Formula 1

Max Verstappen will start the Belgian Grand Prix from fourth place, behind Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc.

1. Lando Norris (McLaren), 2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren), 3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

Lando Norris scored the 13th pole position of his Formula 1 career to best McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri in Qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Lando Norris was pleased to “get back to the top” by claiming pole position in Qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, while McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri was left disappointed to miss out on P1, having felt that there “was more in it”.

Lewis Hamilton described his Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying result as "unacceptable" after finishing 16th while Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc in third.

Lando Norris grabbed his fourth pole position of the season at Spa, pipping his team mate as McLaren locked out the front row ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. But there were plenty of interesting results up and down the grid, with Yuki Tsunoda making Q3 but Lewis Hamilton tumbling out in Q1. Here are some of the best facts and stats from Qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps…

Watch the highlights as Lando Norris topped Qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa.

Invicta Racing’s Leonardo Fornaroli took his second consecutive Sprint Race victory with his triumph in Belgium.

Live coverage of the Formula 1 Qualifying session for the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.

Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman were left delighted after claiming a double points finish for Haas in the Sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix, with the pair converting their respective grid slots of P5 and P7 into a total tally of six points.

Oscar Piastri conceded that it was “a bit frustrating” to not be able to overtake Max Verstappen during the Sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix, while McLaren team mate Lando Norris admitted that the team may need to “reassess” prior to Qualifying later on Saturday.

Max Verstappen explained that he had to go "over the limit of what you think is possible" to secure victory in the Sprint in Spa.

Max Verstappen won the Belgian Grand Prix Sprint after snatching the lead on Lap 1 from Oscar Piastri.

Max Verstappen has clinched his first Sprint win of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver holding on for victory after making an impressive overtake on Oscar Piastri during the opening lap of action.

Max Verstappen snatched the lead of the Belgian Grand Prix Sprint Race from Oscar Piastri on the opening lap, with Lando Norris also falling back a place for McLaren.

Live coverage of the F1 Sprint ahead of the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.

Noah Stromsted took his first race victory in FIA Formula 3 by six seconds in Belgium.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has given the clearest indication yet that he wants to retain the driver line-up of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli in 2026.

Oscar Piastri delivered a lap of the very highest quality to take Sprint pole position ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix and put an ominous marker in the sand ahead of the weekend. But with rain still forecast for Sunday afternoon as it stands, do his rivals still have a chance to topple the Australian?

Brad Benavides claimed his and AIX Racing’s first pole position in Formula 3.