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Race weekend · 2026

Belgian Grand Prix

Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
  • Location: Stavelot, Belgium
  • Length: 7.004 km
  • Corners: 19
  • DRS zones: 2
Track guide
Session schedule (UTC)
Free practice

Red Bull back on top at Spa as Verstappen leads FP1 with Ferrari pressing

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PosDriverTeamBest time
P1Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:47.070
P2Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:47.215
P3Charles LeclercFerrari1:47.277
P4Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:47.322
P5Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:47.522
P6Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:47.603
P7Lando NorrisMcLaren1:47.931
P8George RussellMercedes1:47.959
P9Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:48.234
P10Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:48.406

Unofficial: compiled from session timing reports (these times are not in the official results feed). Session pace is indicative, not predictive.

Antonelli Tops Twice-Red-Flagged FP2 at Spa

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PosDriverTeamBest time
P1Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:45.944
P2Lando NorrisMcLaren1:46.134
P3Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:46.416
P4Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:46.691
P5Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:46.714
P6Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:46.926
P7Charles LeclercFerrari1:47.035
P8Franco ColapintoAlpine1:47.147
P9George RussellMercedes1:47.229
P10Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:47.294

Unofficial: compiled from session timing reports (these times are not in the official results feed). Session pace is indicative, not predictive.

2026 Belgian Grand Prix FP3: Antonelli Puts Down Marker as Hamilton Damages Ferrari

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PosDriverTeamBest time
P1Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:45.990
P2Lando NorrisMcLaren1:46.129
P3Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:46.138
P4George RussellMercedes1:46.357
P5Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:46.382
P6Charles LeclercFerrari1:46.750
P7Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:46.785
P8Nico HulkenbergAudi1:46.924
P9Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:47.049
P10Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:47.096

Unofficial: compiled from session timing reports (these times are not in the official results feed). Session pace is indicative, not predictive.

Antonelli's perfect weekend begins with dominant practice sweep at Spa

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Kimi Antonelli topped all three free practice sessions at Spa, leading Mercedes' charge after struggling in FP1. Max Verstappen led FP1 before settling for third in FP2 and FP3. Lando Norris, despite a 10-place grid pena...
Race result
PosDriverTeamPtsStatus
P1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes25Finished
P2Charles LeclercFerrari18Finished
P3Max VerstappenRed Bull15Finished
P4Lewis HamiltonFerrari12Finished
P5Oscar PiastriMcLaren10Finished
P6Isack HadjarRed Bull8Finished
P7Lando NorrisMcLaren6Finished
P8Gabriel BortoletoAudi4Finished
P9Arvid LindbladRB2Finished
P10Franco ColapintoAlpine1Finished
P11Pierre GaslyAlpine0Finished
P12Liam LawsonRB0Finished
P13Nico HülkenbergAudi0Finished
P14Oliver BearmanHaas0Finished
P15Alexander AlbonWilliams0Finished
P16Carlos SainzWilliams0Finished
P17Esteban OconHaas0Finished
P18Valtteri BottasCadillac0Lapped
P19Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0Lapped
NCLance StrollAston Martin0Retired
NCSergio PérezCadillac0Retired
NCGeorge RussellMercedes0Retired

Official race classification via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API. NC = not classified (retired before the finish).

Pit stops
DriverStopsFastest stop
Alexander Albon122.638s (fastest)
Isack Hadjar322.997s
Andrea Kimi Antonelli123.093s
Gabriel Bortoleto123.127s
Max Verstappen123.128s
Charles Leclerc123.164s
Fernando Alonso223.190s
Oscar Piastri123.292s
Liam Lawson123.722s
Esteban Ocon224.124s
Franco Colapinto124.146s
Pierre Gasly124.177s
Arvid Lindblad124.810s
Sergio Pérez225.372s
Valtteri Bottas225.910s
Nico Hülkenberg126.098s
Oliver Bearman226.554s
Lando Norris128.314s
Lance Stroll131.649s
Lewis Hamilton132.201s
Carlos Sainz134.841s

Pit-stop timings via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API. "Fastest stop" is each driver's quickest stationary time.

Qualifying result
PosDriverTeamBest timeGap
P1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes--
P2Max VerstappenRed Bull--
P3Lando NorrisMcLaren--
P4George RussellMercedes--
P5Charles LeclercFerrari--
P6Lewis HamiltonFerrari--
P7Oscar PiastriMcLaren--
P8Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team--
P9Gabriel BortoletoAudi--
P10Isack HadjarRed Bull--
P11Liam LawsonRB F1 Team--
P12Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team--
P13Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team--
P14Nico HülkenbergAudi--
P15Carlos SainzWilliams--
P16Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team--
P17Alexander AlbonWilliams--
P18Esteban OconHaas F1 Team--
P19Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team--
P20Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team--
P21Fernando AlonsoAston Martin--
P22Lance StrollAston Martin--

Gap is to pole. Times are each driver's session best (Q3 for the top 10, then Q2, then Q1), so a Q2 lap can read quicker than a red-flag-compromised Q3 lap. Official classification via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API.

Strategy & analysis
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps circuit guide
Layout, lap record, corners, pit lane characteristics.
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This weekend in the paddock
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