Oscar Piastri (McLaren) resumes his walk forward. Dominated by his teammate and Rival Lando Norris on the last two events on the calendar, the leader of the championship won without difficulty this Sunday in Spa-Francorchamps. Norris and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) accompanied it on the podium. The Australian now has 16 points ahead.
The rain delays the departure of the GP from Belgium
The rain woke up some post-traumatic memories this Sunday in Spa-Francorchamps. Four years after the Belgian Grand Prix aborted in 2021, that of 2025 was interrupted by a red flag from the training turn because of the lack of visibility. It was finally after an hour and twenty minutes postponement that the cars picked up the track for four laps behind the safety car before a start launched for a race reduced to 40 loops. All the pilots had chosen intermediate tires to start.
Poleman, Lando Norris accelerated even before the Stop bus, but could not resist the attack on his teammate Oscar Piastri in Kemmel. The two McLaren had quickly dug a sufficient lead, Max Verstappen (Red Bull), winner of the sprint the day before, being blocked behind Charles Leclerc (Ferrari).
Video – Relive the start of the Belgian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton wins 11 places to finish in the points
Only 16 pilots had settled on the starting grid, since Carlos Sainz (Williams), Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) had decided to leave from the lane lane after changing elements on their single -seater. The four men were the main beneficiaries of the departure launched since they were able to start in contact with the peloton.
17th with the green flag, the Briton chained the overruns to go up several positions, taking advantage of the changes to his car between Saturday and Sunday, with a new rear spoiler. He was the first to try the Slicks by stopping at the start of the 12th round. The seven -time world champion was followed in this strategy by Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber), Pierre Gasly (Alpine) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin).
The majority of pilots stopped in the next round to put on the Slicks. Lando Norris (McLaren) remained on the track, but came out in second position with more than eight seconds late. The pilot of n ° 4 was the only one to try the harsh gums at this time. A big winner of the start of the race, Lewis Hamilton found himself seventh after this first wave of stops. The opposite of Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls). The Frenchman remained one more turn on the intermediaries and came out in 16th position. Overwhelmed by several other pilots, the tricolor pilot quickly ironed by the stands to put on the hard.
The rain threatened to return to the last laps, but the situation has hardly evolved at the end of the race. Taking advantage of her hard gums, Norris has well filled a majority of his delay on Piastri, but never returned close enough to his rival for the title. Leclerc, for his part, maintained Verstappen behind him to the checkerboard to stay on the podium. George Russell (Mercedes), Alexander Albon (Williams), Hamilton, Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls), Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine) also finished in the points. After Suzuka, Spa-Francorchamps is the second Grand Prix of the season without abandonment.
See you in a week in Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
F1 – GP of Belgium
Race classification
