2020 Belgian Grand Prix

The 2020 Belgian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2020) was the 7 round of the 2020 Formula One Season and the 64 Belgian Grand Prix overall. It was held from 28th to 30th August 2020.
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==Background==
In the previous race at Barcelona, Lewis Hamilton won ahead of Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas, extending his championship lead to 37 points. also extended their constructors' championship lead to 86 points.
Following a lengthy negotiation, all ten teams signed the Concorde Agreement on August 19.
On August 21, the team has been sold to private US investment firm named Dorilton Capital, the firm stating in a statement that they recognize "the importance of respecting and retaining Williams’ heritage", and that there are no plans to relocate its base at Grove.
It was also announced on August 25 that the final four races of the 2020 Formula One Season has been announced, including the return of the Turkish Grand Prix, where F1 last raced at Istanbul Park in 2011.
The build-up to the race weekend was also overshadowed by the death of Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert in last year's event. The Renault junior driver was involved in a high-speed collision in the Feature Race and was pronounced dead later, with Charles Leclerc taking an emotional maiden victory the following day. A tribute to Hubert is expected before the F3, F2 and F1 races, with a special logo created and to be featured on all F1, F2 and F3 cars.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault DP World F1 Team 	 	R.S.20 	 	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35 	 	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF1000 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C39 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-20 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT01 	 	RA260H 1.6L V6t 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	BWT Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP20 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF1000 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	BWT Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP20 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-20 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB16 	 	RA260H 1.6L V6t 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT01 	 	RA260H 1.6L V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Renault DP World F1 Team 	 	R.S.20 	 	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB16 	 	RA260H 1.6L V6t 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport 	 	W11 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35 	 	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t 	
63 	George Russell 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport 	 	W11 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C39 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
==Practice Overview==
=== Practice Results===
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:45.225	9 	1:43.792	2 	1:43.973	7 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:45.274	10 	1:44.168	7 	1:43.641	3 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:46.179	15 	1:45.683	17 	1:45.420	20 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:46.488	16 	1:45.774	18 	1:44.771	13 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:45.704	13 	1:44.896	14 	1:44.932	16 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	No time 	19 	1:45.834	19 	1:44.844	15 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:45.503	12 	1:44.600	10 	1:44.508	11 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:44.629	4 	1:44.137	5 	1:44.180	10 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:45.759	14 	1:45.440	15 	1:45.147	17 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:44.868	5 	1:44.678	11 	1:43.988	8 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	No time 	18 	1:46.242	20 	1:44.841	14 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:45.049	6 	1:44.134	4 	1:43.731	4 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:45.447	11 	1:44.826	12 	1:44.543	12 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:45.099	7 	1:44.208	8 	1:43.485	2 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:44.574	3 	1:43.744	1 	1:43.896	6 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:44.562	2 	1:43.840	3 	1:43.255	1 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:45.222	8 	1:44.474	9 	1:44.006	9 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:46.570	17 	1:45.463	16 	1:45.157	18 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:44.493	1 	1:44.162	6 	1:43.813	5 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	No time 	20 	1:44.861	13 	1:45.190	19 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
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 	1:42.323	 	1 	1:42.014	 	1 	1:41.252	1
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	2 	1:42.534	 	2 	1:42.126	 	2 	1:41.763	2
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	3 	1:43.197	 	4 	1:42.473	 	3 	1:41.778	3
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	7 	1:43.309	 	6 	1:42.487	 	4 	1:42.061	4
5 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	10 	1:43.418	 	3 	1:42.193	 	5 	1:42.264	5
6 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	11 	1:43.505	 	8 	1:42.534	 	6 	1:42.396	6
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	8 	1:43.322	 	5 	1:42.478	 	7 	1:42.438	7
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	9 	1:43.349	 	9 	1:42.670	 	8 	1:42.532	8
9 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	5 	1:43.265	 	7 	1:42.491	 	9 	1:42.603	9
10 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	12 	1:43.514	 	10 	1:42.722	 	10 	1:42.657	10
11 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	6 	1:43.267	 	11 	1:42.730	 	 	 	11
12 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	4 	1:43.262	 	12 	1:42.745	 	 	 	12
13 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	15 	1:43.656	 	13 	1:42.996	 	 	 	13
14 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	13 	1:43.567	 	14 	1:43.261	 	 	 	14
15 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	14 	1:43.630	 	15 	1:43.468	 	 	 	15
16 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	16 	1:43.743	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	17 	1:43.838	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	 	18 	1:43.950	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	19 	1:44.138	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	20 	1:44.314	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Grid===
Show Grid
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	44 	1:24:08.761 	1 	25
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	44 	+ 8.448 	2 	18
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	44 	+ 15.455 	3 	15
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	44 	+ 18.877 	4 	13FL
5 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	44 	+ 40.650 	6 	10
6 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	44 	+ 42.712 	5 	8
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	44 	+ 43.774 	10 	6
8 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	44 	+ 47.371 	12 	4
9 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	44 	+ 52.603 	9 	2
10 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	44 	+ 53.179 	8 	1
11 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	44 	+ 1:10.200 	11 	
12 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	44 	+ 1:11.504 	16 	
13 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	44 	+ 1:12.894 	14 	
14 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	44 	+ 1:14.920 	13 	
15 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	44 	+ 1:16.793 	17 	
16 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	44 	+ 1:17.795 	19 	
17 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	44 	+ 1:25.540 	20 	
DNF 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	9 	Accident 	18 	
DNF 	63 	George Russell 	 	9 	Accident 	15 	
DNS 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	Exhaust 	7 	
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==Milestones==
* Lewis Hamilton's 93rd pole and 89th win.
** Hamilton has also extended his consecutive points finish to 40 races, and surpassed Michael Schumacher's record for the furthest distance led at 24,287 km (15,091 mi).
* Third 1-2 finish for at Spa.
* 's first fastest lap since the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix.
* 1000th race for powered engines.
==Standings==
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	157 	
2 	Max Verstappen 	110 	
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	107 	
4 	Alex Albon 	48 	2
5 	Lando Norris 	45 	2
6 	Charles Leclerc 	45 	2
7 	Lance Stroll 	42 	2
8 	Daniel Ricciardo 	33 	2
9 	Sergio Pérez 	33 	1
10 	Esteban Ocon 	26 	2
11 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	23 	2
12 	Pierre Gasly 	18 	1
13 	Sebastian Vettel 	16 	2
14 	Nico Hulkenberg 	6 	
15 	Daniil Kyvat 	2 	
16 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	2 	
17 	Kevin Magnussen 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	264 	
2 	 	158 	
3 	 	68 	1
4 	 	66 	1
5 	 	61 	
6 	 	59 	
7 	 	20 	
8 	 	2 	
9 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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