NICO Hulkenberg equalled his best finish of the season for the Enstone-based Renault team when coming sixth in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa.

The German picked up eight points for the Oxfordshire outfit, beating Romain Grosjean in the Banbury-prepared Haas by three seconds.

There was no such joy for their teammates, though, as Jolyon Palmer and Kevin Magnussen were 13th and 15th respectively.

Meanwhile, the Grove-based Williams picked up four points, with Felipe Massa finishing eighth, but teammate Lance Stroll came home 11th.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of title rival Sebastian Vettel, of Ferrari.