His teammate, the Finn Valtteri Bottas, and Verstappen, who followed him on the starting grid, completed the podium.
The Renault of Australian Daniel Ricciardo and Frenchman Esteban Ocon were 4th and 5th.
For Ferrari, lacking rhythm on this track, the nightmare continues: the German Sebastian Vettel was 13th and the Monegasque Charles Leclerc 14th.
Leclerc was called up by the race marshals, who reproached him for driving too slow during the reconnaissance lap, before settling on the grid.
The Thai Alexander Albon (Red Bull), the British Lando Norris (McLaren), the French Pierre Gasly (Renault), the Canadian Lance Stroll (Racing Point) and the Mexican Sergio Pérez (Racing Point) completed the top 10.
A spectacular exit from the track by Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) on lap 11 also caused the abandonment of Briton George Russell (Williams), who could not avoid one of the Italian’s wheels, who had returned to the track. Both pilots emerged unscathed.
Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr (McLaren) did not start due to an engine problem, which caused an exhaust failure as he headed to the grid.
– Provisional general classification of the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix:
1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR / Mercedes) the 308.052 km in 1 h 24: 08.761 (average speed: 219.655 km / h)
2. Valtteri Bottas (FIN / Mercedes) to 8,448
3. Max Verstappen (NED / Red Bull-Honda) at 15,455
4. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS / Renault) to 18,877
5. Esteban Ocon (FRA / Renault) at 40,650
6. Alexander Albon (THA / Red Bull-Honda) at 42,712
7. Lando Norris (GBR / McLaren-Renault) at 43,774
8. Pierre Gasly (FRA / AlphaTauri-Honda) at 47,371
9. Lance Stroll (CAN / Racing Point-Mercedes) at 52,603
10. Sergio Pérez (MEX / Racing Point-Mercedes) to 53,179
11. Daniil Kvyat (RUS / AlphaTauri-Honda) at 1: 10,200
12. Kimi Räikkönen (FIN / Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari) at 1: 11.504
13. Sebastian Vettel (GER / Ferrari) at 1: 12.894
14. Charles Leclerc (MON / Ferrari) at 1: 14.920
15. Romain Grosjean (FRA / Haas-Ferrari) at 1: 16.793
16. Nicholas Latifi (CAN / Williams-Mercedes) at 1: 17.795
17. Kevin Magnussen (DEN / Haas-Ferrari) at 1: 25.540
Fastest lap: Daniel Ricciardo (AUS / Renault) 1: 47.483 on lap 44 (average speed: 234.589 km / h)
Dropouts:
George Russell (GBR / Williams) – accident on lap 10
Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA / Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari): accident on lap 10
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP / McLaren-Renault): did not start due to motorcycle and exhaust problems
– Driver classification:
1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 157 points
2. Max Verstappen (NED) 110
3. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 107
4. Alexander Albon (THA) 48
5. Charles Leclerc (MON) 45
6. Lando Norris (GBR) 45
7. Lance Stroll (CAN) 42
8. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 33
9. Sergio Pérez (MEX) 33
10. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 26
11. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) 23
12. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 18
13. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 16
14. Nico Hülkenberg (GER) 6
15. Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA) 2
16. Daniil Kvyat (RUS) 2
17. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) 1
– Classification of constructors:
1. Mercedes 264 points
2. Red Bull-Honda 158
3. McLaren-Renault 68
4. Racing Point-Mercedes 66 *
5. Ferrari 61
6. Renault 59
7. AlphaTauri-Honda 20
8. Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 2
9. Haas-Ferrari 1
* The Racing Point team received a 15-point penalty (7.5 points per car) for being inspired by the brake cooling system of the 2019 Mercedes to develop their own in 2020, pending the decision on the resources presented by Racing Point, Ferrari and Renault. AFP (HN)