Qualifying – Rosberg beats Hamilton to wet-weather Belgian pole

Nico Rosberg saw off the challenge of Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday afternoon to score his fourth successive pole position.

In wet conditions, the German lapped almost a quarter of a second quicker than Hamilton, with Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel more than two seconds further back in third. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso took fourth with the other Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo fifth