2019 Belgian Grand Prix
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The 2019 Belgian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand Prix 2019) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 1 September 2019 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. The race was the 13th round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship and marked the 75th running of the Belgian Grand Prix, the 52nd time as a round of the World Championship and the 62nd time the race had been held at Spa-Francorchamps.
2019 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 13 of 21 in the 2019 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1] | |||||
Date | 1 September 2019 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand Prix 2019 | ||||
Location |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot, Belgium | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 7.004 km (4.352 miles) | ||||
Distance | 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 miles) | ||||
Weather | Partly cloudy | ||||
Attendance | 251,864[2] | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Ferrari | ||||
Time | 1:42.519 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |||
Time | 1:46.409 on lap 36 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | Mercedes | ||||
Third | Mercedes | ||||
Lap leaders |
Charles Leclerc won the race, becoming the first Monegasque driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix, followed by the Mercedes drivers of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Before and during the race there were several tributes in memory of French driver Anthoine Hubert who had died the previous day during the Formula 2 feature race. Leclerc, a long-time friend of Hubert, dedicated the victory to him.