2019 Belgian Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc won the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 1 Sept 2019 for Ferrari, from pole position; Lewis Hamilton was second and Valtteri Bottas third. Pole position: Charles Leclerc.

Leclerc took the lead for good on lap 27 of 44, from Sebastian Vettel; the lead changed hands 3 times in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 1 to 5). Leclerc stopped once, on lap 21; 14 of 18 finishers made 1 stop, and the median first stop was lap 20. The fastest lap was Sebastian Vettel's, 1:46.409 on lap 36. 18 of 20 starters were classified; 2 retired or were not classified. After the race Lewis Hamilton led the championship with 268 points, 65 ahead of Valtteri Bottas, with 8 rounds left.

Date

1 Sept 2019

Circuit

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium

Round

13 of 21

Winner

Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

Tyre compounds

C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft source

Pole position

Charles Leclerc (1:42.519)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 15 drivers: Daniel Ricciardo qualified 6th, started 10th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 7th, started 12th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 8th, started 6th; Sergio Pérez qualified 9th, started 7th; Kevin Magnussen qualified 10th, started 8th; Romain Grosjean qualified 11th, started 9th; Lando Norris qualified 12th, started 11th; Lance Stroll qualified 13th, started 16th; Alexander Albon qualified 14th, started 17th; Antonio Giovinazzi qualified 15th, started 18th; Pierre Gasly qualified 16th, started 13th; Carlos Sainz qualified 17th, started 15th; Daniil Kvyat qualified 18th, started 19th; George Russell qualified 19th, started 14th; Robert Kubica qualified 20th, started from the pit lane. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Charles Leclerc: 1 stop (lap 21), stints of 21, 23 laps

2nd

Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 22), stints of 22, 22 laps

3rd

Valtteri Bottas: 1 stop (lap 23), stints of 23, 21 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 14 · 2 stops: 3 · 3 or more: 1

First stops

median lap 20 of 44

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2019 standings