| 2025 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 13 of 24 in the2025 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | |||||
| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 27 July 2025 (2025-07-27) | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Moët & ChandonBelgian Grand Prix 2025 | ||||
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot, Belgium | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 7.004 km (4.352 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy with humid track | ||||
| Attendance | 389,000[2] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:40.562 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:44.861 on lap 32 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2025 Belgian Grand Prix (officially known as theFormula 1 Moët & Chandon Belgian Grand Prix 2025) was aFormula One motor race that took place on 27 July 2025 at theCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps inStavelot, Belgium. It was the thirteenth round of the2025 Formula One World Championship and the third of six Grands Prix in the season to utilise thesprint format.
Oscar Piastri ofMcLaren took pole position for the sprint, but lost out toMax Verstappen ofRed Bull Racing for the victory. Piastri's teammateLando Norris took pole position for the main race. During the race itself, which was delayed following heavy rain, Piastri overtook his teammate and held the lead to win the Grand Prix. This was the first win of theBelgian Grand Prix for a McLaren driver sinceJenson Button won the race in2012.
The event was held at theCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps inStavelot for the 58th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 25–27 July.[3] The Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the2025 Formula One World Championship and the 70th running of theBelgian Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[4] It was also the third of six Grands Prix in the season to utilise thesprint format and the second time overall that the Belgian Grand Prix featured it.[5]
Going into the weekend,Oscar Piastri led theDrivers' Championship with 234 points, eight points ahead of his teammateLando Norris in second, and 69 ahead ofMax Verstappen in third.McLaren, with 460 points, led theConstructors' Championship fromFerrari andMercedes, who were second and third with 222 and 210 points, respectively.[6]
The drivers and teams were the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions;[7]Yuki Tsunoda atRed Bull Racing was in the seat originally held byLiam Lawson before the latter was demoted back toRacing Bulls from theJapanese Grand Prix onward,[8] andFranco Colapinto replacedJack Doohan atAlpine from theEmilia Romagna Grand Prix onward until at least theAustrian Grand Prix on a rotating seat basis.[9] Before the race atSpielberg, it was confirmed that Colapinto would retain his seat with the team, effectively on a race-by-race basis.[10]
The Grand Prix marked the first race withoutChristian Horner as team principal ofRed Bull Racing as he was sacked three days after the precedingBritish Grand Prix. He was replaced byLaurent Mekies, who left his role as team principal ofRacing Bulls from this Grand Prix onward; his position at Racing Bulls was filled byAlan Permane.[11]
Tyre supplierPirelli brought the C1, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.[12]
The solefree practice session was held on 25 July 2025, at 12:30 local time (UTC+2), and was topped byOscar Piastri ofMcLaren ahead ofMax Verstappen ofRed Bull Racing and Piastri's teammateLando Norris.[1]
Sprint qualifying was held on 25 July 2025, at 16:30 local time (UTC+2), and determined the starting grid order for thesprint.[1]
Notes
Thesprint was held on 26 July 2025, at 12:00 local time (UTC+2), and was run for 15 laps.[1]
Pole-sitterOscar Piastri ofMcLaren initially led off the start, however was unable to prevent second-startingMax Verstappen ofRed Bull Racing from using his slipstream to pull alongside the McLaren atKemmel Straight before overtaking around the outside ofLes Combes on lap 1. Whilst Piastri was able to remain within a second of Verstappen for the rest of the 15-lap sprint, he was unable to launch a serious challenge to retake the lead, with his closest attempt coming on lap 11 after Verstappen had run slightly wide through theBus stop chicane at the end of the previous lap. Therefore, despite his team's pace disadvantage, Verstappen was able to win his first sprint of the season and take histwelfth sprint victory overall. Piastri's teammate, third-startingLando Norris, was briefly passed on the opening lapCharles Leclerc ofFerrari in a similar fashion to how Piastri was passed by Verstappen, however Norris was able to retake the position along theKemmel Straight on lap 4.Pierre Gasly ofAlpine, who had been due to start seventh, withdrew before the formation lap due to a water system leak, and ultimately started the race two laps behind before completing 12 laps in total.[15]
The sprint was not particularly eventful, with only four changes of position occurring after the first lap; Norris's overtake on Leclerc being the only one of these that occurred in points-paying positions.[16]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 1 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 15 | 26:37.997 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 81 |  Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 15 | +0.753 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 4 |  Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 15 | +1.414 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 16 |  Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 15 | +10.176 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 31 |  Esteban Ocon | Haas-Ferrari | 15 | +13.789 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 55 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams-Mercedes | 15 | +14.964 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas-Ferrari | 15 | +18.610 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT | 15 | +19.119 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 |  Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 15 | +22.183 | 10 | |
| 10 | 30 |  Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT | 15 | +22.897 | 11 | |
| 11 | 22 |  Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 15 | +24.551 | 12 | |
| 12 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 15 | +25.969 | 13 | |
| 13 | 18 |  Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 15 | +26.595 | 15 | |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 15 | +29.046 | 14 | |
| 15 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 15 | +30.175 | 18 | |
| 16 | 23 |  Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 15 | +30.941 | 16 | |
