Hankook 12H SPA 2018 - Qualifying. #82 BMW Team MTEK BMW M8 GTE (Blomqvist/Felix da Costa) + 1.070s6. Daniel Ricciardo can't slow down and goes straight over the chicane. Full results from qualifying for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round one of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship season.FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Qualifying Results(bold FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Qualifying Results, 1. Three elimination spots here as Bottas and Hulkenberg won't come out as they start back of the grid. #37 Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca 07 Gibson (Jaafar/Tan/Jeffri) + 8.440s11. #31 DragonSpeed Oreca 07 Gibson (Gonzalez/Maldonado/Berthon) + 8.837s12. Grip is lost right now for most of the drivers. ... July 26, 2018. Weather report suggests no rain is imminent but it cannot be categorically ruled out for Q3. However Hamilton is aware that to think complacently himself might undermine his competitive traction. Times from today's qualifying session for the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It no doubt is. The pace simply is not there but they still have time to register another time if they feel they can save themselves. It's because I had a fantastic 17 years in F1 winning two championships but now I have other targets in my life.'. #56 Team Project 1 Porsche 911 RSR (Bergmeister/Lindsey/Perfetti) + 3.690s14. 8. … #50 Larbre Competition Ligier JSP217 Gibson (Creed/Ricci/Canal) + 11.156s15. Results-> 2018-> Spa Francorchamps. Lewis Hamilton posts a 1:43:543 to go quickest but he is quickly replaced by Kimi Raikkonen in the new Ferrari engine. Special Protection Areas (SPAs) Guidance ... conversely, areas which despite being within 20km of a goose SPA have no connectivity with the qualifying interests. The world champion, who moments earlier had slipped off the track at Turn One as rain fell in the final 15 minutes of qualifying, was surefooted in the crucial final lap. Drivers not rushing out of the garages with 18 minutes available in Q1. Belgian Grand Prix – Here are the results from the qualifying hour ahead of round 13 of the 2018 Formula 1 championship from Spa-Francorchamps. Bottas is out to do one lap it seems. Not totally clear why he is out, maybe he is assessing something on the car but either way the Finn is out. The Pit Stop: Has Mick Schumacher got Haas F1 drive on name or merit? Encouraged by the success of the Blancpain Endurance Series, world-renowned Swiss watch manufacture Blancpain and the SRO Motorsports Group decide at the end of 2013 to extend their partnership to the Sprint series, previously promoted as the FIA GT Series, offering teams and drivers the opportunity to compete for an overall Blancpain GT Series title, linking sprint and endurance. - Pitpass.com Stay tuned right here as qualifying in Spa gets underway at 2pm BST. Hamilton is back in the garage and will finish lower than Bottas in Q1 as he looks to preserve his pace for sessions Q2 and Q3. 'We keep Whatsapping him during the sessions, he has a TV and is following it as we talk. 1:41:627 is the time set first by Raikkonen as Hamilton comes through 1:41:811 and Vettel posts 1:42:133. Vettel is marginally quicker in the first sector but all eyes are on the Finn now. Tyres are the big issue now as supporters huddle together under umbrellas.
#50 Larbre Competition Ligier JSP217 Gibson (Creed/Ricci/Canal) + 11.156s15. FORMULA 1 2018 JOHNNIE WALKER BELGIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING 24 26 Aug 2018 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps #86 Gulf Racing Porsche 911 RSR (Wainwright/Barker/Davison) + 3.787s15. #95 Aston Martin RacingAston Martin Vantage AMR (Sørensen/Thiim/Turner) + 3.057s11. 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Been a pleasure to take you through what turned into a rather dramatic qualifying session. Ask Crouchie! Both Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin have set times and are slowest with 1:45:593 and 1:45:850 considerably slower than their rivals. Mercedes chief Toto Wolff provided a brief update during a pre-qualifying interview which is encouraging. #67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Team UK Ford GT (Priaulx/Tincknell/Kanaan) 2:12.947 - GTE-Pro2. Stunning. #54 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE (Flohr/Castellacci/Fisichella) + 5.970s19. Only time will tell which tyres are the best ones for race pace. Video: Will Lewis Hamilton really quit Mercedes and walk away from F1? The 2019 Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium on 2–4 May 2019.Spa-Francorchamps served as the seventh race of the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the eighth running of the event as part of the championship. There is a third and final practice on Saturday ahead of qualifying, where Vettel needs a strong performance to put pressure on Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton. Nine of which can get pole. On whether he deserves a new contract, he said: 'I think I've proven in the past I can win championships, I've been closer to Fernando than ever. Max Verstappen wasn't too annoyed after missing out on the front row of the grid in Spa, and says P3 will give him "a lot of opportunities for the race." The comments below have not been moderated. Not the modern BBC. #17 SMP Racing BR Engineering BR1 AER (Sarrazin/Orudzhev/Isaakyan) no average time17. It was what we expected and next week in Monza will be tough. #88 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR (Al Qubaisi/Roda/Cairoli) + 3.821s16. Pace is the name of the game in Belgium and Ferrari have it if practice on Saturday morning is anything to go by. Alonso is leaving F1 at the end of the season for a new challenge and who can blame him? We are no longer accepting comments on this article. #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid (Conway/Kobayashi/Lopez) 1:54.583 - LMP12. #28 TDS Racing Oreca 07 Gibson (Perrodo/Vaxiviere/Duval) + 10.120s13. