Spa-Francorchamps, 25 August

Scuderia Ferrari finished the Belgian Grand Prix with a second place for Fernando Alonso and a seventh for Felipe Massa. The Spaniard is back to second in the Drivers’ classification on 151 points and after eleven races the Brazilian lies seventh. The team has consolidated its third place in the Constructors’ championship, with 218 points.

Both F138s started on the Medium tyres and Alonso managed a great getaway, taking the inside line up to La Source to go fifth and then pushed hard to be second before his first pit stop on lap 13, when he again fitted Mediums. He kept the gap to leader Vettel under 10 seconds before his second and final pit stop which was on lap 28, after which he ensured the runner-up slot, crossing the finish line with a comfortable lead over third placed Lewis Hamilton.

Massa was also on a two-stop strategy, gradually moving up the order and with just 4 laps remaining, he managed to pass Grosjean to take seventh place, while out in front Sebastian Vettel won the race for Red Bull.