| 13.30 | Welcome to F1-Live.com and our live coverage of the 44-lap Belgian Grand Prix. It is another sunny day at Spa Francorchamps and the race gets underway in 30 minutes. |
| 13.32 | There were few surprises in qualifying yesterday with Kimi Raikkonen continuing to lead the field as he claimed the pole position in his Ferrari. Raikkonen is 18 points behind championship leader Lewis Hamilton but unless there are mechanical issues for his rivals, he is effectively out of championship contention. Raikkonen is not about to give up however as he chases his fourth win of the season. |
| 13.32 | The cars are now leaving the pits to make their way around to the dummy grid. |
| 13.34 | Felipe Massa starts second in his Ferrari. He is five points behind Raikkonen in the championship and needs the win or Ferrari may look to Raikkonen as the only real title contender. Massa was just a fraction slower than his team-mate yesterday and is also aiming for his fourth win of the season. |
| 13.36 | Despite a spin on his first qualifying lap in Q3, Fernando Alonso did a good job to qualify his McLaren in the third position, less than a tenth behind Massa. With Hamilton starting a distant fourth, Alonso will be aiming to try and take the title lead today at Spa. Hamilton has a three point advantage over Alonso heading into this race and needs to halt Alonso’s recent momentum. |
| 13.38 | Robert Kubica was fifth fastest in qualifying in his BMW Sauber, but an engine change penalty drops him to 14th on the grid. Giancarlo Fisichella was 11th fastest in qualifying, but an engine change after qualifying drops him to the back of the field. As Fisichella’s engine change was after qualifying and in Parc Ferme conditions, he drops to the back instead of ten position penalty. |
| 13.40 | With Kubica out of the picture, Nico Rosberg starts a fine fifth in his Williams Toyota and will be looking to score solid points to move him up the championship order and ahead of team-mate Alex Wurz who starts a poor 15th. |
| 13.42 | Nick Heidfeld starts sixth in his BMW Sauber. Usually Heidfeld has little competition in the race itself as the F1.07 is faster than its rivals, but not on the pace of McLaren or Ferrari. With Rosberg ahead of him, Heidfeld will be looking to make the pass and try and chase the front runners. |
| 13.44 | Mark Webber starts seventh in his Red Bull Renault and has been running well all weekend long. The team has not scored any points since the European Grand Prix, so today is a good opportunity for the Australian racer. |
| 13.46 | Jarno Trulli starts eighth in his Toyota. Recent races have seen the Italian veteran lose ground on the opening lap and never make any real progress after that point. With Schumacher starting tenth, the team desperately need points to add to the 12 scored so far this year. A good getaway is a must. |
| 13.48 | Heikki Kovalainen starts ninth in his Renault and will be looking to extend his streak of lower-points paying results. Expect Kovalainen to start the race with a heavy fuel load and try to gain track position later in the race. Starting at the back, Fisichella is unlikely to be a factor. |
| 13.49 | Ficihella seems to be starting from the pit lane rather than 22nd on the grid. |
| 13.50 | David Coulthard starts 11th in the second Red Bull ahead of Jenson Button in the leading Honda. Tonio Liuzzi starts an excellent 13th in his Toro Rosso ahead of Kubica, Wurz and team-mate Sebastian Vettel. |
| 13.52 | Towards the back, Rubens Barrichello starts 17th ahead of Takuma Sato, Adrian Sutil, Anthony Davidson, Sakon Yamamoto and Fisichella. |
| 13.54 | Ahead of the Grand Prix, the GP2 cars were in action yesterday after qualifying and early this morning. It has to be said that the racing quality left an awful lot to be desired, so hopefully the F1 stars will be able to put on a better show! |
| 13.56 | It is another sunny day. The drivers are all in the cars as the countdown continues. The circuit has had quite a few modifications since the last Grand Prix here in 2005. The ‘bus stop’ no longer resembles a bus stop, the starting straight is much wider and there are acres of tarmac run-off at various locations around the circuit. |
