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WEEKEND BRIEF · ROUND 10

Belgian Grand Prix

2026-07-19 · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Data through round 9

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Circuit note

The track profile and previous results at this venue.

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · low-downforce

Overtaking guide

Historical frequency

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tenthz’s guide uses historical reported counts. Weather, strategy, field size and regulations affect the totals; this is not an official F1 rating or a prediction for the next race.

Definition, coverage and race totals

Average = sum of all sourced Grand Prix totals divided by the number of sourced races. Each race counts once. Missing totals are excluded, never counted as zero. We do not add separate Sprint totals. Hard means under 30, Medium 30 to under 60, and Easy 60 or more reported overtakes per race. These are fixed tenthz editorial bands, not a ranking against a changing sample of circuits.

Source: F1’s “Need to Know” race previews. The published totals are reproduced as reported; those articles do not specify all counting exclusions. We do not infer them from finishing positions or OpenF1 position swaps. Years and layouts may differ from today’s circuit; a source check does not establish complete historical coverage.

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Circuit history and previous experience

Circuit history

Results from earlier Grands Prix at this venue.

Earlier Grands Prix44
Wins from pole / known grids17 / 44

From grid to finish

Drivers finished 2.86 places ahead of their starting position on average.

Across 649 classified driver results in 44 Grands Prix (1966–2025).

  • Finished ahead of grid68% (439/649)
  • Kept starting position12% (79/649)
  • Finished behind grid20% (131/649)

These are start-to-finish changes, not a count of on-track overtakes. Pit stops, penalties and retirements ahead can all affect the result.

How this is calculated

Starting grid position minus official classified finishing position. P10 to P7 is a gain of three places. Each eligible driver result counts once; unclassified results, disqualifications, non-starters and unknown grids are excluded. This describes historical results, not how easy it is to overtake. Circuit layouts and regulations may differ across the years shown.

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Circuit overperformers

Drivers with stronger results here than across the season.

DriverCircuit avg.Season avg.Difference
Fernando Alonso13 circuit finishes6.7715.89.03
Valtteri Bottas11 circuit finishes816.48.4
Sergio Pérez12 circuit finishes8.0815.297.2
Alexander Albon6 circuit finishes8.8314.175.33
Lance Stroll9 circuit finishes12175
Oscar Piastri2 circuit finishes1.55.714.21
Esteban Ocon9 circuit finishes9.1112.563.44
Carlos Sainz6 circuit finishes9.6712.753.08
Max Verstappen9 circuit finishes46.862.86
Gabriel Bortoleto1 circuit finishes9112
Nico Hülkenberg10 circuit finishes10.711.81.1
Lewis Hamilton14 circuit finishes2.573.560.98
Charles Leclerc7 circuit finishes5.435.750.32
Liam Lawson1 circuit finishes880
Oliver Bearman1 circuit finishes1110.86-0.14
Pierre Gasly8 circuit finishes9.388.5-0.88
George Russell5 circuit finishes6.43.5-2.9
Lando Norris7 circuit finishes8.294.33-3.95
Franco Colapinto1 circuit finishes1911.22-7.78
Andrea Kimi Antonelli1 circuit finishes164.56-11.44
Isack Hadjar1 circuit finishes206.43-13.57
How this is calculated

Positive difference means better historical official finishes here than the season average through R9. Small samples and changing cars limit comparisons.

Since last year at this circuit

Last visit results alongside this season’s average finish.

Last visit versus this season

Alexander Albon finished P6 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P14.2.

Fernando Alonso finished P17 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P15.8.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished P16 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P4.6.

Oliver Bearman finished P11 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P10.9.

Gabriel Bortoleto finished P9 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P11.0.

Franco Colapinto finished P19 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P11.2.

Pierre Gasly finished P10 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P8.5.

Isack Hadjar finished P20 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P6.4.

Lewis Hamilton finished P7 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P3.6.

Nico Hülkenberg finished P12 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P11.8.

Liam Lawson finished P8 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P8.0.

Charles Leclerc finished P3 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P5.8.

Max Verstappen finished P4 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P6.9.

Lando Norris finished P2 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P4.3.

Esteban Ocon finished P15 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P12.6.

Oscar Piastri finished P1 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P5.7.

George Russell finished P5 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P3.5.

