2009 Belgian Grand Prix: A Mega-Gallery of Supreme Wackiness

By Peter Orosz, 4:30 PM on Mon Aug 31 2009, 11,279 views (Edit, to draft, Slurp)

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An unusual Formula One season on an unusual track should produce the usual results, right? Maybe not—and definitely not at Spa. Potential spoilers in the crashgasmic gallery below.

Spa Francorchamps is a racetrack from the glory days of motor racing. It is long, fast, scenic and very deadly. It also tends to produce races with surprising results—and in a season all about surprising results, this year’s Belgian Grand Prix was a surprise squared: almost winning the race was Giancarlo Fisichella of Force India, driving a car which has not picked up a single point in the entire season. Kimi Räikkönen took victory for Ferrari, ending a spell of 25 races with no wins, while Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull rounded out the podium in third.

Jenson Button, who still leads the series, crashed out on the first lap, along with Lewis Hamilton, Jaime Alguersuari and Romain Grosjean. They are all fine. Button still leads the series, currently living off his ludicrous start to the season, with five races to go.