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Round 10 of 22 · This weekend

Belgian Grand Prix

Spa-Francorchamps · Belgium · 7.004 km · 44 laps · Clockwise

Lap record · race1:44.701Sergio Pérez · Red Bull · 2024
All-time fastest1:40.562Lando Norris · 2025
Lap length7.004 km44 laps · 308.05 km
DirectionClockwise19 corners
Next sessionFP1
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Schedule

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All times local (GMT+2) with reader-timezone conversion.

Friday · 17 Jul
FP1 · Up next 13:30 · 11:30 GMT
FP2 17:00 · 15:00 GMT
Saturday · 18 Jul
FP3 12:30 · 10:30 GMT
Qualifying 16:00 · 14:00 GMT
Sunday · 19 Jul
Grand Prix 15:00 · 13:00 GMT
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Circuit profile

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Spa-Francorchamps Clockwise · 19 corners
Clockwise19 cornersOutline © OpenStreetMap contributors
Lap length7.004km
Laps · distance44· 308.05 km
Corners19· 9L / 10Rest.
Active aero zonesSet per event
Full throttle56.3% of lap
Top speed337km/h
Pit-lane loss~19sest.
Lap record · race1:44.701
All-time fastest1:40.562· Lando Norris 2025

Notable corners

T1La SourceSlow uphill hairpin right after the line, the heaviest braking zone on the lap and a traction test that fires the cars down toward Eau Rouge.
T2-T4Eau Rouge / RaidillonThe signature uphill left-right-left taken near flat, a compression and a crest that loads the car heavily before the long climb to the Kemmel straight.
T5Les CombesRight-left chicane at the top of the Kemmel straight, the prime overtaking spot after the longest full-throttle run on the lap.
T10-T11PouhonLong, fast double-left taken at high speed, one of the great downforce corners where aerodynamic load and commitment decide the middle sector.
T18BlanchimontVery fast left near the end of the lap, taken close to flat, a corner that rewards a stable, well-loaded car at high speed.
T19Bus Stop chicaneTight left-right that closes the lap, heavy braking and kerb riding before the run back past the pits to the line.
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Circuit DNA: what it demands

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The analytical heart of the page. What this track asks of a car, and which teams and drivers it should reward downstream.

DOWNFORCE POWER UNIT TRACTION BRAKING TYRE DEG LOW-SPD BIAS

Demand profile · 0 (low) to outer ring (extreme)

Downforce level High
Power-unit sensitivity Low
Traction demand Low-medium
Braking severity Medium-high
Tyre degradation Low
Low-speed bias Low-medium

In one line

A power-and-high-speed circuit with a downforce compromise built in. The long climb out of Eau Rouge and Raidillon onto the Kemmel straight rewards engine power and low drag, while the sweeps of the middle sector at Pouhon ask for aerodynamic load. The best lap belongs to the car that finds both, and the famously changeable Ardennes weather can rewrite the weekend at any point.

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Team suitability: who the track favours

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The DNA above, mapped onto the current grid: how well each team's 2026 car and power unit suit this circuit's demands.

#TeamCircuit fitWhy Form
01
Mercedes
91
Best power unit of 2026Complete car, no real weaknessPeaks where engine power counts
02
Ferrari
85
Strong Ferrari power unitReach on straight-line tracksLeads the low-drag circuits
03
McLaren
81
Class-leading aeroKindest car on its tyresStrong in fast, high-load corners
04
Red Bull
77
Strong Red Bull-Ford engineSensitive chassis over bumpsBest in flowing high-speed corners
05
Alpine
64
Mercedes power and low dragPunches up on straight-line tracksFades through the slow corners
06
Racing Bulls
60
Red Bull-Ford engineSensitive platform over bumpsNimble through high-speed corners
07
Haas
57
Solid Ferrari powerUseful straight-line reachMidfield package
08
Williams
55
Mercedes power and low dragSpikes on the power circuitsStrong straight-line speed
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Aston Martin
49
Honda power down on outputCapped where power decidesRecovers at tight, low-power tracks
10
Audi
49
Audi power down on outputCapped where power decidesPackage still building
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Cadillac
45
Rookie teamFerrari powerLearning the grid

Fit 0 to 100 · editorial 2026 car strength at this circuit · form arrow shows recent trend

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Driver suitability: specialists and bogey tracks

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A car-independent driver-skill rating for this circuit, with the real career record alongside. Specialists overperform here; bogey-track names consistently underperform.

