Whilst Mercedes are continuously dominant in qualifying, the race and securing the fastest lap, who is close behind them is often a surprise. Adrian Sutil managed to get the second fastest time of the afternoon, although he was almost two seconds off the pace of the Mercedes driver. The two Williams drivers were next, with Red Bull following along behind.

Further back, Kimi Räikkönen struggled for pace around the Spa track, with Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso not doing that much better.