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10:57 AM on August 27th, 2012 by Nathan Susanto

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Except from the majority of the 1970s and 1984, the Belgian GP has always been held at the highly-rated Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, located in the Ardennes forest. The track was designed in 1920 and used the public roads that connected the towns of Spa, Malmedy and Stavelot. The venue only saw motorcycle racing in the early years, but after the success of the 24 Hours of Le Man in France, the Spa 24 Hours endurance race was created and hosted in 1924. The Belgian GP was born the following year.

The original layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was 9 miles (15 km) long and included the frightening Masta Kink, a high-speed chicane along the stretch from Malmedy to Stavelot. Eventually the course had to be diluted due to safety issues and the Belgian GP visited Nivelles and Zolder throughout the 1970s. When Spa returned to the Formula 1 calendar in 1983 the circuit had been halved with the towns of Malmedy and Stavelot now bypassed. However, the course remains the longest currently in Formula 1 use and is often cited as a favorite amongst drivers and fans.

Formula 1 returns from its summer break with round 12 of the 2012 season at Spa on Sunday, September 2nd. Going into the Belgian GP, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is 40 points clear of Mark Webber at the top of the drivers' championship and a further two points better off than Sebastian Vettel. Lewis Hamilton, who is five points adrift of Vettel, won last time out in Hungary before Formula 1 shut down. Just behind Hamilton in Hungary was Kimi Räikkönen who has a great record at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, winning four times between 2004 and 2009.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2012 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, September 1st at 7:55 AM ET, five minutes before qualifying begins. Here we run down some Belgian GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix Belgian GP
Round 12 of 20
Circuit Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location Francorchamps, Spa
Circuit Type Road circuit
Circuit Length 4.352 mi (7.004 km)
Circuit Direction Clockwise
Turns 20 (9 Left, 11 Right)
Lap Record 1:47.263, Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), 2009
Race Length 191.410 mi (308.052 km)
Laps 44
2011 Polesitter Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
2011 Winner Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, August 31st at 5 AM ET - 6:30 AM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, August 31st at 9 AM ET - 10:30 AM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, September 1st at 5 AM ET - 6 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline Saturday, September 1st at 7:55 AM ET
Qualifying Saturday, September 1st at 8 AM ET
Race Sunday, September 2nd at 8 AM ET



Spa-Francorchamps facts:
  • Four of the last ten Belgian GP has been won by the polesitter.
  • The polesitter has finished on the podium in the last six races at Spa.
  • Six of the last eight Spa grands prix have been won by a driver who started from the front row.
  • Two of the last seven Spa events were won by a driver starting from behind the front two rows.
  • In 2007 the first four on the grid finished in order.
  • Michael Schumacher (6) and Kimi Räikkönen (4) are the only active drivers with multiple Belgian GP wins.
  • McLaren (10) has the most Spa victories since the circuit was shortened at the end of the 1970s.
  • Ferrari has won seven of the last 14 Belgian GP.
  • Only Ferrari and McLaren have won multiple grands prix at Spa since 1994.
  • The most positions gained at Spa since 2002 uis 19 by Michael Schumacher in 2011.
  • There has been a first lap retirement at the last three Belgian GP.
  • There has been at least four first lap retirements in four of the last 12 Spa races.
  • Thirteen cars were involved in a first lap pile up in 1998.
  • The safety car has been deployed at five of the last seven Spa events.
  • It has rained during qualifying and/or the race at five of the last seven Belgian GP.



2011 Belgian GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
2:03.029
2:03.317
1:48.298
1
2.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
2:03.008
2:02.823
1:48.730
2
3.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
2:02.827
2:03.302
1:49.376
3
4.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
2:05.834
2:04.507
1:50.256
4
5.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
2:05.091
2:03.723
1:50.552
5
6.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
2:05.419
2:04.561
1:50.773
6
7.
Bruno Senna
Renault
2:05.047
2:04.452
1:51.121
7
8.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
2:04.450
2:02.768
1:51.251
8
9.
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
2:06.284
2:04.625
1:51.374
9
10
Vitaly Petrov
Renault
2:05.292
2:03.466
1:52.303
10
11.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
2:04.744
2:04.692
-
11
12.
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
2:07.194
2:04.757
-
12
13.
Jenson Button
McLaren
2:01.813
2:05.150
-
13
14.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams
2:05.720
2:07.349
-
14
15.
Adrian Sutil
Force India
2:06.000
2:07.777
-
15
16.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
2:05.621
2:08.106
-
21
17.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
2:06.780
2:08.354
-
16
18.
Paul di Resta
Force India
2:07.758
-
-
17
19.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus
2:08.773
-
-
18
20.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing
2:09.566
-
-
19


