Belgian GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

BELGIAN GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton took his 68th pole position in Qualifying and equaled Michael Schumacher for most F1 Pole Positions. While Hamilton basked in the joy and emotion, other drivers were grimacing over penalties. 

    Stoffel Vandoorne, who was looking forward to his first F1 home race, got slapped with a 65-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes. Other drivers were handed penalties for unscheduled gearbox changes and Massa was stuck with a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for failing to slow under yellow flags.

HOW IT WORKS:

Q1 = 18 minutes. All cars allowed to go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q3 = 12 minutes. Final 10 cars go out. The final order at the end of the session is how the grid will line up. Fastest car starts from Pole Position.

GRID LINE-UP

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

3. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

6. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

7. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

8. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

9. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

10. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain

11. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

12. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

13. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

14. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain*

15. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

16. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil**

17. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden*

18. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany*

19. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia***

20. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium****

* - (Palmer, Ericsson & Wehrlein) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty each for unscheduled gearbox changes

** - (Massa) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for failing to slow under yellow flags in FP#3

*** - (Kvyat) 20-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

**** - (Vandoorne) 65-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

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Article Written By: Amy Hawk

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