Summary

  • Rosberg secures pole position, Verstappen second in qualifying

  • Hamilton uses another engine - grid penalty now 55 places

  • Defending world champion will start from back of the grid

  • Verstappen second, youngest driver ever on front of grid

  • Alonso 30-place penalty, Ericsson 10-place penalty, Gutierrez 5-place penalty

  1. get involved

    Get Involved - Your Spa picspublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

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  2. Abacuses outpublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    HamiltonImage source, Getty Images

    Lewis Hamilton has used three engines this weekend and the punishment, including using all the relative engine parts, adds up to a 55-place grid penalty for the start of Sunday's race.

    With just 22 cars on the grid, anything more than 22 is irrelevant.

    So, he will likely only take part in the first qualifying session, save his tyres and get back to the motorhome to crack out the pipe and slippers.

  3. Much to qualify about nothingpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    HamiltonImage source, AP

    Are you ready to see something odd?

    Odder than a Kimi Raikkonen smile?

    Odder than a fully working McLaren?

    How about a bloke setting off in qualifying despite it having absolutely no bearing on where he will start the race?

    I love F1 because it's odd, and to be honest, I wouldn't have it any other way. And neither would you.

  4. Postpublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    So, Kimi Raikkonen is the quickest in final practice, two tenths quicker than the Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo.

    The Mercedes are down in fifth and sixth - with Lewis Hamilton a tenth quicker than Nico Rosberg. although neither man really spent much time on the super-soft tyres.

    Still, it all makes for an interesting qualifying session.

    Make sure you join us at 12:00 BST for an hour of build-up to qualifying.

  5. Final practice resultpublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

  6. Postpublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    Ferrari are looking handy over one lap. My standout performance there was Williams. They were well off the pace yesterday but both of their drivers are back in the top. If they are going to stand any chance of keeping fourth in the constructors' championship they need a good result here.

  7. Postpublished at 11:02 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    That's a time good enough for fifth from Lewis Hamilton on his only lap with the super soft tyres.

    So that means Kimi Raikkonen is the quickest in final practice.

  8. chequered flag

    Chequered flagpublished at 11:01 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Session over. What can Hamilton do on these super soft tyres?

  9. Postpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Ah. Lewis Hamilton has now slapped on super soft tyres and he's going to sneak a lap in before the flag drops on final practice.

  10. Postpublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Nico Rosberg can only muster a time good enough for sixth - it's a personal best but seven tenths off leader Kimi Raikkonen.

    F1 expert Allan McNish seems to think that slower time is down to fuel loads and won't be indicative of what will happen in qualifying.

    We have one minute left.

  11. Postpublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Boom. Kimi Raikkonen is not here to put boots on caterpillars and sets the fastest time, going two tenths of a second quicker than Daniel Ricciardo.

    Lewis Hamilton did not emerge with super softs in the end - but Nico Rosberg has and is looking to topple Kimi.

  12. get involved

    Get Involved - Your Spa picspublished at 10:54 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

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    I'll send Allan McNish down to sort it out...

  13. Postpublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Eight minutes remaining and Daniel Ricciardo still tops the board with a 1:48.189.

    Kimi Raikkonen is two tenths down but has just emerged on super soft tyres so may give it a crack.

    And Lewis Hamilton may give the super softs a whirl too - it will be interesting to see how much gusto he gives it.

  14. Postpublished at 10:51 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Disappointing news that for Max's Dutch army of fans at Spa - hopefully he can dazzle them in qualifying.

    Max's Dutch armyImage source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at 10:51 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    It's game over for Max Verstappen in this session. The gearbox is still off the back of his Red Bull.

  16. Postpublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    We're into the final 15 minutes of third practice and both of the Mercedes look happy to whizz around on the harder compound tyres, with the Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo and Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel trying out quicker qualifying laps on super softs.

    Hamilton is out on softs and goes askew at the Stavelot right-hander, which will impact on his time.

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Getty Images
  17. get involved

    Get Involved - Favourite corner namespublished at 10:46 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

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    Zoe: Dingle Dell at Brands Hatch

    Nick Holland: Tamburello, 130R & Turn 8 (but where?)

    Greg B. Scott: Best corner, and best name - Cork screw, Laguna Seca, Monterey, California

  18. Postpublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Daniel Ricciardo leads still, two tenths quicker than Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel a further tenth back.

    Nico Rosberg is in fourth, but he has only run on the soft tyres, as opposed to the super softs.

    Nico RosbergImage source, Getty Images
  19. Postpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Engineers are still working on Max Verstappen's car - the gearbox is out. More when we have it.

  20. get involved

    Get Involved - Your Spa picspublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 27 August 2016

    Good to have you on board, Daniel. Send us your pictures from Spa using #bbcf1.