2015 Belgian Grand Prix

The 2015 Belgian Grand Prix (officially the 2015 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix) was the 11th race of the 2015 Formula One season. It was the 70th Belgian Grand Prix – the 59th as a round of the Formula One World Championship. It was held between 21 August and 23 August 2015.
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==Background==
Lewis Hamilton leads the championship by 21 points ahead of this race. Nico Rosberg sits second with Sebastian Vettel third. Between them, these three drivers have won all ten races this season.
With nine pole positions so far this season, Hamilton will win the 2015 Pole Position Trophy if he secures pole here.
Soft and medium dry-weather tyres will be used for the event.
After retiring from the previous race, Kimi Räikkönen was confirmed by on 19 August to be one of their seats for . It is also Ferrari's 900th Grand Prix.
Jolyon Palmer competed in the first practice session of the Grand Prix.
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W06 Hybrid 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
6 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W06 Hybrid 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	RB11 	 	Energy F1-2015 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	RB11 	 	Energy F1-2015 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW37 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW37 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF15-T 	 	059/3 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF15-T 	 	059/3 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	McLaren Honda 	 	MP4-30 	 	RA615H Hybrid 	
22 	Jenson Button 	McLaren Honda 	 	MP4-30 	 	RA615H Hybrid 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM08 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM08 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR10 	 	Energy F1-2015 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR10 	 	Energy F1-2015 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E23 Hybrid 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
13 	Pastor Maldonado 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E23 Hybrid 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
28 	Will Stevens 	Manor Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR03 	 	059/3 	
98 	Roberto Merhi 	Manor Marussia F1 Team 	 	MR03 	 	059/3 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C34 	 	059/3 	
12 	Felipe Nasr 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C34 	 	059/3 	
Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only 	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E23 Hybrid 	 	PU106B Hybrid 	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
FP2 was overshadowed by Nico Rosberg's rear left tyre blowing at high speed at Blanchimont. He saved his car from the barriers, but the session was red flagged and many drivers protested.
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:51.373	3 	1:50.136	3 	1:49.930	6 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:51.866	5 	1:50.940	10 	1:49.629	3 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:51.082	1 	1:49.385	1 	1:49.482	2 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:51.478	4 	1:50.461	5 	1:49.864	4 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	 	1:50.489	7 	1:51.187	16 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:53.426	15 	1:50.709	8 	1:51.054	15 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:52.423	9 	1:50.971	11 	1:49.866	5 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	1:52.640	13 	1:50.928	9 	1:50.690	14 	 	 	 	 	
13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	1:52.539	11 	1:51.317	15 	1:50.585	12 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:53.502	16 	1:52.570	18 	No Time 	20 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:52.653	14 	1:51.588	16 	1:50.447	10 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Jenson Button 	 	1:54.225	18 	1:51.854	17 	1:51.981	17 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:51.960	6 	1:50.399	4 	1:49.980	7 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:52.614	12 	1:50.461	6 	1:50.000	8 	 	 	 	 	
28 	Will Stevens 	 	1:55.501	19 	1:54.065	19 	1:54.262	18 	 	 	 	 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	1:53.799	17 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:52.158	7 	1:51.117	13 	1:50.599	13 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:51.324	2 	1:49.687	2 	1:48.984	1 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:52.421	8 	1:51.037	12 	1:50.552	11 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:52.511	10 	1:51.250	14 	1:50.179	9 	 	 	 	 	
98 	Roberto Merhi 	 	1:56.086	20 	1:54.253	20 	1:56.162	19 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:48.908 	 	2 	1:48.024 	 	1 	1:47.197 	1
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	2 	1:48.923 	 	1 	1:47.955 	 	2 	1:47.655 	2
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	4 	1:49.026 	 	9 	1:49.044 	 	3 	1:48.537 	3
