Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Spa-Francorchamps, 2015

No drop-off in Vettel’s times before tyre blow-out

2015 Belgian Grand Prix lap times and fastest lapsPosted on | Author Keith Collantine



Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Spa-Francorchamps, 2015Sebastian Vettel’s lap times prior to his tyre blow-out gave little indication that he was in serious trouble with his rubber.

Vettel was attempting to complete the race without making a second stop for tyres and was on his 27th lap on the same set when his left-rear tyre failed without warning.

The Ferrari driver’s best lap of the race was a 1’55.316. He lapped within a second of that through his entire stint on the medium tyres,with the exception of the Virtual Safety Car period and lap 39, three laps before his tyre collapsed at the exit of Raidillon.

After the race an angry Vettel defended Ferrari’s strategy and said it was “unacceptable” the tyre failed. Pirelli claimed the tyre blew due to excess wear.

2015 Belgian Grand Prix lap times

All the lap times by the drivers (in seconds, very slow laps excluded):

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/charts/2015drivercolours.csv

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69
Lewis Hamilton 117.421 116.039 116.017 115.782 115.735 115.722 116.18 116.122 116.44 117.096 116.828 117.073 121.494 128.998 114.938 114.679 114.861 114.827 115.241 115.751 137.948 128.694 115.33 114.673 114.315 114.55 114.88 114.443 114.844 120.323 127.623 113.893 113.188 112.504 112.766 112.748 113.774 113.973 114.125 114.131 114.222 114.799 115.397
Nico Rosberg 121.269 116.746 116.292 116.42 116.695 116.149 116.726 117.298 116.194 116.292 116.589 121.136 128.295 114.948 114.264 114.664 114.638 114.921 115.454 115.736 137.663 127.776 115.676 115.326 115.194 115.24 115.08 114.798 114.971 116.163 120.17 125.678 112.669 112.416 112.559 112.511 113.556 113.96 113.806 114.122 114.073 114.134 114.178
Valtteri Bottas 121.47 118.359 116.793 117.281 117.42 117.702 118.358 124.316 130.342 116.794 116.498 116.565 116.373 116.578 120.787 124.233 116.692 116.367 116.158 117.186 152.626 129.969 114.646 115.732 115.42 114.787 114.907 114.834 115.71 114.903 114.899 115.183 115.079 114.942 115.11 114.841 114.978 115.34 117.543 115.491 115.316 116.758 116.141
Sergio Perez 118.864 116.197 116.477 116.408 116.767 116.894 117.398 122.276 130.75 116.369 117.143 116.262 117.055 116.753 116.389 116.311 116.761 117.296 117.409 123.737 162.366 116.959 114.809 115.35 115.141 115.369 115.114 115 114.796 115.355 115.696 115.642 115.364 115.031 115.519 115.893 115.622 116.045 116.168 116.377 117.62 118.454 117.178
Daniel Ricciardo 119.95 116.263 116.429 116.453 116.417 116.785 121.699 130.249 116.739 116.463 117.569 118.162 117.262 117.035 117.154 116.331 116.448 118.08 116.757
Felipe Massa 123.254 118.074 116.968 117.413 117.948 118.673 118.346 119.074 122.936 130.819 116.237 116.266 116.424 116.687 116.1 116.075 116.404 117.104 116.43 116.654 149.69 129.009 114.093 114.738 114.935 115.158 114.866 115.075 114.907 114.83 115.46 115.139 115.488 115.18 115.361 115.767 115.821 116.212 115.852 117.466 116.48 118.398 117.859
Pastor Maldonado 122.29
Sebastian Vettel 121.92 117.106 116.388 116.867 116.676 116.737 116.652 117.346 117.179 117.459 117.478 118.217 117.926 122.971 128.622 116.128 116.184 116.008 116.115 116.348 142.634 124.049 115.397 115.386 115.808 115.765 115.856 115.551 115.316 115.523 115.432 115.443 115.497 115.761 115.884 115.711 115.52 115.696 116.407 115.949 116.116 183.554
Romain Grosjean 122.796 117.588 116.854 117.237 117.497 117.478 118.374 117.878 122.271 129.016 116.25 115.666 116.19 116.167 115.981 115.513 115.391 115.818 116.311 115.769 143.889 132.318 114.957 115.076 115.414 115.731 115.311 115.628 115.617 116.019 115.194 115.043 115.299 115.004 115.333 115.311 114.779 115.397 116.189 115.915 116.311 116.254 116.341
Carlos Sainz Jnr 138.254 117.446 117.826 122.09 132.067 118.435 117.638 117.546 117.273 117.051 117.655 117.04 117.183 117.172 117.625 117.053 117.675 149.555 118.208 117.51 119.092 123.779 129.008 114.68 114.803 115.302 115.392 115.637 116.046 115.343 120.801
Nico Hulkenberg
Daniil Kvyat 124.633 117.907 116.706 117.52 117.581 116.529 117.741 119.742 123.005 130.916 116.364 116.288 116.186 116.762 116.296 116.257 116.771 116.546 116.253 116.933 146.893 121.92 116.326 116.743 116.751 116.307 120.629 127.039 113.032 113.835 114.054 113.834 113.564 113.78 113.806 114.216 114.244 116.229 115.87 115.55 113.965 115.574 114.982
