 He finished in 5th place, his highest finish to date, while in Belgium, Petrov started in 23rd place, after failing to set a time in qualifying because of a first-session crash.He made up 14 places in changeable conditions to finish 9th, resulting in his third consecutive points finish.Petrov retired on the first lap of the after colliding with Nico Hülkenberg, and crashed out of seventh place in the .