BELGIAN BELGIAN GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX21/22/23 AUGUST 2015 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS TYRE USAGE TYRE SELECTION MEMORY LANE: 2001 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX The final podium finish of the Benetton team was secured by Giancarlo Fisichella at the 2001 Belgian Grand Prix, with the team later becoming the Renault F1 EASY HARD Team. After qualifying eighth, the Italian produced a measured drive to secure S the last podium behind Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard. The Italian BRAKE WEAR U T P F was no doubt aided by not having to change his tyres during the race at Spa. E R S O S O F T EASY HARD DOWNFORCE M 1m 47.263s E D I U M H A R D LOW HIGH LAP RECORD (SEBASTIAN VETTEL, 2009) T1 The lap begins with the slowest corner 4 183 3.0 on the 4.352 mile lap – La Source FUEL EFFECT Les Combes T3 The run down to Eau Rouge and into Malmedy Raidillion creates extreme suspension 2 compression as the relief changes from downhill to uphill. Good engine power is 0.40 required for the uphill drag SEC /10KG 8 315 2.9 DRS T7 Using the gradient in the braking area to Les Combes, overtaking is easily possible (2014 average: 0.34sec/10kg) here. Pouhon Radillon Rivage FUEL CONSUMPTION T10 A series of more technical corners at Eau Rouge Bruxelles and Rivage, where mechanical 2 113 2.4 grip is important Blanchimont T12 Pouhon is a fast flowing, double-apex left 2.27 hand turn which is exited flat out before the KG/LAP flow of Campus. DRS T15 The two right hand corners at Stavelot and 1 (2014 average: 1.69kg/lap) Paul Frere are crucial to optimize Fagnes 3 173 2.9 momentum up through the blind FULL THROTTLE Blanchimont corner which is flat-out. Precision in placing the car is paramount 8 312 2.1 here. La Source 1 72 2.8 3 T19 The final chicane, formerly known as Bus 67.5 Stop, is a tight right and left which is an % OF LAP overtaking possibility on entry. Paul Frère (2014 average: 56% of lap) 7.004 308.052 55 337 CIRCUIT LENGTH (KM) RACE DISTANCE (KM) GEAR CHANGES PER LAP TOP SPEED (KPH) ST 7km 1 6km 25 18 19 5km 4km CLOUDY LIGHT RAIN LIGHT RAIN ST ND RD 3km FRIDAY 21 AUGUST SATURDAY 22 AUGUST SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 44 FREE PRACTICE 1 10:00 - 11:30 FREE PRACTICE 3 11:00 - 12:00 RACE START 14:00 CHI ITA SIN AUS MAL BAH SPA MON CAN AUT GBR HUN BEL JAP RUS USA MEX BRA ABU NUMBER OF LAPS FREE PRACTICE 2 14:00 - 15:30 QUALIFYING 14:00 - 15:00 DRIVERS’ CONSTRUCTORS’ 1. Lewis Hamilton 202 11. Max Verstappen 22 1. Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 383 2. Nico Rosberg 181 12. Felipe Nasr 16 2. Scuderia Ferrari 236 3. Sebastian Vettel 160 13. Sergio Pérez 15 3. Williams Martini Racing 151 4. Valtteri Bottas 77 14. PASTOR MALDONADO 12 4. Infiniti Red Bull Racing 96 5. Kimi Räikkönen 76 15. Fernando Alonso 11 5. Sahara Force India F1 Team 39 6. Felipe Massa 74 16. Carlos Sainz 9 6. LOTUS F1 TEAM 35 7. Daniel Ricciardo 51 17. Jenson Button 6 7. Scuderia Toro Rosso 31 8. Daniil Kvyat 45 18. Marcus Ericsson 6 8. Sauber F1 Team 22 9. Nico Hülkenberg 24 19. Roberto Merhi 0 9. McLaren Honda 17 10. ROMAIN GROSJEAN 23 20. Will Stevens 0 10. Manor F1 Team 0 POINTS SYSTEM 1ST = 25 2ND = 18 3RD = 15 4TH = 12 5TH = 10 6TH = 8 7TH = 6 8TH = 4 9TH = 2 