2026 Belgian Grand Prix Results: Antonelli Wins at Spa

Kimi Antonelli is the toast of the Ardennes. The young Mercedes star turned pole position into a commanding first victory at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, holding his nerve through a safety-car interruption to win the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix. If you were wondering who won the Belgian Grand Prix, the answer is a driver whose reliability worries coming into the weekend evaporated the moment the lights went out. Charles Leclerc dragged his Ferrari home in second, with Max Verstappen completing the podium for Red Bull.

Belgian Grand Prix Result: Final Podium

The Belgian Grand Prix podium read Antonelli, Leclerc, Verstappen — a mix of youth, Scuderia experience and reigning-era pedigree. Antonelli became the story of the day, converting his pole into 25 points and answering every question about his form after a difficult recent run.

• 1. Kimi Antonelli – Mercedes (25 pts)
• 2. Charles Leclerc – Ferrari (18 pts)
• 3. Max Verstappen – Red Bull Racing (15 pts)
• 4. Lewis Hamilton – Ferrari (12 pts)
• 5. Oscar Piastri – McLaren (10 pts)
• 6. Isack Hadjar – Red Bull Racing (8 pts)
• 7. Lando Norris – McLaren (6 pts)
• 8. Gabriel Bortoleto – Audi (4 pts)
• 9. Arvid Lindblad – Racing Bulls (2 pts)
• 10. Franco Colapinto – Alpine (1 pt)

How the Race Unfolded

This Belgian Grand Prix race report centres on a clean, controlled drive from the front. Starting on pole, Antonelli set the tone early and never surrendered the lead. A safety car did bunch the field and reset the strategic picture, exactly the kind of neutralisation that can flip a race at a track as long and demanding as Spa — but the Mercedes man managed the restart to keep his rivals at arm's length.

Behind him, Leclerc delivered another polished afternoon to secure second, extending Ferrari's recent upward trend. Verstappen recovered to third to salvage strong points for Red Bull, while Lewis Hamilton made it two Ferraris in the top four with a solid P4. Oscar Piastri rounded out the top five for McLaren.

The midfield produced a healthy points haul across the grid: Isack Hadjar took sixth for Red Bull, Lando Norris could only manage seventh for McLaren after starting P3, and Gabriel Bortoleto banked useful points for Audi in eighth. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) and Franco Colapinto (Alpine) claimed the final two points-paying positions. With drivers from seven different teams inside the top ten, it was a productive Sunday for much of the field around Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Qualifying & Pole

Antonelli set up his triumph on Saturday, grabbing pole position ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. That front row of Antonelli and Verstappen previewed exactly where the sharp end of the race would settle, and the Mercedes man's ability to convert his qualifying advantage into a lights-to-flag lead was the defining feature of the weekend. Norris, third on the grid, was the one who slipped backwards on race day, ultimately finishing seventh.

How GridPlay's AI Predictions Did

Time for our honest scorecard. GridPlay's AI backed George Russell for both pole and the win, leaning on his strong recent qualifying and race form. The reality? Russell didn't feature on the podium at all, so we'll own the headline miss straight away: the AI got the winner wrong, and it got pole wrong too. Antonelli — whom the model flagged as a reliability question mark after his Silverstone DNF — answered emphatically by topping qualifying and winning the race.

That said, it wasn't a blank sheet. The AI nailed Charles Leclerc in P2 exactly, a genuinely sharp call given how the race played out. It also correctly predicted a safety car would feature, which it duly did. In total, the model landed one of the three podium drivers (Leclerc), and its read on Ferrari's rising momentum proved well-founded, with both Leclerc and Hamilton finishing inside the top four.

Scorecard summary: Winner ❌ · P2 exact ✅ · P3 exact ❌ · Podium drivers hit 1/3 · Pole ❌ · Safety car ✅

The lesson from the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix results? Backing form is smart, but Spa loves to reward the driver who's found his groove at exactly the right moment — and this weekend, that was Antonelli.

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