2010 Belgian Grand Prix

The 2010 Belgian Grand Prix (officially the 2010 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix) was the thirteenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium, on 29 August 2010.'13. Belgium 2010', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2010/belgique.aspx, (Accessed 28/03/2020)Craig Llewellyn, 'Hamilton 'rains' in Belgian Grand Prix', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 29/08/2010), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/162828/1/rivals-unable-to-rain-on-hamiltons-belgian-parade, (Accessed 28/03/2020) The race, staged in variable wet-dry conditions, would see Lewis Hamilton claim victory to retake the Championship lead.
Qualifying would see Championship leader Mark Webber secure pole position, beating Hamilton in a duel for top spot on the grid. Behind, Robert Kubica was a surprise third for ahead of Sebastian Vettel, while Jenson Button secured fifth ahead of Felipe Massa.
The start of the race would see Webber make a poor start, allowing Hamilton to scamper out in front, while Kubica charged past for second. Button, Vettel and Massa would also charge past the #6 , with the former duo going on to charge past Kubica down the Kemmel Straight.
The rest of the opening lap would be more messy, for sporadic showers in key places made the track treacherous and caused several drivers to make mistakes. Indeed, the Bus Stop chicane would prove particularly brutal, with everyone in the top ten bar Fernando Alonso running wide. Indeed, Alonso was in the pound seats to take advantage of everyone falling off around him, only to be whacked by an out-of-control Rubens Barrichello, who was making his 300th Grand Prix.
Alonso scrambled back on with minor damage, with several drivers at the back of the field deciding to dive in for intermediate tyres as the Safety Car came out to clear up Barrichello's . However, even behind the safety car it was clear that the circuit was too dry overall, and hence saw those that stopped immediately pit again for slicks.
The restart would see Vettel start to harass Button for second, as Hamilton blasted clear at the head of the field. That fight for second would rumble on until lap fifteen, when Vettel got out of shape on the bumps at the Bus Stop and spearing into the side of the #1 . The contact broke Vettel's nose sending him into the pits, while Button suffered terminal damage to his cooling system.
Vettel later incurred a drive-through penalty for causing the Brit's retirement, making him a non-factor for the rest of the afternoon, much to his own ire. On track, meanwhile, fifth placed Adrian Sutil would spark the pit-phase shortly before half-distance, with no major changes to the order resulting.
Vettel again became the centre attention by making an aggressive lunge around the outside of Vitantonio Liuzzi at the Bus Stop, although in squeezing the Italian the German racer only succeeded in slicing his own rear tyre on the ' front wing. Elsewhere, Sutil would power past the factory with ease on the Kemmel Straight in the sister Force India, as the rest of the field began making calls to their pit crews for weather updates.
Rain did eventually materialise, although it was so light at first that the leaders all remained out, with Hamilton, Kubica, Webber and Massa completing an additional lap. That proved to be a mistake as the rain intensified drastically, with Hamilton giving himself a scare by sliding into the gravel at Rivage, and would just drag himself back on without losing the lead.
The quartet duly stopped at the end of that lap, although Kubica threw away his hopes of second by sliding into his pitcrew, allowing Webber to sneak ahead. Alonso, meanwhile, would cause a late safety car by crashing at the top of Malmedy, causing a late sprint to the chequered flag.
Hamilton would ultimately pull clear at the restart and maintain his lead to the chequered flag, while Webber and Kubica completed the podium. Massa was next ahead of Sutil, with Nico Rosberg, Michael Schumacher, Kamui Kobayashi, Vitaly Petrov and Liuzzi completing the scorers list.
==Background==
Mark Webber had emerged at the head of the field after his fourth victory of the campaign, moving onto 161 points for the season before the summer break. Lewis Hamilton had hence slipped to second, four off the lead, while Sebastian Vettel would enter the mid-season break ten off the lead in third. Jenson Button was next having slipped down to fourth and fourteen off the lead, while Fernando Alonso had remained a title contender in fifth on 141.
