Jenson Button, who started on pole, got a speedy getaway but in his mirrors an over-eager Pastor Maldonado jump started off the line while Romain Grosjean locked with Lewis Hamilton, sending the McLaren like a bowling ball down a very expensive alley, taking Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez out with him. With carnage and Formula 1 debris spread over the track both Pastor Maldonado and Kamui Kobayashi pitted - a horrible race for Sauber after their best qualifying.
With the safety car out as the marshals cleared the track and several replays later Lap 5 and it was back racing.
Jenson Button left the rest of the pack and went on his merry way while Pastor Maldonado was in tangles once again, this time with Marussia driver Timo Glock. Maldonado pulled up and retired from the race.
Michael Schumacher, racing his 300th GP, showed he's still got the skills pulling a great move on kimi Raikkonen at the top of Les Combes meanwhile fellow German Sebastian Vettel was on a mission of gaining place... yep, Sebastian Vettel, you know the driver that can't overtake... well he put everyone in their place at Spa and showed he can definitely overtake!
Trouble went from the track to the pit lane with Caterham performing an unsafe release of Heikki Kovalainen who went in to the back of a HRT about to pit. While further up a few laps later Mark Webber was also released in to the path of Felipe Massa, a close call but neither were affected.
Fighting for position were Marussia's Timo Glock and Charles Pic with some fine racing between them eventually Timo Glock makes his pass stick and stays ahead of his rookie teammate.
Out way ahead of the rest of the grid Jenson Button cruised (rather fast) to victory in Belgium followed by Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen - who's first time it was not winning or binning it at the circuit but a 3rd position instead.
Nico Hulkenberg had his best result this season finishing in 4th, a great result for the Force India team with team mate Paul di Resta in 10th. Toro Rosso also had a positive race with both their driver double point scoring, Jean-Eric Vergne finishing in 8th and Daniel Ricciardo finishing behind him in 9th.
Subsequently after the first corner collision at Spa Romain Grosjean was handed a one race ban and fined - the first ban since 1994!
Pastor Maldonado was also given two penalty's for Monza; a five place grid drop for jump starting and another 5 place grid drop for colliding with Timo Glock.
RESULTS:
Fastest Lap: Bruno Senna: 1:52.822
Podium:
[1st-Jenson Button, 2nd-Sebastian Vettel, 3rd-Kimi Raikkonen]
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