Max Verstappen took his 45th Formula 1 World Championship victory at Spa, while Red Bull secured its 104th win. The result also delivered Red Bull’s 27th World Championship 1-2 finish.
| Date | Sunday, 30 July 2023 |
| Winner | Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda RBPT |
| Pole position | Charles Leclerc Ferrari |
| Fastest lap | Lewis Hamilton Mercedes |
| Circuit | Spa-Francorchamps, 44 laps |
| Round | 12 of 22 |
| Season | 2023 Formula 1 World Championship |
Verstappen recorded his 89th podium finish, Sergio Perez claimed his 33rd, and Charles Leclerc collected his 27th. Ferrari reached its 801st podium, while Red Bull brought up its 252nd and 253rd podium finishes.
Charles Leclerc scored the 20th pole position of his Formula 1 World Championship career, becoming the 17th driver to reach that mark and the first Monegasque driver to do so. It was Ferrari’s 244th World Championship pole.
Lewis Hamilton set the 63rd fastest lap of his World Championship career, and Mercedes recorded its 103rd fastest lap. Leclerc’s front-row start was the 26th of his career, while Sergio Perez’s 10th front-row start made him the 63rd driver to reach ten and the first Mexican driver to do so.
Race Numbers
| No. | Metric |
|---|---|
| 1,091st | World Championship race |
| 68th | World Championship Belgian Grand Prix |
| 56th | World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps |
Sprint Shootout
The Sprint shootout determined the starting grid for Saturday’s Sprint race.
| Session | Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 1:49.056 | |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:49.067 | 0.011 | |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:49.081 | 0.025 | |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:49.251 | 0.195 | |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:49.389 | 0.333 | |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 1:49.700 | 0.644 | |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:49.900 | 0.844 | |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 1:49.961 | 0.905 | |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:50.494 | 1.438 | |
| 10 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:55.742 | 6.686 | |
| Q2 | 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 1:57.687 | |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | – | ||
| 13 | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | – | ||
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | – | ||
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | – | ||
| Q1 | 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 2:00.568 | |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 2:00.951 | ||
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 2:01.079 | ||
| 19 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 2:01.430 | ||
| NC | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | – |
Sprint
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 11 | 24m 58.433s | 8 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 11 | +6.677s | 7 |
| 3 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 11 | +10.733s | 6 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 11 | +12.648s | 5 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 11 | +15.016s | 4 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 11 | +16.052s | 3 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 11 | +16.757s (5.000s) | 2 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 11 | +16.822s | 1 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 11 | +22.410s | |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 11 | +22.806s | |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 11 | +25.007s | |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 11 | +26.303s | |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 11 | +27.006s | |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 11 | +32.986s | |
| 15 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 11 | +36.342s | |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | 11 | +37.571s (5.000s) | |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 11 | +37.827s | |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 11 | +39.267s | |
| R | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 8 | DNF | |
| R | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 2 | DNF |
Logan Sargeant received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. He originally finished 14th.
Qualifying
| Session | Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 1:46.168 | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:46.988 | 0.820 | |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 1:47.045 | 0.877 | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:47.087 | 0.919 | |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:47.152 | 0.984 | |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.365 | 1.197 | |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.669 | 1.501 | |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:47.805 | 1.637 | |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:47.843 | 1.675 | |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:48.841 | 2.673 | |
| Q2 | 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 1:53.148 | |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 1:53.671 | ||
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:54.160 | ||
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:54.694 | ||
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:56.372 | ||
| Q1 | 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 2:00.314 | |
| 17 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 2:00.832 | ||
| 18 | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | 2:01.535 | ||
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 2:02.159 | ||
| 20 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 2:03.166 |
Starting Grid
Kevin Magnussen received a three-place grid penalty for impeding another driver during qualifying.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 44 | 1hr 22m 30.450s | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 44 | +22.305s | 18 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 44 | +32.259s | 15 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | +49.671s | 13 FL |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 44 | +56.184s | 10 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 44 | +1m 03.101s | 8 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | +1m 13.719s | 6 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 44 | +1m 14.719s | 4 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 44 | +1m 19.340s | 2 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 44 | +1m 20.221s | 1 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 44 | +1m 23.084s | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 44 | +1m 25.191s | |
| 13 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 44 | +1m 25.441s | |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 44 | +1m 26.184s | |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 44 | +1m 40.754s | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 44 | +1m 43.071s | |
| 17 | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | 44 | +1m 44.476s | |
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 44 | +1m 50.450s | |
| R | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 23 | DNF | |
| R | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 0 | DNF |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 314 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | 189 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | 149 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 148 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 99 |
| 6 | George Russell | 99 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | 92 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | 69 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | 47 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | 35 |
| 11 | Oscar Piastri | 34 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | 22 |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | 11 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | 9 |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | 5 |
| 16 | Guanyu Zhou | 4 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | 2 |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda | 3 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 503 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 247 |
| 3 | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 196 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 191 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 103 |
| 6 | Alpine-Renault | 57 |
| 7 | Williams-Mercedes | 11 |
| 8 | Haas-Ferrari | 11 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 9 |
| 10 | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 3 |
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