In the Constructors Championship would head into the summer with the lead in the Championship, moving onto 312 points after their double Hungarian podium. had hence surrendered their advantage and slipped to second, moving onto 304 points, while had remained in third and inched closer to the fight. were next ahead of , while all three of the new constructors would head into the summer having failed to score.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is shown below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Jenson Button 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-25 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-25 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
3 	Michael Schumacher 	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 	 	MGP W01 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
4 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team 	 	MGP W01 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB6 	 	RS27-2010 2.4 V8 	
6 	Mark Webber 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB6 	 	RS27-2010 2.4 V8 	
7 	Felipe Massa 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F10 	 	056 2010 2.4 V8 	
8 	Fernando Alonso 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F10 	 	056 2010 2.4 V8 	
9 	Rubens Barrichello 	AT&T Williams 	 	FW32 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	AT&T Williams 	 	FW32 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
11 	Robert Kubica 	Renault F1 Team 	 	R30 	 	RS27-2010 2.4 V8 	
12 	Vitaly Petrov 	Renault F1 Team 	 	R30 	 	RS27-2010 2.4 V8 	
14 	Adrian Sutil 	Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM03 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM03 	 	FO 108X 2.4 V8 	
16 	Sébastien Buemi 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR5 	 	056 2010 2.4 V8 	
17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR5 	 	056 2010 2.4 V8 	
18 	Jarno Trulli 	Lotus Racing 	 	T127 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	Lotus Racing 	 	T127 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
20 	Sakon Yamamoto 	Hispania Racing F1 Team 	 	F110 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
21 	Bruno Senna 	Hispania Racing F1 Team 	 	F110 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	C29 	 	056 2010 2.4 V8 	
23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	C29 	 	056 2010 2.4 V8 	
24 	Timo Glock 	Virgin Racing 	 	VR-01 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
25 	Lucas di Grassi 	Virgin Racing 	 	VR-01 	 	CA2010 2.4 V8 	
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==Practice Overview==
The first practice session was held under drizzly conditions, with no driver being able to post a sub-2 minute lap. With 35 minutes to go, the rain intensified, however drivers re-emerged onto the track with minutes to go to get vital track time.
The second session was rain-free, although the clouds were ominous. Shortly into the session, Timo Glock slid into the barrier ending his session abruptly. He was not the only driver to fall victim to Spa, as Vitantonio Liuzzi ran wide into the gravel and tapped the barriers. The deeper into the session, the more representative the times became, however the session was abruptly stopped as it was reported spectators had jumped the fence and situated themselves in a dangerous position. Practice 2 restarted with just over 3 minutes remaining, with all 24 cars lined in the pit-lane. The final practice was dry for a short period, until rain stopped any chance of realistic running.
===Practice Results===
Driver 	Team	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	
Driver 	Team	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos
Jenson Button 	 	2:02.913	6 	1:49.755	7 	1:46.397	4
Lewis Hamilton 	 	2:01.567	2 	1:49.248	3 	1:46.223	2
Michael Schumacher	 	2:03.489	10 	1:50.341	12 	1:47.695	14
Nico Rosberg 	 	2:03.654	13 	1:50.382	13 	1:47.837	15
Sebastian Vettel 	 	2:02.450	4 	1:49.689	6 	1:46.396	3
Mark Webber 	 	2:02.926	7 	1:51.636	18 	1:46.106	1
Felipe Massa 	 	2:03.601	11 	1:49.588	5 	1:46.962	7
Fernando Alonso 	 	2:00.797	1 	1:49.032	1 	1:46.492	6
Rubens Barrichello	 	2:03.424	9 	1:50.128	9 	1:47.512	13
Nico Hülkenberg 	 	2:03.649	12 	1:50.831	15 	1:47.160	9
Robert Kubica 	 	2:02.081	3 	1:49.282	4 	1:46.492	5
Vitaly Petrov 	 	2:04.690	17 	1:50.251	11 	1:47.406	12
Adrian Sutil 	 	2:02.646	5 	1:49.157	2 	1:47.064	8
Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	2:04.145	15 	1:51.520	16 	1:48.692	18
Sébastien Buemi 	 	2:05.680	18 	1:51.523	17 	1:47.905	16
Jaime Alguersuari 	 	2:04.690	16 	1:50.682	14 	1:47.981	17
Jarno Trulli 	 	2:07.189	21 	1:53.639	20 	1:50.600	19
Heikki Kovalainen 	 	2:07.955	23 	1:53.480	19 	1:51.384	21
Sakon Yamamoto 	 	2:10.507	24 	1:56.039	23 	1:52.001	23
Bruno Senna 	 	2:07.737	22 	1:55.751	22 	1:51.133	20
Timo Glock 	 	2:05.697	19 	2:03.179	24 	1:51.669	23
Lucas di Grassi 	 	2:06.695	20 	1:54.325	21 	1:51.517	22
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
As Q1 started under sunny skies, most drivers took to the track immediately in the hope of avoiding a freak rain shower. Despite the dry track, Vitaly Petrov caused red flags early on after spinning out of a corner and tapping the barriers. After the restart, the rain started again catching out many drivers, especially at turn 14 with 6 cars either spinning or running into the gravel simultaneously. With not long to go, both Sauber drivers crashed out meaning they failed to make it to Q2. This meant that Timo Glock and Heikki Kovalainen could make it into Q2, a rarity for the usual back-of-the-grid suspects.
