The sole practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix proved to be an extremely wet affair, with only a handful of laps set during the session.
Several drivers also failed to set a lap time as the conditions remained treacherous throughout the one-hour session.
Carlos Sainz ended up as the fastest driver ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Logan Sargeant caused a red flag when he crashed, sustaining minor damage to his car.
Max Verstappen, who won the last seven races, failed to log a single lap time. Qualifying is scheduled to take place in two and a half hours’ time.
Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |||
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1 | Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 2:03.207 | 9 | ||||
2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 2:03.792 | 0.585 | 4 | |||
3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 2:04.484 | 1.277 | 4 | |||
4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2:08.148 | 4.941 | 8 | |||
5 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 2:08.240 | 5.033 | 5 | |||
6 | Alex Albon | Williams | 2:08.394 | 5.187 | 5 | |||
7 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 2:09.067 | 5.860 | 8 | |||
8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 2:09.229 | 6.022 | 7 | |||
9 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | 2:09.319 | 6.112 | 8 | |||
10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 2:10.042 | 6.835 | 4 | |||
11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 2:10.283 | 7.076 | 4 | |||
12 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2:10.299 | 7.092 | 4 | |||
13 | George Russell | Mercedes | 2:10.475 | 7.268 | 7 | |||
14 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 2:12.085 | 8.878 | 7 | |||
15 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 2:14.002 | 10.795 | 6 | |||
16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 4 | |||||
17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 5 | |||||
18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 2 | |||||
19 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 2 | |||||
20 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 |
Keyword: F1 2023 Belgian GP – FP1 Results