F1 2025 Belgian Grand Prix Sprint Race starting grid with LATE penalty applied

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in front of a graphic of Belgian flag colours — Photo: © IMAGO

Belgian Grand Prix Sprint

F1 2025 Belgian Grand Prix Sprint Race starting grid with LATE penalty applied

All the details about the F1 starting grid for the Belgian Grand Prix sprint!

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Saturday 26 July 2025 11:53 Updated: 20:09

The sprint race returns to F1 on Saturday, July 26 at the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix, but neither of this season's sprint polesitters will be starting anywhere near the front of the pack.

Lewis Hamilton was absent from the fight for pole position on Friday, after he made a shock SQ1 exit at Spa alongside his Mercedes successor Kimi Antonelli.

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The pair suffered separate spins that proved costly on Friday, and will start towards the back end of the grid in P17and P18 respectively, a far cry from Hamilton's previous success in Shanghai and Antonelli's P1 start in the Miami sprint race.

Pierre Gasly qualified an impressive eighth for Alpine but a late water leak saw him carted off the grid and into the garage ruling him out of the race.

Franco Colapinto had qualified 19th for Alpine but after his team made an illegal rear wing change under parc ferme, will now start the race from the pitlane.

Friday's only competitive session provided a flurry of surprise exits, with Antonelli's Mercedes team-mate George Russell ruled out in SQ2.

Meanwhile, it was once again a McLaren on top in sprint qualifying, where Oscar Piastri set the fastest time and will be joined on the front row of the grid by reigning champion Max Verstappen, who just missed out on pole.

Lando Norris will start third alongside Charles Leclerc on the second row, while the Haas' of Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman will both start in the top 10 in a boost for the midfield outfit.

Here is the confirmed starting grid for the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix sprint race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

F1 2025 Belgian Grand Prix Sprint Race starting grid

Position	Driver	Team
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
3	Lando Norris	McLaren
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
5	Esteban Ocon	Haas
6	Carlos Sainz	Williams
7	Ollie Bearman	Haas
8	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber
10	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls
11	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull
12	George Russell	Mercedes
13	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
15	Alex Albon	Williams
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber
17	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari
18	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes

*Franco Colapinto qualified 19th for Alpine but will start from the pit-lane

**Pierre Gasly did not start after suffering a late water leak on his Alpine car

What time is the F1 race on today?

Belgian Grand Prix 2025 Session Times

Sprint Race - Saturday, July 26 2025

Location	Time
Local time (CEST)	12pm Saturday
British Summer Time (BST)	11am Saturday
United States (EDT)	6am Saturday
United States (CDT)	5am Saturday
United States (PDT)	3am Saturday
Australia (AEST)	8pm Saturday
Australia (AWST)	6pm Saturday
Australia (ACST)	7:30pm Saturday
Mexico (CST)	4am Saturday
Japan (JST)	7pm Saturday
South Africa (SAST)	12pm Saturday
Egypt (EEST)	1pm Saturday
China (CST)	6pm Saturday
India (IST)	3:30pm Saturday
Brazil (BRT)	7am Saturday
Singapore (SGT)	6pm Saturday
Saudi Arabia (AST)	1pm Saturday
Turkey (EEST)	1pm Saturday
United Arab Emirates (GST)	2pm Saturday

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