Formula 1 Belgian GP: Max Verstappen wins – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a heavily rain-shortened Belgian GP that finished late into the evening amid torrential conditions at Spa. Half points were awarded as more than two laps – but less than 75% of the race – were completed. Williams’ George Russell finished 2nd to bag his first podium while Lewis Hamilton finished 3rd.
The 1500 scheduled start time came 30 minutes after Sergio Perez crashed on the way to his grid spot in the wet weather, with the rain showing no signs of relenting. After a 25 minute delay, a brace of formation laps behind the Safety Car followed, before Race Director Michael Masi threw the red flag.
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Formula 1 Belgian GP: After many more delays, the race finally resumed at 1817 local time – more than three hours after it was set to start – with the clock to tick down from one hour as Masi did everything in his control to try to get a race up and running.
But only a handful laps behind the Safety Car followed before another red flag, and Verstappen pulled back into the pits ahead of second-place Williams qualifier George Russell and third-place Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton.
Most of the field would thus finish where they had qualified, with half points their consolation on a gloomy day at Spa, as it was finally announced the race would not resume, at 1845 local time.
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Formula 1 Belgian GP 2021 Race Results:
| POS | DRIVER | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:27.071 | 12.5 | |
| 2 | +1.995s | 9 | |
| 3 | +2.601s | 8 | |
| 4 | +4.496s | 6 | |
| 5 | +7.479s | 5 | |
| 6 | +10.177s | 4 | |
| 7 | +11.579s | 3 | |
| 8 | +12.608s | 2 | |
| 9 | +15.485s | 1 | |
| 10 | +16.166s | 0.5 | |
| 11 | +20.590s | 0 | |
| 12 | +22.414s | 0 | |
| 13 | +24.163s | 0 | |
| 14 | +27.110s | 0 | |
| 15 | +28.329s | 0 | |
| 16 | +29.507s | 0 | |
| 17 | +31.993s | 0 | |
| 18 | +34.108s | 0 | |
| 19 | +36.054s | 0 | |
| 20 | +38.205s | 0 |
Formula 1 Belgian GP 2021 Qualifying Results:
| POS | DRIVER | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:58.717 | 1:56.559 | 1:59.765 | |
| 2 | 1:59.864 | 1:56.950 | 2:00.086 | |
| 3 | 1:59.218 | 1:56.229 | 2:00.099 | |
| 4 | 2:01.583 | 1:57.127 | 2:00.864 | |
| 5 | 2:00.175 | 1:56.814 | 2:00.935 | |
| 6 | 2:00.387 | 1:56.440 | 2:01.164 | |
| 7 | 1:59.334 | 1:56.886 | 2:02.112 | |
| 8 | 1:59.870 | 1:56.295 | 2:02.502 | |
| 9 | 2:01.824 | 1:57.354 | 2:03.513 | |
| 10 | 1:58.301 | 1:56.025 | DNF |
Practice 3 resultsFORMULA 1 BELGIAN GP 2021:
| POSITION | TIME |
|---|---|
| 1 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing | 1:56.924 |
| 1 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing | 1:56.924 |
| 2 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing | +0.947s |
| 2 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing | +0.947s |
| 3 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes | +1.072s |
FORMULA 1 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2021
Practice 1 results
| POSITION | TIME |
|---|---|
| 1 Valtteri BOTTAS Mercedes | 1:45.199 |
| 2 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing | +0.164s |
| 3 Pierre GASLY AlphaTauri | +0.500s |
| 4 Charles LECLERC Ferrari | +0.619s |
| 5 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari | +0.736s |
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