Is Kimi back to his winning ways? One thing is for certain, he, and his KERS equiped Ferrari put on a clinic at Spa-Francorchamps to win his 4th Belgian Grand Prix. His win in a Ferrari chassis comes on a weekend where the Fernando Alonso “non-denial, denials” reached a crescendo. Many are speculating an announcement from the Scuderia next week at Monza, confirming what everyone up and down the paddock already know.
Giancarlo Fisichella and Force India must be happy after their year long goal was attained. Whereas Jenson Button suffered his first retirement of the year, taking away any chance to claim valuable WDC points as the race narrows down in the remining few Grands Prix of the season.
Sunday Race Results:
| Position (Points) | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Gain/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (10) | Raikkonen | Scuderia Ferrari | 44 | 1:23:50.995 | +5 |
| 2 (8) | Fisichella | Force India | 44 | 1:23:51.934 | -1 |
| 3 (6) | Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 44 | 1:23:54.870 | +5 |
| 4 (5) | Kubica | BMW Sauber | 44 | 1:24:00.961 | +1 |
| 5 (4) | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 44 | 1:24:02.271 | -2 |
| 6 (3) | Kovalainen | McLaren Mercedes | 44 | 1:24:23.758 | +9 |
| 7 (2) | Barrichello | Brawn GP | 44 | 1:24:26.456 | -3 |
| 8 (1) | Rosberg | Williams | 44 | 1:24:27.203 | +2 |
| 9 | Webber | Red Bull Racing | 44 | 1:24:27.954 | - |
| 10 | Glock | Toyota | 44 | 1:24:32.485 | -3 |
| 11 | Sutil | Force India | 44 | 1:24:33.631 | - |
| 12 | Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 44 | 1:24:37.101 | +4 |
| 13 | Nakajima | Williams | 44 | 1:24:45.236 | +5 |
| 14 | Badoer | Scuderia Ferrari | 44 | 1:24:45.236 | +6 |
| 15 | Alonso | Renault | 26 | 52:15.759 | -2 |
| 16 | Trulli | Toyota | 21 | 43:07.606 | -14 |
| 17 | Button | Brawn GP | 0 | - | -3 |
| 18 | Grosjean | Renault | 0 | - | +1 |
| 19 | Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 0 | - | -7 |
| 20 | Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 0 | - | -3 |
Force India shock the paddock with the Teams’ first ever pole position. Panasonic Toyota also looks very strong as rumors swirl around the grid that they have not received their 2010 budget and must produce favorable results in the remaining races to get approved to continue next year.
Saturday Qualifying Results:
| Position | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fisichella | Force India | 1:45.102 | 1:44.667 | 1:46.308 | 648.0 |
| 2 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:45.140 | 1:44.503 | 1:46.395 | 656.5 |
| 3 | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:45.566 | 1:44.709 | 1:46.500 | 655.0 |
| 4 | Barrichello | Brawn GP | 1:45.237 | 1:44.834 | 1:46.513 | 644.5 |
| 5 | Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:45.655 | 1:44.557 | 1:46.586 | 649.0 |
| 6 | Raikkonen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:45.579 | 1:44.953 | 1:46.633 | 655.0 |
| 7 | Glock | Toyota | 1:45.450 | 1:44.877 | 1:46.677 | 648.5 |
| 8 | Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:45.372 | 1:44.592 | 1:46.761 | 662.5 |
| 9 | Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:45.350 | 1:44.924 | 1:46.788 | 658.0 |
| 10 | Rosberg | Williams | 1:45.486 | 1:45.047 | 1:47.362 | 670.0 |
| 11 | Sutil | Force India | 1:45.239 | 1:45.119 | 678.5 | |
| 12 | Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:45.767 | 1:45.122 | 693.5 | |
| 13 | Alonso | Renault | 1:45.707 | 1:45.136 | 684.4 | |
| 14 | Button | Brawn GP | 1:45.761 | 1:45.251 | 694.2 | |
| 15 | Kovalainen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:45.705 | 1:45.259 | 697.0 | |
| 16 | Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:45.951 | 685.0 | ||
| 17 | Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:46.032 | 704.5 | ||
| 18 | Nakajima | Williams | 1:46.307 | 706.1 | ||
| 19 | Grosjean | Renault | 1:46.359 | 704.7 | ||
| 20 | Badoer | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:46.957 | 691.5 |
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:49.675 | 13 |
| 2 | Button | Brawn GP | 1:50.283 | 18 |
| 3 | Alonso | Renault | 1:50.368 | 13 |
| 4 | Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:51.045 | 20 |
| 5 | Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:51.529 | 24 |
| 6 | Barrichello | Brawn GP | 1:52.321 | 18 |
| 7 | Raikkonen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:52.930 | 16 |
| 8 | Kovalainen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:53.383 | 11 |
| 9 | Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:53.650 | 12 |
| 10 | Badoer | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:55.068 | 20 |
| 11 | Fisichella | Force India | 2:03.972 | 11 |
| 12 | Rosberg | Williams | 2:04.505 | 13 |
| 13 | Grosjean | Renault | 2:05.513 | 13 |
| 14 | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 2:05.614 | 14 |
| 15 | Nakajima | Williams | 2:05.705 | 15 |
| 16 | Sutil | Force India | 2:05.839 | 10 |
| 17 | Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2:06.181 | 6 |
| 18 | Glock | Toyota | 2:06.331 | 15 |
| 19 | Vettel | Red Bull Racing | N/A | 1 |
| 20 | Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | N/A | 1 |
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:47.201 | 29 |
| 2 | Glock | Toyota | 1:47.217 | 29 |
| 3 | Raikkonen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:47.285 | 26 |
| 4 | Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:47.329 | 31 |
| 5 | Grosjean | Renault | 1:47.333 | 34 |
| 6 | Fisichella | Force India | 1:47.506 | 27 |
| 7 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:47.559 | 33 |
| 8 | Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:47.578 | 33 |
| 9 | Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:47.579 | 36 |
| 10 | Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:47.602 | 25 |
| 11 | Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:47.702 | 38 |
| 12 | Kovalainen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:47.743 | 33 |
| 13 | Sutil | Force India | 1:47.790 | 29 |
| 14 | Alonso | Renault | 1:47.862 | 30 |
| 15 | Nakajima | Williams | 1:47.961 | 32 |
| 16 | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:48.017 | 30 |
| 17 | Button | Brawn GP | 1:48.125 | 34 |
| 18 | Barrichello | Brawn GP | 1:48.130 | 37 |
| 19 | Rosberg | Williams | 1:48.360 | 29 |
| 20 | Badoer | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:49.211 | 30 |