Antonelli Wins the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix: Full Results and Championship Standings, SportNews

Kimi Antonelli produced the complete weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, taking pole position on Saturday and converting it into victory on Sunday to claim his sixth Grand Prix win of the 2026 season and stretch his championship lead. The Mercedes driver held off a persistent Charles Leclerc to win by 1.952 seconds, while Max Verstappen completed the podium in third.

The day was defined as much by what happened on the opening lap as by the fight at the front. George Russell's race ended before it began after contact with Lewis Hamilton pitched the Mercedes into the gravel, a retirement that has left him 50 points adrift of his own teammate in the Drivers' Championship.

How the race unfolded

Antonelli briefly lost the lead to Verstappen at Eau Rouge on the run to the first corner, but reclaimed first place almost immediately and controlled the race from there. The Safety Car was deployed after Russell's first-lap exit, and once the pit-stop phase arrived Leclerc took the lead for a spell before Antonelli reasserted himself and edged clear.

Hamilton crossed the line fourth despite carrying a five-second penalty for the first-lap collision with Russell. Behind him, two recovery drives stood out: Isack Hadjar came from the very back of the grid to finish sixth, and Lando Norris climbed from P13 to seventh after his own qualifying penalty.

Belgian Grand Prix race results

Antonelli was classified the winner after 44 laps with a race time of 1:24:42.479.

Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), 1:24:42.479, 25 pts
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), +1.952s, 18 pts
Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing), +11.586s, 15 pts
Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), +17.245s, 12 pts
Oscar Piastri (McLaren), +18.988s, 10 pts
Isack Hadjar (Red Bull Racing), +23.307s, 8 pts
Lando Norris (McLaren), +24.014s, 6 pts
Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi), +49.140s, 4 pts
Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls), +50.406s, 2 pts
Franco Colapinto (Alpine), +1:16.037, 1 pt
Pierre Gasly (Alpine), +1:16.991
Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls), +1:17.523
Nico Hulkenberg (Audi), +1:18.348
Oliver Bearman (Haas), +1:34.465
Alexander Albon (Williams), +1:44.684
Carlos Sainz (Williams), +1:45.856
Esteban Ocon (Haas), +1:50.925
Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac), +1 lap
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), +2 laps

Three drivers failed to finish:

Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), retired after 25 laps
Sergio Perez (Cadillac), retired after 13 laps
George Russell (Mercedes), retired on lap 1

Fastest lap: Lando Norris (McLaren), 1:48.890 on lap 44.

Race highlights

Antonelli claimed his sixth victory of the 2026 season, and his first since Monaco.
Leclerc finished second after briefly leading during the pit-stop phase.
Verstappen's third place gave Red Bull its 300th Formula 1 podium.
Hamilton finished fourth despite a five-second penalty for his collision with Russell.
Hadjar produced one of the drives of the race, recovering from the back of the grid to sixth.
Bortoleto scored four points for Audi in eighth.

Qualifying: pole for Antonelli, penalties reshape the grid

Antonelli secured pole with a 1:44.361, beating Verstappen by 0.317 seconds for his sixth pole of the season. The classified order was not the grid order, however. Norris qualified third but took a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding his permitted power-unit component allocation, dropping him to P13. Isack Hadjar qualified tenth but was hit with a 20-place penalty and started from the back.

Ferrari also recovered impressively after Hamilton's FP3 crash, with Leclerc and Hamilton qualifying fifth and sixth, while Gabriel Bortoleto continued Audi's strong qualifying form by reaching Q3.

Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), 1:44.361
Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing), +0.317s
Lando Norris (McLaren), +0.440s
George Russell (Mercedes), +0.508s
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), +0.532s
Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), +0.534s
Oscar Piastri (McLaren), +0.655s
Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls), +0.782s
Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi), +1.267s
Isack Hadjar (Red Bull Racing), no time set
Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls), +0.978s
Pierre Gasly (Alpine), +1.189s
Franco Colapinto (Alpine), +1.250s
Nico Hulkenberg (Audi), +1.529s
Carlos Sainz (Williams), +1.635s
Oliver Bearman (Haas), +1.637s
Alexander Albon (Williams), +1.255s
Esteban Ocon (Haas), +1.936s
Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac), +1.958s
Sergio Perez (Cadillac), +2.106s
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), +4.137s
Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), +4.312s

Drivers' Championship standings after Belgium

Antonelli's win extended his advantage to 45 points over Hamilton, with Russell's retirement proving especially expensive.

Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), 204
Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), 159
George Russell (Mercedes), 154
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), 126
Lando Norris (McLaren), 103
Oscar Piastri (McLaren), 92
Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing), 91
Isack Hadjar (Red Bull Racing), 60
Pierre Gasly (Alpine), 42
Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls), 39
Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls), 22
Franco Colapinto (Alpine), 19
Oliver Bearman (Haas), 18
Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi), 10
Carlos Sainz (Williams), 6
Alexander Albon (Williams), 5
Esteban Ocon (Haas), 3
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), 1
Nico Hulkenberg (Audi), 0
Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac), 0
Sergio Perez (Cadillac), 0
Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), 0

Constructors' Championship standings after Belgium

Mercedes continued to lead the Constructors' Championship, with Ferrari second and McLaren third.

Mercedes, 358
Ferrari, 285
McLaren, 195
Red Bull Racing, 151
Alpine, 61
Racing Bulls, 61
Haas F1 Team, 21
Williams, 11
Audi, 10
Aston Martin, 1
Cadillac, 0

The bigger picture

With ten rounds completed, Antonelli leads Hamilton by 45 points and Russell by 50, while Mercedes hold a 73-point cushion over Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship.

Spa was the kind of weekend that wins titles: maximum points from pole, a direct rival stranded in the gravel on lap one, and no meaningful damage from anyone behind. Leclerc took the fight to Antonelli and Ferrari left Belgium with a healthy haul, but the gap at the top is now the story of the season.