Eau Rouge, Raidillon, Blanchimont. F1 circuits don’t get much more epic than Spa-Francorchamps! The 2024 Belgian Grand Prix is set to take place on July 27.
1138th F1 GRAND PRIX | 81st BELGIAN GRAND PRIX | 58th GRAND PRIX AT SPA FRANCORCHAMPS
2024 POLESITTER: CHARLES LECLERC | 2024 WINNER: LEWIS HAMILTON
2025 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX: WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday July 25
Free Practice 1 – 12:30pm Local Time / 11:30am UK Time
Sprint Qualifying – 4:30pm Local Time / 3:30pm UK Time
Saturday July 26
Sprint – 12:00pm Local Time / 11:00am UK Time
Qualifying – 4:00pm Local Time / 3:00pm UK Time
Sunday July 27
The 2025 Belgian Grand Prix – 3:00pm Local Time / 2:00pm UK Time
2025 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX: WEEKEND MILESTONES
Lewis Hamilton is one Belgian Grand Prix victory away from equalling Michael Schumacher’s record of six wins at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. He could equal the record in the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen could become the sixth driver to have won as many as four races at the track.
If Lewis Hamilton leads five laps of the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix, he will become the third driver – after Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher – to have led 200 laps at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. If he leads 17 laps of the race, Hamilton will overtake Senna for second in the list of most laps led at the track.
Fernando Alonso could set a new record for the most Grand Prix laps raced at Spa-Francorchamps during the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel is the current record holder, having raced 622 laps here. Alonso could move ahead of both Kimi Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher in the list and will pass Vettel’s record if he completes the first 41 laps of Sunday’s race. Lewis Hamilton will equal Vettel’s current record if he completes every lap of the race.
If Max Verstappen is fastest in qualifying for the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix it would be the fifth consecutive year in which he has set the fastest Q3 time. That would see him overtake Ayrton Senna as the driver to have set the fastest qualifying time in the most consecutive seasons at Spa-Francorchamps. Senna did so between 1988 and 1991.
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WHAT HAS CHANGED AT THE CIRCUIT SINCE LAST YEAR?
Changes to the circuit since last year’s race will be posted here.
HOW MANY DRS ZONES WILL THERE BE AT THE 2025 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX?
It’s yet to be announced how many DRS zones there will be at the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix. Last year, there were two DRS detection points and two activation zones. The activation zones are normally located on the Kemmel Straight and on the pit straight.
CIRCUIT DE SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS TRACK GUIDE
Situated in the heart of the Ardennes Forest, the ferocious Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is one of Formula 1’s legendary tracks. The longest circuit on the calendar, with its own micro-climate and massive elevation changes, means the Belgian Grand Prix is always unpredictable.
Spa-Francorchamps is one of the original racing circuits, as racing moved from city to city races to racing around circuits. The original nine mile circuit linked the towns of Malmedy, Stavelot and Francorchamps in a triangular shaped course.
The track, which incorporated public roads, was designed in 1920 by Jules de Thier and Henri Langlois Van Ophem and held its first race soon after. For the first years of its existence, the track held only motorcycle races, until – following the success of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race – Spa held its own day long race for cars.
The first Belgian Grand Prix was held in 1925, and was won by Antonio Ascari, the father of future Formula One World Champion Alberto Ascari. Further Grands Prix were held here from 1930 onwards, with the iconic Radillion and Eau Rouge corners being added to the track in 1939. The 1939 race itself was held in treacherous conditions, and led to the death of Richard Seamen, who crashed out from the lead.
The 1939 event was the last held before the onslaught of World War II. The area around the circuit played a role in the war. The Battle of the Bulge, which was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front, took place in the Ardennes forest. The battle saw over 20,000 deaths, including around 3,000 civilians.
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WHO WILL BE IN THE 2025 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX PRESS CONFERENCES?
The world’s media will have the opportunity to talk to the drivers ahead of the on-track action. The drivers appearing in the press conference for this race are yet to be announced.
The media will also be talking to prominent members of Formula 1’s teams in a separate press conference over the race weekend. The team members appearing in the press conference are yet to be announced.
WHO WILL BE THE RACE DIRECTOR AT THE 2025 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX?
Rui Marques will be the race director at the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix.
WHO WILL BE THE DRIVER STEWARD AT THE 2025 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX?
Each weekend a former Formula 1 driver, or a driver from another prominent series of motorsport, joins the stewards to help judge any incidents from a drivers’ perspective. The Driver Steward this weekend is yet to be announced.
WHICH TYRE COMPOUNDS WILL BE USED AT THE 2025 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX?
Pirelli have not yet announced which tyre compounds will be used at the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix. The C2, C3 and C4 compounds were used in 2024.
WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME AT THE BELGIAN GRAND PRIX?
One-stopping Russell won a thrilling 2024 Belgian Grand Prix on track by half a second but an underweight car meant that Mercedes team-mate Hamilton inherited the victory.
As usual at Spa-Francorchamps, rain affected play when it came to the qualifying hour for the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen secured the fastest time in a damp Q3 but a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding the limit of four engines for the season dropped him to 11th on the final starting grid.
Charles Leclerc inherited pole position as a result of Verstappen’s penalty, with the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez lining up alongside him on the front row. The Mercedes and McLarens were next in the starting order, with Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and George Russell completing the top six on the grid.
Leclerc held his lead at the start, with Hamilton finding a way by Perez in the battle for second place, while Norris lost three positions from where he started. On Lap 3, on the Kemmel Straight, Hamilton used DRS to seize the lead of the race. On Lap 11, Hamilton’s team-mate became first of the frontrunners to pit, while Verstappen – who had made his way up to eighth in the opening laps – was also in.
Hamilton pitted on Lap 12 along with Piastri, who Russell was able to pass as a result of pitting earlier, only to be re-passed on the Kemmel Straight. One lap later, Piastri pulled the same move on Perez to gain another position. By Lap 21, Russell had closed in on the back of Perez and overtook in the same area of track. The order ran: Hamilton, Leclerc, Piastri, Perez, Russell, Verstappen, Norris as the race reached its halfway point.
Whilst most drivers were ready to pit for the second time, Russell suggested that his team consider a one-stop strategy. As everyone else pitted for fresh tyres, Russell moved to the front of the field with a five second advantage over his team-mate. Meanwhile, at the end of the Kemmel Straight, Piastri went around the outside to clinch the final podium position from Leclerc and set off in search of the Mercedes ahead.
Hamilton continued to close on his team-mate as the laps ticked by, closing the gap to under a second in the final few laps. Hamilton was well within DRS but Russell held off his team-mate to cross the finish line first, with Piastri a close third.
After the race, however, Russell was disqualified from the Grand Prix as a result of his car being underweight. Mercedes chose not to appeal the decision. Hamilton inherited the win, Piastri was promoted to second and Leclerc claimed the final step on the podium.
WHAT’S THE FASTEST EVER LAP TIME AT THE BELGIAN GRAND PRIX?
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