Max Verstappen (Red Bull) finished on pole but has been handed a 5 place grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix after fitting a fifth gear box. This is one gear box over the season limit for each car on the grid. The penalty will apply to Sunday’s race. Despite running fastest in Q3 Verstappen would be demoted to P6 after the penalty. This allowed Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) to inherit pole for the Grand Prix. Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez moved up to P2 due to the penalty.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Oscar Piastri also benefitted from the Verstappen penalty and will start in the top 5 on Sunday. The starting grid order is below
Belgian Grand Prix Starting Grid, Leclerc on Pole
- Charles Leclerc (16), Ferrari
- Sergio Perez (11), Red Bull-Honda RBPT
- Lewis Hamilton (44), Mercedes
- Carlos Sainz (55), Ferrari
- Oscar Piastri (81), McLaren-Mercedes
- Max Verstappen (1), Red Bull-Honda RBPT
- Lando Norris (4), McLaren-Mercedes
- George Russell (63), Mercedes
- Fernando Alonso (14), Aston Martin-Mercedes
- Lance Stroll (18), Aston Martin-Mercedes
- Yuki Tsunoda (22), AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
- Pierre Gasly (10), Alpine-Renault
- Kevin Magnussen (20), Haas-Ferrari
- Valtteri Bottas (77), Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
- Esteban Ocon (31), Alpine-Renault
- Alexander Albon (23), Williams-Mercedes
- Zhou Guanyu (24), Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
- Logan Sargeant (2), Williams-Mercedes
- Daniel Ricciardo (3), AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
- Nico Hulkenberg, (27), Haas-Ferrari
Belgian Grand Prix TV/streaming schedule
All times are EST
Friday
7:25 – 8:30 a.m.: Free practice 1 (ESPN2, F1 TV Pro)
10:55 a.m. – Noon: Qualifying (ESPN2, F1 TV Pro)
Saturday
6:25 – 7:30 a.m.: Sprint shootout (ESPN2, F1 TV Pro)
10:25 – 11:30 a.m.: Sprint (ESPN2, F1 TV Pro)
Sunday
7:30 – 8:55 a.m.: Pre-race show (ESPN)
8:55 – 11 a.m.: Belgian Grand Prix (ESPN, F1 TV Pro)
Tomorrow morning is the Sprint Shootout to determine the grid for the Sprint Race.