Drivers' Championship leader Oscar Piastri secured pole position for the Belgium Grand Prix Sprint Race, setting a blistering time which rival Max Verstappen could not beat. Piastri cleared Verstappen by more than four-tenths and cleared his teammate Lando Norris by six-tenths.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri recovered from an early scare to take the sprint race pole at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix.

Lando Norris says he was never concerned by the gap to Oscar Piastri on Friday at the Belgian Grand Prix after beating his frustrated teammate to pole position in qualifying Saturday.Piastri was fastest in Sprint qualifying by nearly half a second over Max Verstappen,

The race marked the debut of Laurent Mekies as Red Bull’s CEO and team principal, following Christian Horner’s departure two weeks ago.

Catch up on our Friday coverage as Spa hosted round 13 of the 2025 Formula One world championship and the Belgian Grand Prix weekend

Max Verstappen held off the faster Oscar Piastri to snatch victory in the Belgium sprint after pinching the lead on the first lap

Lando Norris edges out McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to claim pole in Belgium - Lewis Hamilton had a poor qualifying session.

Oscar Piastri started the sprint race in Belgium from pole but quickly lost the lead to Max Verstappen, who took P2. The Australian is hoping to turn the tables in the Grand Prix against his teammate.