Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, round 13 of the 2018 Formula 1 season.<doc-sep>Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was quickest in Friday's second practice for the Belgian Grand Prix ahead of championship leader Lewis Hamilton by 0.168 seconds. Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen were third and fourth, four and seven tenths down respectively. Hamilton's rival Sebastian Vettel was only fifth fastest for Ferrari, seven tenths off his team-mate, with Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull in sixth. It was expected to be close between Ferrari and Mercedes at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and there was nothing on Friday to suggest that it will not be close this weekend, with Raikkonen leading the way. The Finn has won in Belgium on four previous occasions, more than any other driver on the grid and only beaten by Michael Schumacher, Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna. Sebastian Vettel, however, did not set a representative time on his qualification simulation in second practice and lost time on his hot lap.<doc-sep>Vettel edged Red Bull driver Max Verstappen to the quickest time in FP1 at Spa, with championship leader Lewis Hamilton third despite avoiding the fastest tyre compound. Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas hit the top of the pile at the end of the opening half an hour with the first sub-1m45s lap, a 1m44.998s on softs. That was quickly replaced as the benchmark by Hamilton's 1m44.676, also on softs, which stood as the four-time world champion's best lap of the 90-minute session as he chose not to use the supersoft tyres. His rivals did, which allowed Vettel and Verstappen to overhaul Hamilton before the session's end. Vettel only lapped 0.3s faster than Hamilton when he popped in a 1m44.358s, with Verstappen neatly splitting the gap between the two titles rivals. That gave Red Bull some cheer to counter the problem that struck Daniel Ricciardo's car, as an engine problem confined him to the garage for most of the session and restricted him to just one flying lap, which he used to jump to sixth right at the end. That put him behind Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari and Bottas, who was shuffled back to fifth as he avoided the supersofts and made a slight improvement on mediums. Esteban Ocon gave the 'new' Racing Point Formula 1 team a strong start to its 'debut' weekend with the seventh-fastest time. Ocon edged Renault's Nico Hulkenberg to best-of-the-rest honours on a 1m45.786s Sergio Perez backed up teammate Ocon in ninth, with Carlos Sainz completing the top 10 after a late improvement in the second Renault. McLaren 2019 hopeful Lando Norris made his grand prix weekend debut with the team, driving in place of the outgoing Fernando Alonso in FP1. He set the 18th-fastest time, 3.006s off the pace but less than a tenth quicker than teammate Stoffel Vandoorne. Norris and Vandoorne are vying for the second McLaren seat alongside Sainz next season, with Ocon also a contender. Vandoorne, who moved to quash speculation suggesting he could lose his McLaren drive as early as next weekend in Italy, was hampered by a brake problem early in the session. He then lost more track time at the end of the session as the team removed the floor to investigate a suspected leak.<doc-sep>EMMANUEL DUNAND/Getty Images Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time in the first practice session ahead of the 2018 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit on Friday, while team-mate Kimi Raikkonen was fastest in the second session. F1 is returning from its summer break, and Ferrari's Vettel—second in the drivers' championship—clocked the quickest lap of FP1 at one minute, 44.358 seconds. Raikkonen did even better later in the day, passing the finish line with a time of one minute, 43.355 seconds. Both Ferrari and Mercedes used new engines, and the Italians clearly had the advantage over the duo of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen finished ahead of Vettel in FP2, while Daniel Ricciardo had to settle for sixth place. FP2 Recap Here are the timesheets from the second practice session: Video Play Button Videos you might like Ferrari showed off the power of their new engine early, with Raikkonen surging to the top of the board, going significantly faster than compatriot Bottas. Hamilton eventually passed the Ferrari man―but not for very long―but the speed trap splits showed just how quick the new Ferrari engine is: With Raikkonen and Vettel both moving to the supersoft tyres, it was the former who took top marks, with Vettel ducking out of his first run and never bridging the gap. Max Verstappen impressed in his Red Bull, going faster than the German, and Sergio Perez was the only driver in a midfield car capable of staying close to the top six. Local favourite Stoffel Vandoorne was a long way down the board: Ricciardo was able to get some laps under his belt, a welcome development after his struggles during FP1. The Australian