10TH = 1 AUS MAL CHI BAH SPA MON CAN AUT GBR HUN BEL ITA SIN JAP RUS USA MEX BRA ABU LOTUS F1 TEAM 15.03.15 29.03.15 12.04.15 19.04.15 10.05.15 24.05.15 07.06.15 21.06.15 05.07.15 26.07.15 23.08.15 06.09.15 20.09.15 27.09.15 11.10.15 25.10.15 01.11.15 15.11.15 29.11.15 ROMAIN GROSJEAN, b: 17.04.86; Geneva, Switzerland; nat: French; Q: 9 Q: 10 Q: 8 Q: 10 Q: 11 Q: 15 Q: 5 Q: 10 Q: 12 Q: 10 debut: Europe 09 (Renault); starts: 75; best placing: 2nd USA 13, Canada 12; R: PU P: 11 P: 7 P: 7 P: 8 P: 12 P: 10 P: 7 R: A P: 7 08 best qual: 2nd Hungary 12; fastest laps: 1; recent points: Hungary 15; points: 259 Laps: 0 Laps: 55 Laps: 56 Laps: 57 Laps: 66 Laps: 78 Laps: 69 Laps: 71 Laps: 0 Laps: 69 PASTOR MALDONADO, b: 09.03.85; Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela; nat: Venezuelan; Q: 10 Q: 12 Q: 11 Q: 16 Q: 12 Q: 8 Q: 6 Q: 9 Q: 14 Q: 14 debut: Australia 11 (Williams); starts: 85; wins: 1; poles: 1; R: A R: B R: A P: 15 R: R R: B P: 7 R: G R: A P: 14 13 recent points: Austria 15; points: 61 Laps: 0 Laps: 47 Laps: 49 Laps: 56 Laps: 45 Laps: 5 Laps: 70 Laps: 35 Laps: 0 Laps: 69 AUS MAL CHI BAH SPA MON CAN AUT GBR HUN BEL ITA SIN JAP RUS USA MEX BRA ABU MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 TEAM 15.03.15 29.03.15 12.04.15 19.04.15 10.05.15 24.05.15 07.06.15 21.06.15 05.07.15 26.07.15 23.08.15 06.09.15 20.09.15 27.09.15 11.10.15 25.10.15 01.11.15 15.11.15 29.11.15 NICO ROSBERG, b: 27.06.85; Wiesbaden, Germany; nat: German; debut: Bahrain Q: 2 Q: 3 Q: 2 Q: 3 Q: 1 Q: 2 Q: 2 Q: 2 Q: 2 Q: 2 06 (Williams); starts: 176; wins: 11; poles: 16; fastest laps: 11; P: 2 P: 3, f’lap P: 2 P: 3 P: 1, f’lap P: 1 P: 2 P: 1, f’lap P: 2 P: 8 06 recent points: Hungary 15; points: 1065.5 Laps: 58 Laps: 56 Laps: 56 Laps: 57 Laps: 66 Laps: 78 Laps: 70 Laps: 71 Laps: 52 Laps: 69 LEWIS HAMILTON, b: 07.01.85; Stevenage, England; nat: British; debut: Australia Q: 1 Q: 1 Q: 1 Q: 1 Q: 2 Q: 1 Q: 1 Q: 1 Q: 1 Q: 1 07 (McLaren); starts: 158; wins: 37; world champ: 14 (Mercedes), 08 (McLaren); P: 1, f’lap P: 2 P: 1,f’lap P: 1 P: 2 P: 3 P: 1 P: 2 P: 1, f’lap P: 6 44 poles: 47; fastest laps: 24; recent points: Hungary 15; points: 1688 Laps: 58 Laps: 56 Laps: 56 Laps: 57 Laps: 66 Laps: 78 Laps: 70 Laps: 71 Laps: 52 Laps: 69 AUS MAL CHI BAH SPA MON CAN AUT GBR HUN BEL ITA SIN JAP RUS USA MEX BRA ABU INFINITI RED BULL RACING 15.03.15 29.03.15 12.04.15 19.04.15 10.05.15 24.05.15 07.06.15 21.06.15 05.07.15 26.07.15 23.08.15 06.09.15 20.09.15 27.09.15 11.10.15 25.10.15 01.11.15 15.11.15 29.11.15 DANIEL RICCIARDO, b: 01.07.89; Perth, Western Australia; nat: Australian; Q: 7 Q: 4 Q: 7 Q: 7 Q: 10 Q: 4 Q: 11 Q: 18 Q: 10 Q: 4 debut: Britain 11 (HRT); starts: 79; wins: 3; fastest laps: 2; P: 6 P: 10 P: 9 P: 6 P: 7 P: 5 P: 13 P: 10 R: El P: 3, f’lap 03 best qual: 2nd China, Australia 14; recent points: Hungary 15; points: 319 Laps: 58 Laps: 55 Laps: 56 Laps: 57 Laps: 65 Laps: 78 Laps: 69 Laps: 71 Laps: 21 Laps: 69 DANIIL KVYAT, b: 26.04.94; Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia; nat: Russian; debut: Q: 13 Q: 5 Q: 12 Q: 17 Q: 8 Q: 5 Q: 8 Q: 15 Q: 7 Q: 7 Australia 14 (Toro Rosso); starts: 29; best placing: 2nd Hungary 15; R: DNS P: 9 R: E P: 9 P: 10 P: 4 P: 9 P: 12 P: 6 P: 2 26 best qual: 5th Monaco, Malaysia 15; recent points: Hungary 15; points: 53 Laps: 13 Laps: 55 