| 17 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 15 | +31.981 | 19 | |
| 18 | 27 |  Nico Hülkenberg | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 15 | +32.867 | 17 | |
| 19 | 43 |  Franco Colapinto | Alpine-Renault | 15 | +38.072 | PL | |
| Ret | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 12 | Water leak | PL1 | |
| Source:[14][17][18] | |||||||
Notes
Qualifying was held on 26 July 2025, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2), and determined the starting grid order for the main race.[1]
Notes
The race was held on 27 July 2025, and was scheduled to start at 15:00 local time (UTC+2). However, the initial attempt to start the race with the formation lap was suspended due to poor weather conditions, with the official start ultimately delayed to 16:20. The race was run for 44 laps.[1]
Following the rain delay, the race began inintermediate conditions with the drivers being led behind thesafety car. The safety car came in at the end of lap 4 for arolling start, withpolesitterLando Norris ofMcLaren leading the field across the line. However, Norris would not hold the lead for long, as his teammateOscar Piastri was able to utilise Norris'sslipstream along theKemmel Straight and then pass him under braking forLes Combes – ironically, in a similar way to how Piastri had been passed byMax Verstappen ofRed Bull during the previous day's sprint. On lap 6,George Russell ofMercedes passedAlexander Albon ofWilliams along theKemmel Straight to take fifth position. Drivers quickly began to struggle on the drying track, with third-placedCharles Leclerc ofFerrari running wide atLa Source on lap 11 and only narrowly holding his position ahead of the chasing Verstappen. At the end of lap 11 Leclerc's teammateLewis Hamilton, who was in 13th position after making steady progress from a starting position of 18th, became the first driver topit for dry tyres, taking a set of the medium compound.[22]
With Hamilton quickly getting up to speed on dry tyres, the race leaders had no choice but to respond. Therefore, at the end of lap 12, Piastri, Leclerc, Verstappen and Russell led a rush of cars into the pits, with all drivers taking the medium tyre. Indeed, only Norris, Verstappen's teammateYuki Tsunoda,Isack Hadjar ofRacing Bulls, andEsteban Ocon ofHaas remained on the intermediate tires, as they would have been unable to pit without having to wait in the pit lane for their respective teammates to be serviced. These yet-to-pit drivers were losing seconds of time however, to the point where Ocon was caught by the Leclerc, Verstappen, Russell and Albon group as they entered the second half of the lap. Norris pitted at the end of the lap for hard tyres, re-joining still in second place but with a gap to Piastri of around seven seconds, compared to around two seconds before the pit stops. By pitting early, Hamilton had gained six places and moved into seventh position.Nico Hülkenberg ofSauber andPierre Gasly ofAlpine, both of whom had pitted on the same lap as Hamilton, also gained positions, with Hülkenberg going from 15th to 9th and Gasly from 14th to 11th. On the other hand, Tsunoda and Hadjar both dropped out of the top ten as a result of being among the last drivers to switch to dry tyres. On lap 20 Hülkenberg swapped positions with his teammateGabriel Bortoleto, who had been ahead before the pitstops.[22]
Whilst Piastri now held a comfortable lead over Norris, he was in a difficult position as, whilst Norris would be easily able to reach the end of the race on hard tyres, it was uncertain if that would be possible on Piastri's medium compound. As Piastri focused on tyre management, Norris was able to start closing the gap, however some of this work was undone when Norris ran wide atPouhon on lap 26, costing himself about a second to Piastri. On lap 32, Hülkenberg pitted for a second set of medium tyres, however it soon became clear that this strategy would not be followed by any of the other top ten drivers, as teams realised that making the tyres last to the end would lose less time than making a second pitstop. As thechequered flag drew nearer Norris began making greater gains on Piastri, to the point where the gap had closed to three seconds as the pair began the penultimate lap, lap 43. Moments later, however, Norris would suffer a lock-up atLa Source and lose another second to Piastri, ending any realistic chance at a pass. Piastri would therefore take his first Belgian Grand Prix victory, and the eighth win of his career. This was McLaren's first win in Belgium since2012, when Jenson Button won the race, and their first1–2 finish at the circuit since1999. This was also McLaren's sixth 1–2 of the season, making it the most they had achieved in one season sinceAyrton Senna andAlain Prost achieved ten in1988.[22][23]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | 1:25:22.601 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | +3.415 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 44 | +20.185 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 44 | +21.731 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 44 | +34.863 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 44 | +39.926 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 44 | +40.679 | PL | 6 |
| 8 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT | 44 | +52.033 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 44 | +56.434 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 44 | +1:12.714 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas-Ferrari | 44 | +1:13.145 | 12 | |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 44 | +1:13.628 | 14 | |
| 13 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 44 | +1:15.395 | 7 | |
| 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 44 | +1:19.831 | 16 | |
| 15 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas-Ferrari | 44 | +1:26.063 | 11 | |
| 16 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 44 | +1:26.721 | PL | |
| 17 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 44 | +1:27.924 | PL | |
| 18 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams-Mercedes | 44 | +1:32.024 | PL | |
| 19 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine-Renault | 44 | +1:35.520 | 15 | |
| 20 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT | 43 | +1 lap | 8 | |
| Source:[21][24] | |||||||
In the Drivers' and Constructors' Championship, the top five remained unchanged for both sets of standings, as Piastri extended his lead to 16 points over Norris, with Verstappen a further 65 points behind in third. McLaren scored a total of 516 points, more than twice as much as second-placed Ferrari (248 points), extending their lead to 268 points. Third-placed Mercedes were 28 points behind Ferrari, with Red Bull trailing Mercedes by the same deficit in fourth.
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