was off the pace, which wasn't a surprise given the fact he had fewer laps to work with. Wth half an hour left in the session, the focus shifted to the long runs. Hamilton gave the engineers good data, but he struggled with multiple lock-ups, an indication there's a significant problem with the car that will have to be remedied ahead of qualifying. Fernando Alonso did his first laps after sitting out FP1, and the Spaniard was significantly faster than Vandoorne immediately. That's bad news for the Belgian, who is believed to be fighting for his future at McLaren, as reported by Motorsport.com's Scott Mitchell. FP1 Recap Here is the timesheet, with the four quickest laps set on the soft compound tyres: After a quiet start in which Verstappen was the only driver to set a time in the first quarter of an hour, the times quickly piled onto the board when Mercedes and Ferrari—both running on upgraded engines this weekend—took to the track. Bottas topped the timesheet with his first serious effort on supersoft tyres, and he was soon replaced by team-mate Hamilton. The pair held the top two spots midway through the session, with Hamilton—who has won the last two races—appearing to have picked up where he left off before the break: However, Vettel was able to leapfrog the Silver Arrows duo along with Verstappen, while Vettel's team-mate Raikkonen went slightly quicker than Bottas to split them. Though he failed to trouble the top spots on the timesheet, it was also a memorable morning for 18-year-old Lando Norris, who made his debut driving Alonso's McLaren. The team appeared to be happy with his efforts, per Sky Sports F1: Although traffic was occasionally an issue, the session was light on incidents save for Sergey Sirotkin's spin at Turn 8, which he came through unscathed: Ricciardo looked set to be the only driver not to set a time, as he completed just one lap before having to return to the garage with a power unit issue. However, the Australian managed to return to the track with just over three minutes remaining in the session. With his one attempt, he was able to finish P6, 1.2 seconds back on Vettel.<doc-sep>
Last updated on .From the section Formula 1 Follow live audio and text commentary of the second practice session on the BBC Sport website from 13:30 BST Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time in first practice at the Belgian Grand Prix as the Formula 1 season restarted after its summer break. The Ferrari driver headed Red Bull's Max Verstappen and championship leader Lewis Hamilton, whose Mercedes was 0.318 seconds off Vettel's pace. Hamilton leads Vettel by 24 points with nine races left. Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who was fifth, will start from the back because of engine penalties. Mick Schumacher - My dad is my idol Both Mercedes drivers have new, upgraded engines for this weekend and that has taken the Finn over the permitted number of some parts for the season. Mercedes will expect him to be able to fight through the field into a strong points position on a track on which it is relatively easy to overtake. Renault's Nico Hulkenberg will also start from the back for the same reason. Ferrari also have their final, upgraded new-spec engine in both cars this weekend. It was a relatively uneventful session, although Verstappen ran wide through the ultra-fast double-left Pouhon corner towards the end of the session, without causing any damage. Behind Hamilton, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, the early pace-setter in the session on a track where he always goes well, was fourth, ahead of Bottas and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, who managed only one flying lap at the end of the session as a result of engine injector problems. Further back, Lando Norris made an apparently accomplished race weekend debut for McLaren, driving Fernando Alonso's car for this first session. The 18-year-old Briton had an incident-free session on his way to 18th fastest time on the slowest medium tyre, just under 0.1secs quicker than team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne on the faster soft. At 7.004km long, Spa is the longest current F1 circuit However, McLaren's hopes of forming an impression of their relative pace - as they assess who to employ as their second driver following the signing of Carlos Sainz to replace Alonso next season - were dashed because Vandoorne had a session troubled by technical problems. McLaren sporting director Gil de Ferran said: "We have been investing in Lando for a fair few years and we are trying to give him as much exposure as possible. "This is an opportunity for him to drive on a grand prix weekend, with a lot more people on the track, a lot of track evolution and a completely different downforce level. We keep walking the development road." Esteban Ocon, driving for a Force India team under new ownership after being rescued from administration earlier this month, was best of the rest in seventh. Hulkenberg, the second Force India of Sergio Perez and Sainz completed the top 10.