| Type: | F1 |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Grand Prix: | Belgian |
| Previous Round: | 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Next Round: | 2024 Dutch Grand Prix |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Official Name: | Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2024 |
| Race No: | 14 |
| Season No: | 24 |
| Location: | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot, Belgium |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 4.352 |
| Course Km: | 7.004 |
| Distance Laps: | 44 |
| Distance Km: | 308.052 |
| Distance Mi: | 191.415 |
| Attendance: | 380,000 |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Pole Driver: | Charles Leclerc |
| Pole Team: | Ferrari |
| Pole Time: | 1:53.754 |
| Pole Country: | MON |
| Fast Driver: | Sergio Pérez |
| Fast Country: | MEX |
| Fast Time: | 1:44.701 |
| Fast Lap: | 44 |
| First Driver: | Lewis Hamilton |
| First Country: | GBR |
| First Team: | Mercedes |
| Second Driver: | Oscar Piastri |
| Second Country: | AUS |
| Second Team: | McLaren-Mercedes |
| Third Driver: | Charles Leclerc |
| Third Country: | MON |
| Third Team: | Ferrari |
The 2024 Belgian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2024) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 28 July 2024 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. It was the fourteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.
Max Verstappen set the fastest time in qualifying, but was relegated to eleventh following a grid penalty, with Charles Leclerc inheriting pole position in his place. George Russell of Mercedes crossed the finish line first, but was disqualified after the race because his car failed to meet the minimum weight requirement. The race was won by Russell's teammate Lewis Hamilton, his second victory of the season ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.
The event was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot for the 57th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 26–28 July.[1] The Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 69th running of the Belgian Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[2]
Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 265 points, 76 points ahead of Lando Norris in second, and 103 ahead of Charles Leclerc in third. Red Bull Racing, with 389 points, led the Constructors' Championship from McLaren and Ferrari, who were second and third with 338 and 322 points, respectively.[3]
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[4]
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (the middle three in their range), designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[5]
Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 26 July 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC+2), and was topped by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren and Alexander Albon of Williams. The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Lando Norris of McLaren ahead of his teammate Piastri and Verstappen. The third free practice session was held on 27 July 2024, at 12:30 local time, and was topped by Verstappen ahead of Piastri and Pierre Gasly of Alpine. Further running was curtailed due to bad weather conditions. The session was suspended earlier as Lance Stroll crashed his Aston Martin at Raidillon, damaging his front-left suspension and front wing.
Qualifying was held on 27 July 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2).[6]
| Driver | Constructor | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:54.938 | 1:53.837 | 1:53.159 | data-sort-value="11" align="center" | 11 | |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:55.349 | 1:54.193 | 1:53.754 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:55.139 | 1:54.470 | 1:53.765 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 44 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:55.692 | 1:54.037 | 1:53.835 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:55.582 | 1:54.358 | 1:53.981 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 81 |  Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:54.835 | 1:54.136 | 1:54.027 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:55.353 | 1:54.095 | 1:54.184 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 55 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:55.169 | 1:54.112 | 1:54.477 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | 1:55.489 | 1:54.258 | 1:54.765 | 8 | |||
| 10 | 31 |  Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:55.417 | 1:54.460 | 1:54.810 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1:55.722 | 1:54.473 | data-sort-value="11" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | 10 | |
| 12 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 1:54.911 | 1:54.635 | data-sort-value="12" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | 12 | |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:55.451 | 1:54.682 | data-sort-value="13" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | 13 | |
| 14 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:55.531 | 1:54.764 | data-sort-value="14" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | 14 | |
| 15 | 18 |  Lance Stroll | 1:56.072 | 1:55.716 | data-sort-value="15" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | 15 | ||
| 16 | 27 | Haas-Ferrari | 1:56.308 | data-sort-value="16" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | data-sort-value="16" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | 16 | |
| 17 | 20 | Haas-Ferrari | 1:56.500 | data-sort-value="17" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | data-sort-value="17" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | 17 | |
| 18 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:56.593 | data-sort-value="18" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | data-sort-value="18" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | 20 |
| 19 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | 1:57.230 | data-sort-value="19" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | data-sort-value="19" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | 18 |
| 20 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:57.775 | data-sort-value="20" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | data-sort-value="20" align="center" style="background: silver" | N/A | 19 |
| 107% time 2:02.873 | |||||||||
| Source:[7] [8] | |||||||||
The race was held on 28 July 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and was run for 44 laps.[6] [10]
George Russell, who started fifth, initiated a one-stop strategy in which he held off his teammate Lewis Hamilton and Oscar Piastri to cross the line in first. However, he was disqualified following the race, as his car was under the minimum weight.[11] [12] [13] Hamilton inherited the win, which was the 105th of his career, with Piastri being promoted to second and Charles Leclerc, who had finished fourth before Russell's disqualification, being promoted to third, which marked his first podium finish since his win at the Monaco Grand Prix. Championship leader Max Verstappen finished 4th, extending his lead over Lando Norris, who finished fifth, to 78 points. Carlos Sainz Jr. and Sergio Pérez, the latter starting second following a spell of mediocre qualifying results, finished 6th and 7th respectively, with Fernando Alonso claiming 8th. Esteban Ocon finished 9th, scoring his first points since the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix, with Daniel Ricciardo taking the final point in 10th. Zhou Guanyu was the only driver who retired from the race following a hydraulics failure.
| Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | data-sort-value="ham" | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:19:57.566 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 81 | data-sort-value="pia" | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | +0.647 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | data-sort-value="lec" | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 44 | +8.023 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | data-sort-value="ver" | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 44 | +8.700 | 11 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | data-sort-value="nor" | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | +9.324 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 55 | data-sort-value="sai" | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 44 | +19.269 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | data-sort-value="per" | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 44 | +42.669 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 14 | data-sort-value="alo" | Fernando Alonso | 44 | +49.437 | 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | 31 | data-sort-value="oco" | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 44 | +52.026 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | data-sort-value="ric" | Daniel Ricciardo | RB-Honda RBPT | 44 | +54.400 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | 18 | data-sort-value="str" | Lance Stroll | 44 | +1:02.485 | 15 | ||
| 12 | 23 | data-sort-value="alb" | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 44 | +1:03.125 | 10 | |
| 13 | 10 | data-sort-value="gas" | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 44 | +1:03.839 | 12 | |
| 14 | 20 | data-sort-value="mag" | Haas-Ferrari | 44 | +1:06.105 | 17 | ||
| 15 | 77 | data-sort-value="bot" | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 44 | +1:10.112 | 14 | |
| 16 | 22 | data-sort-value="tsu" | Yuki Tsunoda | RB-Honda RBPT | 44 | +1:16.211 | 20 | |
| 17 | 2 | data-sort-value="sar" | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | 44 | +1:25.531 | 18 | |
| 18 | 27 | data-sort-value="hul" | Haas-Ferrari | 44 | +1:28.307 | 16 | ||
| Ret | 24 | data-sort-value="zho" | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 5 | Hydraulics | 19 | |
| 63 | data-sort-value="rus" | George Russell | Mercedes | 44 | 6 | |||
| Fastest lap Sergio Pérez (Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT) – 1:44.701 (lap 44) | ||||||||
| Source:[14] [15] [16] | ||||||||
| Driver | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 277 | ||
| 2 | Lando Norris | 199 | ||
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 177 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Oscar Piastri | 167 | |
| 1 | 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 162 | |
| Source:[17] | ||||
| Constructor | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 408 | ||
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 366 | ||
| 3 |  Ferrari | 345 | ||
| 4 | Mercedes | 266 | ||
| 5 | 73 | |||
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