Carlos Sainz finished P18 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P12.8.

Lance Stroll finished P14 here last year; their 2026 classified-finish average is P17.0.

How this is calculated

Latest 2025 race at this circuit, compared with classified finishes through round 9. Race results are the source.

How this is calculated

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is a low-downforce circuit. A midfield comparison needs at least two qualifying races of this type.

Sourced weekend updates

Confirmed updates with links to their original sources.

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Sessions

Results from completed sessions this weekend.

FP1
FP1 · Session classification
PosDriverLap timeGap
1Max VERSTAPPEN1:47.070—
2Lewis HAMILTON1:47.215+0.145
3Charles LECLERC1:47.277+0.207
4Isack HADJAR1:47.322+0.252
5Oscar PIASTRI1:47.522+0.452
6Kimi ANTONELLI1:47.603+0.533
7Lando NORRIS1:47.931+0.861
8George RUSSELL1:47.959+0.889
9Arvid LINDBLAD1:48.234+1.164
10Gabriel BORTOLETO1:48.406+1.336
11Liam LAWSON1:48.432+1.362
12Nico HULKENBERG1:48.962+1.892
13Oliver BEARMAN1:49.010+1.940
14Alexander ALBON1:49.337+2.267
15Franco COLAPINTO1:49.403+2.333
16Esteban OCON1:49.449+2.379
17Pierre GASLY1:49.712+2.642
18Valtteri BOTTAS1:49.839+2.769
19Sergio PEREZ1:50.226+3.156
20Carlos SAINZ1:50.862+3.792
21Lance STROLL1:52.808+5.738
22Jak CRAWFORD1:53.199+6.129
FP2
FP2 · Session classification
PosDriverLap timeGap
1Kimi ANTONELLI1:45.944—
2Lando NORRIS1:46.134+0.190
3Max VERSTAPPEN1:46.416+0.472
4Lewis HAMILTON1:46.691+0.747
5Isack HADJAR1:46.714+0.770
6Oscar PIASTRI1:46.926+0.982
7Franco COLAPINTO1:47.147+1.203
8George RUSSELL1:47.229+1.285
9Arvid LINDBLAD1:47.294+1.350
10Liam LAWSON1:47.434+1.490
11Charles LECLERC1:47.468+1.524
12Oliver BEARMAN1:47.792+1.848
13Gabriel BORTOLETO1:47.952+2.008
14Esteban OCON1:47.958+2.014
15Alexander ALBON1:48.019+2.075
16Carlos SAINZ1:48.256+2.312
17Nico HULKENBERG1:48.333+2.389
18Pierre GASLY1:48.955+3.011
19Valtteri BOTTAS1:49.199+3.255
20Sergio PEREZ1:49.596+3.652
21Lance STROLL1:51.131+5.187
22Fernando ALONSO1:51.418+5.474
FP3
FP3 · Session classification
PosDriverLap timeGap
1Kimi ANTONELLI1:45.990—
2Lando NORRIS1:46.129+0.139
3Max VERSTAPPEN1:46.138+0.148
4George RUSSELL1:46.357+0.367
5Lewis HAMILTON1:46.382+0.392
6Charles LECLERC1:46.750+0.760
7Oscar PIASTRI1:46.785+0.795
8Nico HULKENBERG1:46.924+0.934
9Gabriel BORTOLETO1:47.049+1.059
10Isack HADJAR1:47.096+1.106
11Arvid LINDBLAD1:47.176+1.186
12Liam LAWSON1:47.690+1.700
13Franco COLAPINTO1:47.904+1.914
14Oliver BEARMAN1:47.920+1.930
15Pierre GASLY1:47.949+1.959
16Alexander ALBON1:47.990+2.000
17Valtteri BOTTAS1:48.644+2.654
18Carlos SAINZ1:48.692+2.702
19Esteban OCON1:48.730+2.740
20Sergio PEREZ1:48.990+3.000
21Fernando ALONSO1:50.155+4.165
22Lance STROLL1:50.631+4.641
Q
Q · Session classification
PosDriverLap timeGap
1Kimi ANTONELLI1:44.361Q3—
2Max VERSTAPPEN1:44.678Q3+0.317
3Lando NORRIS1:44.801Q3+0.440
4George RUSSELL1:44.869Q3+0.508
5Charles LECLERC1:44.893Q3+0.532
6Lewis HAMILTON1:44.895Q3+0.534
7Oscar PIASTRI1:45.016Q3+0.655
8Arvid LINDBLAD1:45.143Q3+0.782
9Gabriel BORTOLETO1:45.628Q3+1.267
10Isack HADJARDNF1:45.823Q2+0.681
11Liam LAWSON1:46.120Q2+0.978
12Pierre GASLY1:46.331Q2+1.189
13Franco COLAPINTO1:46.392Q2+1.250
14Nico HULKENBERG1:46.671Q2+1.529
15Carlos SAINZ1:46.777Q2+1.635
16Oliver BEARMAN1:46.779Q2+1.637
17Alexander ALBON1:47.120Q1+1.255
18Esteban OCON1:47.801Q1+1.936
19Valtteri BOTTAS1:47.823Q1+1.958
20Sergio PEREZ1:47.971Q1+2.106
21Fernando ALONSO1:50.002Q1+4.137
22Lance STROLL1:50.177Q1+4.312
Race
Race · Finishing order
PosDriverFastest lapGap
1Kimi ANTONELLI1:49.098—
2Charles LECLERC1:49.333+1.952
3Max VERSTAPPEN1:49.618+11.586
4Lewis HAMILTON1:49.454+17.245
5Oscar PIASTRI1:49.562+18.988
6Isack HADJAR1:49.298+23.307
7Lando NORRIS1:48.890+24.014
8Gabriel BORTOLETO1:50.334+49.140
9Arvid LINDBLAD1:50.536+50.406
10Franco COLAPINTO1:51.162+76.037
11Pierre GASLY1:51.101+76.991
12Liam LAWSON1:51.075+77.523
13Nico HULKENBERG1:50.503+78.348
14Oliver BEARMAN1:51.109+94.465
15Alexander ALBON1:51.894+104.684
16Carlos SAINZ1:51.363+105.856
17Esteban OCON1:51.900+110.925
18Valtteri BOTTAS1:52.011+1 lap
19Fernando ALONSO1:52.948+2 laps
NCSergio PEREZDNF1:53.477—
NCLance STROLLDNF1:53.980—
NCGeorge RUSSELLDNF——