107% Time:
2:10.339



21.
Jérôme d'Amborsio
Virgin Racing
2:11.601
-
-
20
22.
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Hispania Racing
2:11.616
-
-
22
23.
Daniel Ricciardo
Hispania Racing
2:13.077
-
-
23
24.
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
No Time
-
-
24



Qualifying Notes
Red Bull had two cars in the top-4.
Ferrari and Renault had two cars in the top-10.
Pastor Maldonado was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident at the end of Q2.
Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Daniel Ricciardo all failed to make the 107% time but were allowed to race
because of the variable weather conditions during Q1.
Michael Schumacher didn't set a time in Q1 because he crashed on his outlap due to losing the right-rear wheel.
He was allowed to race because he was consistently faster than the 107% time during Free Practice.
The track began wet but dried during Q1. It rained prior to Q2 but the track dried for the remainder of qualifying.



2011 Belgian GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Sebastien Vettel
Red Bull Racing

5
40
1
1
2
0
49
2.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing

2
38
1
0
0
1
42
3.
Jenson Button
McLaren

0
36
1
1
0
0
38
4.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari

1
34
1
1
0
0
37
5.
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes

0
32
1
0
0
0
33
6.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

1
30
1
1
0
0
33
7.
Adrian Sutil
Force India

0
28
1
0
0
0
29
8.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari

1
26
1
0
0
0
28
9.
Vitaly Petrov
Renault

1
24
1
0
0
0
26
10.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams

0
22
1
0
0
0
23
11.
Paul di Resta
Force India

0
20
1
0
0
0
21
12.
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber

0
18
1
0
0
0
19
13.
Bruno Senna
Renault

1
16
1
0
0
0
18
14.
Jarno Trulli
Lotus

0
14
1
0
0
0
15
15.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus

0
12
1
0
0
0
13
16.
Rubens Barrichello
Williams

0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Virgin Racing

0
8
1
0
0
0
9
18.
Timo Glock
Virgin Racing

0
6
1
0
0
0
7
19.
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Hispania Racing

0
4
1
0
0
0
5
Ret.
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
Suspension
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
Ret.
Daniel Ricciardo
Hispania Racing
Vibration
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
Collision
3
0
0
1
0
0
4
Ret.
Sébastien Buemi
Toro Rosso
Collision
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Jaime Alguersuari
Toro Rosso
Collision
1
0
0
0
0
0
1



2011 Belgian GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber)
3
39
2
1
2
1
48
McLaren (Lewis Hamilton/Jenson Button)
0
18
0
1
0
0
19
Ferrari (Fernando Alonso/Felipe Massa)
1
30
2
1
0
0
34
Mercedes (Michael Scumacher/Nico Rosberg)
0
31
2
1
0
0
34
Renault (Bruno Senna/Vitaly Petrov)
1
20
2
0
0
0
23
Williams (Rubens Barrichello/Pastor Maldonado)
0
16
2
0
0
0
18
Force India (Adrian Sutil/Paul di Resta)
0
24
2
0
0
0
26
Sauber (Kamui Kobayashi/Sergio Pérez)
0
10
0
0
0
0
10
Toro Rosso
(Sébastien Buemi/Jaime Alguersuari)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lotus (Heikki Kovalainen/Jarno Trulli)
0
13
2
0
0
0
15
Hispania Racing
(Daniel Ricciardo/Vitantonio Liuzzi)
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Virgin Racing (Timo Glock/Jérôme d'Ambrosio)
0
7
2
0
0
0
9



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-19 drivers.
Two classified finishers Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari, Force India, Renault, Lotus, Williams, Virgin.
Race leaders Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Jenson Button (McLaren).
Laps led Rosberg (1-2), Vettel (3-5), Rosberg (6), Alonso (7), Hamilton (8-10),
Vettel (11-13), Alonso (14-17), Vettel (18-30), Button (31), Vettel (32-44).
Fastest lap Mark Webber (Red Bull) on lap 33 (1:49.883).
Miscellaneous Bruno Senna replaced Nick Heidfeld at Renault for the rest of the season.



