Formula 1: fifth place for Felipe Massa in Belgium
Ferrari driver Felipe Massa took fifth place in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The Brazilian’s car is equipped with dampers from ZF Friedrichshafen AG. Massa’s Ferrari team mate Fernando Alonso was an innocent victim in a start accident and retired as a result. Despite scoring no points in Belgium the Spaniard maintained his World Championship lead and now heads Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel by 24 points. Alonso also relies on high-tech dampers from ZF Friedrichshafen AG in his Ferrari.
Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniel Ricciardo scored points for the STR-Ferrari team after finishing eighth and ninth respectively. Their cars are equipped with dampers and clutches from ZF Friedrichshafen AG.
Result GP Belgium (B), round 12, FIA Formula 1 World Championship, 30.08-02.09.2012:
1. Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes, 1h 29m 08.530s
2. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, + 13.624s
3. Kimi Räikkönen, Lotus-Renault, + 25.334s
4. Nico Hülkenberg, Force India-Mercedes, + 27.843s
5. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, + 29.845s, ZF
6. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, + 31.244s
7. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, + 53.374s
8. Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, + 58.865s, ZF
9. Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, + 1m 02.982s, ZF
10. Paul Di Resta, Force India-Mercedes, + 1m 03.783s
Drivers’ World Championship standings:
1. F. Alonso, 164 points; 2. S. Vettel, 140; 3. M. Webber, 132; 4. K. Räikkönen, 131; 5. L. Hamilton, 117; 6. J. Button, 101; 7. N. Rosberg, 77; 8. R. Grosjean, 76; 9. S. Pérez, 47; 10. F. Massa, 35.
Manufacturers’ World Championship standings:
1. Red Bull-Renault, 272 points; 2. McLaren-Mercedes, 218; 3. Lotus-Renault, 207; 4. Ferrari, 199; 5. Mercedes, 112; 6. Sauber-Ferrari, 80; 7. Force India-Mercedes, 59; 8. Williams-Renault, 53; 9. Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 12.
Other results:
Result Spa-Francorchamps (B), round 10, Porsche Supercup, 31.08-02.09.2012:
1. Nicki Thiim, Porsche, 26m 57.559s, ZF
2. René Rast, Porsche, + 0.969s, ZF
3. Jaap van Lagen, Porsche, + 2.863s, ZF
4. Kévin Estre, Porsche, + 3.675s, ZF
5. Sean Edwards, Porsche, + 4.853s, ZF
6. Norbert Siedler, Porsche, + 11.170s, ZF
7. Kuba Giermaziak, Porsche, + 16.105s, ZF
8. Michael Ammermüller, Porsche, + 21.445s, ZF
9. Patryk Szczerbinski, Porsche, + 26.442s, ZF
10. Klaus Bachler, Porsche, + 27.588s., ZF
Drivers’ standings:
1. R. Rast, 122 points; 2. K. Estre, 121; 3. N. Siedler, 111; 4. S. Edwards and N. Thiim, 107 each; 6. M. Ammermüller, 96; 7. K. Giermaziak, 85; 8. C. Engelhardt, 78; 9. R. Lukas, 74; 10. P. Szczerbinski, 60.