Round 11 · 2015
Belgian Grand Prix
WinnerHAMMercedes · from P1
PoleHAM
Fastest lap1:52.416Rosberg · L34
Most laps led38Hamilton
Biggest gain+10Verstappen P18→P8
Retirements4of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1:23:40.387 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 2 | 0 | 43 | +2.060 FL | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 9 | +6 | 43 | +37.990 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | 12 | +8 | 43 | +45.690 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 4 | -1 | 43 | +54.000 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 6 | 0 | 43 | +55.280 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 16 | +9 | 43 | +55.700 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 18 | +10 | 43 | +56.080 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 3 | -6 | 43 | +1:01.040 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 13 | +3 | 43 | +1:31.230 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | 14 | +3 | 43 | +1:42.310 | 2 | |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 8 | -4 | 42 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 20 | +7 | 42 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 14 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 19 | +5 | 42 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 15 | Roberto Merhi MER | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 17 | +2 | 42 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 16 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 15 | -1 | 42 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| — | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 11 | 0 | DNF · L0 | 0 | ||
| — | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | 7 | 2 | DNF · L2 | 1 | ||
| — | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 19 | DNF · L19 | 1 | ||
| — | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 10 | 32 | DNF · L32 | 3 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 16 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 17 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | — | — | — | 19 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | — | — | — | 16 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 17 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | — | — | — | 15 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | — | — | — | 17 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | 12 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | — | — | — | 12 |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 11 |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | — | — | — | 12 |
| 14 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | — | — | — | 8 |
| 15 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | — | — | — | 10 |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | — | — | — | 6 |
| 17 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | — | — | — | 6 |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | — | — | — | 6 |
| 19 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | — | — | 6 |
| 20 | Roberto Merhi MER | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | — | — | — | 7 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:48.984 | 15 | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:49.482 | 19 | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 1:49.629 | 17 | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 1:49.864 | 19 | |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 1:49.866 | 15 | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 1:49.930 | 20 | |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | 1:49.980 | 19 | |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 1:50.000 | 15 | |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 1:50.179 | 15 | |
| 10 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 1:50.447 | 15 | |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 1:50.552 | 20 | |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | 1:50.585 | 17 | |
| 13 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 1:50.599 | 21 | |
| 14 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | 1:50.690 | 17 | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 1:51.054 | 20 | |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 1:51.187 | 18 | |
| 17 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1:51.981 | 12 | |
| 18 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:54.262 | 16 | |
| 19 | Roberto Merhi MER | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:54.281 | 9 | |
| 20 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | — | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:49.385 | 19 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:49.687 | 23 | |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 1:50.136 | 15 | |
| 4 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | 1:50.399 | 18 | |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 1:50.461 | 23 | |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 1:50.461 | 21 | |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 1:50.489 | 21 | |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 1:50.709 | 18 | |
| 9 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | 1:50.928 | 24 | |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 1:50.940 | 23 | |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 1:50.971 | 21 | |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 1:51.037 | 24 | |
| 13 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 1:51.117 | 25 | |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 1:51.250 | 25 | |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | 1:51.317 | 16 | |
| 16 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 1:51.588 | 26 | |
| 17 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1:51.854 | 16 | |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 1:52.570 | 14 | |
| 19 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:54.065 | 17 | |
| 20 | Roberto Merhi MER | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:54.253 | 14 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:51.082 | 19 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:51.324 | 24 | |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 1:51.373 | 18 | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 1:51.478 | 23 | |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 1:51.866 | 21 | |
| 6 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | Red Bull Racing | 1:51.960 | 18 | |
| 7 | Max Verstappen VER | Toro Rosso | 1:52.158 | 27 | |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 1:52.421 | 26 | |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 1:52.423 | 20 | |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 1:52.511 | 19 | |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Lotus F1 | 1:52.539 | 15 | |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Force India | 1:52.614 | 20 | |
| 13 | Felipe Nasr NAS | Sauber | 1:52.640 | 16 | |
| 14 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 1:52.653 | 22 | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 1:53.426 | 16 | |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 1:53.502 | 15 | |
| 17 | Jolyon Palmer PAJ | Lotus F1 | 1:53.799 | 23 | |
| 18 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1:54.225 | 14 | |
| 19 | Will Stevens STE | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:55.501 | 16 | |
| 20 | Roberto Merhi MER | Manor / Marussia / Virgin | 1:56.086 | 17 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
Practice 2Final
Practice 3Final
QualifyingFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 11
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 227 | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 199 | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 160 | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | 82 | ▲1 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | 82 | ▲1 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 79 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat KVY | 57 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 51 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton HAM | — | Nico Rosberg ROS |
| Williams | Valtteri Bottas BOT | — | Felipe Massa MAS |
| Lotus F1 | Romain Grosjean GRO | — | Pastor Maldonado MAL |
| Force India | Sergio Pérez PER | — | Nico Hülkenberg HUL |
| Red Bull Racing | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | — | Daniil Kvyat KVY |
| Ferrari | Sebastian Vettel VET | — | Kimi Raikkonen RAI |
| Toro Rosso | Carlos Sainz SAI | — | Max Verstappen VER |
| Sauber | Marcus Ericsson ERI | — | Felipe Nasr NAS |
| McLaren | Jenson Button BUT | — | Fernando Alonso ALO |
| Manor / Marussia / Virgin | Will Stevens STE | — | Roberto Merhi MER |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Spa-Francorchamps
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Belgian Grand Prix | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull Racing | 5 |
| 2013 | Belgian Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 2 |
| 2012 | Belgian Grand Prix | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 1 |
| 2011 | Belgian Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1 |
| 2010 | Belgian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren | 2 |
| 2009 | Belgian Grand Prix | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 6 |
| 2008 | Belgian Grand Prix | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 2 |
| 2007 | Belgian Grand Prix | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Ferrari | 1 |