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



Belgian GP 2002 - 2011 and This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
This
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
Race
5
1
8.00
9.00
1
3
3
1
27.40
Season
11
3
4.73
6.00
1
9
8
1
34.36
A
Mark Webber
RBR
Race
8
1
8.00
8.63
2
6
3
0
27.13
Season
11
1
6.45
5.09
1
10
7
2
34.45
A
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
8
0
11.75
14.00
3
2
2
0
15.13
Season
11
0
7.73
9.27
1
7
3
1
26.09
A
Lewis Hamilton
MCL
Race
5
2
4.20
9.40
1
3
3
1
27.80
Season
11
3
3.10
7.55
1
9
6
2
31.91
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
Race
7
0
6.86
9.29
2
4
4
0
25.43
Season
11
2
6.27
3.73
1
11
9
3
38.55
A
Felipe Massa
FER
Race
7
0
6.71
6.29
1
6
4
1
32.14
Season
11
0
11.09
11.45
4
5
1
0
20.45
B
Michael Schumacher
MER
Race
5
1
9.00
6.60
1
4
3
1
32.40
Season
11
0
7.45
15.45
3
5
1
0
14.82
B
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
5
0
9.60
7.60
6
4
0
0
28.80
Season
11
1
7.64
7.91
1
8
2
1
28.73
B
Kimi Räikkönen
LOT
Race
6
1
4.17
6.33
1
4
4
4
35.00
Season
11
0
8.09
5.45
2
10
7
0
33.18
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
11
0
6.64
11.73
2
6
4
0
21.55
B
Paul di Resta
FI
Race
1
0
18.00
11.00
11
0
0
0
21.00
Season
11
0
11.91
10.91
6
5
0
0
21.91
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
1
0
9.00
14.00
14
0
0
0
16.00
Season
11
0
11.18
11.36
5
5
1
0
20.82
B
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
Race
2
0
15.50
10.00
8
1
0
0
23.00
Season
11
0
11.36
12.91
4
5
2
0
17.82
B
Sergio Pérez
SAU
Race
1
0
9.00
20.00
20
0
0
0
3.00
Season
11
0
13.18
10.64
2
5
2
0
22.36
B
Daniel Ricciardo
TR
Race
1
0
23.00
21.00
21
0
0
0
0.00
Season
11
0
13.91
13.55
9
1
0
0
16.00
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
11
0
16.82
14.09
8
1
0
0
15.09
B
Pastor Maldonado
WIL
Race
1
0
16.00
10.00
10
1
0
0
23.00
Season
11
1
9.09
14.27
1
2
1
1
16.55
B
Bruno Senna
WIL
Race
2
0
13.50
18.00
13
0
0
0
9.00
Season
11
0
14.27
13.09
6
6
0
0
17.36
B
Heikki Kovalainen
CAT
Race
5
0
12.20
11.00
6
3
0
0
21.60
Season
11
0
18.36
17.27
13
0
0
0
8.73
B
Vitaly Petrov
CAT
Race
2
0
17.00
9.00
9
2
0
0
25.50
Season
11
0
19.55
17.30
13
0
0
0
7.45
B
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
Race
2
0
16.50
12.50
11
0
0
0
17.50
Season
11
0
22.18
20.70
17
0
0
0
2.18
B
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
Race
1
0
20.00
11.00
11
0
0
0
21.00
Season
11
0
23.55
21.10
15
0
0
0
2.27
B
Timo Glock
MAR
Race
4
0
14.25
13.75
9
2
0
0
15.75
Season
10
0
21.40
18.30
14
0
0
0
6.50
B
Charles Pic
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
11
0
21.91
19.27
15
0
0
0
4.73
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
6
2
8.00
8.67
1
8
4
1
25.67
Season
11
4
5.59
5.55
1
19
15
3
35.73
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
8
2
5.31
8.38
1
11
8
3
30.13
Season
11
3
5.52
8.41
1
16
9
3
30.36
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
8
2
5.94
6.56
1
12
11
4
34.38
Season
11
2
8.68
7.59
1
16
10
3
30.36
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
2
0
13.00
6.00
5
4
1
0
32.50
Season
11
1
7.55
11.68
1
13
3
1
21.82
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
11
0
7.36
8.59
2
16
11
0
28.09
TM
Force India
FI
Race
4
1
13.13
9.50
2
4
2
0
25.25
Season
11
0
11.55
11.14
5
10
1
0
21.91
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
8
0
10.31
8.25
2
12
6
0
27.63
Season
11
0
12.27
11.77
2
10
4
0
20.45
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
5
0
12.90
14.80
5
2
1
0
14.40
Season
11
0
15.36
13.82
8
2
0
0
16.18
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
8
0
11.81
11.75
3
6
3
0
20.75
Season
11
1
11.68
13.68
1
8
1
1
17.18
TM
Caterham
CAT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
11
0
18.95
17.29
13
0
0
0
8.73
TM
HRT
HRT
Race
2
0
21.50
20.75
19
0
0
0
1.50
Season
11
0
22.86
20.90
15
0
0
0
2.64
TM
Marussia
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
11
0
21.67
18.81
14
0
0
0
5.64



