2016 Belgian Grand Prix grid

2016 Belgian Grand Prix

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Nico Rosberg will line up on pole for the Belgian Grand Prix with Max Verstappen alongside on the front row. Lewis Hamilton will start on the final row of the grid after a 55-place penalty.

Row 1Nico Rosberg 1’46.744
Mercedes
Max Verstappen 1’46.893
Red Bull
Row 2Kimi Raikkonen 1’46.910
Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel 1’47.108
Ferrari
Row 3Daniel Ricciardo 1’47.216
Red Bull
Sergio Perez 1’47.407
Force India
Row 4Nico Hulkenberg 1’47.543
Force India
Valtteri Bottas 1’47.612
Williams
Row 5Jenson Button 1’48.114
McLaren
Felipe Massa 1’48.263
Williams
Row 6Romain Grosjean 1’48.316
Haas
Kevin Magnussen 1’48.485
Renault
Row 7Jolyon Palmer 1’49.038
Renault
Carlos Sainz 1’49.320
Toro Rosso
Row 8Pascal Wehrlein 1’48.949
Manor
Felipe Nasr 1’49.050
Sauber
Row 9Esteban Ocon 1’48.598
Manor
Esteban Gutierrez* 1’48.598
Haas
Row 10Daniil Kvyat 1’49.058
Toro Rosso
Marcus Ericsson** 1’49.071
Sauber
Row 11Lewis Hamilton*** Mercedes
1’50.033
Fernando Alonso**** No time set
McLaren

*Five-place grid penalty for blocking Pascal Wehrlein in practice
**Ten-place grid penalty for sixth turbo charger used
***55-place grid penalty for multiple excessive power unit component usage
****35-place grid penalty for multiple excessive power unit component usage

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5 comments on “2016 Belgian Grand Prix grid”

  1. Very excited for the race as a fan of a specific driver. A challenge/something different for Hamilton starting last. Enjoyed watching Hungary ’14 and Germany ’14 so bring it on. Hoping for a top 6 salvage job.

    Easy Rosberg win but enough going on in the battle for a podium with the Red Bulls and Ferraris to make it well worth a watch.

    1. I don’t think a Merc victory for Rosberg is as inevitable as you think. In Spa starting a pole can sometimes be a disadvantage on the run up to Les Combes, Hamilton almost lost the lead to Vettel in 2014 (after taking Rosberg off the line) and then Perez in 2015 because of the slipstream. Plus if Rosberg’s start is typical to the last couple of races, well…. Also race pace Merc wasn’t too great, if I’m not mistaken the Bulls had better stints especially in FP3 on the softs. So could be a long afternoon for the Mercs, especially Hamilton.

  2. When did Massa sign for Hass? Or hass you made a mistake?

    1. Hassterical.. 😂

  3. should be a good start, wouldn’t want to miss that one. Lewis working through the field should be entertaining to, If Vettel/Kimi can get the jump on Ros and Ves, it will be interesting. The first stop should be interesting too. Might be a nice race. Will be interesting to see how much faster down the straight Lewis’ Merc is. I think 5th or 6th is completely doable, really depends on how fast he can recover positions and how hard hes held up in the turns, tire management from Ferrari and ROS should make the race interesting too, and if Ferrari can pressure ROS in to brutalizing his brakes.

    I would have to think this race good be a pretty good one. Just hope Lewis has iceman mode at the ready and times his passes to great effect.

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