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Australian driver Oscar Piastri celebrates after winning the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa, on July 27, 2025.

Piastri holds off Norris to win Belgium and extend lead

McLaren's Oscar Piastri won the Belgian Grand Prix to extend his lead over team-mate Lando Norris at the top of the Formula One drivers' championship standings.

Motorsport • 27 Jul

Race winner Alexander Dunne of Ireland and Rodin Motorsport (17) is interviewed during the Round 9 Spa-Francorchamps Feature race of the Formula 2 Championship at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on July 27, 2025 in Spa, Belgium.

Updated Dunne loses out on Belgium race win after penalty

Alex Dunne has lost out on his FIA Formula 2 feature race victory at the Belgian Grand Prix after being hit with a 10-second penalty.

Motorsport • 27 Jul

McLaren's British driver Lando Norris celebrates his pole position after the qualifying session ahead of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa, on July 26, 2025.

Norris pips Piastri to Belgian Grand Prix pole

Lando Norris will start from pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix in his bid to seal a hat-trick of consecutive victories after beating championship rival Oscar Piastri to top spot.

Motorsport • 26 Jul

Life after Horner begins with sprint win for Verstappen

Max Verstappen won the first Formula One race staged following Christian Horner's dismissal as Red Bull team principal in Saturday's sprint race in Belgium.

Motorsport • 26 Jul

Sprint Pole qualifier Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren with his Pirelli Sprint Pole award during Sprint qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on July 25, 2025 in Spa, Belgium.

Piastri cruises to sprint pole in Belgium

Oscar Piastri secured a dominant pole position for Saturday's sprint race in Belgium as Lewis Hamilton qualified only 18th.

Motorsport • 25 Jul

Alexander Dunne of Ireland and Rodin Motorsport (17) looks on during qualifying ahead of Round 9 Spa-Francorchamps of the Formula 2 Championship at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on July 25, 2025 in Spa, Belgium.

Dunne dominates F2 qualifying to seize Spa pole

Alex Dunne dominated FIA Formua 2 qualifying at the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit to seize pole position for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix by a significant margin.

Motorsport • 26 Jul

Drivers tackle the renowned Eau Rouge corner during the 2024 race

Belgian GP earns new F1 deal but on rotational basis

Formula One has announced that the Belgian Grand Prix will be rotated from next year as the sport's bosses move to introduce new races to the calendar.

Motorsport • 08 Jan

Lewis Hamilton was handed victory at the Belgian Grand Prix

Updated Hamilton awarded Belgian GP after Russell disqualified

George Russell's victory at the Belgian Grand Prix has been placed in significant doubt after his car was found to be below the minimum weight allowance.

Motorsport • 28 Jul 24

It's the 25th pole of Charles Leclerc's career

Leclerc on pole in Belgium after Verstappen penalty

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will start from the front of the pack for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix despite Max Verstappen taking a hugely impressive pole position at a rain-hit Spa-Francorchamps.

Motorsport • 27 Jul 24

Spa-Francorchamps was hit by a deluge of rain on Thursday

F1 on weather watch ahead of Belgian Grand Prix

George Russell has raised the prospect of this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix being cancelled amid poor weather.

Motorsport • 27 Jul 23

Piastri is believed to have signed a deal to race for rivals McLaren

Alpine confident for Piastri contract ahead of hearing

Renault-owned Alpine expressed confidence in their case ahead of a meeting on Monday of Formula One's contract recognition board to decide which team Australian Oscar Piastri should race for next season.

Motorsport • 27 Aug 22

F1 examining ways to thank Belgian GP attendees

Formula One bosses are looking into options where they can express recognition and thank the dedication of ticket holders following Sunday's abandoned Belgian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 01 Sep 21

Russell (l), Verstappen (second from right) and Hamilton (r) on the podium

Verstappen proclaimed Spa winner after race halts early

Max Verstappen was proclaimed as the winner of the Belgian Grand Prix after only two laps were completed behind a safety car due to heavy rain.

Motorsport • 29 Aug 21

George Russell was all smiles after securing second spot on the grid in Belgium.

Russell nips Hamilton for second slot on Belgian grid

George Russell left Lewis Hamilton in his shade as he produced a remarkable performance in qualifying to put his Williams on the front row for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 28 Aug 21

Gordon and Dorotheental's Classica win Belgian GP

Ireland's Jonathan Gordon and the 10-year-old mare Dorotheental's Classica stormed to victory in Sunday's two-star Grand Prix at Lier in Belgium.

Equestrian • 25 Jan 21

Sebastian Vettel is now just 17 points behind Lewis Hamilton

Vettel wins in Belgium to close in on Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel has reduced Lewis Hamilton's championship lead to 17 points after sealing a commanding victory in Belgium on Sunday.

Motorsport • 26 Aug 18

Kimi Raikkonen set the best time in the Belgian practice

Kimi Raikkonen fastest in Belgian GP practice

Spa veteran Kimi Raikkonen kept Ferrari on top of the Belgian Grand Prix practice timesheets on Friday, just ahead of Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes.

Motorsport • 24 Aug 18

Still in the race - Racing Point Force India

Force India team renamed but lose F1 points

The renamed Force India Formula One team will start from zero at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix after being stripped of their constructors' championship points and accepted as a new mid-season entry.

Motorsport • 23 Aug 18

Lewis Hamilton has equalled Michael Schumacher's Formula One pole position record

Lewis Hamilton makes pole and history in Belgium

Schumacher family congratulate Lewis Hamilton as he equals the German great's record of 68 career pole positions.

Motorsport • 26 Aug 17

Nico Rosberg in action during practice in Belgium

Rosberg takes advantage to secure Belgian pole

Nico Rosberg took advantage of championship rival Lewis Hamilton's engine penalty to secure pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 27 Aug 16

Lewis Hamilton will be way down the field at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix

Hamilton handed huge 30-place grid penalty

Lewis Hamilton is poised to start the Belgian Grand Prix from the very back of the field after serving a mammoth 30-place grid penalty following further changes to his engine.

Motorsport • 26 Aug 16

Lewis Hamilton crosses the finish line at Spa-Francorchamps

Hamilton capitalises on pole to claim Belgian GP

Lewis Hamilton has extended his lead over Nico Rosberg in the Formula One world championship after romping to victory at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 23 Aug 15

Nico Rosberg: 'That was definitely not fun'

Rosberg fastest in Belgium despite tyre blowout

Nico Rosberg was fastest for Mercedes in Belgian Grand Prix practice today despite an explosive, high-speed tyre blowout that had the German wrestling to keep the car out of the barriers.

Motorsport • 21 Aug 15

Daniel Ricciardo was victorious in the Belgian GP

Mercedes collision eclipses Ricciardo win

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo clinched his third victory of the season, but the real story of the Belgian Grand Prix will focus on the fall-out from the first major collision between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

Motorsport • 24 Aug 14

Anti-Shell protestors unfurl a banner at the Belgian Grand Prix

Vettel defies protestors for Belgian GP win

Sebastian Vettel cruised to the 31st win of his Formula One career as not even Greenpeace protestors could throw a spanner in the works of the German's Belgian Grand Prix triumph.

Motorsport • 25 Aug 13