Leclerc could win successive races for the first time in seven years, Hamilton could equal Schumacher’s record of Spa victories and Red Bull could take their 300th podium finish. Here are the milestones and the records which could be broken at the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix!
The 2026 Belgian Grand Prix Milestones
The 2026 Belgian Grand Prix will be the 1,159th race in World Championship history.
This will be the 71st time that Formula 1 has raced in Belgium. It will be the 59th Belgian Grand Prix held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in World Championship history, as well as the 80th Belgian Grand Prix since the event was first held in 1925.
The 2026 Belgian Grand Prix will be the sixth F1 race to take place on July 19. It is the first race to take place on this date since the 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix.
The 2026 Belgian Grand Prix marks Charles Leclerc’s 181st Grand Prix start in a Ferrari-engined car. He overtakes Michael Schumacher for the second-most starts with a Ferrari engine, sitting behind only Kimi Raikkonen (209) on the list.
The Formula 1 Records Which Could Be Broken
A win for Charles Leclerc at the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix would make this the first time he or any Ferrari driver has won successive races since the 2019 Belgian and Italian Grands Prix. It would also be the first time the team has won at successive races since the 2024 United States and Mexico City Grands Prix
A front row start for Max Verstappen would see him overtake Ayrton Senna for fourth place on the list of most front row starts in Formula 1 history. Verstappen has made 87 front row starts to date.
If Max Verstappen or Isack Hadjar finish on the podium this weekend, Red Bull will become the fifth constructor in F1 history to record as many as 300 top three finishes.
Victory for Norris would see him equal David Coulthard for sixth on the list of most Grand Prix wins with McLaren.
A victory for McLaren would make 2026 the 40th season in which they’ve taken a win.
If Oscar Piastri or Charles Leclerc win, they will join a list of eight other drivers who have won as many as ten Grands Prix without ever winning the title.
A sixth place finish for Carlos Sainz or Fernando Alonso will see them equal Felipe Massa for the most sixth place finishes in F1 history. Massa recorded 27 sixth place finishes during his career, while Sainz and Alonso have had 26 to date.
With Kimi Antonelli having taken his maiden win at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix, there are now 13 previous Grand Prix winners on the grid. If another driver takes a maiden victory this year, the next race will be the first time since the 1980 British Grand Prix that as many as 14 previous winners have lined up on the grid.
A pole position for Charles Leclerc would see him equal Nigel Mansell for eighth on the list of most poles with a single team. Mansell took 28 poles with Williams during his career, while Leclerc has taken 27 poles with Ferrari to date.
A Grand Slam for Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton – winning from pole position having led every lap and set the fastest lap – would be their seventh Grand Slam. It would see them take outright second place on the list of most Grand Slams in F1, behind only Jim Clark.
The Belgian Grand Prix Records On Offer
A victory for Lewis Hamilton at the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix would see him equal Michael Schumacher’s record of six Belgian Grand Prix victories.
Ferrari lead the way for most victories at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, with 14. Their record could be equalled this weekend by McLaren.
Mercedes could equal Ferrari as the most successful engine manufacturer at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps this weekend. If a Mercedes-powered car wins, it will equal the record of 14 wins for Ferrari engines at the track.
If Lewis Hamilton leads 17 laps of the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix, he will overtake Ayrton Senna for second on the list of most laps led at Spa-Francorchamps in its time on the F1 calendar.
If Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz complete 52 laps of the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix between them, Williams will become the second team – after Ferrari – to have raced as many as 3,000 laps at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
Fernando Alonso holds the record for most laps raced at this track, having completed 626 laps to date. Lewis Hamilton will overtake the Spaniard’s record, if he completes four or more laps than Alonso this weekend.
Liam Lawson and Gabriel Bortoleto are the only current drivers who’ve scored points on every visit to Spa, having made their first appearance at the track last year. They’ll be hoping to stay in that club.
2026 Belgian Grand Prix: Qualifying Records
While Lewis Hamilton can extend the record for most poles at Spa to seven, team-mate Charles Leclerc can become only the fourth driver – after Hamilton, Juan Manuel Fangio and Ayrton Senna – to secure as many as four pole positions at the circuit.
A pole position for McLaren would see them equal Ferrari’s record of 13 pole positions at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
Oscar Piastri, Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson and Gabriel Bortoleto will be hoping to maintain their 100% Q3 appearance records at Spa.
VERSTAPPEN AND RED BULL CHASING RECORDS
Max Verstappen has won 71 races to date with Red Bull. Another victory would see him equal Michael Schumacher for the second-most victories with a single constructor. Schumacher won 72 races with Ferrari during his career. The record for most wins with a team is 84, for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes.
A fastest lap for Max Verstappen would be his 38th, equalling Sebastian Vettel for fifth on the list of most fastest laps.
A victory for Max Verstappen in 2026 would make him only the fourth driver – after Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to have won in as many as 11 different Formula 1 seasons.
If Max Verstappen wins a race in 2026, it would be the 11th consecutive season in which he has won a Grand Prix. Verstappen would be only the third driver to win in as many as 11 successive years. Michael Schumacher reached the milestone in 2002, while Lewis Hamilton achieved the feat in 2017. Both drivers went on to win in 15 consecutive years.
A pole position in 2026 for Max Verstappen would make him the fifth driver – after Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to record pole positions in as many as eight consecutive Formula 1 seasons.
If Max Verstappen leads from start to finish, this would be the 19th Grand Prix which he has led from lights to flag. That would see him equal Ayrton Senna for second on the list of most races led from start to end.
Max Verstappen holds the record for wins from the most different grid positions in Formula 1. He’ll become the first driver to win from 11 different grid slots this weekend should he win from 5th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th or 20th on the grid.
A victory for Red Bull would be their 131st win, equalling Mercedes for third on the list of all-time Grand Prix victories.
A victory for Red Bull in 2026 would make this the 11th consecutive season in which they have won a Grand Prix. They would be the fifth team to have won in as many as 11 successive seasons, after Lotus, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes.
Longevity Records on Offer for Alonso
Fernando Alonso’s last win came at the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. A victory at any race in 2026 would see him set a new record for the longest gap between wins in F1 history, by quite a margin. Riccardo Patrese holds the current record, having waited 6 years, 6 months and 28 days between wins at the 1983 South African Grand Prix and the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.
A podium finish for Fernando Alonso at any race in 2026 would see him overtake Alain Prost for fifth on the list of most podium finishes in Formula 1. Both drivers have recorded 106 top three finishes.
If Fernando Alonso leads a race, he would become only the third driver – after Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to have led a lap of a Grand Prix in as many as 16 different seasons.
A victory for Fernando Alonso in 2026 would make him only the fourth driver – after Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart and Alain Prost to have won with as many as four different constructors during his Formula 1 career.