Mark Webber signs his fifth pole of the season with his Red Bull, despite changeable weather conditions.
Wet in Q1, dry in Q2, the rain reappeared 4 minutes from the end. Lewis Hamilton takes the second place in unbelievable conditions at the ultimate lap of the session. Robert Kubica is third with his Renault, Sebastian Vettel is fourth with the second Red Bull.
Felipe Massa secured a sixth place at the beginning of the session for Ferrari, while Fernando Alonso waited to much and, surprised by the rain, couldn't set a good time. He will start from the tenth position on Sunday.
Rubens Barrichello (Williams) will start his 300 grand prix from the seventh place, his teammate is ninth.
Terrible weekend for Mercedes GP. Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg failed to pass on Q3 and were eleventh and twelfth after the Q2 session. Although, Nico Rosberg is penalized of five places for a gearbox change and Michael Schumacher is penalized of 10 places for a dangerous move in Hungary. They will start from the 17th and 21th positions on Sunday.
Result of the qualifying session of the grand prix of Belgium
Spa-Francorchamps - August 28, 2010
1st row
Mark Webber (Red Bull RB6-Renault) - 1'45 "778 - Q3
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'45 "863 - Q3
2nd row
Robert Kubica (Renault R30) - 1'46 "100 - Q3
Sebastian Vettel (RB6 Red Bull-Renault) - 1'46 "127 - Q3
3rd row
Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'46 "206 - Q3
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F10) - 1'46 "314 - Q3
4th row
Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'46 "602 - Q3
Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'46 "669 - Q3
5th row
Nico Hulkenberg (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'47 "053 - Q3
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F10) - 1'47 "441 - Q3
6th row
Jaime Alguersuari (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'48 "267 - Q2
Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'48 "680 - Q2
7th row
Sebastien Buemi (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'49 "209 - Q2
Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 1'50 "980 - Q2
8th row
Timo Glock (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 1'52 "049 - Q2
Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 2'01 "491 - Q1
9th row
Nico Rosberg (PGMs Mercedes W01) - 1'47 "885 - Q2 *
Kamui Kobayashi (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 2'02 "284 - Q1
10th row
Bruno Senna (Hispania F110-Cosworth) - 2'03 "612 - Q1
Sakon Yamamoto (Hispania F110-Cosworth) - 2'03 "941 - Q1
11th row
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes W01 PGMs) - 1'47 "874 - Q2 **
Pedro De La Rosa (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 2'05 "294 - Q1
12th row
Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 2'18 "754 - Q1
Vitaly Petrov (Renault R30) - no time - Q1
* Penalty for gearbox change
** Penaly for a dangerous move on Rubens Barrichello at the Hungarian grand prix
Non official timing
Wet in Q1, dry in Q2, the rain reappeared 4 minutes from the end. Lewis Hamilton takes the second place in unbelievable conditions at the ultimate lap of the session. Robert Kubica is third with his Renault, Sebastian Vettel is fourth with the second Red Bull.
Felipe Massa secured a sixth place at the beginning of the session for Ferrari, while Fernando Alonso waited to much and, surprised by the rain, couldn't set a good time. He will start from the tenth position on Sunday.
Rubens Barrichello (Williams) will start his 300 grand prix from the seventh place, his teammate is ninth.
Terrible weekend for Mercedes GP. Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg failed to pass on Q3 and were eleventh and twelfth after the Q2 session. Although, Nico Rosberg is penalized of five places for a gearbox change and Michael Schumacher is penalized of 10 places for a dangerous move in Hungary. They will start from the 17th and 21th positions on Sunday.
Result of the qualifying session of the grand prix of Belgium
Spa-Francorchamps - August 28, 2010
1st row
Mark Webber (Red Bull RB6-Renault) - 1'45 "778 - Q3
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'45 "863 - Q3
2nd row
Robert Kubica (Renault R30) - 1'46 "100 - Q3
Sebastian Vettel (RB6 Red Bull-Renault) - 1'46 "127 - Q3
3rd row
Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'46 "206 - Q3
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F10) - 1'46 "314 - Q3
4th row
Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'46 "602 - Q3
Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'46 "669 - Q3
5th row
Nico Hulkenberg (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'47 "053 - Q3
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F10) - 1'47 "441 - Q3
6th row
Jaime Alguersuari (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'48 "267 - Q2
Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'48 "680 - Q2
7th row
Sebastien Buemi (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'49 "209 - Q2
Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 1'50 "980 - Q2
8th row
Timo Glock (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 1'52 "049 - Q2
Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 2'01 "491 - Q1
9th row
Nico Rosberg (PGMs Mercedes W01) - 1'47 "885 - Q2 *
Kamui Kobayashi (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 2'02 "284 - Q1
10th row
Bruno Senna (Hispania F110-Cosworth) - 2'03 "612 - Q1
Sakon Yamamoto (Hispania F110-Cosworth) - 2'03 "941 - Q1
11th row
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes W01 PGMs) - 1'47 "874 - Q2 **
Pedro De La Rosa (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 2'05 "294 - Q1
12th row
Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 2'18 "754 - Q1
Vitaly Petrov (Renault R30) - no time - Q1
* Penalty for gearbox change
** Penaly for a dangerous move on Rubens Barrichello at the Hungarian grand prix
Non official timing