Lewis Hamilton starts from pole position as the Formula 1 season resumes in Spa for the Belgian Grand Prix following the summer breaj. Follow the latest news here.
● Lewis Hamilton starts from pole ahead of Nico Rosberg
● Williams' Valterri Bottas starts third ahead of Sergio Perez
● Sebastian Vettel down in eight after poor qualifying
● Kimi Raikkonen starts 16th after breaking down in qualifying
● McLaren duo Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button start 19th and 20th after combined 105-place penalty
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Starting grid:
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 47.197secs,
2 Nico Rosberg(Ger)Mercedes GP 1:47.655,
3 Valtteri Bottas(Fin)Williams 1:48.537,
4 Romain Grosjean(Fra)Lotus F1 Team 1:48.561,
5 Sergio Perez(Mex)Force India 1:48.599,
6 Daniel Ricciardo(Aus)Red Bull 1:48.639,
7 Felipe Massa(Bra)Williams 1:48.685,
8 Pastor Maldonado(Ven)Lotus F1 Team 1:48.754,
9 Sebastian Vettel(Ger)Ferrari 1:48.825,
10 Carlos Sainz(Spa)Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:49.771,
11 Nico Hulkenberg(Ger)Force India 1:49.121,
12 Daniil Kvyat(Rus)Red Bull 1:49.228,
13 Marcus Ericsson(Swe)Sauber-Ferrari 1:49.586,
14 Kimi Raikkonen(Fin)Ferrari No Time,
15 Max Verstappen(Ned)Scuderia Toro Rosso No Time,
16 Felipe Nasr(Bra)Sauber-Ferrari 1:49.952,
17 Jenson Button(Gbr)McLaren 1:50.978,
18 Fernando Alonso(Spa)McLaren 1:51.420,
19 Will Stevens(Gbr)Manor Marussia F1 1:52.948,
20 Roberto Merhi(Spa) Manor Marussia F1 1:53.099
Note:
Romain Grosjean has a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change and will start 9th.
Max Verstappen has a 10-place grid penalty for using his sixth engine of the season and will start 18th.
Jenson Button has a 25-place grid penalty for exceeding the allowable number of power units to be used in a season and will start 19th.
Fernando Alonso has a 30-place grid penalty for exceeding the allowable number of power units to be used in a season and will start 20th.