Some lap times are not available yet.

How this is calculated

Positions follow the session classification. Practice times are each driver’s best lap. Qualifying shows the last timed segment reached; its gap is to that segment’s leader. Race and Sprint show each driver’s fastest valid lap, with the finishing gap to the winner in seconds or laps. Deleted and pit-out laps are excluded. Missing values remain blank. Results update after telemetry import and the next site release.

Numbers to know

The results and milestones that frame this weekend.

Historical finishing rates and qualifying vs finish

Compare the grid’s season results and recent finishing form.

Season
Circuit type
Window
Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes955.6% (5/9)77.8% (7/9)77.8% (7/9)77.8% (7/9)11.1% (1/9)-2.781.781.784.56
11DNF315
Lewis HamiltonFerrari911.1% (1/9)55.6% (5/9)100.0% (9/9)100.0% (9/9)0.0% (0/9)0.674.224.223.56
22153
George RussellMercedes922.2% (2/9)55.6% (5/9)77.8% (7/9)77.8% (7/9)11.1% (1/9)-0.752.562.563.50
DNF12212
Charles LeclercFerrari911.1% (1/9)33.3% (3/9)55.6% (5/9)77.8% (7/9)22.2% (2/9)-1.134.564.565.75
4DNFDNF81
Oscar PiastriMcLaren70.0% (0/7)28.6% (2/7)71.4% (5/7)71.4% (5/7)0.0% (0/7)0.436.146.145.71
1145411
Lando NorrisMcLaren80.0% (0/8)25.0% (2/8)62.5% (5/8)75.0% (6/8)25.0% (2/8)0.835.255.254.33
DNFDNF374
Max VerstappenRed Bull90.0% (0/9)22.2% (2/9)55.6% (5/9)66.7% (6/9)33.3% (3/9)1.147.335.756.86
3DNF42DNF
Isack HadjarRed Bull90.0% (0/9)11.1% (1/9)55.6% (5/9)66.7% (6/9)22.2% (2/9)0.438.118.116.43
53665
Alexander AlbonWilliams80.0% (0/8)0.0% (0/8)0.0% (0/8)25.0% (2/8)25.0% (2/8)1.5016.0016.0014.17
DNF81817DNF
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin90.0% (0/9)0.0% (0/9)0.0% (0/9)11.1% (1/9)44.4% (4/9)4.4019.6719.8915.80
DNF10DNF1818
How this is calculated

