The Grand Prix File: Belgium
FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2012 |
Spa Francorchamps is everything a grand prix track should be – fast, fearsome and full of atmosphere. Driving through the grey-stone village down to the circuit, the place seems filled with the ghosts of racers past. History can be felt everywhere here, and the circuit retains close links with a road-racing past – although the 14.9km lap has been pruned to 7km. Nevertheless, the terrain is the same, and it’s that undulating asphalt, ploughing through dense forest, that defines its character.
| Circuit Length: | 7.004 km (4.352 miles) |
| Race Length: | 44 laps, (308.052 km 191.415 miles) |
| Lap Record: | 1:45.108 (K Raikkonen, McLaren-Mercedes, 2004) |
| Last Year: |
1. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, 1:26:44.893 [more...] 2. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, +3.741 s 3. Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes, +9.669 s P. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, 1:48.298 [more...] FL. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:49.883 |
| Local Time (UTC+1) | UK Time | ||
| Wednesday | Press Conference | 15.00 | 14:00 |
| Thursday |
Practice Session 1 | 10.00-11.30 | 09.00-10.30 |
| Practice Session 2 | 14.00-15.30 | 13.00-14.30 | |
| Press Conference | 16.00 | 15:00 | |
| Saturday |
Practice Session 3 | 11.00-12.00 | 10.00-11.00 |
| Qualifying | 14.00-15.00 | 13.00-14.00 | |
| Followed by press conference | |||
| Sunday |
Race | 14:00 | 13:00 |
| Followed by press conference |
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Friday Cold and wet with maximum temperatures of 14°C. |
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Saturday Dry and sunny if quite cool, highs of 17°C. |
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Sunday Warm and dry. Temperatures reaching 22°C. |
World Drivers’ Championship: [more...]
| 1. | Fernando Alonso | 164 Points |
| 2. | Mark Webber | 124 Points |
| 3. | Sebastian Vettel | 122 Points |
| 4. | Lewis Hamilton | 117 Points |
| 5. | Kimi Raikkonen | 116 Points |
World Constructors’ Championship: [more...]
| 1. | Red Bull-Renault | 246 Points |
| 2. | McLaren-Mercedes | 193 Points |
| 3. | Lotus-Renault | 192 Points |
| 4. | Ferrari | 189 Points |
| 5. | Mercedes | 106 Points |
Form Guide:
Last Five Years at Spa Francorchamps
| VET | WEB | BUT | HAM | ALO | RAI | ROS | MSC | |
| Starts | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Classified Finishes | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Retirements | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Best Grid Slot | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Average Finish | 6.0 | 5.6 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| Average Grid Slot | 7.8 | 5.4 | 12.2 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 17.5 |
| Number of Podiums | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pole Positions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Current Form (Last Five Races)
| Fernando Alonso | 88 points |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 65 points |
| Lewis Hamilton | 54 points |
| Mark Webber | 51 points |
| Sebastian Vettel | 49 points |
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Preview of the Belgian Grand Prix
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