| 13.58 | Most of the front runners are thought to be on a similar fuel strategy with perhaps Kovalainen (9th) gambling on a one-stop. The softer tyre seems pretty durable this weekend, so some may opt to start the race on the tyre rather than finish it. |
| 13.59 | The engines are now firing up and the grid is being cleared. |
| 14.00 | Kimi Raikkonen leads the way from the dummy grid as the formation lap is underway. Davidson is also starting from the pit lane. |
| 14.00 | The front runners all seem to be on the harder tyre. |
| 14.01 | It is a long lap and they will all be warming brakes and trying to keep up the tyre pressures. |
| 14.03 | Raikkonen lines up on the pole position ahead of Massa, Alonso and Hamilton. |
| Lap 1 | The Belgian Grand Prix is now underway |
| Lap 1 | A clean start |
| Lap 1 | Alonso and Hamilton battle into Eau Rouge |
| Lap 1 | Raikkonen leads Massa, Alonso, Hamilton and Rosberg |
| Lap 1 | Heidfeld lost ground at the start and is now 8th |
| Lap 1 | Kovalainen was the one to make a big gain as he is 6th now. |
| Lap 12 | Webber is pushing to find a way ahead of Kovalainen. |
| Lap 2 | Fisichella has pitted. It is a retirement. |
| Lap 2 | Fisichella has had a rotten weekend. He started from the pit lane and obviously has a major problem. |
| Lap 3 | Raikkonen fairly comfortable at the front at the moment. |
| Lap 3 | Wurz has spun at the bus stop. He was 16th in the Williams. |
| Lap 3 | Webber passes Kovalainen into Les Combes |
| Lap 4 | Wurz now runs at the back of the field |
| Lap 4 | Trulli did as expected make a poor start and is now chasing Coulthard who is 11th. |
| Lap 4 | Heidfeld remains in eighth position and closing in on Kovalainen. |
| Lap 5 | Heidfeld makes a late dive into the bus stop and passes Kovalainen. |
| Lap 5 | Just ahead of the start, Massa's brakes were smoking on the grid. He seems to be running okay in second at the moment and he is dropping Alonso. |
| Lap 6 | Trulli is still pushing to find a way ahead of Coulthard. |
| Lap 6 | Kubica has passed Ralf Schumacher and now runs in ninth position. |
| Lap 6 | Sutil is now ahead of Trulli who had been pushing to pass Coulthard. |
| Lap 7 | Sutil started the race 19th, so he has gained seven positions so far and now he is trying to find a way around Coulthard. |
| Lap 8 | Sutil is on the softer tyre, but it is impressive from him and the Spyker team. |
| Lap 7 | Vettel pits his Toro Rosso. He was 16th. |
| Lap 8 | Kubica is all over the back of Kovalainen and will soon make the pass. |
| Lap 9 | It is spread out at the front now with Raikkonen nearly three seconds clear of Massa. Alonso and Hamilton are falling back by the lap. |
| Lap 9 | Vettel has pitted again. He must have a problem on his Toro Rosso, yes he is retiring. |
| Lap 10 | Wurz has now closed down the five second gap to Davidson at the back of the field. |
| Lap 11 | The closest battle remains between Kovalainen and Kubica. Kovalainen is on a heavy fuel load and defending to retain his eighth position. |
| Lap 12 | Kubica has now got ahead of Kovalainen. |
| Lap 12 | The pass was made into the bus stop at the end of the lap. |
| Lap 13 | Raikkonen has upped his pace and is now nearly five seconds clear of Massa. |
| Lap 13 | Hamilton is closing slightly now on third placed Alonso. |
| Lap 14 | Sutil is still pushing to find a way ahead of Coulthard. This is his strongest showing in his rookie season. |
| Lap 14 | Rosberg remains in fifth position ahead of Webber and Heidfeld. |
| Lap 15 | Rosberg is the first man to pit. He was fifth. |
| Lap 15 | Webber also pits his Red Bull Renault. |
| Lap 15 | Trulli pits from 13th. |
| Lap 15 | Sutil has a look around the outside of Coulthard but does not pass. |
| Lap 16 | Raikkonen and Alonso pit from first and third. |
| Lap 16 | Robert Kubica has also pitted from sixth position. |
| Lap 17 | Massa pits his Ferrari. |
| Lap 17 | Hamilton also in the pits. |
| Lap 17 | No changes at the front as they have made their first stops. |
| Lap 17 | Sutil pits from 12th. A great run so far from the Spyker driver. |
| Lap 18 | Heidfeld has yet to pit and now runs third. |
| Lap 18 | Sutil jumps across the grass at Les Combes. |
| Lap 19 | Heidfeld now pits his BMW Sauber. |
| Lap 19 | Kovalainen has yet to pit and Heidfeld has exited behind him. |
| Lap 19 | Coulthard has not pitted yet and he has Kubica all over the back of the Red Bull. |
