Max Verstappen caught and handed Oscar Piastri after a Security Automotive restart to win the Belgian Grand Prix dash race.

In a delayed and shortened dash race in moist circumstances, pole-winner Verstappen misplaced the lead within the pit lane to the McLaren driver earlier than passing him on the restart after an early Security Automotive interruption. Pierre Gasly claimed third place for Alpine.

The beginning time for the dash race had already been pushed again by over half an hour because of the delayed begin to dash qualifying. However simply earlier than the beginning of the formation lap, the heavens opened once more and left the observe soaked as soon as extra. The beginning was delayed once more, and the formation lap finally began behind the Security Automotive.

5 laps have been accomplished behind the Security Automotive, with the race distance shortened by 4 laps in consequence to only 11. Verstappen led the sphere away, with Piastri, Sergio Perez, Lewis Hamilton and half of the sphere coming into the pits for intermediate tyres.

Those that stayed out got here in on the finish of the primary inexperienced flag lap. The intermediates have been clearly the higher tyres to be on as Piastri caught as much as the rear of these on moist tyres by the tip of the lap after which handed Verstappen whereas the Pink Bull driver was within the pit lane.

As the sphere headed up the hill for the second time, Piastri led from Verstappen, Gasly, Perez, Hamilton and the 2 Ferraris of Carlos Sainz Jnr and Charles Leclerc. Nevertheless, on the third lap, the Security Automotive was deployed when Fernando Alonso spun in the midst of Pouhon, skidding into the gravel entice and out of the race.

After two laps behind the Security Automotive, the race resumed initially of lap six. Piastri led the sphere away forward of Verstappen, however the Pink Bull had far superior straight-line velocity than the McLaren and simply slipstreamed him alongside the Kemmel straight to take the lead of the race.

Gallery: 2023 Belgian Grand Prix dash race in picturesVerstappen pulled away at a canter from the McLaren, however behind him Perez in fourth was below intense stress from Hamilton. The pair made contact on the exit of Curbe Paul Frere, which earned the eye of the stewards, however each continued on their method. Hamilton handed the Pink Bull into La Supply, after which Perez dropped a number of locations over the remainder of the lap till operating off observe at Stavelot, leaving him down in seventeenth. Pink Bull finally pulled Perez in to retire because the stewards handed Hamilton a five-second time penalty for the conflict.

Verstappen ticked off the remaining laps to cross the road on the finish of lap 11 and win the dash race by six seconds forward of Piastri. Gasly held his place in third, one other 4 seconds behind Piastri.

Hamilton was fourth on the highway, however fell all the way down to seventh because of his penalty. That promoted the 2 Ferraris of Sainz and Leclerc to fourth and fifth, in addition to Norris into sixth place. Hamilton was labeled seventh, lower than a tenth forward of workforce mate George Russell, who claimed the ultimate level in eighth. Esteban Ocon completed ninth, with Daniel Ricciardo rounding out the highest 10 finishers.

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