Starting Grid 2026 Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix
Event: Belgian Grand Prix
Track: Spa-Francorchamps Circuit
Warm-up lap starts at: 15:00 Local | 15:00 CET | 14:00 UK | 06:00 LA | 22:00 Tokyo
Kimi Antonelli will start the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix from pole position after producing the decisive lap of qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps. Max Verstappen joins him on the front row, with George Russell promoted to third alongside Charles Leclerc after Lando Norris’ grid penalty.
Lewis Hamilton starts fifth following Ferrari’s rapid repair work after his FP3 crash, while Oscar Piastri completes the third row. Norris faces the most difficult assignment among the frontrunners, dropping from third in qualifying to 13th on the grid after his 10-place penalty.
Antonelli may hold pole, but Spa offers little protection to the leader. Verstappen will have the slipstream towards Les Combes, Russell and both Ferraris start immediately behind, and Norris must recover through a tightly packed midfield.
F1 Starting Grid 2026 Belgian GP
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | Pole gap |
| 1 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:44,361 | |
| 2 | 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:44,678 | +0,317s |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:44,869 | +0,508s |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:44,893 | +0,532s |
| 5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:44,895 | +0,534s |
| 6 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:45,016 | +0,655s |
| 7 | 41 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:45,143 | +0,782s |
| 8 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:45,628 | +1,267s |
| 9 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:46,120 | +1,759s |
| 10 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:46,331 | +1,970s |
| 11 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:46,392 | +2,031s |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:46,671 | +2,310s |
| 13 | 1 | *Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:44,801 | +0,440s |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:46,777 | +2,416s |
| 15 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:47,113 | +2,752s |
| 16 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:47,120 | +2,759s |
| 17 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:47,801 | +3,440s |
| 18 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:47,823 | +3,462s |
| 19 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:47,971 | +3,610s |
| 20 | 18 | *Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:50,177 | +5,816s |
| 21 | 6 | *Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | DNF | - |
| 22 | 14 | *Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:50,002 | +5,641s |
*Penalties:
- Lance Stroll, Aston Martin #18 - 10 place grid penalties, due to using additional power unit element.
- Lando Norris, McLaren #1 - 10 place grid penalties, due to using additional power unit element.
- Isack Hadjar, Red Bull RB22 #6 - 30 place grid penalties, due to using additional power unit elements.
- Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin #14 - 20 place grid penalties, due to using additional power unit elements.Car
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All the millions spent to go 4 seconds slower, and drive yoyos, and upset a lot of fans, So , half a season gone , has it all been worth it?,given the tweaks in the outputs and that these regs are only going to be there for 3, maybe 4 years, its fine for binman to say hes pushing for v8s but under whose stewardship were these regs designed, Oh yes His Count Binface himself is acting now like hes the sports saviour , laughable really
Yep, but they saved the planet, didn't they?