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08-23-2014, 01:57 PM
AP
SPA, Belgium (AP) Nico Rosberg will start the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position after holding off a strong challenge from his Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in qualifying on Saturday.
Hamilton was ahead of Rosberg on the first two time splits of his final lap but then drifted back, allowing Rosberg to clinch a fourth straight pole and sixth in the past seven races. The German driver leads Hamilton by 11 points in the overall standings.
Rosberg clocked 2:05.591 seconds in difficult conditions, with the Spa track drenched following a heavy downpour shortly before qualifying started.
Hamilton finished in 2:05.819 and Sebastian Vettel got a much-needed boost with the third quickest time. The four-time defending champion did not take part in Friday's second practice run because of a power unit failure.
Belgian Grand Prix
In-Race Results (0 of 44 Laps)
Pos Driver Car # Team Started
Nico Rosberg 6 Mercedes 1
Lewis Hamilton 44 Mercedes 2
Sebastian Vettel 1 Red Bull 3
Fernando Alonso 14 Ferrari 4
Daniel Ricciardo 3 Red Bull 5
Valtteri Bottas 77 Williams 6
Kevin Magnussen 20 McLaren 7
Kimi Raikkonen 7 Ferrari 8
Felipe Massa 19 Williams 9
Jenson Button 22 McLaren 10
Daniil Kvyat 26 Toro Rosso 11
Jean-Eric Vergne 25 Toro Rosso 12
Sergio Perez 11 Force India 13
Adrian Sutil 99 Sauber 14
Romain Grosjean 8 Lotus 15
Jules Bianchi 17 Marussia 16
Pastor Maldonado 13 Lotus 17
Nico Hulkenberg 27 Force India 18
Max Chilton 4 Marussia 19
Esteban Gutierrez 21 Sauber 20
Andre Lotterer 45 Caterham 21
Marcus Ericsson 9 Caterham 22
SPA, Belgium (AP) Nico Rosberg will start the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position after holding off a strong challenge from his Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in qualifying on Saturday.
Hamilton was ahead of Rosberg on the first two time splits of his final lap but then drifted back, allowing Rosberg to clinch a fourth straight pole and sixth in the past seven races. The German driver leads Hamilton by 11 points in the overall standings.
Rosberg clocked 2:05.591 seconds in difficult conditions, with the Spa track drenched following a heavy downpour shortly before qualifying started.
Hamilton finished in 2:05.819 and Sebastian Vettel got a much-needed boost with the third quickest time. The four-time defending champion did not take part in Friday's second practice run because of a power unit failure.
Belgian Grand Prix
In-Race Results (0 of 44 Laps)
Pos Driver Car # Team Started
Nico Rosberg 6 Mercedes 1
Lewis Hamilton 44 Mercedes 2
Sebastian Vettel 1 Red Bull 3
Fernando Alonso 14 Ferrari 4
Daniel Ricciardo 3 Red Bull 5
Valtteri Bottas 77 Williams 6
Kevin Magnussen 20 McLaren 7
Kimi Raikkonen 7 Ferrari 8
Felipe Massa 19 Williams 9
Jenson Button 22 McLaren 10
Daniil Kvyat 26 Toro Rosso 11
Jean-Eric Vergne 25 Toro Rosso 12
Sergio Perez 11 Force India 13
Adrian Sutil 99 Sauber 14
Romain Grosjean 8 Lotus 15
Jules Bianchi 17 Marussia 16
Pastor Maldonado 13 Lotus 17
Nico Hulkenberg 27 Force India 18
Max Chilton 4 Marussia 19
Esteban Gutierrez 21 Sauber 20
Andre Lotterer 45 Caterham 21
Marcus Ericsson 9 Caterham 22