How does the grid line up for F1 Belgian Grand Prix Sprint?
26th July 2025McLaren’s Oscar Piastri will line up on pole position for the Sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix, but how does the rest of the grid line up for the event?
Feature image credit: McLaren Racing
Piastri has claimed sprint pole position for the third sprint race of the season as the Australian pipped Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by nearly half a second, ahead of his teammate Lando Norris.
Norris was the first to set the benchmark pace in SQ3, setting a 1m 41.128s lap around the historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit, but Verstappen quickly beat the McLaren, before Piastri topped the timing boards.
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton had a shock exit in SQ1, whereas his teammate Charles Leclerc was able to climb up to fourth overall.
The seven-time world champion was in the elimination zone going into the final runs of the session, but a spin on his final go saw him exit in 18th.
He joins the man who replaced him at Mercedes, Kimi Antonelli, who completed the order in 20th, having flat-spotted his mediums at Stavelot on his first run.
How does the grid line up for the Belgian Sprint?
20 – Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
19 – Franco Colapinto, Alpine
18 – Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
17 – Nico Hulkenberg, Kick Sauber
16 – Alexander Albon, Williams
15 – Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
14 – Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
13 – George Russell, Mercedes
12 – Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull Racing
11 – Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
10 – Gabriel Bortoleto, Kick Sauber
9 – Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
8 – Pierre Gasly, Alpine
7 – Oliver Bearman, Haas
6 – Carlos Sainz, Williams
5 – Esteban Ocon, Haas
4 – Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
3 – Lando Norris, McLaren
2 – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
1 – Oscar Piastri, McLaren
The sprint race will get underway at 12pm (local) with 15 laps ahead of the 20 drivers on the grid, ahead of traditional qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.
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