ROUND

10

Belgian Grand Prix

2026-07-19·44 laps

Kimi Antonelli tightened his grip on the championship with a start-to-finish win at Spa-Francorchamps, converting his ninth pole position in as many rounds — Mercedes had started every 2026 race from pole — into a comfortable victory. The race was thrown into chaos at the very start when George Russell crashed out on Lap 1, one of three retirements alongside Lance Stroll and Sergio Perez. Charles Leclerc held on for second, 1.952 seconds behind, with Max Verstappen completing the podium. Lewis Hamilton recovered from being caught up in the opening-lap incident to finish fourth, though Ferrari were later fined €30,000 (€10,000 suspended) for an unsafe release during his pit stop that clipped a mechanic, who was fortunately unhurt — the sporting result was unaffected. Lando Norris set the fastest lap of the race but could only manage seventh.

Race Winner

Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes

Fastest Lap

1:48.890

Lando Norris

Conditions

☀ Dry

Circuit Profile

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Lap length

7.004 km

Race distance

44 laps · 308.2 km

Tyre allocation

H C2 · M C3 · S C4

Pit-lane loss (model)

≈ 24 s

Tyre degradation

High

Overtaking

Easier

Pit-lane loss, degradation and overtaking are PITWALL simulator inputs for this circuit, not official figures.

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps circuit guide →Run this circuit in the simulator →

Qualifying

POS	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3	Grid
1	Kimi Antonelli	1:46.304	1:45.142	1:44.361	1
2	Max Verstappen	1:45.930	1:45.589	1:44.678	2
3	Lando Norris	1:45.865	1:45.454	1:44.801	13(+10 Penalty)
4	George Russell	1:46.185	1:45.689	1:44.869	3
5	Charles Leclerc	1:46.278	1:45.397	1:44.893	4
6	Lewis Hamilton	1:46.124	1:45.543	1:44.895	5
7	Oscar Piastri	1:46.433	1:45.671	1:45.016	6
8	Arvid Lindblad	1:46.191	1:45.629	1:45.143	7
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	1:46.609	1:46.082	1:45.628	8
10	Isack Hadjar	1:46.062	1:45.823	—	21(+30 Penalty)
11	Liam Lawson	1:46.501	1:46.120	—	9
12	Pierre Gasly	1:46.679	1:46.331	—	10
13	Franco Colapinto	1:46.795	1:46.392	—	11
14	Nico Hulkenberg	1:46.893	1:46.671	—	12
15	Carlos Sainz	1:47.080	1:46.777	—	19(+10 Penalty)
16	Oliver Bearman	1:47.113	1:46.779	—	14
17	Alexander Albon	1:47.120	—	—	15
18	Esteban Ocon	1:47.801	—	—	16
19	Valtteri Bottas	1:47.823	—	—	17
20	Sergio Perez	1:47.971	—	—	18
21	Fernando Alonso	1:50.002	—	—	22(+20 Penalty)
22	Lance Stroll	1:50.177	—	—	20(+10 Penalty)

Grid to Finish

Places gained or lost between the starting grid (after penalties) and the flag, for 19 of 19 classified drivers.

Biggest gains

Isack HadjarP21 → P6+15

Lando NorrisP13 → P7+6

Carlos SainzP19 → P16+3

Biggest losses

Liam LawsonP9 → P12-3

Arvid LindbladP7 → P9-2

Max VerstappenP2 → P3-1

Race Timeline

🚦LAP 1Lights out — 44 laps scheduled

🏎LAP 1George Russell crashes out at the very start of the race, immediately ending his afternoon.

🏎LAP 1Antonelli, starting from his ninth consecutive pole position of the season, leads cleanly from the front.

🔧LAP 1First pit stop of the race: Isack Hadjar switches to Medium

🔧LAP 32Last pit stop of the race: Valtteri Bottas switches to Soft

⚡LAP 44Post-race, Ferrari is fined €30,000 (€10,000 suspended) for an unsafe release during Hamilton's pit stop that clipped a mechanic, who was unhurt — the sporting classification is unaffected.

🏁LAP 44Chequered flag — Kimi Antonelli wins

Tyre Strategy

Every stint for the 18 classified drivers with recorded pit data (19 classified in total). Bar lengths are to scale with the 44-lap race distance.

