F1 Results Today: Belgian Grand Prix Practice Times

Rain came down heavily during FP1 at the Belgian Grand Prix, leaving drivers setting lap times of over two minutes as they tiptoed round on wet and intermediate tyres.

Some drivers didn't even set a single time – including Logan Sargeant, although that was due to him crashing at Les Combes – in the only practice session of the weekend.

Officials decided early that the times set in practice would not set the grid if qualifying can't be held, with the order to be set by championship points instead.

Max Verstappen was one of the drivers who didn't set a time on Friday afternoon, while his team-mate Sergio Perez set the fifth fastest time behind the Ferraris and McLarens.

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Belgian Grand Prix FP1 practice results - Friday July 28th

1. Carlos Sainz [Ferrari] - +2:03.207sec

2. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - +0.585sec

3. Lando Norris [McLaren] - +1.277sec

4. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari] - +4.941sec

5. Sergio Perez [Red Bull] - +5.033sec

6. Alex Albon [Williams] - +5.187sec

7. Yuki Tsunoda [AlphaTauri] - +5.860sec

8. Kevin Magnussen [Haas] - +6.022sec

9. Nyck de Vries [AlphaTauri] - +6.112sec

10. Nico Hulkenberg [Haas] - +6.835sec

11. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin] - +7.076sec

12. Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes] - +7.092sec

13. George Russell [Mercedes] - +7.268sec

14. Valtteri Bottas [Alfa Romeo] - +8.878sec

15. Zhou Guanyu [Alfa Romeo] - +10.795sec

16. Logan Sargeant [Williams] - NO TIME

17. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin] - NO TIME

18. Pierre Gasly [Alpine] - NO TIME

19. Esteban Ocon [Alpine] - NO TIME

20. Max Verstappen [Red Bull] - NO TIME

Is there Formula 1 today?

There are two practice sessions today as Belgian Grand Prix weekend gets under way.

FP1 started at 1:30pm local time, with qualifying later in the day at 5pm local time (CET) - that's 4pm BST.

Who is the current F1 world champion?

Dutchman Max Verstappen of Red Bull is the defending two-time F1 world champion after taking the title in 2021 and 2022.

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