The 2025 Formula One season will feature 24 races, the 13th of which will take place in Belgium on Sunday, 27 July.
The next battle in the race for the drivers’ title will take placed on the famed Spa-Francorchamps.
The lights will go out at 15:00 (SA time).
Thanks to his five wins in the opening 12 races, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri leads the way from team-mate Lando Norris (four wins), with Max Verstappen in third place (two wins).
Mercedes’ George Russell is the only other driver to have won a race this season.
Piastri has 234 points, ahead of Norris (226).
Verstappen is in third (165), ahead of Russell in fourth (147).
As a reminder, the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton in his then Mercedes, ahead of Piastri with Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc in third.
BELGIAN GRAND PRIX TIMES
All times SA
Friday, 25 July
Practice 1: 12:30 – 13:30
Sprint qualifying: 16:30 – 17:14
Saturday, 26 July
Sprint: 12:00 – 13:00
Qualifying: 16:00 – 17:00
Sunday, 27 July
Main race: 15:00
Standings ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix
Drivers
| Rank | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | 234 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | 226 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | 165 |
| 4 | George Russell | 147 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 119 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 103 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 63 |
| 8 | Alex Albon | 46 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | 37 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | 23 |
| 11 | Isack Hadjar | 21 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | 14 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | 19 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | 16 |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | 13 |
| 16 | Liam Lawson | 12 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | 10 |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | 6 |
| 19 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 4 |
| 20 | Franco Colapinto | 0 |
| 21 | Jack Doohan | 0 |
Constructors
| Rank | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | McLaren | 460 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 222 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 210 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 172 |
| 5 | Williams | 59 |
| 6 | Sauber | 41 |
| 7 | Racing Bulls | 28 |
| 8 | Aston Martin | 36 |
| 9 | Haas | 29 |
| 10 | Alpine | 19 |
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