2007 Belgian Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Hamilton leads the Drivers’ Championship by 3 points from Alonso. Following McLaren’s exclusion from the Constructors’ Championship after being found guilty in the espionage case, Ferrari lead the standings by 57 points from BMW Sauber. Without the exclusion, McLaren would have been leading.
Previous race
Alonso won in Italy from pole, with Hamilton second — a fourth McLaren one-two of the season. It was McLaren’s eighth victory at Monza and Alonso became the first Spaniard to win the Italian Grand Prix.
Between-race developments
McLaren were excluded from the Constructors’ Championship following the World Motor Sport Council’s ruling that they had unlawfully used confidential Ferrari technical information. The team will receive no constructor points for this or any subsequent race.
Milestones
This race marks the 100th Grand Prix start for Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing.
Practice
Ferrari try a new traffic light system from the pits for the first time during practice.
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Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 8 Jul | 🇬🇧 British Grand Prix | Hamilton | Räikkönen | Alonso | Hamilton |
| 10 | 22 Jul | 🇪🇺 European Grand Prix | Räikkönen | Alonso | Massa | Webber |
| 11 | 5 Aug | 🇭🇺 Hungarian Grand Prix | Alonso | Hamilton | Räikkönen | Heidfeld |
| 12 | 26 Aug | 🇹🇷 Turkish Grand Prix | Massa | Massa | Räikkönen | Alonso |
| 13 | 9 Sept | 🇮🇹 Italian Grand Prix | Alonso | Alonso | Hamilton | Räikkönen |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 92 | 3 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 89 | 4 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 74 | 3 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 69 | 3 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 52 | 0 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 33 | 0 |
| 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | Renault | 21 | 0 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Williams | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 12 | 0 |
Constructors' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 143 | 6 |
| 2 | BMW Sauber | 86 | 0 |
| 3 | Renault | 38 | 0 |
| 4 | Williams | 25 | 0 |
| 5 | Red Bull | 16 | 0 |