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McLaren Mercedes' British driver Jenson Button celebrates on the podium at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit on September 2 in Spa during the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix. (AFP)
Jenson Button in a McLaren led from start to finish to win the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday.
It was the Englishman's second race win of the season following his victory in the season opener in Australia in March.
Second place went to Sebastian Vettel of Germany in a Red Bull, with Kimi Raikkonen of Finland in a Lotus completing the podium
The race got off to a chaotic start with a multi-car pileup at the first bend.
The end result of the accident was that world championship leader Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) , former world champion Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and France's Roman Grosjean (Lotus) were eliminated as the safety-car came out.
The crash appeared to have been provoked by Grosjean trying to jump ahead of Hamilton who smashed into the back of the Frenchman's car which then was catapulted onto and over the front of Alonso's Ferrari.
Also out of the race with car damage was Sergio Perez in a Sauber. All four drivers were uninjured.
The race resumed several minutes later with pole-sitter Button in the lead and he never looked like being caught after that.
Grosjean gets 1-race ban for causing crash
French driver Romain Grosjean has been banned for one race after causing a spectacular crash at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday that sent Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez off the track at the first corner.
Grosjean went for a small gap and clipped Hamilton's McLaren. That sent both cars spinning and led to Grosjean's Lotus flying over Alonso's Ferrari, which then took out Perez's Sauber.
Grosjean also crashed and all four drivers escaped unhurt.
The FIA, motor sport's governing body, says the incident "had the potential to cause injury to others."
Grosjean's Lotus team accepted the verdict and the FIA says "neither the team nor the driver made any submission in mitigation" of the penalty.
Grosjean misses the Italian GP at Monza on September 9.
Results from Sunday's Belgium Formula One Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps:-
1. Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren Mercedes) the 308.000 km in 1h29:08.530
2. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Red Bull Racing) at 13.624
3. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Lotus) at 25.334
4. Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Force India) at 27.843
5. Felipe Massa (BRA/Scuderia Ferrari) at 29.845
6. Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull Racing) at 31.244
7. Michael Schumacher (GER/Mercedes AMG) at 53.374
8. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA/Scuderia Toro Rosso) at 58.865
9. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Scuderia Toro Rosso) at 1:02.982
10. Paul di Resta (GBR/Force India) at 1:03.783
11. Nico Rosberg (GER/Mercedes AMG) at 1:05.111
12. Bruno Senna (BRA/Williams) at 1:11.529
13. Kamui Kobayashi (JPN/Sauber) at 1:56.119
14. Vitaly Petrov (RUS/Caterham) at 1 lap
15. Timo Glock (GER/Marussia) at 1 lap
16. Charles Pic (FRA/Marussia) at 1 lap
17. Heikki Kovalainen (FIN/Caterham) at 1 lap
18. Pedro de la Rosa (ESP/HRT) at 1 lap
Overall standings
Drivers
1. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 164.0pts, 2. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 140.0, 3. Mark Webber (AUS) 132.0, 4. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) 131.0, 5. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 117.0, 6. Jenson Button (GBR) 101.0, 7. Nico Rosberg (GER) 77.0, 8. Romain Grosjean (FRA) 76.0, 9. Sergio Perez (MEX) 47.0, 10. Michael Schumacher (GER) 35.0, 11. Felipe Massa (BRA) 35.0, 12. Kamui Kobayashi (JPN) 33.0, 13. Nico Hülkenberg (GER) 31.0, 14. Pastor Maldonado (VEN) 29.0, 15. Paul di Resta (SCO) 28.0, 16. Bruno Senna (BRA) 24.0, 17. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA) 8.0, 18. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 4.0
Constructors
1. Red Bull Racing 272.0pts, 2. McLaren Mercedes 218.0, 3. Lotus 207.0, 4. Scuderia Ferrari 199.0, 5. Mercedes AMG 112.0, 6. Sauber 80.0, 7. Force India 59.0, 8. Williams 53.0, 9. Scuderia Toro Rosso 12.0
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