Round 10 · 19 Jul 2026

Belgian Grand Prix

2026-07-19_Race · 44 laps · 22 entries · from the f1 database

Executive summary

Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won from pole by 1.952 s over Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), with Max Verstappen third— Lando Norris set the fastest lap (1:48.890 on L44, the final lap, on new mediums).

The start-compound split: BOT/SAI on softs, 14 drivers on mediums, ALO/HAD/NOR/PER/STR on hards. The biggest pit wave came on lap 20 — 7 cars stopping together. The race was shaped by a lap-1 safety car, a lap-18 VSC and a lap-20 VSC, with ≈6 laps run under caution.

ANT did not lead wire-to-wire: the lead changed hands 4 times, with LEC (laps 19–20 and laps 24–33) and NOR (laps 21–22). 3 DNFs: STR (lap 25, DNF in the pits), PER (lap 13, DNF in the pits), RUS (first-lap crash — brought out the safety car). ANT leads the championship on 204 points, 45 clear with 341 points still available in 13 rounds.

Official race poster for the Belgian Grand Prix 2026

Key facts

Winner

ANT

+1.952 s

Fastest lap

NOR

1:48.890 L44

Lead changes

5 stints in front

Cautions

1 SC · 2 VSC

red flag ×0

DNFs

STR, PER, RUS

Championship

ANT

leads by 45 pts

Session timeline

Local	Lap	Event
14:07	1	2 Yellow flag
14:09	1	2 Yellow flag
14:20	1	GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
14:30	1	PIT EXIT CLOSED
14:33	1	2 Yellow flag
14:34	1	2 Yellow flag
14:39	1	2 Yellow flag
14:40	1	2 Yellow flag
14:42	1	2 Yellow flag
14:43	1	2 Yellow flag
14:45	1	RISK OF RAIN FOR THE F1 RACE IS 10%
15:03	1	GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
15:04	1	2 Yellow flag
15:05	1	4 Safety car deployed
15:12	4	SAFETY CAR IN THIS LAP
15:20	8	2 Yellow flag
15:39	18	6 VSC deployed
15:39	18	7 VSC ending
15:43	20	6 VSC deployed
15:44	21	7 VSC ending
16:28	44	CHEQUERED FLAG

Merged from TrackStatus transitions and race control messages · times local (UTC+2) · lap attribution from the winner's lap completions

Lap-time progression

Click legend entries to isolate drivers · scroll/zoom inside the chart · every lap is drawn · y-axis spans fastest lap → fastest +30%, slower laps clip at the top

Race progress

Grid position (lap 0) → final standing · P1 at the top · a driver's line stops where they went out (DNF) · click legend entries to isolate drivers

Tyre strategies & pit stops

Fastest stationary stops

#	Driver	Lap	Stop	Lane	via
1	LEC	20	2.3 s	23.2 s	stop feed
2	VER	17	2.5 s	23.1 s	stop feed
3	ALB	18	2.5 s	22.6 s	series
4	BOR	20	2.5 s	23.1 s	series
5	ANT	18	2.6 s	23.1 s	stop feed
6	ALO	19	2.7 s	23.2 s	stop feed
7	PIA	20	2.8 s	23.3 s	series
8	HAD	2	3.0 s	23.0 s	stop feed

Median stationary stop 3.6 s over 28 timed stops in the feeds. The three pit feeds overlap and miss a few cars — stop counts in the classification table are from live timing and authoritative; timings here are best-effort merges.

0 drivers started on intermediates; the biggest pit wave came on lap 20 (7 cars) — the simultaneous compound switch is visible across the field.

Penalties & steward decisions

Lap	Car	Decision / message
1	23 ALB	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) NOTED - CAR SAFETY LIGHTS (14:22:09)
1	23 ALB	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - CAR SAFETY LIGHTS (14:22:09)
2	44 HAM+63 RUS	TURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 44 (HAM) AND 63 (RUS) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:04:29)
3	44 HAM+63 RUS	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 44 (HAM) AND 63 (RUS) UNDER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:04:29)
6	55 SAI	CAR 55 (SAI) TIME 1:53.978 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 5 15:14:32
9	16 LEC+81 PIA	TURN 5 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 16 (LEC) AND 81 (PIA) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:20:12)
9	44 HAM	PenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 44 (HAM) - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:04:29)
11	11 PER	CAR 11 (PER) TIME 1:53.477 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 9 15:22:16
11	16 LEC+81 PIA	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 5 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 16 (LEC) AND 81 (PIA) UNDER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:20:12)
11	14 ALO	CAR 14 (ALO) TIME 1:55.304 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 10 15:24:17
12	12 ANT	CAR 12 (ANT) TIME 1:51.090 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 11 15:25:32
16	16 LEC+81 PIA	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 5 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 16 (LEC) AND 81 (PIA) NO FURTHER ACTION - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:20:12)
19	44 HAM	CAR 44 (HAM) TIME 2:02.860 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 18 15:38:35
20	30 LAW	CAR 30 (LAW) TIME 1:53.390 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 6 LAP 17 15:37:34
20	41 LIN+30 LAW	TURN 5 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 41 (LIN) AND 30 (LAW) NOTED - FORCING ANOTHER DRIVER OFF THE TRACK (15:37:30)
21	41 LIN+30 LAW	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 5 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 41 (LIN) AND 30 (LAW) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - FORCING ANOTHER DRIVER OFF THE TRACK (15:37:30)
22	44 HAM	FIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 44 (HAM) - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:04:29)
23	44 HAM	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) NOTED - UNSAFE RELEASE (15:45:40)
24	44 HAM	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - UNSAFE RELEASE (15:45:40)
36	12 ANT	CAR 12 (ANT) TIME 1:49.856 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 35 16:10:37
37	6 HAD	CAR 6 (HAD) TIME 1:50.241 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 19 LAP 36 16:14:16
39	5 BOR	CAR 5 (BOR) TIME 1:50.718 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 19 LAP 37 16:16:21
40	5 BOR+41 LIN	TURN 18 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 5 (BOR) AND 41 (LIN) NOTED - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (16:16:14)
43	5 BOR+41 LIN	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 18 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 5 (BOR) AND 41 (LIN) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (16:16:14)

