Heavy showers, which had all but prevented running in Friday's single free practice session, continued to wreak havoc on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, with the start for Saturday afternoon's sprint delayed by 35 minutes.
Eventually the race got underway after five formation laps to clear out some of the standing water and try to reduce the spray that limited visibility, a topic that has been put back on the agenda since the fatal accident of Formula Regional driver Dilano van 't Hoff in a Spa race held in similar conditions.
