Belgian Grand Prix, pole position
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Follow live coverage as Spa hosts Round 13 of the 2025 Formula One world championship and the Belgian Grand Prix weekend
Lando Norris will start Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix from pole position as he aims for a hat-trick of wins to reignite his title bid.
Lando Norris pipped McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix. Norris beat Piastri, the championship leader, by just 0.085 seconds as Red Bull's Max Verstappen slipped down to fourth, beaten by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, after errors on his final lap.
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton got eliminated from Q1 at the Belgium Grand Prix after his final lap time was deleted.
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Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, last year's winner with Mercedes, failed to get through the first phase of Belgian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday after his best lap was deleted for exceeding track limits.
F1 heads to one of its most unpredictable venues this weekend as Spa-Francorchamps plays host to Round 13 of the 2025 World Championship. Known for sudden weather shifts that can turn the race on its head in seconds,
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Autosport on MSNWhy there is a downforce dilemma posed by the F1 Belgian GP's expected rainMax Verstappen prevailed in the Spa sprint race with a set-up optimised for straightline speed but, with rain expected for Sunday, the grand prix could be a very different beast - so teams face a diff
BST on Sunday Coverage: Live commentary of practice and qualifying on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 with race on BBC Radio 5 Live; live text updates on BBC Sport website and app McLaren's Oscar Piastri set a blistering pace in practice at the Belgian Grand Prix.