Round 12 · 2026 SEASON

Belgian Grand Prix

Spa-Francorchamps · 45 laps

Podium

LEC

Charles Leclerc

ANT

Kimi Antonelli

VER

Max Verstappen

Race report

Kimi Antonelli won the Belgian Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps, by +1.952s from Charles Leclerc, with Max Verstappen completing the podium. Kimi Antonelli converted pole position into a lights-to-flag statement. Isack Hadjar was the drive of the day, climbing 15 places from P21 to P6. It was a war of attrition: 3 of 22 cars failed to finish — among them Lance Stroll, Sergio Perez, George Russell.

Final classification

Pos	Driver	+/-	Gap	Tyre
1	ANT Mercedes		WINNER	S
2	LEC Ferrari	▲2	++1.952s	H
3	VER Red Bull Racing	▼1	++11.586s	H
4	HAM Ferrari	▲1	++17.245s	H
5	PIA McLaren	▲1	++18.988s	H
6	HAD Red Bull Racing	▲15	++23.307s	H
7	NOR McLaren	▲6	++24.014s	M
8	BOR Audi		++49.140s	H
9	LIN Racing Bulls	▼2	++50.406s	H
10	COL Alpine	▲1	++76.037s	H
11	GAS Alpine	▼1	++76.991s	H
12	LAW Racing Bulls	▼3	++77.523s	H
13	HUL Audi	▼1	++78.348s	H
14	BEA Haas		++94.465s	H
15	ALB Williams		++104.684s	H
16	SAI Williams	▲3	++105.856s	H
17	OCO Haas	▼1	++110.925s	H
18	BOT Cadillac	▼1	++1 LAP	S
19	ALO Aston Martin	▲3	++2 LAPS	H
20	STR Aston Martin		DNF
21	PER Cadillac		DNF
22	RUS Mercedes		DNF	M

▲/▼ = places gained or lost from the starting grid. Tyre = compound at the flag.

How the race unfolded

START

Lights out — the race is underway

LAP 1

Lance Stroll retires

LAP 1

Sergio Perez retires

LAP 1

George Russell retires

LAP 4

Carlos Sainz takes the lead

LAP 5

Oscar Piastri takes the lead

LAP 5

Stroll passes Alonso for P2

LAP 5

Bearman passes Alonso for P3

LAP 5

Bearman passes Stroll for P2

LAP 6

Max Verstappen takes the lead

LAP 9

Hamilton passes Piastri for P3

LAP 10

Lewis Hamilton takes the lead

LAP 12

Norris passes Lindblad for P3

LAP 13

Lando Norris takes the lead

LAP 15

Colapinto passes Gasly for P3

LAP 16

Isack Hadjar takes the lead

LAP 16

Hadjar passes Colapinto for P1

LAP 16

Bortoleto passes Colapinto for P2

LAP 16

Hulkenberg passes Colapinto for P3

LAP 18

Charles Leclerc takes the lead

LAP 21

Piastri passes Hamilton for P2

LAP 21

Norris passes Hamilton for P3

LAP 21

Norris passes Piastri for P2

LAP 21

Antonelli passes Piastri for P3

LAP 21

Norris passes Leclerc for P1

LAP 23

Leclerc passes Norris for P1

LAP 27

Kimi Antonelli takes the lead

LAP 38

Gabriel Bortoleto takes the lead

FINISH

Chequered flag

The weekend

Practice 1

1BEA

2ALB

3COL

4OCO

5GAS

6BOT

7PER

8SAI

Practice 2

1ANT

2NOR

3VER

4HAM

5HAD

6PIA

7COL

8RUS

9LIN

10LAW

11LEC

12BEA

Practice 3

1HAM

2LEC

3PIA

4HUL

5BOR

6HAD

7LIN

8LAW

9COL

10BEA

11ALB

12GAS

Qualifying — the starting grid

START · FINISH

NOR

1:44.801

POLE

LEC

2:16.054

+31.253

HAM

2:09.302

+24.501

PIA

2:13.463

+28.662

BOR

2:15.433

+30.632

ANT

2:05.440

+20.639

VER

2:06.509

+21.708

RUS

2:14.308

+29.507

LIN

2:11.147

+26.346

HAD

2:03.555

+18.754

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