F1 Qualifying Results Today: Belgian Grand Prix times and positions

Kimi Antonelli, Belgian GP, Generic, 2026, Mercedes — Photo: © IMAGO

Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying

F1 Qualifying Results Today: Belgian Grand Prix times and positions

Find the full results from F1 qualifying in Spa below

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Saturday 18 July 2026 17:16 Updated: 17:37

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Mercedes F1 star and championship leader Kimi Antonelli clinched pole position at Spa-Francorchamps ahead of Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

There was a slight delay to the start of Saturday's qualifying shootout due to track marshals having to deal with Nico Hulkenberg's Audi which suffered a hydraulics leak right at the end of Q2.

But once things got underway for the final stage of qualifying, the tactics and team play began due to there being multiple grid penalties on the way for a handful of drivers.

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Lando Norris is set to receive a 10-place grid penalty for taking a new power electronics unit and exceeding the permitted amount per season, with Isack Hadjar also due to start Sunday's race from the back of the grid after after Red Bull opted to take on a number of new PU elements.

But despite Hadjar's attempts to give team-mate Max Verstappen a tow during Q3, the four-time champion will have to settle for P2 on Sunday's grid, although that might be just what he was after due to the winner not starting from pole in Spa for the last four races.

Reigning champion Norris qualified in third but will start P13 ahead of lights out for the Belgian GP due to his engine penalty.

George Russell and Charles Leclerc rounded out the top five with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton having to settle for P6 after Ferrari rushed to get his car ready following a major crash during Saturday's final practice.

Below are the full results from Belgian GP qualifying in the Ardennes forest.

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F1 Qualifying Results: Belgian Grand Prix 2026

F1 Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying Results
Pos	Driver	Team	Time/Gap
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:44.361
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.317sec
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.440sec
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.508sec
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.532sec
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.534sec
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.655sec
8	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+0.782sec
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1.267sec
10	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	No Time
11	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Eliminated in Q2
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Eliminated in Q2
13	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Eliminated in Q2
14	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	Eliminated in Q2
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	Eliminated in Q2
16	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Eliminated in Q2
17	Alex Albon	Williams	Eliminated in Q1
18	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Eliminated in Q1
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Eliminated in Q1
20	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	Eliminated in Q1
21	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Eliminated in Q1
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Eliminated in Q1

Changes to F1 Qualifying in 2026

There are a couple of changes to the way qualifying works this year, not quite as sweeping as the new technical regulations.

Firstly we now have 22 cars on the grid, so instead of five cars exiting after Q1 and Q2, we will have six being eliminated. That still leaves 10 for the pole shootout in Q3.

The other notable change lies in the timings - Q3 now gets an extra minute and lasts for 13 rather than 12.

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Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

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F1 Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps