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2026 Belgian Grand Prix qualifying: Kimi Antonelli took pole

Kimi Antonelli took pole for Mercedes ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris at Spa-Francorchamps.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Pole
Kimi Antonelli
Pole team
Mercedes
Front row
Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen
Classified
Top 22
Round
10
Circuit
Spa-Francorchamps
Qualifying date
July 18, 2026

The front of the grid

Kimi Antonelli qualified first for Mercedes. Max Verstappen secured the other front-row place for Red Bull, with Lando Norris third for McLaren.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Kimi Antonelli, Max Verstappen, and Lando Norris. P4 through P22 were George Russell, Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, Oscar Piastri, Arvid Lindblad, Gabriel Bortoleto, Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson, Pierre Gasly, Franco Colapinto, Nico Hülkenberg, Carlos Sainz Jr., Oliver Bearman, Alexander Albon, Esteban Ocon, Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Pérez, Fernando Alonso, and Lance Stroll.

Team representation

Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Audi placed 2 cars, Cadillac placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 19, 2026.

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