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Belgian Grand Prix 2024: Verstappen fastest in quali

Qualifying - 2026-07-03, Belgian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen set the fastest Belgian Grand Prix 2024 qualifying time at Spa with a 1:53.159, 0.595s clear of Charles Leclerc in round 14.

Max Verstappen set the fastest time in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps with a Q3 lap of 1:53.159. Charles Leclerc was second for Ferrari, 0.595s slower on 1:53.754 in round 14 of the 2024 season.

Qualifying

Sergio Pérez qualified third for Red Bull with a 1:53.765, 0.606s away from Verstappen’s best lap. Lewis Hamilton took fourth for Mercedes on 1:53.835, while Lando Norris was fifth for McLaren on 1:53.981.

Oscar Piastri placed sixth for McLaren with a 1:54.027 in Q3. George Russell followed in seventh for Mercedes on 1:54.184, and Carlos Sainz was eighth for Ferrari with a 1:54.477.

Top 10

Fernando Alonso qualified ninth for Aston Martin with a 1:54.765. Esteban Ocon completed the top 10 for Alpine F1 Team on 1:54.810.

Teams at the front

Red Bull placed both cars in the top three, with Verstappen first and Pérez third. McLaren and Mercedes also put both drivers into Q3, with Norris and Piastri fifth and sixth and Hamilton and Russell fourth and seventh.

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