

† Hülkenberg was given a five-place grid penalty for using his sixth ICE.* Ricciardo was given a five-place grid penalty for using his fifth ICE.Qualifying Q1 Q2 Q3 Qualifying Results Pos. Practice Overview FP1 FP2 FP3 Practice Results No Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas finished in third. The race, however, went on without major incidents, and Leclerc took an emotional maiden victory in F1 as Hamilton settled in second having been closing into Leclerc during the final laps. The race weekend would, however, be overshadowed by a huge accident in the supporting FIA Formula 2 Championship Feature Race, which claimed the life of Renault Junior Driver Anthoine Hubert. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton qualified third behind them both. In qualifying, Charles Leclerc took his third pole position, while his teammate Sebastian Vettel qualified second, marking Ferrari's first pole and front-row lockout at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps since the 2007 Belgian Grand Prix. It was held between 30 August and 1 September 2019. The coverage beat the Grand National, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the UEFA Euro 2020 semi-final between England and Denmark to win the award in what was the second time in as many years an F1 race had been nominated.The 2019 Belgian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand Prix 2019) was the thirteenth race of the 2019 Formula One season, and the sixty-third time the Belgian Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar. The BAFTA for Sport goes to The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix #VirginMediaBAFTAs /I2L67iJago The excitement for the race and the sport had built throughout the season and F1 reported 107.8 million people had tuned in to watch, a rise of 30 million from the season’s average. Hamilton had comfortably led the race from the start, leaving Red Bull team boss Christian Horner to admit Verstappen needed a “sporting miracle” to win, but a late and controversial Safety Car call from former race director Michael Masi provided the miracle he was after.

Heading into the final race of a thrilling 2021 season, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were level on points with the Mercedes driver chasing a record-breaking eighth World Championship while the Dutchman was going after his maiden title. One of the most dramatic season finales in Formula 1 history has been recognised by those outside of the sport as Sky Sports’ coverage of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for the best coverage of a sports event. The coverage of the final race showdown between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has won a BAFTA.
