Formula 1 Belgian GP
F1 Grand Prix race results: Verstappen wins rain-ruined Belgian GP
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was declared the winner of the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday, as the 12th race of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship failed to produce a single racing lap.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Aug 29, 2021, 5:06 PM
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The start of the race was delayed due to a rain storm, and Sergio Perez didn't even make it that far after crashing as he drove to the grid.
Following two attempts behind the safety car, the race was red-flagged after the minimum of two laps required to make the result official. As the race clock ran down to under 30 minutes remaining, race director Michael Masi eventually made the call that the event would not restart.
Half points were awarded as 75% of the race distance wasn’t achieved, the first time that's happened since Malaysia 2009.
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2021 Belgian Grand Prix race results
Cla Driver Laps Time Gap Interval 1 Max Verstappen
3 - 2 George Russell
3 2.198 2.198 2.198 3 Lewis Hamilton
3 3.518 3.518 1.320 4 Daniel Ricciardo
3 5.951 5.951 2.433 5 Sebastian Vettel
3 7.894 7.894 1.943 6 Pierre Gasly
3 10.275 10.275 2.381 7 Esteban Ocon
3 11.791 11.791 1.516 8 Charles Leclerc
3 13.217 13.217 1.426 9 Nicholas Latifi
3 15.634 15.634 2.417 10 Carlos Sainz Jr.
3 16.961 16.961 1.327 11 Fernando Alonso
3 20.259 20.259 3.298 12 Valtteri Bottas
3 21.946 21.946 1.687 13 Antonio Giovinazzi
3 23.530 23.530 1.584 14 Lando Norris
3 26.085 26.085 2.555 15 Yuki Tsunoda
3 28.781 28.781 2.696 16 Mick Schumacher
3 30.900 30.900 2.119 17 Nikita Mazepin
3 32.687 32.687 1.787 18 Lance Stroll
3 34.838 34.838 2.151 19 Kimi Raikkonen
3 36.322 36.322 1.484 20 Sergio Perez
3 38.690 38.690 2.368 View full results
How the Belgian Grand Prix unfolded
After a delayed start and a handful of formation laps behind the safety car, the race start sequence was suspended for several hours as rain continued to fall. During this time, Red Bull had the time to rebuild Perez’s car, but he had to start from the pitlane and this cost him his seventh-place finish as he was classified last.
Due to a small break in the rainfall, the race was started behind the safety car with an hour on the clock, but weather conditions remained soaking wet. After two and a half laps, the race was red-flagged as the rain intensified once more, which made the race official for half points.
The race order was declared as Verstappen, Russell, Hamilton, Ricciardo, Vettel, Gasly, Ocon (who inherited the position Perez gave up), Leclerc, Latifi and Sainz.
2021 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix fastest laps
Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Nikita Mazepin
Haas 3'18.016 127.335 2 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 3'18.033 0.017 0.017 127.324 3 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes 3'18.036 0.020 0.003 127.322 4 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 3'18.069 0.053 0.033 127.301 5 Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo 3'18.202 0.186 0.133 127.215 6 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 3'18.308 0.292 0.106 127.147 7 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 3'18.374 0.358 0.066 127.105 8 Lando Norris
McLaren 3'18.477 0.461 0.103 127.039 9 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 3'18.496 0.480 0.019 127.027 10 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 3'18.520 0.504 0.024 127.011 11 George Russell
Williams 3'18.804 0.788 0.284 126.830 12 Mick Schumacher
Haas 3'18.833 0.817 0.029 126.811 13 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 3'18.867 0.851 0.034 126.790 14 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari 3'18.926 0.910 0.059 126.752 15 Kimi Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo 3'18.963 0.947 0.037 126.729 16 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 3'19.101 1.085 0.138 126.641 17 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 3'19.181 1.165 0.080 126.590 18 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 3'19.187 1.171 0.006 126.586 19 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 3'19.284 1.268 0.097 126.524 20 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 3'19.440 1.424 0.156 126.425 View full results
2021 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix tyre history
Cla Driver 1 2 3 1 Max Verstappen
W 4 W 4 2 George Russell
W 3 W 3 3 Lewis Hamilton
W 4 4 Daniel Ricciardo
W 4 5 Sebastian Vettel
W 3 6 Pierre Gasly
W 3 7 Esteban Ocon
W 4 8 Charles Leclerc
W 3 9 Nicholas Latifi
W 3 W 3 10 Carlos Sainz Jr.
W 3 11 Fernando Alonso
W 3 12 Valtteri Bottas
W 4 13 Antonio Giovinazzi
W 3 W 3 14 Lando Norris
W 3 15 Yuki Tsunoda
W 3 16 Mick Schumacher
W 6 W 6 17 Nikita Mazepin
W 7 W 7 18 Lance Stroll
W 3 19 Kimi Raikkonen
W 7 W 0 W 3 20 Sergio Perez
W 3 View full results
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