MAX CHILTON won his battle with Caterham driver Marcus Ericsson by a sixth of a second to finish 16th in the Belgian Grand Prix.
Pre-race drama saw the Reigate driver first of all announce he was to sit out the race before later his team, Marussia, confirmed he was reinstated.
However, once the race was underway it was an uneventful race for Chilton.
The Surrey man started 19th on the grid and renewed Marussia's battle with the Caterham cars, coming out on top.
Caterham new boy Andre Lotterer was forced into an early retirement on his Formula 1 debut, and by lap 41 of 43 Chilton's team-mate Jules Bianchi was also forced to drop out with gearbox problems.
However, Chilton kept up the fight against Ericsson, eventually finishing 16th with the last Caterham in 17th.