===Q2===
Dry Q2 weather meant less spins, however both Mercedes drivers failed to make it into Q3.
===Q3===
All 10 drivers set dry times, however with three minutes to go, spots of rain were noticed in the first sector, with some predicting that there would be no changes to the provisional grid. This proved erroneous. Felipe Massa did not improve after running well wide and so did Fernando Alonso, who started 10th. Lewis Hamilton usurped Robert Kubica into second, but could not prevent Mark Webber in taking pole position.
Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Sébastien Buemi, Timo Glock and de la Rosa were all given grid penalties, some for previous race incidents.
===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 	6 	Mark Webber 	 	 	8 	1:57.352 	 	4 	1:47.253 	 	1 	1:45.778 	1
2 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	6 	1:56.706 	 	1 	1:46.211 	 	2 	1:45.863 	2
3 	11 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	4 	1:56.041 	 	6 	1:47.320 	 	3 	1:46.100 	3
4 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	11 	1:58.487 	 	3 	1:47.245 	 	4 	1:46.127 	4
5 	1 	Jenson Button 	 	 	9 	1:57.981 	 	2 	1:46.790 	 	5 	1:46.206 	5
6 	3 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	10 	1:58.323 	 	7 	1:47.322 	 	6 	1:46.314 	6
7 	9 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	3 	1:55.757 	 	9 	1:47.797 	 	7 	1:46.602 	7
8 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	 	12 	1:58.730 	 	5 	1:47.292 	 	8 	1:46.659 	8
9 	10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	2 	1:55.442 	 	10 	1:47.821 	 	9 	1:47.053 	9
10 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	7 	1:57.023 	 	8 	1:47.544 	 	10 	1:47.441 	10
11* 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	 	5 	1:56.313 	 	11 	1:47.874 	 	 	 	21*
12† 	4 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	1 	1:54.826 	 	12 	1:47.885 	 	 	 	14†
13 	17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	 	13 	1:58.944 	 	13 	1:48.267 	 	 	 	11
14 	15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	 	15 	2:01.102 	 	14 	1:48.680 	 	 	 	12
15† 	16 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	 	14 	2:00.386 	 	15 	1:49.209 	 	 	 	16†
16 	19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	 	17 	2:01.343 	 	16 	1:50.980 	 	 	 	13
17‡ 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	 	16 	2:01.316 	 	17 	1:52.049 	 	 	 	20‡
18 	18 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	18 	2:01.491 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
19 	23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	 	23 	2:02.284 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
20 	21 	Bruno Senna 	 	 	18 	2:03.612 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
21 	20 	Sakon Yamamoto 	 	 	19 	2:03.941 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
22‡ 	22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	 	22 	2:05.294 	 	 	 	 	 	 	24
23 	25 	Lucas di Grassi 	 	 	23 	2:18.754 	 	 	 	 	 	 	22
24 	12 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	 	NC 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	23
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Schumacher served a ten place grid penalty for dangerous driving at the 2010 Hungarian Grand Prix.
*† Buemi and Glock were both issued with five place grid penalties for impeding Rosberg and Yamamoto respectively.
*‡ de la Rosa received a ten place grid penalty for changing his engine and going over the eight unit limit.
===Grid===
==Race==
Webber made a poor start, with Hamilton taking the lead. Jenson Button contrastingly made a good start, but was held from taking second by Kubica. Button attempted an overtake into the chicane, but light rain meant he followed Hamilton off the track, as well as the rest of the top 5. This problem also led to the collision between Alonso and Rubens Barrichello, with the Brazilian rear-ending the Spaniard. Alonso was amazingly able to keep going, but Barrichello's 300th race ended in disappointment.
After a minor safety car period, Vitaly Petrov made good gains including an impressive overtake on Nico Rosberg. Rosberg was consequently slowed and there was contact between him and his teammate. Schumacher overtook Rosberg but caught his compatriot's front wing in the process.
On lap 17, Vettel attempted an audacious move on Jenson Button, but ran off-line and lost grip. The German then spun and t-boned Button before they'd reached the chicane. Masses of steam emitting from Button's car meant he had to retire. Vettel got off with a drive-through penalty. A few laps later, he overtook Liuzzi into the chicane and although he got the move done, he clipped Liuzzi's front wing which resulted in a puncture.