Historical finishing rates: counts / starts. Points rate means P1–P10 classified finishes. DNS excluded; DNF includes retirements and disqualifications. Circuit filtering happens before the last-5/10 window; fewer starts use the available sample. Averages exclude missing positions; average finish uses classified results. Last 5 reads the latest five recorded results for this circuit filter, oldest to latest, including DNS. Rate denominators remain starts only.

Teammate battles 2026

Current pairings, head to head through the latest completed round.

Team · current pairingQualifyingRace
Alpine F1 TeamFranco Colapinto — Pierre Gasly3–62–6
Aston MartinFernando Alonso — Lance Stroll6–22–0
AudiGabriel Bortoleto — Nico Hülkenberg4–52–2
Cadillac F1 TeamValtteri Bottas — Sergio Pérez3–61–3
FerrariLewis Hamilton — Charles Leclerc4–55–3
Haas F1 TeamOliver Bearman — Esteban Ocon7–26–1
McLarenLando Norris — Oscar Piastri5–43–2
MercedesAndrea Kimi Antonelli — George Russell5–44–4
RB F1 TeamArvid Lindblad — Liam Lawson3–61–6
Red BullIsack Hadjar — Max Verstappen2–61–4
WilliamsAlexander Albon — Carlos Sainz1–72–3
How this is calculated

Left driver–right driver, shared team rounds through R9; race score requires both classified, qualifying requires both positions. A new pairing may have no shared sample.

Active scoring streaks

The longest current runs of points-scoring finishes.

Lewis Hamilton: 9 consecutive points-scoring finishes, the longest active streak this season.

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DriverConsecutive points finishes
Lewis Hamilton9
Isack Hadjar5
Liam Lawson5
Arvid Lindblad4
Lando Norris3
George Russell3
Charles Leclerc2
Gabriel Bortoleto1
Franco Colapinto1
Pierre Gasly1
Alexander Albon0
Fernando Alonso0
Andrea Kimi Antonelli0
Oliver Bearman0
Valtteri Bottas0
Nico Hülkenberg0
Max Verstappen0
Esteban Ocon0
Sergio Pérez0
Oscar Piastri0
Carlos Sainz0
Lance Stroll0
How this is calculated

Season-only P1–P10 classified finishes through round 9. Drivers missing that round are excluded from active streaks.

Recent form LAST 5 ROUNDS

Grand Prix points and wins across the recent rounds.

DriverGP pointsWins
Lewis Hamilton861
Andrea Kimi Antonelli652
George Russell611
Isack Hadjar510
Max Verstappen450
Charles Leclerc411
Oscar Piastri340
Lando Norris330
Liam Lawson300
Arvid Lindblad170
How this is calculated

Grand Prix points only, rounds 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Sprint points excluded.

Reliability watch

Drivers’ recorded non-finishes this season.

DriverDNF / startsRate
Lance Stroll5 / 955.6%
Fernando Alonso4 / 944.4%
Valtteri Bottas4 / 944.4%
Nico Hülkenberg3 / 837.5%
Max Verstappen3 / 933.3%
Oliver Bearman3 / 933.3%
Alexander Albon2 / 825.0%
Lando Norris2 / 825.0%
Carlos Sainz2 / 922.2%
Charles Leclerc2 / 922.2%
How this is calculated

All non-finishes, including accidents and exclusions; not exclusively mechanical failures.

Title race

Championship gaps and the latest available title scenarios.

Round-by-round gap in recorded points

The gap between the top two has grown in 4 of the last 8 round-to-round changes.

RoundPoints leaderGap
1russell7
2russell4
3antonelli9
4antonelli20
5antonelli43
6antonelli66
7antonelli41
8antonelli40
9antonelli25
How this is calculated

Cumulative recorded Grand Prix and sprint points. This is a results-points trace; historical championship penalties, dropped scores and tie-break timing are not stored. Leaders can change between rounds.

The title race

Historical projections unavailable: official per-round standings and penalty timing are not stored. View the current verified title state ↗