Round 12 · 2023 · Sprint weekend
Belgian Grand Prix
Official event name: MSC Cruises Belgian Grand Prix
WinnerVERRed Bull Racing · from P1
PoleVER
Fastest lap1:47.305Hamilton · L44
Most laps led1Verstappen
Biggest gain+7Ocon P15→P8
Retirements2of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1:22:30.450 | 2 | 33 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 3 | +1 | 44 | +22.305 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 2 | -1 | 44 | +32.259 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 4 | 0 | 44 | +49.671 FL | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 9 | +4 | 44 | +56.184 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 8 | +2 | 44 | +1:03.101 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 7 | 0 | 44 | +1:13.719 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 15 | +7 | 44 | +1:14.719 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 10 | +1 | 44 | +1:19.340 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 11 | +1 | 44 | +1:20.221 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 12 | +1 | 44 | +1:23.084 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 14 | +2 | 44 | +1:25.191 | 2 | |
| 13 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +4 | 44 | +1:35.441 | 2 | |
| 14 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 16 | +2 | 44 | +1:36.184 | 3 | |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 13 | -2 | 44 | +1:41.754 | 2 | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | 19 | +3 | 44 | +1:43.071 | 2 | |
| 17 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 18 | +1 | 44 | +1:44.476 | 3 | |
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 20 | +2 | 44 | +1:50.450 | 2 | |
| — | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 5 | 23 | DNF · L23 | 1 | 5 | |
| — | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 6 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | 7 |
Points shown are weekend totals (sprint points included).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 0 | 11 | 24:58.433 FL | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 2 | 0 | 11 | +6.677 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 6 | +3 | 11 | +10.733 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 3 | -1 | 11 | +12.648 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 4 | -1 | 11 | +15.016 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 5 | -1 | 11 | +16.052 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 7 | 0 | 11 | +16.757 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 10 | +2 | 11 | +16.822 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 9 | 0 | 11 | +22.410 | 1 | |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | 11 | +1 | 11 | +22.806 | 1 | |
| 11 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 14 | +3 | 11 | +25.007 | 1 | |
| 12 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 12 | 0 | 11 | +26.303 | 1 | |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +4 | 11 | +27.006 | 1 | |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 18 | +4 | 11 | +32.986 | 1 | |
| 15 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 19 | +4 | 11 | +36.342 | 1 | |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 13 | -3 | 11 | +37.571 | 1 | |
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 20 | +3 | 11 | +37.827 | 1 | |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 16 | -2 | 11 | +39.267 | 1 | |
| — | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 8 | 8 | DNF · L8 | 1 | ||
| — | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 15 | 2 | DNF · L2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 22 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | — | — | — | 23 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 22 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 24 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | — | — | — | 23 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | — | — | — | 23 |
| 7 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | — | — | — | 21 |
| 8 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 24 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 22 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 22 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 15 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | — | — | — | 17 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | — | — | — | 17 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 17 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | — | — | — | 13 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | — | — | — | 8 |
| 17 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 9 |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | — | — | — | 6 |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 8 |
| 20 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | — | — | — | 5 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 14 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | — | — | — | 14 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | — | — | — | 14 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | — | — | — | 14 |
| 5 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | — | — | — | 16 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | — | — | — | 15 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 16 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 14 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | — | — | — | 15 |
| 10 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 13 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | — | — | — | 8 |
| 13 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | — | — | — | 10 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 9 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 6 |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 6 |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 6 |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | — | — | — | 7 |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 7 |
| 20 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | — | — | — | 6 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 2:03.207 | 9 | |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 2:03.792 | +0.585 | 4 |
| 3 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 2:04.484 | +1.277 | 4 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 2:08.148 | +4.941 | 8 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 2:08.240 | +5.033 | 5 |
| 6 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 2:08.394 | +5.187 | 5 |
| 7 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 2:09.067 | +5.860 | 8 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 2:09.229 | +6.022 | 7 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | 2:09.319 | +6.112 | 7 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 2:10.042 | +6.835 | 8 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 2:10.283 | +7.076 | 4 |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 2:10.299 | +7.092 | 7 |
| 13 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 2:10.475 | +7.268 | 7 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 2:12.085 | +8.878 | 9 |
| 15 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 2:14.002 | +10.795 | 8 |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | — | 4 | |
| 17 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | — | 5 | |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | — | 2 | |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | — | 2 | |
| 20 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | — | 2 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
QualifyingFinal
Sprint QualifyingFinal
SprintFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen VER | — | Sergio Pérez PER |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc LEC | — | Carlos Sainz SAI |
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton HAM | — | George Russell RUS |
| McLaren | Oscar Piastri PIA | — | Lando Norris NOR |
| Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso ALO | — | Lance Stroll STR |
| AlphaTauri | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | — | Daniel Ricciardo RIC |
| Alpine | Pierre Gasly GAS | — | Esteban Ocon OCO |
| Haas | Kevin Magnussen MAG | — | Nico Hülkenberg HUL |
| Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas BOT | — | Zhou Guanyu ZHO |
| Williams | Alexander Albon ALB | — | Logan Sargeant SAR |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Spa-Francorchamps
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Belgian Grand Prix | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 14 |
| 2021 | Belgian Grand Prix | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 |
| 2020 | Belgian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2019 | Belgian Grand Prix | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1 |
| 2018 | Belgian Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 1 |
| 2017 | Belgian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2016 | Belgian Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2015 | Belgian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |