Daniel Ricciardo secured his third win of the season and his career as he secured a sensational back-to-back victory to win the Belgian Grand Prix.
The Australian made the most of Mercedes’ misfortune after Nico Rosberg clipped the rear of his team-mate’s car – after Lewis Hamilton managed to take the lead at the first corner – puncturing Hamilton’s left-rear.
Whilst Rosberg was able to recover to finsh second, Hamilton retired from the race after lapping in the bottom half of the field, the damage to his car seemingly worse than just a puncture.
Valtteri Bottas came in third ahead of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.
Meanwhile an intense battle for fifth to eighth broke out in the final few laps, with Sebastian Vettel eventually coming ahead of Kevin Magnussen, Jenson Button and then Fernando Alonso.
Sergio Perez and Daniil Kvyat completed the top ten points scorers.
Race Result – 2014 Belgian Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 25 | |
| 02. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +3.3 | 18 |
| 03. | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | +28.0 | 15 |
| 04. | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | +36.8 | 12 |
| 05. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | +52.1 | 10 |
| 06. | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | +54.2 | 8 |
| 07. | Jenson Button | McLaren | +54.5 | 6 |
| 08. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +61.1 | 4 |
| 09. | Sergio Perez | Force India | +64.2 | 2 |
| 10. | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | +65.3 | 1 |
| 11. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | +65.6 | |
| 12. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +71.9 | |
| 13. | Felipe Massa | Lotus | +75.9 | |
| 14. | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | +82.4 | |
| 15. | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | +90.8 | |
| 16. | Max Chilton | Marussia | +1 lap | |
| 17. | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | +1 lap | |
| 18. | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | Retired | |
| 19. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Retired | |
| 20. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | Retired | |
| 21. | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | Retired | |
| 22. | Andre Lotterer | Caterham | Retired |
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