Lap times 2nd practice 2018 Belgian F1 Grand Prix
Event: Belgian Grand Prix
Track: Spa Francorchamps Circuit
Weather: Partly Clouded, 17.3ºC
Tarmac: Dry, 28ºC
Wind speed: 7.2 km/h
Humidity: 45%
Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo left the garage as first to make up for his lost track time during FP1 this morning. Sergey Sirotkin was the first driver that recorded a lap time in the Williams.
Kimi Raikkonen drove the first lap time under the 1:45 min on Soft Pirelli tyres. After 10 minutes into the session Raikkonen's lap time was a 1:44.400 min. Which is already almost as fast as the quickest lap time in FP1 and far below the official lap record of 1:46.577 min that was set last year during the race by Sebastian Vettel.
Half an hour into the session Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the Mercedes W09 by a few tenth's when Raikkonen slammed that lap time which was 1:43.355 min and more than 1 second faster than his previous fastest lap time. Mean reason was he used the Supersoft tyres for the first time this weekend.
Home Grand Prix driver Stoffel Vandoorne was having a difficult afternoon again with the McLaren MCL33. The first part of the session there was a technical problem and when he at last could enter the track he was the slowest car of the session.
Hamilton had not a very easy session and was locking up his right-front tyre quite often and caused a flat spot on the Pirelli.
The quickest lap time of last year in FP2 was driven by Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes. He drove a 1:44,753 min.
FP2 Lap Times 2018 Belgian GP
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | 1st Gap | Laps | Tyres |
1 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:43.355 | 29 | Super | |
2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:43.523 | +0.168s | 28 | Super |
3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:43.803 | +0.448s | 29 | Super |
4 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:44.046 | +0.691s | 25 | Super |
5 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:44.129 | +0.774s | 31 | Super |
6 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:44.250 | +0.895s | 31 | Super |
7 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:44.662 | +1.307s | 27 | Super |
8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:45.481 | +2.126s | 29 | Super |
9 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:45.537 | +2.182s | 24 | Super |
10 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:45.622 | +2.267s | 25 | Super |
11 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:45.753 | +2.398s | 28 | Super |
12 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:45.817 | +2.462s | 29 | Super |
13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:45.935 | +2.580s | 24 | Super |
14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:46.078 | +2.723s | 29 | Super |
15 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:46.080 | +2.725s | 33 | Super |
16 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:46.153 | +2.798s | 28 | Super |
17 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:46.337 | +2.982s | 35 | Super |
18 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:46.451 | +3.096s | 35 | Super |
19 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:46.470 | +3.115s | 34 | Super |
20 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:46.496 | +3.141s | 25 | Super |
See more info about the Belgian F1 GP in our article: What to expect from the 2018 Belgian F1 GP?
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