Recent Form Table
List
Driver/Team
TM
Last 4 Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
5,1,2,1
2
4.75
2.25
1
4
4
2
43.00
B
Kimi Räikkönen
LOT
2,3,5,2
0
6.50
3.00
2
4
4
0
38.50
TM
Ferrari
FER
5,1,2,1
2
7.25
6.25
1
6
5
2
34.00
9,12,4,16
A
Mark Webber
RBR
8,8,1,4
0
8.75
5.25
1
4
2
1
34.00
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
4,5,3,DNF
1
5.63
6.75
1
7
5
1
33.00
8,8,1,4
A
Jenson Button
MCL
6,2,10,8
0
9.50
6.50
2
4
1
0
30.75
TM
Lotus
LOT
2,3,5,2
0
7.13
7.38
2
6
6
0
30.50
3,18,6,DNF
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
4,5,3,DNF
1
2.50
8.25
3
3
3
0
30.25
TM
McLaren
MCL
6,2,10,8
1
7.13
9.75
1
6
2
1
27.00
1,DNF,8,19CF
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
11,9,12,5
0
8.00
9.25
5
2
1
0
25.50
B
Michael Schumacher
MER
DNF,7,7,3
0
9.00
10.25
3
3
1
0
24.75
TM
Mercedes
MER
DNF,7,7,3
0
10.63
10.25
3
6
1
0
24.25
10,10,15,6
A
Felipe Massa
FER
9,12,4,16
0
9.75
10.25
4
2
1
0
23.00
B
Nico Rosberg
MER
10,10,15,6
0
12.25
10.25
6
3
0
0
23.00
TM
Force India
FI
12,11,DNF,7
0
9.25
11.25
5
3
1
0
22.00
11,9,12,5
A
Lewis Hamilton
MCL
1,DNF,8,19CF
1
4.75
13.00
1
2
1
1
21.75
B
Bruno Senna
WIL
7,17,9,10
0
13.50
10.75
7
3
0
0
21.75
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
3,18,6,DNF
0
7.75
11.75
3
2
1
0
20.75
TM
Williams
WIL
13,15,16,12
0
9.75
12.38
7
3
0
0
19.50
7,17,9,10
B
Paul di Resta
FI
12,11,DNF,7
0
10.50
13.25
7
1
0
0
17.75
B
Sergio Pérez
SAU
14,6,DNF,9
0
14.50
12.75
6
2
0
0
17.75
B
Daniel Ricciardo
TR
15,13,13,11
0
15.00
13.00
11
0
0
0
17.00
TM
Sauber
SAU
18,4,11,DNF
0
13.13
13.25
4
3
1
0
17.00
14,6,DNF,9
B
Pastor Maldonado
WIL
13,15,16,12
0
6.00
14.00
12
0
0
0
16.25
B
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
18,4,11,DNF
0
11.75
13.75
4
1
1
0
16.00
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
15,13,13,11
0
16.00
14.88
11
0
0
0
14.25
16,14,14,DNF
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
16,14,14,DNF
0
17.00
16.75
14
0
0
0
10.25
B
Heikki Kovalainen
CAT
17,19,17,14
0
18.50
16.75
14
0
0
0
9.50
TM
Caterham
CAT
17,19,17,14
0
19.13
16.43
13
0
0
0
9.50
19,16,DNS,13
B
Vitaly Petrov
CAT
19,16,DNS,13
0
19.75
16.00
13
0
0
0
8.25
B
Charles Pic
MAR
20,20,19,15
0
22.25
18.50
15
0
0
0
6.00
TM
Marussia
MAR
21,22,18,DNR
0
22.00
19.29
15
0
0
0
4.75
20,20,19,15
B
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
22,21,21,20
0
22.25
20.00
20
0
0
0
3.50
TM
HRT
HRT
22,21,21,20
0
22.75
20.63
20
0
0
0
3.50
DNF,23,23,21
B
Timo Glock
MAR
21,22,18,DNR
0
21.67
20.33
18
0
0
0
2.67
B
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
DNF,23,23,21
0
23.25
21.25
21
0
0
0
2.25

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