Nico Rosberg will line up on pole for the Belgian Grand Prix with Max Verstappen alongside on the front row. Lewis Hamilton will start on the final row of the grid after a 55-place penalty.
| Row 1 | Nico Rosberg 1’46.744 Mercedes |
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| Max Verstappen 1’46.893 Red Bull |
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| Row 2 | Kimi Raikkonen 1’46.910 Ferrari |
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| Sebastian Vettel 1’47.108 Ferrari |
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| Row 3 | Daniel Ricciardo 1’47.216 Red Bull |
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| Sergio Perez 1’47.407 Force India |
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| Row 4 | Nico Hulkenberg 1’47.543 Force India |
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| Valtteri Bottas 1’47.612 Williams |
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| Row 5 | Jenson Button 1’48.114 McLaren |
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| Felipe Massa 1’48.263 Williams |
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| Row 6 | Romain Grosjean 1’48.316 Haas |
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| Kevin Magnussen 1’48.485 Renault |
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| Row 7 | Jolyon Palmer 1’49.038 Renault |
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| Carlos Sainz 1’49.320 Toro Rosso |
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| Row 8 | Pascal Wehrlein 1’48.949 Manor |
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| Felipe Nasr 1’49.050 Sauber |
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| Row 9 | Esteban Ocon 1’48.598 Manor |
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| Esteban Gutierrez* 1’48.598 Haas |
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| Row 10 | Daniil Kvyat 1’49.058 Toro Rosso |
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| Marcus Ericsson** 1’49.071 Sauber |
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| Row 11 | Lewis Hamilton*** Mercedes 1’50.033 |
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| Fernando Alonso**** No time set McLaren |
*Five-place grid penalty for blocking Pascal Wehrlein in practice
**Ten-place grid penalty for sixth turbo charger used
***55-place grid penalty for multiple excessive power unit component usage
****35-place grid penalty for multiple excessive power unit component usage
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Calum
27th August 2016, 14:51
Very excited for the race as a fan of a specific driver. A challenge/something different for Hamilton starting last. Enjoyed watching Hungary ’14 and Germany ’14 so bring it on. Hoping for a top 6 salvage job.
Easy Rosberg win but enough going on in the battle for a podium with the Red Bulls and Ferraris to make it well worth a watch.
Blazz
27th August 2016, 15:48
I don’t think a Merc victory for Rosberg is as inevitable as you think. In Spa starting a pole can sometimes be a disadvantage on the run up to Les Combes, Hamilton almost lost the lead to Vettel in 2014 (after taking Rosberg off the line) and then Perez in 2015 because of the slipstream. Plus if Rosberg’s start is typical to the last couple of races, well…. Also race pace Merc wasn’t too great, if I’m not mistaken the Bulls had better stints especially in FP3 on the softs. So could be a long afternoon for the Mercs, especially Hamilton.
hello kitty
27th August 2016, 14:56
When did Massa sign for Hass? Or hass you made a mistake?
Adam
27th August 2016, 15:44
Hassterical.. 😂
pcxmac (@xsavior)
27th August 2016, 16:35
should be a good start, wouldn’t want to miss that one. Lewis working through the field should be entertaining to, If Vettel/Kimi can get the jump on Ros and Ves, it will be interesting. The first stop should be interesting too. Might be a nice race. Will be interesting to see how much faster down the straight Lewis’ Merc is. I think 5th or 6th is completely doable, really depends on how fast he can recover positions and how hard hes held up in the turns, tire management from Ferrari and ROS should make the race interesting too, and if Ferrari can pressure ROS in to brutalizing his brakes.
I would have to think this race good be a pretty good one. Just hope Lewis has iceman mode at the ready and times his passes to great effect.