Vettel wins as Red Bull secure Belgian 1-2
| Sunday 28th August 2011, 14:35 |
Sebastian Vettel ended Red Bull's Belgian Grand Prix drought after taking the teams first win at the track, closely followed by teammate Mark Webber in second.
The final place on the podium went to Jenson Button but it was a closely fought battle between himself and Fernando Alonso with the move coming just two laps from the checkered flag.
The Spaniard held fourth ahead of Michael Schumacher who drove a blistering race to come from the very back of the grid to claim ten points, a place above his teammate, Nico Rosberg.
Adrian Sutil, Felipe Massa, Vitaly Petrov and Pastor Maldonado claimed the final few points paying positions.
Lewis Hamilton retired on lap 14 after making contact with Kamui Kobayashi.
For a full race report, check out our live text commentary here.
Belgian GP Results:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 25 | |
| 02. | M. Webber | Red Bull | +3.7 | 18 |
| 03. | J. Button | McLaren | +9.6 | 15 |
| 04. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | +13.0 | 12 |
| 05. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | +47.4 | 10 |
| 06. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | +48.6 | 8 |
| 07. | A. Sutil | Force India | +59.7 | 6 |
| 08. | F. Massa | Ferrari | +1:06.0 | 4 |
| 09. | V. Petrov | Renault | +1:11.9 | 2 |
| 10. | P. Maldonado | Williams | +1:17.6 | 1 |
| 11. | P. di Resta | Force India | +1:23.9 | |
| 12. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | +1:31.9 | |
| 13. | B. Senna | Renault | +1:32.9 | |
| 14. | J. Trulli | Team Lotus | +1 lap | |
| 15. | H. Kovalainen | Team Lotus | +1 lap | |
| 16. | R. Barrichello | Williams | +1 lap | |
| 17. | J. d'Ambrosio | Virgin | +1 lap | |
| 18. | T. Glock | Virgin | +1 lap | |
| 19. | V. Liuzzi | HRT | +1 lap | |
| 20. | S. Perez | Sauber | Retired | |
| 21. | D. Ricciardo | HRT | Retired | |
| 22. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | Retired | |
| 23. | S. Buemi | Toro Rosso | Retired | |
| 24. | J. Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | Retired |
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