari asked Sebastian Vettel to let Charles Leclerc through, restoring the younger driver’s lead. Vettel then kept Lewis Hamilton behind for several valuable laps before the Mercedes driver found a way past. A second stop left Vettel fourth, with the fastest-lap point providing an additional reward.

Lewis Hamilton began to reduce the gap to Charles Leclerc as the race entered its closing stages. The Ferrari driver’s tyres were fading, but he kept his composure through the final lap and reached the flag less than a second ahead. Valtteri Bottas completed the podium.

Alexander Albon made steady progress on his first afternoon with Red Bull Racing and finished fifth after a late pass on Sergio Perez. The result also came at the expense of Lando Norris, whose impressive run towards fifth ended with a loss of power at the start of the final lap.

Sergio Perez took sixth, followed by Daniil Kvyat, Nico Hülkenberg, Pierre Gasly and Lance Stroll. The points gave both Toro Rosso drivers a useful result on a weekend when their line-up had changed, while McLaren was left to reflect on a particularly painful missed opportunity.

Charles Leclerc‘s first victory also ended Ferrari‘s wait for a win in 2019. Lewis Hamilton extended his championship lead to 65 points over Valtteri Bottas, but the sporting result remained secondary to the loss felt across the paddock. Leclerc’s success carried both achievement and remembrance.

2019 Belgian Grand Prix race results

The 2019 Belgian Grand Prix was held on 1 September 2019, with a scheduled start of 15:10 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	44	1:23:45.710	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	44	+0.981s	18
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	44	+12.585s	15
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	44	+26.422s	13
5	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	44	+81.325s	10
6	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	44	+84.448s	8
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	44	+89.657s	6
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	44	+106.639s	4
9	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	44	+109.168s	2
10	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	44	+109.838s	1
11	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	43	Power loss	0
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	43	+1 lap	0
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	43	+1 lap	0
14	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	43	+1 lap	0
15	63	George Russell	Williams	43	+1 lap	0
16	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	43	+1 lap	0
17	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	43	+1 lap	0
18	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	42	Accident	0
Ret	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1	Power loss	0
Ret	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	0	Accident	0

Sebastian Vettel earned the additional point for fastest lap.

Lando Norris and Antonio Giovinazzi were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

2019 Belgian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	36	16:23:16	1:46.409	236.957
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	27	16:06:50	1:46.465	236.832
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	24	16:01:24	1:46.580	236.577
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	23	15:59:31	1:46.664	236.390
5	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	41	16:33:05	1:47.507	234.537
6	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	31	16:15:06	1:47.560	234.421
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	26	16:05:50	1:48.143	233.157
8	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	21	15:56:20	1:48.321	232.774
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	34	16:20:45	1:48.349	232.714
10	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	34	16:20:46	1:48.357	232.697
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	33	16:19:00	1:48.677	232.012
12	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	37	16:26:54	1:48.753	231.850
13	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	29	16:11:09	1:48.781	231.790
14	63	George Russell	Williams	34	16:21:15	1:48.860	231.622
15	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	33	16:19:34	1:49.220	230.858
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	18	15:50:57	1:49.274	230.744
17	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	21	15:56:33	1:49.700	229.848
18	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	21	15:56:28	1:50.451	228.285

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear in this table. Time of Day is local time; average speeds are in km/h.

2019 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings for drivers and teams after the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix.

2019 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	268
2	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes	203
3	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	181
4	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Ferrari	169
5	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	157
6	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Red Bull Racing / Toro Rosso	65
7	Carlos Sainz	ESP	McLaren	58
8	Daniil Kvyat	RUS	Toro Rosso	33
9	Kimi Räikkönen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing	31
10	Alexander Albon	THA	Red Bull Racing / Toro Rosso	26
11	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren	24
12	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Renault	22
13	Sergio Perez	MEX	Racing Point	21
14	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Renault	21
15	Lance Stroll	CAN	Racing Point	19
16	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas	18
17	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Haas	8
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	ITA	Alfa Romeo Racing	1
19	Robert Kubica	POL	Williams	1
20	George Russell	GBR	Williams	0

2019 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	471
2	Ferrari	326
3	Red Bull Racing	254
4	McLaren	82
5	Toro Rosso	51
6	Renault	43
7	Racing Point	40
8	Alfa Romeo Racing	32
9	Haas	26
10	Williams	1

2019 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2019 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit , Melbourne	17 March
2	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	31 March
3	2019 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	14 April
4	2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	28 April
5	2019 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	12 May
6	2019 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco , Monte Carlo	26 May
7	2019 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , Montréal	9 June
8	2019 French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	23 June
9	2019 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	30 June
10	2019 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit , Silverstone	14 July
11	2019 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	28 July
12	2019 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring , Mogyoród	4 August
13	2019 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	1 September
14	2019 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza , Monza	8 September
15	2019 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	22 September
16	2019 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	29 September
17	2019 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 October
18	2019 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	27 October
19	2019 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	3 November
20	2019 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace , São Paulo	17 November
21	2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	1 December