Spa speedtrap: Who is the fastest of them all?

Top speeds at Spa are registered on the track's Kemmel Straight, which runs from the exit of Eau Rouge to the Les Combes corner.

Thanks to their low-drag aero configuration, and the grunt of their Mercedes engine, Force India's Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez whizzed through the speedtrap at 318.4 and 317.6 km/h respectively, just beating Valtteri Bottas by a whisker.

Looking down the order, McLaren's Fernando Alonso clocked in tenth at 310.5 km/h, a top speed deficit which once again underlines the efficiency of his MCl32 chassis.

Stoffel Vandoorne, who was using Honda's new spec-3.6 engine, was strangely relegated down to P17 with a top velocity of just 303.5 km/h.

Sauber's underpowered pair of Marcus Ericsson and Pascal Wehrlein were the usual laggards.

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