Hamilton won Belgian Grand Prix 2010

Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix after an incident-packed race at Spa-Francorchamps.

Hamilton took control of the race with a perfect start from the outside of the front row, while pole-sitter Webber bogged down as his Red Bull’s anti-stall function kicked in and tumbled to seventh place.

Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso crashed out, and Sebastian Vettel failed to score a point.

“I’m ecstatic, it was a great weekend,” said Hamilton, whose driving was praised by his team principal Martin Whitmarsh. “A race like that can be a lottery, so I’m so happy and grateful to come out on top.”

Belgian Grand Prix 2010 Result (44 laps)

1 HAMILTON McLaren 1h29m04.3s

2 WEBBER Red Bull +1.6s

3 KUBICA Renault +3.5s

4 MASSA Ferrari +8.3s

5 SUTIL Force India +9.1s

6 ROSBERG Mercedes +12.4s

7 SCHUMACHER Mercedes +15.5s

8 KOBAYASHI Sauber +16.7s

9 PETROV Renault +23.9s

10 LIUZZI Force India +34.8s

11 DE LA ROSA Sauber +36.0s

12 BUEMI Toro Rosso +39.9s

13 ALGUERSUARI Toro Rosso +49.5s

14 HULKENBERG Williams +1 lap

15 VETTEL Red Bull +1 lap

16 KOVALAINEN Lotus +1 lap

17 DI GRASSI Virgin +1 lap

18 GLOCK Virgin +1 lap

19 TRULLI Lotus +1 lap

20 YAMAMOTO HRT +2 laps

R ALONSO Ferrari +7 laps

R BUTTON McLaren +29 laps

R SENNA HRT +39 laps

R BARRICHELLO Williams +44 laps

This means Red Bull have taken 13 pole positions in the 14 races this season.

But Hamilton delivered a superb performance to take second, ahead of Kubica.

Sebastian vettel wasn’t able to do better on his final lap and so ended up fourth in the second Red Bull, while world champion Jenson button did find time on his final run to snatch fifth place.

Belgian GP starting grid

1 WEBBER Red Bull

2 HAMILTON McLaren

3 KUBICA Renault

4 VETTEL Red Bull

5 BUTTON McLaren

6 MASSA Ferrari

7 BARRICHELLO Williams

8 SUTIL Force India

9 HULKENBERG Williams

10 ALONSO Ferrari

11 ALGUERSUARI Toro Rosso

12 LIUZZI Force India

13 BUEMI Toro Rosso

14 KOVALAINEN Lotus

15 GLOCK Virgin

16 ROSBERG Mercedes*

17 TRULLI Lotus

18 KOBAYASHI Sauber

19 SENNA HRT

20 YAMAMOTO HRT

21 SCHUMACHER Mercedes**

22 DE LA ROSA Sauber

23 DI GRASSI Virgin

24 PETROV Renault

The Spanish driver signalled his intention with a lap of 2 minutes, 0.797 seconds in a rain-affected morning session.

Then he capitalised on a chaotic finish to a mainly dry afternoon stint to stop the clock at 1:49.032, 0.125 seconds ahead of Force India’s Adrian Sutil.

Hamilton was 3rd but Red Bull’s championship leader Webber was 2.6secs off the pace at Spa.

Kubica, testing the team’s brand-new F-duct aerodynamic system, came through 4th fastest and Alonso’s teammate Massa was sixth.

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, third in the drivers’ rankings, was 0.657secs behind and reigning world champion Button of McLaren was a further 0.066secs back.

Alonso ended up on top but his rivals may point to the open track on which he was able to post his top time following a red flag towards the end of second practice.

Williams driver Rubens Barrichello, who is set to become the 1st Formula 1 driver to contest 300 races this weekend, was almost 1.1secs off the pace.

Mercedes’ seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher goes into the race with a 10-place grid penalty after nearly running Barrichello into a pit wall at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Belgian Grand Prix free practice session two times

1 ALONSO Ferrari 1m49.032s
2 SUTIL Force India 1m49.157s
3 HAMILTON McLaren 1m49.248s
4 KUBICA Renault 1m49.282s
5 MASSA Ferrari 1m49.588s
6 VETTEL Red Bull 1m49.689s
7 BUTTON McLaren 1m49.755s
8 DE LA ROSA Sauber 1m50.081s
9 BARRICHELLO Williams 1m50.128s
10 KOBAYASHI Sauber 1m50.200s
11 PETROV Renault 1m50.251s
12 SCHUMACHER Mercedes 1m50.341s
13 ROSBERG Mercedes 1m50.382s
14 ALGUERSUARI Toro Rosso 1m50.682s
15 HULKENBERG Williams 1m50.831s
16 LIUZZI Force India 1m51.520s
17 BUEMI Toro Rosso 1m51.523s
18 WEBBER Red Bull 1m51.636s
19 KOVALAINEN Lotus 1m53.480s
20 TRULLI Lotus 1m53.639s
21 DI GRASSI Virgin 1m54.325s
22 SENNA HRT 1m55.751s
23 YAMAMOTO HRT 1m56.039s
24 GLOCK Virgin 2m03.179s

Belgian Grand Prix 2010 – Qualifying
Belgian Grand Prix 2010 – Friday practice

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Formula 1 fans reviews of Belgian Grand Prix.

“We had an excellent time at the race. The tickets were fantastic and we had a great view. The race had a fantastic atmosphere. There were great facilities.”

“Absolutely sensational!!!

Set in beautiful countryside, everything you’ve heard about Spa being for propper race drivers and for proper race fans is absolutely true. I watched qualifying from the bottom of Eau Rouge and having been to Silverstone and Barcelona, this was far and away the most enjoyable individual experience.”

“Stayed in Bruxells which was excellent. We travelled by train to Verviers and bus to circuit. Trains were excellent bus was busy but no real fuss. Doddle compared to Silverstone.
Thoroughly enjoyed the weekend. Its full on traveling and walking but thats what its all about. Can’t wait to do it again money permitting.”

It is not unusual for one part of the track to be dry and another wet.

This race must be quite special for Michael Schumacher and his fans. Schumacher made his debut here in 1991, won his first Formula 1 race in 1992 and was crowned a World Championship for the seventh time in 2004.

Spa has one of the most famous corners in Formula 1, the Eau Rouge. It used to be quite a challenge to go flat out and take the corner with a speed above 300 km/h, something that only the most stilled drivers were able to achieve.

Nowadays, with all the “modern touches” that a Formula 1 car has, it is the norm for most drivers to take the corner at such speed.

Belgian Grand Prix at Spa is one of the classic Formula 1 races and many fans’ favourite race to go to.

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit Information

Length: 7.004km
Race distances: 44 laps / 308.176km

Full throttle: 70%
Top speed: 310kph
Longest flat-out section: 24s / 1.865km
Right/left-hand corners: 9/10