- Verstappen and Leclerc will start race well back after penalties
- Pérez, Alonso and Hamilton complete front two rows
Carlos Sainz Jr took pole for the Belgian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver did not set the fastest lap, which was firmly sealed by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. However with he and title rival Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc taking grid penalties the Spaniard claimed the top spot. Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez was third and will start second, while Alpine’s Fernando Alonso moves up from sixth to third.
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were promoted to fourth and fifth from seventh and eighth.