Championship state

ANT leads the championship on 204 points, 45 clear with 341 points still available in 13 rounds.

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Points	This race	Model
1	ANT	Mercedes	204	+25	204
2	HAM	Ferrari	159	+12	159
3	RUS	Mercedes	154	+0	154
4	LEC	Ferrari	126	+18	126
5	NOR	McLaren	103	+6	103
6	PIA	McLaren	92	+10	92
7	VER	Red Bull Racing	91	+15	91
8	HAD	Red Bull Racing	60	+8	60
9	GAS	Alpine	42	+0	42
10	LAW	Racing Bulls	39	+0	39
11	LIN	Racing Bulls	22	+2	22
12	COL	Alpine	19	+1	19
13	BEA	Haas F1 Team	18	+0	18
14	BOR	Audi	10	+4	10
15	SAI	Williams	6	+0	6
16	ALB	Williams	5	+0	5
17	OCO	Haas F1 Team	3	+0	3
18	ALO	Aston Martin	1	+0	1
19	HUL	Audi	0	+0	0
20	BOT	Cadillac	0	+0	0
21	PER	Cadillac	0	+0	0
22	STR	Aston Martin	0	+0	0

Constructors

Pos	Team	Drivers	Points	This race	Model
1	Mercedes	ANT · RUS	358	+25	358
2	Ferrari	HAM · LEC	285	+30	285
3	McLaren	NOR · PIA	195	+16	195
4	Red Bull Racing	HAD · VER	151	+23	151
5	Alpine	COL · GAS	61	+1	61
6	Racing Bulls	LAW · LIN	61	+2	61
7	Haas F1 Team	BEA · OCO	21	+0	21
8	Williams	ALB · SAI	11	+0	11
9	Audi	BOR · HUL	10	+4	10
10	Aston Martin	ALO · STR	1	+0	1
11	Cadillac	BOT · PER	0	+0	0

Standings snapshots at this round from the feed (constructors = driver points summed per team they scored them for) · Model = live projection's final predicted points

Weather conditions

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Gap	Stops	Best lap	Tyre	Pts
1	ANT	Mercedes	1	—	1	1:49.098 L41	HHard	25
2	LEC	Ferrari	4	+1.952	1	1:49.333 L23	HHard	18
3	VER	Red Bull Racing	2	+11.586	1	1:49.618 L23	HHard	15
4	HAM	Ferrari	5	+17.245	1	1:49.454 L33	HHard	12
5	PIA	McLaren	6	+18.988	1	1:49.562 L23	HHard	10
6	HAD	Red Bull Racing	21	+23.307	3	1:49.298 L44	HHard	8
7	NOR	McLaren	13	+24.014	1	1:48.890 L44	MMedium	6
8	BOR	Audi	8	+49.140	1	1:50.334 L22	HHard	4
9	LIN	Racing Bulls	7	+50.406	1	1:50.536 L23	HHard	2
10	COL	Alpine	11	+76.037	1	1:51.162 L42	HHard	1
11	GAS	Alpine	10	+76.991	1	1:51.101 L39	HHard	0
12	LAW	Racing Bulls	9	+77.523	1	1:51.075 L44	HHard	0
13	HUL	Audi	12	+78.348	1	1:50.503 L41	HHard	0
14	BEA	Haas F1 Team	14	+94.465	2	1:51.109 L22	HHard	0
15	ALB	Williams	15	+104.684	1	1:51.894 L21	HHard	0
16	SAI	Williams	19	+105.856	1	1:51.363 L24	HHard	0
17	OCO	Haas F1 Team	16	+110.925	2	1:51.900 L44	HHard	0
18	BOT	Cadillac	17	1L	2	1:52.011 L35	SSoft	0
19	ALO	Aston Martin	22	2L	2	1:52.948 L34	HHard	0
DNF	STR	Aston Martin	20	19L	2	1:53.980 L21	SSoft	0
DNF	PER	Cadillac	18	31L	3	1:53.520 L10	HHard	0
DNF	RUS	Mercedes	3	-	-	-	MMedium	0