Marcus Ericsson 123.837 118.173 118.55 118.735 119.243 118.614 118.758 119.863 123.476 133.458 117.65 118.053 118.188 117.771 117.515 117.689 118.454 117.544 117.27 117.991 150.955 116.892 117.984 117.122 117.387 117.197 116.948 121.677 131.235 114.022 114.847 114.776 114.483 114.787 115.13 115.537 114.984 115.525 115.453 115.474 115.523 116.385 116.466
Felipe Nasr 127.794 120.918 117.999 119.867 119.403 119.377 119.304 119.982 121.265 125.666 132.149 116.888 116.667 117.074 117.626 117.837 117.653 117.463 117.595 122.902 146.932 116.97 117.222 117.045 117.649 117.227 121.768 127.596 113.991 114.57 114.49 114.634 114.814 115.379 115.572 116.075 115.88 115.421 115.079 116.245 116.917 117.525 118.268
Will Stevens 130.804 120.954 121.458 121.053 120.782 120.803 121.053 121.678 121.982 122.041 122.17 121.908 121.719 121.858 122.366 126.491 133.655 118.941 119.281 137.421 132.816 120.889 119.303 119.448 119.33 119.298 119.3 121.395 119.939 125.474 134.082 119.217 118.15 118.447 118.388 118.374 118.469 120.34 120.081 118.834 119.377 119.019
Kimi Raikkonen 126.321 117.466 117.964 117.963 117.344 117.401 117.684 118.616 118.82 117.035 122.307 128.635 116.655 116.313 115.81 115.987 116.247 116.852 116.389 116.881 149.88 129.22 114.543 115.426 114.57 115.205 115.121 115.194 115.195 114.517 115.182 115.063 114.817 115.273 115.626 115.527 116.505 116.048 115.899 116.592 116.381 117.934 117.682
Roberto Merhi 128.761 121.686 121.276 120.956 120.513 120.812 120.782 121.598 121.383 121.689 121.841 122.218 122.011 121.987 126.602 133.561 119.413 119.543 119.67 136.116 134.07 119.822 121.377 119.132 119.367 119.412 119.336 119.195 125.604 133.863 118.904 118.174 119.226 118.622 118.291 118.18 118.224 118.196 118.26 118.351 120.608 118.805
Max Verstappen 125.805 117.181 118.205 116.651 117.45 117.752 118.086 119.109 123.13 133.412 116.835 115.914 116.645 116.185 116.045 115.828 116.629 116.405 116.411 116.792 149.328 129.037 114.839 115.329 115.22 115.51 115.344 115.325 115.712 115.499 115.621 120.032 126.277 113.425 113.389 113.276 113.46 113.73 115.023 114.074 113.876 114.95 117.717
Jenson Button 127.527 120.81 120.798 120.759 120.081 120.603 120.33 120.96 121.102 121.761 125.341 132.927 119.03 118.854 118.709 118.382 119.218 118.913 119.345 132.974 148.503 116.901 117.028 117.671 117.682 117.565 118.827 117.454 120.627 118.014 118.28 119.674 118.944 119.076 123.412 129.569 115.869 115.533 116.003 116.242 118.331 118.154
Fernando Alonso 127.088 119.61 119.196 119.487 119.864 119.348 119.326 124.154 131.646 118.971 118.674 118.552 118.642 118.348 118.149 118.158 119.021 118.496 118.33 127.629 153.685 115.522 116.338 116.706 116.844 116.938 116.47 116.579 117.029 117.034 117.986 121.603 131.203 113.692 116.343 117.827 116.038 116.543 115.741 116.844 117.403 116.808

2015 Belgian Grand Prix fastest laps

Each driver’s fastest lap:

Rank Driver Car Fastest lap Gap On lap
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1’52.416 34
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’52.504 0.088 34
3 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault 1’53.032 0.616 29
4 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 1’53.276 0.860 36
5 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1’53.692 1.276 34
6 Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1’53.991 1.575 29
7 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1’54.022 1.606 30
8 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1’54.093 1.677 23
9 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1’54.517 2.101 30
10 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1’54.646 2.230 23
11 Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso-Renault 1’54.680 2.264 25
12 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 1’54.779 2.363 37
13 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1’54.796 2.380 29
14 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1’55.316 2.900 29
15 Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1’55.533 3.117 38
16 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1’56.263 3.847 2
17 Will Stevens Manor-Ferrari 1’58.150 5.734 33
18 Roberto Merhi Manor-Ferrari 1’58.174 5.758 32
19 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 2’02.290 9.874 1
20 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes

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