Kimi Raikkonen topped a Formula 1 practice session for the first time since Bahrain after setting the fastest time in Practice 2 for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver bettered Lewis Hamilton, who had been the fastest runner before Raikkonen bolted on a set of soft compound tyres.
Valtteri Bottas rounded out the top three, the Finn set to take a grid penalty for an engine change that will leave him on the back row on Sunday afternoon.
He’ll be joined by Nico Hulkenberg at the back of the grid, the German ending Practice with the 11th fastest time.
Sebastian Vettel ended the afternoon’s session fifth, one spot behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and one ahead of Daniel Ricciardo.
The Australian had sat out much of the day’s earlier running after his car suffered an engine issue.
Vettel was seventh tenths away from the ultimate pace after he caught traffic during his qualifying simulation, leaving him without a representative time.
The Ferrari driver had been fastest in the opening session over Verstappen with a lap only two tenths slower than he managed in FP2, while Raikkonen found 1.4 s.
Stoffel Vandoorne spent a long period in the garage after branding his car ‘undriveable’, ending the day slowest across both sessions.
McLaren test driver Lando Norris ended opening practice two places higher than Vandoorne, before handing the car back to Fernando Alonso for the second session.
Practice continues on Saturday with a final 60 minute hit out at 2000 AEST prior to qualifying at 2300.
Results: Free Practice 2, Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps
| Pos | Driver | Chassis | Laps | Time |
| 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 29 | 1:43.355 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 28 | 1:43.523 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 29 | 1:43.803 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 25 | 1:44.046 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 31 | 1:44.129 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Renault | 31 | 1:44.250 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point Force India Mercedes | 27 | 1:44.662 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 29 | 1:45.481 |
| 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 24 | 1:45.537 |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber Ferrari | 25 | 1:45.622 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 28 | 1:45.753 |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 29 | 1:45.817 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Racing Point Force India Mercedes | 24 | 1:45.935 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 29 | 1:46.078 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso Honda | 33 | 1:46.080 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren Renault | 28 | 1:46.153 |
| 17 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso Honda | 35 | 1:46.337 |
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams Mercedes | 35 | 1:46.451 |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Williams Mercedes | 34 | 1:46.470 |
| 20 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren Renault | 25 | 1:46.496 |
Results: Free Practice 1, Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps
| Pos | Driver | Team | Laps | Time |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 19 | 1:44.358 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Renault | 20 | 1:44.509 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 22 | 1:44.676 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 17 | 1:44.718 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 25 | 1:44.724 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Renault | 4 | 1:45.558 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Racing Point Force India Mercedes | 22 | 1:45.786 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 19 | 1:45.951 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point Force India Mercedes | 21 | 1:46.169 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 19 | 1:46.210 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso Honda | 25 | 1:46.300 |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 20 | 1:46.387 |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber Ferrari | 20 | 1:46.554 |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 19 | 1:46.557 |
| 15 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso Honda | 23 | 1:46.932 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Williams Mercedes | 25 | 1:46.965 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 21 | 1:47.012 |
| 18 | Lando Norris | McLaren Renault | 26 | 1:47.364 |
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams Mercedes | 23 | 1:47.367 |
| 20 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren Renault | 13 | 1:47.452 |
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