DriverSkillStartsWins PodiumsAvg finAvg grid Best, noteForm
VerstappenVER
97 14 3 5 5.6 8.6
Win ×3
HamiltonHAM
92 19 5 11 2.6 4.7
Specialist, Win ×5
AntonelliANT
90 1 0 0 16.0 19.0
Bogey track
NorrisNOR
90 7 0 1 8.3 9.3
P2
RussellRUS
89 7 0 1 8.7 8.0
P2
LeclercLEC
89 8 1 4 5.4 6.9
Win ×1
PiastriPIA
88 3 1 2 1.5 4.0
Win ×1
AlonsoALO
88 20 0 3 6.8 10.2
P2
SainzSAI
85 11 0 1 9.7 10.3
Bogey track
GaslyGAS
81 8 0 0 9.4 9.8
Bogey track
AlbonALB
81 7 0 0 9.3 10.9
Bogey track
BearmanBEA
80 1 0 0 11.0 12.0
Bogey track
HülkenbergHUL
80 12 0 0 10.7 13.0
Bogey track
OconOCO
79 9 0 0 9.1 10.3
Bogey track
BottasBOT
79 12 0 3 8.0 9.8
P2
PérezPER
76 14 0 2 8.1 5.9
P2
LawsonLAW
75 1 0 0 8.0 9.0
P8
HadjarHAD
74 1 0 0 20.0 8.0
Bogey track
ColapintoCOL
73 1 0 0 19.0 15.0
Bogey track
BortoletoBOR
73 1 0 0 9.0 10.0
Bogey track
LindbladLIN
71 0 0 0
First time
StrollSTR
68 9 0 0 12.0 14.0
Bogey track

Career to date · avg finish and grid over starts at this circuit · form = trend across last 5 rounds

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History and records

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YearWinnerTeamPoleFastest lap
2025 PIA McLaren NOR ANT
2024 HAM Mercedes VER PER
2023 VER Red Bull VER HAM
2022 VER Red Bull VER VER
2021 VER Red Bull VER
2020 HAM Mercedes HAM RIC
2019 LEC Ferrari LEC VET
2018 VET Ferrari HAM BOT
2017 HAM Mercedes HAM VET
2016 ROS Mercedes ROS HAM
Most wins · driverMSC · 6at this circuit
Most wins · constructorFerrari · 14at this circuit
First F1 running1950first held 1950
Closest finishTBC0 · Closest Spa finish to be confirmed against the race record
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Last time out here · 2025

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PosDriverTeamGrid
P1 PIA McLaren P2
P2 NOR McLaren P1
P3 LEC Ferrari P3
P4 VER Red Bull P4
P5 RUS Mercedes P6

How it was won

Full recap to follow.

Key moment

Full recap to follow.

Notable retirements

Full recap to follow.

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Form going in: championship standings

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Where the drivers' and constructors' championships stand going into the weekend. The arrow on each row shows whether that driver or team is trending up or down on recent form.

Drivers' championship

01 AntonelliANT 179 +25
02 RussellRUS 154 -25
03 HamiltonHAM 147 -32
04 LeclercLEC 108 -71
05 NorrisNOR 97 -82
06 PiastriPIA 82 -97
07 VerstappenVER 76 -103
08 HadjarHAD 52 -127

Constructors' championship

01 MercedesMER 333 +78
02 FerrariFER 255 -78
03 McLarenMCL 179 -154
04 Red BullRBR 128 -205
05 AlpineALP 60 -273
06 Racing BullsRB 59 -274
07 HaasHAA 21 -312
08 WilliamsWIL 11 -322
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Weather

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Conditions at the race start, from the latest model run.

Air temp 25°C

At race start

Track temp 23°C

Estimated, overcast

Rain odds 42%

Showers possible

Wind 21kph

South-westerly, gusting

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Strategy and tyres

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Optimal strategyeditorial1-stop

One-stop is the usual default over the long lap, but changeable Ardennes weather and a long pit lane can swing the weekend toward a two-stop or a reactive call.

Safety Car / VSC50%

At least one intervention in this share of the last 4 races here.

Overtakes per race45

Recent-seasons average (all on-track passes). Passing rated easy here.

Pit-window explainer · 44 laps
1-stop 2-stop Alt

Indicative stop windows by strategy.

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Predictions

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Five Reds race model · win probability over current pace, the demand profile above, and the race-day conditions.

Race-winner probability

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Odds: model vs market

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Aggregated winner market against the model's implied price. Positive value means the model rates the driver higher than the book.

Awaiting market

Model versus market prices appear once the books open for this round.

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Make your call

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Coming soon

Reader predictions, polls and fantasy picks are coming soon.

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Media

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Onboard lap of Spa-Francorchamps
Why Eau Rouge, Raidillon and the Kemmel straight define the lap Asset to follow