Laps: 15 Laps: 56 Laps: 65 Laps: 78 Laps: 69 Laps: 71 Laps: 52 Laps: 69 AUS MAL CHI BAH SPA MON CAN AUT GBR HUN BEL ITA SIN JAP RUS USA MEX BRA ABU WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING 15.03.15 29.03.15 12.04.15 19.04.15 10.05.15 24.05.15 07.06.15 21.06.15 05.07.15 26.07.15 23.08.15 06.09.15 20.09.15 27.09.15 11.10.15 25.10.15 01.11.15 15.11.15 29.11.15 FELIPE MASSA, b: 25.04.81, São Paulo, Brazil; nat: Brazilian; Q: 3 Q: 7 Q: 4 Q: 6 Q: 9 Q: 12 Q: 9 Q: 4 Q: 3 Q: 8 debut: Australia 02 (Sauber); starts: 220; wins: 11; poles: 16; fastest laps: 15; P: 4 P: 6 P: 5 P: 10 P: 6 P: 15 P: 6 P: 3 P: 4 P: 12 19 recent points: Great Britain 15; points: 1024 Laps: 58 Laps: 55 Laps: 56 Laps: 56 Laps: 66 Laps: 77 Laps: 70 Laps: 71 Laps: 52 Laps: 69 VALTTERI BOTTAS, b: 28.08.89; Nastola, Finland; nat: Finnish; Q: 6 Q: 8 Q: 5 Q: 5 Q: 4 Q: 16 Q: 4 Q: 6 Q: 4 Q: 6 debut: Australia 13; starts: 46; best placing: 2nd Germany, Britain 14; R: DNS P: 5 P: 6 P: 4 P: 4 P: 14 P: 3 P: 5 P: 5 P: 13 77 best qual: 2nd Germany, Austria 14; recent points: Great Britain 15; points: 267 Laps: 0 Laps: 55 Laps: 56 Laps: 57 Laps: 66 Laps: 78 Laps: 70 Laps: 71 Laps: 52 Laps: 69 AUS MAL CHI BAH SPA MON CAN AUT GBR HUN BEL ITA SIN JAP RUS USA MEX BRA ABU SCUDERIA FERRARI 15.03.15 29.03.15 12.04.15 19.04.15 10.05.15 24.05.15 07.06.15 21.06.15 05.07.15 26.07.15 23.08.15 06.09.15 20.09.15 27.09.15 11.10.15 25.10.15 01.11.15 15.11.15 29.11.15 SEBASTIAN VETTEL, b: 03.07.87; Heppenheim, Germany; nat: German; Q: 4 Q: 2 Q: 3 Q: 2 Q: 3 Q: 3 Q: 16 Q: 3 Q: 6 Q: 3 debut: USA 07 (BMW Sauber); starts: 149; wins: 41; world champ: 10, 11, 12, 13; P: 3 P: 1 P: 3 P: 5 P: 3 P: 2 P: 5 P: 4 P: 3 P: 1 05 poles: 45; fastest laps: 24; recent points: Hungary 15; points: 1763 Laps: Laps: 56 Laps: 56 Laps: 57 Laps: 66 Laps: 78 Laps: 70 Laps: 71 Laps: 52 Laps: 69 KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN, b: 17.10.79; Espoo, Finland; nat: Finnish; debut: Australia 01 Q: 5 Q: 11 Q: 6 Q: 4 Q: 7 Q: 6 Q: 3 Q: 14 Q: 5 Q: 5 (Sauber); starts: 220; wins: 21; world champ: 07 (Ferrari); poles: 16; R: W P: 4 P: 4 P: 3, f’lap P: 5 P: 6 P: 4, f’lap R: A P: 8 R: PU 07 fastest laps: 42; recent points: Great Britain 15; points: 1100 Laps: 40 Laps: 55 Laps: 56 Laps: 57 Laps: 66 Laps: 78 Laps: 70 Laps: 0 Laps: 51 Laps: 57 AUS MAL CHI BAH SPA MON CAN AUT GBR HUN BEL ITA SIN JAP RUS USA MEX BRA ABU MCLAREN HONDA 15.03.15 29.03.15 12.04.15 19.04.15 10.05.15 24.05.15 07.06.15 21.06.15 05.07.15 26.07.15 23.08.15 06.09.15 20.09.15 27.09.15 11.10.15 25.10.15 01.11.15 15.11.15 29.11.15 FERNANDO ALONSO, b: 29.07.81; Oviedo, Spain; nat: Spanish; debut: Australia 01 Q: 18 Q: 18 Q: 18 Q: 14 Q: 13 Q: 13 Q: 14 Q: 19 Q: 17 Q: 15 (Minardi); starts: 242; wins: 33; world champs: 05, 06 (Renault); poles: 22; R: DNS R: PU P: 12 P: 11 R: B R: OH R: Ex R: A P: 10 P: 5 14 fastest laps: 21; recent points: Hungary 15; points: 1778 (Kevin Magnussen) Laps: 0 Laps: 21 Laps: 55 Laps: 56 Laps: 26 Laps: 41 Laps: 44 Laps: 0 Laps: 51 Laps: 69 JENSON BUTTON, b: 19.01.80; Frome, England; nat: British; Q: 17 Q: 17 Q: 17 Q: 20 Q: 14 Q: 10 Q: 18 Q: 20 Q: 18 Q: 16 debut: Australia 00 (Williams); starts: 276; wins: 15; world champ: 09 (Brawn); P: 11 R: PU P: 14 R: DNS P: 16 P: 8 R: Ex R: El R: A P: 9 22 poles: 8; fastest laps: 8; recent points: Hungary