2019 Belgian Grand Prix

2019 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 13 of 21 in the 2019 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit
Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit
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 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
Time 1:46.409 on lap 36
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Mercedes
Third Mercedes
Lap leaders

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.

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.

  1. ^ "Formula 1 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand Prix 2019". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Grand Prix attendance surpasses 4 million in 2019". Formula1.com. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.