Dominant during the session, Max Verstappen signed a new pole position with a single run and a fantastic lap in 1m43.665s. But penalized following an engine change, the Belgian-Dutch will only start fifteenth this Sunday at 3 p.m. It is therefore Carlos Sainz, second by more than six tenths (he might not improve on his second attempt despite the slippage given by Charles Leclerc), who inherits first place on the grid for just under two tenths ahead of Sergio Pérez. Sixth in qualifying behind Charles Leclerc (a single run with obviously unsuitable tyres) and Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso will start third on the Alpine ahead of the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell and the astonishing Williams of Alex Albon.
Q2: Charles Leclerc set the best time in 1m44.551s just under two tenths ahead of Max Verstappen. Eliminations of Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) despite the aspiration offered by Lando Norris, of Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), Guanyu Zhou (Alfa), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) and Mick Schumacher (Haas). For his last GP of Belgium on behalf of McLaren, the Australian will start 7th this Sunday following penalties.
Q1
: Delayed by 25 minutes due to a damaged rail at the entrance to the pif paf during qualifying for the Porsche Supercup, Q1 saw Max Verstappen set the best time in 1m44.581s, nearly half a second ahead of the Ferrari by Carlos Sainz.
Behind, for his last GP of Belgium, the former winner Sebastian Vettel is the first eliminated by 2 thousandths once morest his compatriot Mick Schumacher. He will nevertheless start in the fifth line. The other four failed are Nicholas Latifi (8 tenths from his teammate at Williams Alex Albon 6th!), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) and Valtteri Bottas, last on the Alfa Romeo but who will start 14th following to the penalties of six other competitors.
The provisional starting grid for the Belgian GP: 1. Sainz (Ferrari); 2. Perez (Red Bull); 3. Alonso (Alpine); 4. Hamilton (Mercedes); 5. Russell (Mercedes); 6. Albon (Williams); 7. Ricciardo (McLaren); 8. Gasly (AlphaTauri); 9. Stroll (Aston Martin); 10. Vettel (Aston Martin); 11. Latifi (Williams); 12. Magnussen (Haas); 13. Tsunoda (AlphaTauri); 14. Bottas (Alfa-Romeo) 15. Verstappen (Red Bull); 16. Leclerc (Ferrari); 17. Ocon (Alpine); 18. Norris (McLaren); 19. Zhou (Alfa); 20. Schumacher (Haas)
