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2023 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 44 laps
Round12 of 22
Race numbers

The 2023 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,091st World Championship race
  • 68th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 56th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+5(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT441hr 22m 30.450s25
2 (MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT44+22.305s18
3-2(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari44+32.259s15
4-1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes44+49.671s13 FL
5+4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes44+56.184s10
6+2(GBR) George RussellMercedes44+1m 03.101s8
7 (GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes44+1m 13.719s6
8+6(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault44+1m 14.719s4
9+1(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes44+1m 19.340s2
10+1(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT44+1m 20.221s1
11+1(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault44+1m 23.084s 
12+1(FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari44+1m 25.191s  
13+4(CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari44+1m 25.441s 
14+1(THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes44+1m 26.184s 
15+1(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari44+1m 40.754s 
16+3(AUS) Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT44+1m 43.071s 
17+1(USA) Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes44+1m 44.476s 
18PL(DEU) Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari44+1m 50.450s 
R (ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari23DNF 
R (AUS) Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes0DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari
2 (MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT
3 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
4 (ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari
5 (AUS) Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes
6-5(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT
7 (GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes
8 (GBR) George RussellMercedes
9 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes
10 (CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes
11 (JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
12 (FRA) Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault
13 (FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
14 (FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault
15 (THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes
16-3(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
17 (CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
18 (USA) Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes
19 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
Started from the pit lane
 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari

Notes

  • Lewis Hamilton received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Sergio Perez. He originally finished P4.
  • Logan Sargeant received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. He originally finished P14.

Sprint

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT1124m 58.433s8
2 (AUS) Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes11+6.677s7
3+3(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault11+10.733s6
4-1(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari11+12.648s5
5-1(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari11+15.016s4
6-1(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes11+16.052s3
7 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes11+16.757s (5.000s)2
8+2(GBR) George RussellMercedes11+16.822s1
9 (FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault11+22.410s 
10+1(AUS) Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT11+22.806s 
11+3(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes11+25.007s 
12+2(THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes11+26.303s 
13+4(FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari11+27.006s 
14+4(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari11+32.986s 
15+4(CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari11+36.342s 
16-3(USA) Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes11+37.571s (5.000s) 
17+3(DEU) Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari11+37.827s 
18-2(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT11+39.267s 
R (MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT8DNF 
R (ESP) Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes2DNF 

Notes

  • Max Verstappen received a five-place grid penalty for use of additional gearbox elements.
  • Kevin Magnussen received a three-place grid penalty for impeding another driver during qualifying.

Sprint shootout

The Sprint shootout determined the starting grid for Saturday’s Sprint race.

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:49.056 
2(AUS) Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1:49.0670.011
3(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:49.0810.025
4(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:49.2510.195
5(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:49.3890.333
6(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:49.7000.644
7(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:49.9000.844
8(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:49.9610.905
9(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:50.4941.438
10(GBR) George RussellMercedes1:55.7426.686
Q2
11(AUS) Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT1:57.687 
12(THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes– 
13(USA) Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes– 
14(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes– 
15(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes– 
Q1
16(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT2:00.568 
17(FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari2:00.951 
18(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari2:01.079 
19(CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari2:01.430 
NC(DEU) Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari– 

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:46.168 
2(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:46.9880.820
3(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:47.0450.877
4(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:47.0870.919
5(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:47.1520.984
6(AUS) Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1:47.3651.197
7(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:47.6691.501
8(GBR) George RussellMercedes1:47.8051.637
9(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes1:47.8431.675
10(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:48.8412.673
Q2
11(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT1:53.148 
12(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:53.671 
13(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:54.160 
14(FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:54.694 
15(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:56.372 
Q1
16(THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes2:00.314 
17(CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari2:00.832 
18(USA) Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes2:01.535 
19(AUS) Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT2:02.159 
20(DEU) Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari2:03.166 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(NLD) Max Verstappen314
2(MEX) Sergio Perez189
3(ESP) Fernando Alonso149
4(GBR) Lewis Hamilton148
5(MCO) Charles Leclerc99
6(GBR) George Russell99
7(ESP) Carlos Sainz92
8(GBR) Lando Norris69
9(CAN) Lance Stroll47
10(FRA) Esteban Ocon35
11(AUS) Oscar Piastri34
12(FRA) Pierre Gasly22
13(THA) Alexander Albon11
14(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg9
15(FIN) Valtteri Bottas5
16(CHN) Guanyu Zhou4
17(DNK) Kevin Magnussen2
18(JPN) Yuki Tsunoda3

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Honda RBPT503
2Mercedes247
3Aston Martin-Mercedes196
4Ferrari191
5McLaren-Mercedes103
6Alpine-Renault57
7Williams-Mercedes11
8Haas-Ferrari11
9Alfa Romeo-Ferrari9
10AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT3

Stats & milestones

Wins
45th for Max Verstappen
104th for Red Bull
Race 1-2
27th for Red Bull
Podiums
89th for Max Verstappen
33rd for Sergio Perez
27th for Charles Leclerc
801st for Ferrari
252nd & 253rd for Red Bull
Poles
20th for Charles Leclerc (17th driver to take 20 pole positions, 1st Monegasque driver)
244th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
63rd for Lewis Hamilton
103rd for Mercedes
Front row starts
26th for Charles Leclerc
10th for Sergio Perez (63rd driver to achieve ten front row starts, 1st Mexican driver)