Belgian 2026 GP preview
Weekend schedule
All timezonesTimes shown in circuit-local time (CEST).
- FP1Fri13:30
- FP2Fri17:00
- FP3Sat12:30
- QualifyingSat16:00
- RaceSun15:00
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The circuit
Full circuit guide →Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · 7.004 km · 19 corners · clockwise
Recent form at this circuit
Last winners
- 2026Andrea Kimi Antonelli · Mercedes
- 2025Oscar Piastri · McLaren
- 2024Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes
Last pole times
- 2026Andrea Kimi Antonelli · Mercedes · 1:44.361
- 2025Lando Norris · McLaren · 1:40.562
- 2024Max Verstappen · Red Bull · 1:53.159
Historic moments
2021 · The race that never actually raced
Three hours of rain delay ended in two laps behind the safety car, not one metre of green-flag running, and half points awarded on a classification that was really just the grid. At 6.9 km it is the shortest World Championship Grand Prix ever run - and it still counts as a win for Max Verstappen and a second place for George Russell's Williams.
2012 · Grosjean's La Source pile-up
Romain Grosjean triggered a first-lap pile-up into La Source, spearing airborne over the top of championship leader Fernando Alonso's Ferrari and missing his head by inches before crashing into the barriers; Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Pérez were also collected. Grosjean received a one-race ban, the first driver ban of the modern era, and Alonso's title challenge never recovered.
What makes it different
- The longest lap in Formula 1 at just over 7 km, which is why its race distance is reached in only 44 laps.
- Eau Rouge–Raidillon climbs roughly 40 m over about 300 m; the compression at the bottom pushes cars well past 4g before the blind crest.
- The circuit is long enough to sit under two different weather systems at once - one end of the lap can be wet while the other is dry.
This grid’s history here
| Driver | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 5 wins · 2024, 2020, 2017, 2015, 2010 | 11 podiums · 2024, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2010, 2008 | 6 poles · 2020, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2008 |
| Max Verstappen | 3 wins · 2023, 2022, 2021 | 6 podiums · 2026, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018 | 4 poles · 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 win · 2019 | 5 podiums · 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2019 | 1 pole · 2019 |
| Oscar Piastri | 1 win · 2025 | 2 podiums · 2025, 2024 | — |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 1 win · 2026 | 1 podium · 2026 | 1 pole · 2026 |
| Valtteri Bottas | — | 3 podiums · 2020, 2019, 2014 | — |
| Fernando Alonso | — | 3 podiums · 2013, 2007, 2005 | — |
| Sergio Pérez | — | 2 podiums · 2023, 2022 | — |
| Lando Norris | — | 1 podium · 2025 | 1 pole · 2025 |
| Carlos Sainz | — | 1 podium · 2022 | — |
| George Russell | — | 1 podium · 2021 | — |
Milestone watch
Lewis Hamilton has won here 5 times (2024, 2020, 2017, 2015).
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