Max Verstappen will start the sprint from the first place. Oscar Piastri will be behind him in the first row. The second row will belong to Ferrari drivers.
We are preparing the details
The starting grid for the sprint
P. Driver Team Note 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 3 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 5 Lando Norris McLaren 6 Pierre Gasly Alpine 7 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 8 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 9 Esteban Ocon Alpine 10 George Russell Mercedes 11 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri 12 Alexander Albon Williams 13 Logan Sargeant Williams 14 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 15 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 16 Júki Cunoda AlphaTauri 17 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 18 Kevin Magnussen Haas 19 Kuan-yu Chou Alfa Romeo 20 Nico Hülkenberg Haas
The third part of the shootout (SQ3)
P. Rider Team Time Loss Wheel Tire. 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:49.056 5 soft 2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:49.067 0.011 5 soft 3 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:49.081 0.025 5 soft 4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:49.251 0.195 5 soft 5 Lando Norris McLaren 1:49.389 0.333 5 soft 6 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:49.700 0.644 5 soft 7 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:49.900 0.844 5 soft 8 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:49.961 0.905 5 soft 9 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:50.494 1.438 5 soft 10 George Russell Mercedes 1:55.742 6.686 4 soft
13:26: And finally Verstappen first…
13:25: Piastri surpasses them.
13:25: Sainz first, Leclerc second.
13:25: Gasly overtakes Pérez.
13:23: Pérez takes the lead.
13:22:
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13:17: Riders take to the track. So far, everyone has slicks (red).
13:15: That is probably not possible! Why did Stroll ride in high school? Because in SQ1, SQ2 are mandatory. There is an exception. If the track is declared wet, this whole rule is dropped for the rest of the shootout. But the FIA never declared the track wet.
Second part of the shootout (SQ2)
P. Rider Team Time Loss Wheel Tire. 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:55.200 3 intermediate 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:55.823 0.623 4 intermediate 3 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:55.878 0.678 3 intermediate 4 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:56.137 0.937 4 intermediate 5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:56.265 1.065 3 intermediate 6 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:56.392 1.192 3 intermediate 7 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:56.557 1.357 3 intermediate 8 Lando Norris McLaren 1:56.828 1.628 4 intermediate 9 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:57.051 1.851 4 intermediate 10 George Russell Mercedes 1:57.393 2.193 3 intermediate
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Daniel Ricciardo
AlphaTauri
1:57.687
2.487
4
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Alexander Albon
Williams
2
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Logan Sargeant
Williams
4
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Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
3
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Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
1
13:05: Happy birthday Fernando!
13:05: Nepostoupí Ricciardo, Albon, Sargeant, Stroll a Alonso.
1:05 p.m.: And yes, it’s Stroll, tearing it up.
13:04: Red flags! 29 seconds to go, it’s the end of SQ2
13:03: Stroll says it’s early for slicks.
13:01: Stroll went out on the middle…
13:00: Sargeant spun around…
13:00: yellow flags…
12:59: Alonso, Albon remain in the pits.
12:59: Yeah…
12:54: The second part begins.
The first part of the shootout (SQ1)
P. Rider Team Time Loss Wheel Tire. 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:58.135 6 intermediate 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:58.939 0.804 7 intermediate 3 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:59.038 0.903 5 intermediate 4 Alexander Albon Williams 1:59.198 1.063 6 intermediate 5 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:59.362 1.227 6 intermediate 6 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:59.414 1.279 6 intermediate 7 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:59.575 1.440 6 intermediate 8 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:59.884 1.749 6 intermediate 9 Logan Sargeant Williams 2:00.031 1.896 6 intermediate 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 2:00.032 1.897 6 intermediate 1 1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 2:00.056 1.921 6 intermediate 12 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri 2:00.177 2.042 6 intermediate 13 Lando Norris McLaren 2:00.436 2.301 7 intermediate 14 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 2:00.460 2.325 6 intermediate 15 George Russell Mercedes 2:00.475 2.340 6 transitional 16 Yuki Cunoda AlphaTauri 2:00.568 2.433 6 intermediate 17 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 2:00.951 2.816 6 intermediate 18 Kevin Magnussen Haas 2:01.079 2.944 7 intermediate 19 Kuan-yu Chou Alfa Romeo 2:01.430 3.295 7 intermediate 20 Nico Hülkenberg Haas 6 intermediate
12:51: Cunoda, Bottas, Magnussen, Chou and Hülkenberg will not advance.
12:49: Russell advances by 0.093 seconds.
12:49: At Haas, they were waiting for the train to miss them. Hülkenberg didn’t have time to enter the timed lap and is last without a time.
12:48: Alonso also “safe”.
12:47: Albon the second.
12:47: Ultimately, the incident will not be investigated.
12:45: Haas drivers still out of time.
12:44: Recorded incident between Hamilton and Verstappen – possible blocking at turn eight.
12:43: Verstappen takes the lead.
12:42: Riders record their first times. At the head of Piastri ahead of Leclerc and Albon.
12:37: We wrote here about the rule that the shootout must start at least 4.5 hours before the sprint… and so the FIA postponed the start of the sprint to 17:05.
12:35: Riders ride tires into transitional conditions.
12:35: The shooting begins…
12:20: Start of shootout in 15 minutes.
12:19: According to the race directorate, work is being done to remove stagnant water on the track. We should know the launch time soon.
12:06: If the shoot-out did not take place, the starting grid of the sprint would be determined by the results of yesterday’s qualification. Verstappen would start from pole position (the penalty is for the race only).
12:02: It should also rain during the sprint. Preliminarily, according to the FIA, the probability is 60 to 80% (more towards the end of the sprint). It is questionable whether the sprint will be delayed due to the rules (see below).
11:56: It could stop raining within 10-20 minutes.
11:55: A certain problem may be with the rules. The sprint is scheduled for 16:30 and the shootout should start no less than 4.5 hours before its start.
11:51: A few important notes: if the track is declared wet in any part of the shootout, the mandatory tire allocation falls. So, if, like yesterday, slicks finally come to the fore, the teams can use any mixture they want.
11:48: the race directorate informs that the start of the shootout will be postponed.
11:45: The individual sections are shorter, which will be a challenge on the long circuit in Spa. Riders must also use the prescribed tires. In the first two parts (SQ1, SQ2) they are medium, in the last (SQ3) then soft tires. But the second condition will not be in play today, because it is raining in Spa just like yesterday…
11:45: Welcome to the online coverage of the shootout in Belgium. Today’s “qualification” will determine the order for the start of the afternoon sprint.
2023-07-29 11:10:14
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