F1 Sprint Qualifying Results: Hamilton suffers nightmare as McLaren star dominates at Spa

Belgian Grand Prix

F1 Sprint Qualifying Results: Hamilton suffers nightmare as McLaren star dominates at Spa

All the times from the Belgian Grand Prix sprint qualifying session!

Originally written by Sheona Mountford. This version is a translation.

Friday 25 July 2025 17:45

Sprint Qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix is in the books, with Ferrari F1 star Lewis Hamilton suffering a nightmare session at Spa.

2025 has been a challenging season for the seven-time champion and his new team so far, with plenty of ups and downs, and unfortunately, it was the latter on Friday, with Hamilton crashing out in SQ1 ahead of tomorrow's sprint race.

Mercedes duo George Russell and Kimi Antonelli also suffered early exits, both going out in SQ2, before McLaren star Oscar Piastri went on to secure sprint pole, dominating his rivals in a real statement of intent after his own early exit scare.

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Piastri will now start Saturday's sprint race at the front, with Red Bull star Max Verstappen alongside him, and championship rival and teammate Lando Norris behind in third.

Charles Leclerc and Esteban Ocon rounded out the top five at Spa, with Carlos Sainz, Ollie Bearman, Pierre Gasly, Isack Hadjar and Gabriel Bortoleto all finishing inside the top 10.

F1 Sprint Qualifying Results: Belgian Grand Prix 2025

SQ3 Times

Pos	Driver	Team	Time / Gap
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:40.510
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.477
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.618
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.768
5	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.055
6	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.251
7	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+1.347
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.449
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.461
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.666