Belgian Grand Prix 2015 live: Lewis Hamilton wins at Spa as Sebastian Vettel suffers late puncture with Romain Grosjean third
Follow the latest updates from Spa where Lewis Hamilton is looking to get back to winning ways
Lewis Hamilton starts from pole position as the Formula 1 season resumes in Spa for the Belgian Grand Prix following the summer breaj. Follow the latest news here.
● Lewis Hamilton starts from pole ahead of Nico Rosberg
● Williams' Valterri Bottas starts third ahead of Sergio Perez
● Sebastian Vettel down in eight after poor qualifying
● Kimi Raikkonen starts 16th after breaking down in qualifying
● McLaren duo Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button start 19th and 20th after combined 105-place penalty
Follow the live action below:
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Starting grid:
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 47.197secs,
2 Nico Rosberg(Ger)Mercedes GP 1:47.655,
3 Valtteri Bottas(Fin)Williams 1:48.537,
4 Romain Grosjean(Fra)Lotus F1 Team 1:48.561,
5 Sergio Perez(Mex)Force India 1:48.599,
6 Daniel Ricciardo(Aus)Red Bull 1:48.639,
7 Felipe Massa(Bra)Williams 1:48.685,
8 Pastor Maldonado(Ven)Lotus F1 Team 1:48.754,
9 Sebastian Vettel(Ger)Ferrari 1:48.825,
10 Carlos Sainz(Spa)Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:49.771,
11 Nico Hulkenberg(Ger)Force India 1:49.121,
12 Daniil Kvyat(Rus)Red Bull 1:49.228,
13 Marcus Ericsson(Swe)Sauber-Ferrari 1:49.586,
14 Kimi Raikkonen(Fin)Ferrari No Time,
15 Max Verstappen(Ned)Scuderia Toro Rosso No Time,
16 Felipe Nasr(Bra)Sauber-Ferrari 1:49.952,
17 Jenson Button(Gbr)McLaren 1:50.978,
18 Fernando Alonso(Spa)McLaren 1:51.420,
19 Will Stevens(Gbr)Manor Marussia F1 1:52.948,
20 Roberto Merhi(Spa) Manor Marussia F1 1:53.099
Note:
Romain Grosjean has a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change and will start 9th.
Max Verstappen has a 10-place grid penalty for using his sixth engine of the season and will start 18th.
Jenson Button has a 25-place grid penalty for exceeding the allowable number of power units to be used in a season and will start 19th.
Fernando Alonso has a 30-place grid penalty for exceeding the allowable number of power units to be used in a season and will start 20th.
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