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Total Pageviews. NEW TRACK RECORD Kimi clocks a 1:41.627s(Previous best: 1:42.553s HAM, 2017) #BelgianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/PCg3uYPIx7. For context, he's blown away the previous track record by Hamilton. Go to parent category . Bikers Classics 2018. 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All comes down to tyre selection before the weather changes. As we bid farewell to Formula 1 for four weeks after Lewis Hamilton's victory in Budapest, racing is back as drivers take to the track in Belgium this afternoon. Esteban Ocon was third for Force India - a brilliant performance by him and the team that has come back from administration under new owner Lawrence Stroll. Spa Qualifying: Hamilton beats Vettel in the wet. #51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo (Pier Guidi/Calado) + 1.438s7. Hulkenberg vs. Perez. #29 Racing Team Nederland Dallara P217 Gibson (Van Eerd/Van der Garde/Lammers) + 10.919s14. Triple world champion Niki Lauda endured a six-hour lung transplant recently and the F1 community are keen for any update on the legend's health. 2018 TCR Europe Spa, 11 Jens Reno Moller. Friday, 12 October 2018. Nightmare for the Renault but a surging run from Marcus Ericsson saved him from elimination right at the end. 25th August 2018, 15:37. 15 minutes on the stopwatch this time round. Force India stay out and gamble as Mercedes and Ferrari opt for intermediates. Hamilton ends up on the grass! The Finn posts a 1:42:585. His championship challenger Sebastian Vettel takes second while Force India's Esteban Ocon does superb to finish third. Newer Post Older Post Home. #26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 07 Gibson (Rusinov/Vergne/Pizzitola) + 7.846s9. Related Topics Video 24h spa. It's Valtteri's first reprimand of the season.#BelgianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/em7M5E1geb. Disappointment for Charles Leclerc who leaves himself in danger along with Brendan Hartley and Marcus Ericsson. Grave concerns now for the Williams and McLaren pairs as we suggested earlier. Slicks are tricky now. 'Scottynaldinho! No rain as of yet to really mix it up and cause some havoc. 'I didn't make the decision because in Q3 or Q1. The Finn is serenely navigating this track and, as of yet, he is avoiding errors that have cost him in previous qualifying sessions. The four-week wait for a race weekend is almost over... A warning for Valtteri Bottas after an issue with McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne between Turns 4 and 5, according to the stewards. #70 MR Racing Ferrari 488 GTE (Ishikawa/Beretta/Cheever) + 5.565s18. ELIMINATED FROM Q2: Pierre Gasly, Brendan Hartley, Charles Leclerc, Marcus Ericsson and Nico Hulkenberg. Not the modern BBC. Makes sense to get a feel for the track ahead of Sunday's race. Both Toro Rosso's are out and Hartley has called for an immediate check on his car having spun out with a major lack of rear grip. Verstappen will be first to set a time it seems as he posts a 2:02:849 which is the provisional pole with five minutes to go. Lewis Hamilton strengthened his grip on … Posted by 711. Bottas' streak continues as he finishes second fastest as it's another qualifying to forget for Williams and McLaren. 26th August 2018, 11:02. The total or partial reproduction of text, photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form. Our columnist answers YOUR questions on 'furious' Sadio Mane and Mo Salah's rivalry, why Mesut Ozil ISN'T Arsenal's answer, Dele Alli's D-Day... and his Christmas tracksuit mix-ups! A Ferrari lock-out on the front row unless Hamilton can find something special. Published: 08:00 EST, 25 August 2018 | Updated: 09:31 EST, 26 August 2018. 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Vandoorne: 'I think the general performance explains everything. Alonso: 'I think the start was good, the car felt good and the lap was enjoyable. The Finn is already due to start at the back of the grid having taken a new engine ahead of the weekend. Jun 28 - Jul 1 2018. 4 Hours Spa Classic Start time Result Per class Comb. 'Tackle of the century! | Written by Keith Collantine. #91 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR (Lietz/Bruni) + 0.087s4. #92 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR (Christensen/Estre) + 0.405s5. Editor. Just over 10 minutes left in Q1 as some drivers get their instructions during their out lap. Full results from qualifying for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round seven of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Search. Rachel has 9 jobs listed on their profile. Nightmare and with two minutes to go he will likely get one more flying lap. There is not much more I can do. Then Vettel goes fastest with a 2:02:446. #81 BMW Team MTEK BMW M8 GTE (Tomczyk/Catsburg) + 2.195s10. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Daniel Ricciardo third in his Red Bull so far. Kathryn has managed University Spa Degree programmes, Further Education Curriculum departments, has been an online Spa Management Degree tutor and advises on the creation of Spa HE Degree programmes. It's all happening now as the rain subsides somewhat. END OF (an incredible) QUALIFYING TOP 10HAMVETOCO PERGRORAIVERRICMAGBOT#BelgianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/A2NFRKb1gq. Part... Marcus Rashford honoured for his efforts to end child food poverty with a 'Panel Special Award' during BBC's... Belgian Grand Prix, LIVE - Latest F1 updates as Hamilton looks to repeat win. This car is all over the place. The Pit Stop: Should Mercedes replace Bottas with Russell for F1 2021? Sportscar365 Staff. He's one to watch here as he aims for another spot in Q3. Lots of fans have made the short trip from Holland to lend their support to Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen while Ferrari also have a strong following.