On lap 35, flashes of lightning were visible, and shortly after leader Hamilton radioed in complaining about the rain, he ran wide into the gravel trap and kissed the barrier. Despite this, he kept the car rolling and rejoined the track damage-less. The majority of drivers pitted for intermediates, with Alonso almost side-swiping Vettel exiting his pit-box. Kubica overshot his box, meaning Webber could jump the into second place. Shortly after a change of tyres, Alonso spun out of Les Combes and meant he had to retire. His car was perpendicular to the track, meaning the safety car was again required.
Hamilton was able to safely lead the race and take this important victory, closely followed by Mark Webber. Kubica rounded off the podium with Felipe Massa finishing fourth. Both landed in the points, as well as the Mercedes', with Rosberg aggressively overtaking Schumacher on the last few laps. Vettel, with all of his off-track excursions finished 15th. Alguersuari would have been in the points, but was given a 20-second penalty which demoted him to 13th.
Phil Prew McLaren team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer’s award.
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	44 	1:29:04.268 	2 	25
2 	6 	Mark Webber 	 	44 	+1.571s 	1 	18
3 	11 	Robert Kubica 	 	44 	+3.493s 	3 	15
4 	7 	Felipe Massa 	 	44 	+8.264s 	6 	12
5 	14 	Adrian Sutil 	 	44 	+9.094s 	8 	10
6 	4 	Nico Rosberg 	 	44 	+12.359s 	14 	8
7 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	44 	+15.548s 	21 	6
8 	23 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	44 	+16.678s 	17 	4
9 	12 	Vitaly Petrov 	 	44 	+23.851s 	23 	2
10 	15 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	44 	+34.831s 	12 	1
11 	22 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	44 	+36.019s 	24 	
12 	16 	Sébastien Buemi 	 	44 	+39.895s 	16 	
13 	17 	Jaime Alguersuari 	 	44 	+49.457s 	11 	
14 	10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	43 	+1 Lap 	9 	
15 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	43 	+1 Lap 	4 	
16 	19 	Heikki Kovalainen 	 	43 	+1 Lap 	13 	
17 	25 	Lucas di Grassi 	 	43 	+1 Lap 	22 	
18 	24 	Timo Glock 	 	43 	+1 Lap 	20 	
19 	18 	Jarno Trulli 	 	43 	+1 Lap 	15 	
20 	20 	Sakon Yamamoto 	 	42 	+2 Laps 	19 	
Ret 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	37 	Accident 	10 	
Ret 	1 	Jenson Button 	 	15 	Collision 	5 	
Ret 	21 	Bruno Senna 	 	5 	Suspension 	18 	
Ret 	9 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	0 	Collision 	7 	
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==Milestones==
* 300th Grand Prix start for Rubens Barrichello.
* made their 50th start as an engine supplier.
* Fourteenth career victory for Lewis Hamilton.
* secured their 169th win as a constructor.
** claimed their 82nd win as an engine supplier.
** This was also the 230th podium finish for a Mercedes engine.
* Twelfth and final podium finish for Robert Kubica.
==Standings==
The Championship lead had once again changed hands as a result of the Belgian Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton established a three point lead after his third win of the campaign. Mark Webber hence slipped to second ahead of Sebastian Vettel, while Jenson Button had also lost ground in fourth. Fernando Alonso then completed the top five ahead of Felipe Massa, with eighteen drivers on the scoresheet.
In the Constructors Championship had just managed to maintain their lead at the head of the hunt, although it had been cut to just a single point. were the team to move into the Austrian team's wake, while had slipped 80 point behind in third. were next ahead of , with heading the next cluster of teams in sixth.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	182 	1
2 	Mark Webber 	179 	1
3 	Sebastian Vettel 	151 	
4 	Jenson Button 	147 	
5 	Fernando Alonso 	141 	
6 	Felipe Massa 	109 	
7 	Robert Kubica 	104 	1
8 	Nico Rosberg 	102 	1
9 	Adrian Sutil 	45 	1
10 	Michael Schumacher 	44 	1
11 	Rubens Barrichello 	30 	
12 	Kamui Kobayashi 	21 	1
13 	Vitaly Petrov 	19 	1
14 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	13 	
15 	Nico Hülkenberg 	10 	
16 	Sébastien Buemi 	7 	
17 	Pedro de la Rosa 	6 	
18 	Jaime Alguersuari 	3 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	330 	
2 	 	329 	
3 	 	250 	
4 	 	146 	
5 	 	123 	
6 	 	58 	
7 	 	40 	
8 	 	27 	
9 	 	10 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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