Round 11 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2015-08-23
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) took pole for the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix with a 1:47.197 lap.
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.458s shy of pole, with Valtteri Bottas (Williams) third on the grid. Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Nico Hülkenberg (Force India) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 2.574s — pole to P10 — with Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:48.908 | 1:48.024 | 1:47.197 | 1:47.197 |
| 2 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:48.923 | 1:47.955 | 1:47.655 | +0.458 |
| 3 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:49.026 | 1:49.044 | 1:48.537 | +1.340 |
| 4 |
| 8Romain Grosjean |
| Lotus F1 |
| 1:49.353 |
| 1:48.981 |
| 1:48.561 |
| +1.364 |
| 5 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:49.006 | 1:48.792 | 1:48.599 | +1.402 |
| 6 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:49.664 | 1:49.042 | 1:48.639 | +1.442 |
| 7 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:49.688 | 1:48.806 | 1:48.685 | +1.488 |
| 8 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:49.568 | 1:48.956 | 1:48.754 | +1.557 |
| 9 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:49.264 | 1:48.761 | 1:48.825 | +1.628 |
| 10 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:49.109 | 1:49.065 | 1:49.771 | +2.574 |
| 11 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:49.499 | 1:49.121 | — | +1.924 |
| 12 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:49.469 | 1:49.228 | — | +2.031 |
| 13 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:49.523 | 1:49.586 | — | +2.389 |
| 14 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:49.288 | — | — | +2.091 |
| 15 | 3Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:49.831 | — | — | +2.634 |
| 16 | 12Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:49.952 | — | — | +2.755 |
| 17 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:50.978 | — | — | +3.781 |
| 18 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:51.420 | — | — | +4.223 |
| 19 | 28Will Stevens | Manor Marussia | 1:52.948 | — | — | +5.751 |
| 20 | 98Roberto Merhi | Manor Marussia | 1:53.099 | — | — | +5.902 |