Six drivers will have grid penalties for power unit changes at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Renault has confirmed both its drivers will use a new specification engine this weekend. As they have already used their maximum allocations of internal combustion engines, Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg will both take five-place grid penalties.

Renault say the specification C engine will provide “minor upgrades to reliability and performance”. Fellow Renault user Carlos Sainz Jnr will also fit the upgraded engine and take a penalty.

The pair join Alexander Albon and Daniil Kvyat, who will be the first to use Honda ‘specification four’ power unit. Albon, who has taken over Pierre Gasly’s power unit allocation after taking his place at Red Bull, will therefore have a grid penalty for his first race for his new team.

Mercedes has also introduced a power unit upgrade for all of its users. Of those only Lance Stroll will receive a penalty, having had to fit a new power unit earlier in the season.

Engine components used as of first practice at Spa

No. Car Engine Driver ICE TC MGU-H MGU-K ES CE 27 Renault Renault Nico Hulkenberg 6 4 4 3 2 3 26 Toro Rosso Honda Daniil Kvyat 5 5 5 4 3 3 10 Toro Rosso Honda Pierre Gasly 5 4 4 4 2 2 55 McLaren Renault Carlos Sainz Jnr 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 Renault Renault Daniel Ricciardo 5 4 4 3 3 3 23 Red Bull Honda Alexander Albon 4 4 4 3 3 3 18 Racing Point Mercedes Lance Stroll 4 4 4 2 1 1 4 McLaren Renault Lando Norris 3 3 3 3 3 3 63 Williams Mercedes George Russell 3 3 3 2 3 3 99 Alfa Romeo Ferrari Antonio Giovinazzi 3 3 3 2 2 3 20 Haas Ferrari Kevin Magnussen 3 3 3 2 2 3 33 Red Bull Honda Max Verstappen 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 Alfa Romeo Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen 3 3 3 2 2 2 8 Haas Ferrari Romain Grosjean 3 3 3 2 2 2 77 Mercedes Mercedes Valtteri Bottas 3 3 3 2 2 2 44 Mercedes Mercedes Lewis Hamilton 3 3 3 2 2 2 11 Racing Point Mercedes Sergio Perez 3 3 3 2 1 1 31 Williams Mercedes Robert Kubica 3 3 3 2 1 1 5 Ferrari Ferrari Sebastian Vettel 2 2 2 2 2 3 16 Ferrari Ferrari Charles Leclerc 2 2 2 2 2 2

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2019 F1 season