4 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	8 	1:49.353 	 	7 	1:48.981 	 	4 	1:48.561 	9
5 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	3 	1:49.006 	 	4 	1:48.792 	 	5 	1:48.599 	4
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	13 	1:49.664 	 	8 	1:49.042 	 	6 	1:48.639 	5
7 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	7 	1:49.688 	 	5 	1:48.806 	 	7 	1:48.685 	6
8 	13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 	 	12 	1:49.568 	 	6 	1:48.956 	 	8 	1:48.754 	7
9 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	6 	1:49.264 	 	3 	1:48.761 	 	9 	1:48.825 	8
10 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	 	5 	1:49.109 	 	10 	1:49.065 	 	10 	1:49.771 	10
11 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	10 	1:49.499 	 	11 	1:49.121 	 	 	 	11
12 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	9 	1:49.469 	 	12 	1:49.228 	 	 	 	12
13 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	11 	1:49.523 	 	13 	1:49.586 	 	 	 	13
14 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	7 	1:49.288 	 	14 	No Time 	 	 	 	16
15 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	15 	1:49.831 	 	15 	No Time 	 	 	 	18
16 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	 	16 	1:49.952 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
17 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	 	18 	1:50.978 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
18 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	18 	1:51.420 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
19 	28 	Will Stevens 	 	 	20 	1:52.948 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
20 	98 	Roberto Merhi 	 	 	19 	1:53.099 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
107% time: 1:56.532	107% time: 1:56.532	107% time: 1:56.532	107% time: 1:56.532	107% time: 1:56.532	107% time: 1:56.532	107% time: 1:56.532	107% time: 1:56.532	107% time: 1:56.532	107% time: 1:56.532	107% time: 1:56.532	107% time: 1:56.532	107% time: 1:56.532	107% time: 1:56.532
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Post-race===
After Vettel's tyre failure, there began to be more concerns about Pirelli's tyres, which they said to the drivers on 4 September 2015 that they must not criticise their tyres in public.
===Results===
Pos 	No 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	43 	1:23:40.387 	1 	25
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	43 	+2.058 	2 	18
3 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	43 	+37.988 	9 	15
4 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	43 	+45.692 	12 	12
5 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	43 	+53.997 	4 	10
6 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	43 	+55.283 	6 	8
7 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	43 	+55.703 	16 	6
8 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	43 	+56.706 	18 	4
9 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	43 	+1:01.040 	3 	2
10 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	43 	+1:31.234 	13 	1
11 	12 	Felipe Nasr 	 	43 	+1:42.311 	14 	
12 	5 	Sebastian Vettel	 	42 	Tyre failure	8 	
13 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	42 	+ 1 Lap 	20 	
14 	22 	Jenson Button 	 	42 	+ 1 Lap 	19 	
15 	98 	Roberto Merhi 	 	42 	+ 1 Lap 	17 	
16 	28 	Will Stevens 	 	42 	+ 1 Lap 	15 	
Ret 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	32 	Withdrew 	10 	
Ret 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo	 	19 	Electrical 	5 	
Ret 	13 	Pastor Maldonado	 	2 	Engine 	7 	
DNS 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	 	 	
Power Unit	11 	 	 	 	 	 	
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==Milestones==
*'s 900th race entry.
*Sebastian Vettel's 150th race entry and start.
*Lewis Hamilton secures the Pole Position Trophy
**Scores his 80th podium finish, placing him 4th on the all-time list, equal with Ayrton Senna.
*Romain Grosjean's 75th race entry/start and 10th podium finish.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	227 	 	
2 	Nico Rosberg 	199 	 	
3 	Sebastian Vettel 	160 	 	
4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	82 	1 	
5 	Felipe Massa 	82 	1 	
5 	Valtteri Bottas 	79 	2 	
7 	Daniil Kvyat 	57 	1 	
8 	Daniel Ricciardo 	51 	1 	
9 	Romain Grosjean 	38 	1 	
10 	Max Verstappen 	26 	1 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	25 	2 	
12 	Nico Hülkenberg 	24 	3 	
13 	Felipe Nasr 	16 	1 	
14 	Pastor Maldonado 	12 	 	
15 	Fernando Alonso 	11 	 	
16 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	9 	 	
17 	Marcus Ericsson 	7 	 	
18 	Jenson Button 	6 	 	
19 	Will Stevens 	0 	 	
20 	Roberto Merhi 	0 	 	
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Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	 	426 	 	
2 	 	242 	 	
3 	 	161 	 	
4 	 	108 	 	
5 	 	50 	1 	
6 	 	49 	1 	
7 	 	35 	 	
8 	 	23 	 	
9 	 	17 	 	
10 	 	0 	 	
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==Notes==
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