| Lap 20 | Trulli and Sutil are stuck behind Wurz who is on a one stop it seems. This will compromise their race. |
| Lap 21 | Schumacher pits his Toyota from seventh. |
| Lap 22 | Kovalainen remains fifth, but has yet to stop. He has Heidfeld and Rosberg right behind him. |
| Lap 22 | Sato pits from 14th. He is having a better than expected race as the Super Aguri team has struggled this weekend. Now Wurz also pits. |
| Lap 23 | Kovalainen pits his Renault from fifth position. |
| Lap 23 | Kovalainen takes the soft tyre so that is now him set for the final half of the race. He exits behind Kubica. |
| Lap 24 | Barrichello (14th) runs off track but is able to continue. |
| Lap 24 | Hamilton remains three seconds behind Alonso. No change over the last few laps. |
| Lap 24 | A lonely race for Barrichello as he is ten seconds behind Schumacher and five seconds clear of Trulli. |
| Lap 25 | Wurz runs off track at Les Combes and allows one of the Spyker duo through. |
| Lap 25 | Button and Liuzzi pit from 11th and 12th. |
| Lap 25 | Coulthard (8th) is still keeping Kubica bahind him and has yet to pit. |
| Lap 26 | Coulthard now pits his Red Bull from eighth position. |
| Lap 26 | Coulthard exits ahead of Sutil. |
| Lap 27 | Davidson off at Les Combes. he finds a service road and continues. Not a good weekend for Davidson. |
| Lap 28 | Barrichello pits from 11th. |
| Lap 28 | Heidfeld now runs in fifth position having gained the postion over Rosberg in the pit stops. |
| Lap 29 | Trulli now runs 11th in his Toyota and is looking to close the gap to team-mate Schumacher. |
| Lap 30 | Sato is lining up to try and make a pass on Button as they battle over 14th position. |
| Lap 30 | Trulli is putting in a string of fast laps at the moment and closing on Schumacher by a second and a half a lap. |
| Lap 31 | Rosberg makes his second pit stop from sixth position. |
| Lap 32 | Raikkonen pits from the lead. Sutil also pits. |
| Lap 32 | Alonso is running longer than Raikkonen this time, but it means little given the gap. |
| Lap 32 | Coulthard (12th) is out of the race. He has pulled the Red Bull off the track at the end of the lap. |
| Lap 32 | Sato passes Button around the outside into Les Combes as Webber and Trulli pit. |
| Lap 33 | Massa now makes his second stop. |
| Lap 33 | Massa runs a little wide at Malmedy but is able to continue. |
| Lap 34 | Alono is making his second stop. |
| Lap 34 | A very fast stop for Alonso and he exits ahead of Heidfeld who has yet to make his second stop. |
| Lap 34 | Kubica pits from seventh position. |
| Lap 35 | Heidfeld now pits from fifth. |
| Lap 35 | Hamilton runs in second but has yet to make his final stop. |
| Lap 35 | Massa is closing slightly on Raikkonen at the moment. The gap is around four seconds. |
| Lap 36 | Wurz has pitted for a third time. He was running at the back in his Williams. |
| Lap 37 | It is a retirement for Wurz. A poor weekend from the Austrian veteran. |
| Lap 37 | Hamilton still has not pitted. Were it not for the fact that he is on hard tyres, it would look like a one stop. Hamilton is now just a second behind Raikkonen. |
| Lap 38 | Hamilton pits from second. |
| Lap 38 | Button is retiring with an engine issue. He was 12th. |
| Lap 38 | Kovalainen is trying to hold off Kubica for the final point. |
| Lap 40 | Raikkonen seems fully in control with a small three second margin. |
| Lap 41 | Should Raikkonen take the win, it will be his third straight victory at this circuit. He will also close the gap on Hamilton by five points and Ferrari will be the constructrs' champion of 2007. |
| Lap 42 | In the drivers' championship, Alonso will close the gap by a point, making it just two between the battling McLaren duo. |
| Lap 42 | Massa is pushing hard still and is two seconds behind Raikkonen. |
| Lap 43 | Massa is now less than two seconds behind Raikkonen. A formation finish or a real fight? |
| Lap 43 | Hamilton runs off track at Pouhon and is able to continue. |
| Lap 43 | Kimi Raikkonen looks set to take the win. |
| Lap 44 | Raikkonen takes his third straight win at Spa Francorchamps |
| Lap 44 | Massa takes the flag second ahead of Alonso and Hamilton. |
| Lap 44 | Nice to see Raikkonen do a donut for the fans. |
| Lap 44 | Fifth position for Heidfeld ahead of Rosberg and Webber. Kovalainen holds back Kubica for the final point. |