P2Charles Leclerc

M 20

H 24

P3Max Verstappen

M 17

H 27

P4Lewis Hamilton

M 20

H 24

P5Oscar Piastri

M 20

H 24

P6Isack Hadjar

H

M

H 18

H 24

P7Lando Norris

H 30

M 14

P8Gabriel Bortoleto

M 20

H 24

P9Arvid Lindblad

M 16

H 28

P10Franco Colapinto

M 15

H 29

P11Pierre Gasly

M 14

H 30

P12Liam Lawson

M 15

H 29

P13Nico Hulkenberg

M 20

H 24

P14Oliver Bearman

M

H 19

H 24

P15Alexander Albon

M 18

H 26

P16Carlos Sainz

S 14

H 30

P17Esteban Ocon

M

H 15

H 28

P18Valtteri Bottas

S

H 31

S 12

P19Fernando Alonso

H 19

S 12

H 13

LAP 1LAP 22LAP 44

One-stop

13

Two-stop

4

Three+ stops

1

Longest stint: Valtteri Bottas, 31 laps on Hard

Compound sequences used

Medium → Hard

11 driver(s) · best result P2

Medium → Hard → Hard

2 driver(s) · best result P14

Hard → Medium → Hard → Hard

1 driver(s) · best result P6

Hard → Medium

1 driver(s) · best result P7

Soft → Hard

1 driver(s) · best result P16

Soft → Hard → Soft

1 driver(s) · best result P18

Hard → Soft → Hard

1 driver(s) · best result P19

Pit Stops & Neutralisations

First stops came between lap 1 and lap 30, with a median of lap 17.

Why They Lost

Strategy and race factors that shaped the result for drivers who finished behind Kimi Antonelli.

P2Charles LeclercFerrari

▸Made 1 stops to the winner's 0, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.

P3Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing

▸Made 1 stops to the winner's 0, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.

P4Lewis HamiltonFerrari

▸Made 1 stops to the winner's 0, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.

P5Oscar PiastriMcLaren

▸Made 1 stops to the winner's 0, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.

P6Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing

▸Made 3 stops to the winner's 0, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.

P7Lando NorrisMcLaren

▸Made 1 stops to the winner's 0, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.
▸Set the race's fastest lap but finished P7 — the pace was there, the result was not.

Strategy Breakdown

Simulator replay is unavailable for this race: some drivers changed tyres more than twice, and the simulator replay link can carry at most two stops per car.

POS	Driver	Strategy	Time	Gap
1	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	?	1:24:42.479	+0.000	—
2	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	M→HL20	1:24:44.431	+1.952	—
3	Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	M→HL17	1:24:54.065	+11.586	—
4	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	M→HL20	1:24:59.724	+17.245	—
5	Oscar Piastri McLaren	M→HL20	1:25:01.467	+18.988	—
6	Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing	H→ML1→HL2→HL20	1:25:05.786	+23.307	—
7	Lando Norris McLaren	H→ML30	1:25:06.493	+24.014	—
8	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	M→HL20	1:25:31.619	+49.140	—
9	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	M→HL16	1:25:32.885	+50.406	—
10	Franco Colapinto Alpine	M→HL15	1:25:58.516	+76.037	—
11	Pierre Gasly Alpine	M→HL14	1:25:59.470	+76.991	—
12	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	M→HL15	1:26:00.002	+77.523	—
13	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	M→HL20	1:26:00.827	+78.348	—
14	Oliver Bearman Haas	M→HL1→HL20	1:26:16.944	+94.465	—
15	Alexander Albon Williams	M→HL18	1:26:27.163	+104.684	—
16	Carlos Sainz Williams	S→HL14	1:26:28.335	+105.856	—
17	Esteban Ocon Haas	M→HL1→HL16	1:26:33.404	+110.925	—
18	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	S→HL1→SL32	1:25:43.458	+1 lap	—
19	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	H→SL19→HL31	1:25:03.327	+2 laps	—
20	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	H→SL17	—	DNF	—
21	Sergio Perez Cadillac	H→SL1→HL12	—	DNF	—
22	George Russell Mercedes	M	—	DNF	—