Max Verstappen gave his legions of fans a lot to smile about after setting in the fastest time for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix.
Verstappen, who will start sixth on Sunday after taking a five-place grid penalty for a new gearbox, was over eight tenths quicker than second-place Charles Leclerc and teammate Sergio Perez.
Lewis Hamilton couldn’t repeat his Hungarian heroics, setting the fourth fastest time ahead of Carlos Sainz and the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris
Alpine’s dramatic Friday got worse as Pierre Gasly could only manage 12th and Esteban Ocon 15th after a crash in Q2.
F1 2023 Belgian GP – Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:46.168 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.820 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.877 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.919 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.984 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +1.197 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +1.501 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | +1.637 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +1.675 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +2.673 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 16 | Alex Albon | Williams | Eliminated in Q1 |
| 17 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | Eliminated in Q1 |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | Eliminated in Q1 |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | Eliminated in Q1 |
| 20 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | Eliminated in Q1 |
