GP van België: Kimi Antonelli wint, George Russell incasseert nieuwe opdoffer in titelstrijd

Kimi Antonelli heeft na een mooie strijd met Charles Leclerc de GP van België gewonnen. Leclerc en Max Verstappen stonden mee op het podium, George Russell moest na een aanrijding in de eerste ronde opgeven en incasseert zo een nieuwe opdoffer in de titelstrijd.

It's the longest track on the F1 calendar 👉 7km
With the fewest number of laps 👉 44#F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/d1p6sKNG9a
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Who will be lifting this in a couple of hours? 🤔#F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/5EDxfmSAQW
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️

LIGHTS OUT AT SPA!!!

Antonelli keeps the lead into the first corner!#F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/ICwn0v9KaI
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

DRAMA ON THE OPENING LAP 😮

George Russell spins at Les Combes and is OUT of the race ❌#F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/7vy8MDZYu8
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

⚠️ SAFETY CAR ⚠️

Russell's car is being recovered #F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/2Eq4JL835v
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Total frustration for George 😖#F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/7tTwLumnv0
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Lights out at Spa!

Watch a dramatic opening to the Belgian Grand Prix 🎥#F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/P2AkibfxXy
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

The Safety Car comes in and we are racing again!

TOP 5
Antonelli
Leclerc
Verstappen
Piastri
Hamilton #F1 #BelgianGP LAP 5/44 pic.twitter.com/ND3E57FIZS
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Here's what happened to Russell on the opening lap 🎥

Contact between the Mercedes driver and Hamilton 👀#F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/g8W51zjlyg
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Whoa! 😮

Contact between Leclerc and Piastri in the battle for P3 💥#F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 8/44 pic.twitter.com/UDl5E0DXS6
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

🚨 Race stewards have handed Lewis Hamilton a five-second penalty for the opening lap incident with George Russell

"Causing a collision" #F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 10/44 pic.twitter.com/GjL9SfwheT
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No holding back between the two Ferraris!

Hamilton and Leclerc going wheel-to-wheel 😵#F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 12/44 pic.twitter.com/hV2L8AEJFW
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Here's Lewis' view of the contact with George on the opening lap 👀#F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/ZticPlZfQH
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

The front runners have yet to pit, but there's been a flurry of action further down the grid#F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 16/44 pic.twitter.com/SKWFpFedso
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

The stewards have also been investigating Leclerc for the incident with Piastri on Lap 8

Decision: No further action #F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/RJ4pSdhRsv
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Antonelli pits, and almost hits the wall before he gets there!

No damage done and he comes back out in P5 #F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 19/44 pic.twitter.com/UmVtz70I3b
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

⚠️ VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR ⚠️

Marshals are clearing debris from the track #F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 20/44
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Leclerc pits under the VSC and crucially comes out ahead of Antonelli

TOP 5
Norris (yet to pit)
Leclerc
Antonelli
Verstappen
Piastri #F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 20/44 pic.twitter.com/pNLTKPNuyn
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Leclerc gets past Norris 🔀

The Ferrari man now leads the race! 🤩#F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 23/44 pic.twitter.com/3qA44qMSrY
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

⏪ Rewind to Lap 20

Hamilton serves his time penalty before changing tyres

There's a moment with one of the mechanics but he appears to be okay

Stewards are going to look at the incident for an unsafe release #F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/dgdaJ886OE
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Antonelli sweeps past Norris on the Kemmel Straight

The Italian moves up to P2 #F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 26/44 pic.twitter.com/vIJfrudaLB
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Now it's Verstappen bearing down on Norris 👀

TOP 5
Leclerc
Antonelli
Norris
Verstappen
Piastri#F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 28/44 pic.twitter.com/vLmiYXatWA
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Max makes his move on Lando 💪

The Dutchman is up into the podium positions! #F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 29/44 pic.twitter.com/kvDRelCEfV
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More pit-stop dramas, this time for McLaren 👀

Norris finally pits but there's a problem with the left rear tyre 😫

The world champ comes back out on track in P8 #F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 31/44 pic.twitter.com/FHNKystXG8
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Antonelli has a look but Leclerc keeps his nose in front#F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 33/44 pic.twitter.com/fRD6Hm5gbP
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Leclerc has no answer this time…

Antonelli sweeps past and into the lead 💪#F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 34/44 pic.twitter.com/cyDkh2FWZx
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Can Leclerc respond?

He's gonna give it his best shot 👊#F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 35/44 pic.twitter.com/812YGBdOWj
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Kimi leads again!

Watch Antonelli make his move on Leclerc #F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/1336ckjAEL
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Leclerc is going to fight all the way to the chequered flag#F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 38/44 pic.twitter.com/ClCTsiCE9W
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Meanwhile behind, Hamilton is fighting hard for P4

Can he catch Piastri in the remaining laps? #F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 39/44 pic.twitter.com/7fjV2kKCQL
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Hamilton's through 💪#F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 40/44 pic.twitter.com/sA2kPC6zZu
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📻 Bono reminds Antonelli about track limits

"We have two already, we don't want anymore" 😰#F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 41/44 pic.twitter.com/HXxaOTc3HG
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

FINAL LAP!

The chequered flag is in sight for Kimi 🏁#F1 #BelgianGP | LAP 44/44 pic.twitter.com/PUwUAkD30U
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Our top three at Spa 🇧🇪

🥇 Kimi
🥈 Charles
🥉 Max#F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/n3gmiI8rne
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Back on the top step again 😉 #F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/NVsjg3PJyR
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

The celebrations begin! 🥳#F1 #BelgianGP @MercedesAMGF1 pic.twitter.com/oaGCQkAVe0
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

The top three celebrate in parc ferme 🤩#F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/haCRDw8GiY
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

Kimi's sixth victory of the season 🏆#F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/eIYb0ZLXgi
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 19, 2026

1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	44 laps – 1:24:42.479s
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+ 1.952s
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+ 11.586s
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+ 17.245s
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+ 18.988s
6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+ 23.307s
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	+ 24.014s
8	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+ 49.140s
9	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+ 50.406s
10	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+ 76.037s
11	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+ 76.991s
12	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+ 77.523s
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	+ 78.348s
14	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+ 94.465s
15	Alexander Albon	Williams	+ 104.684s
16	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+ 105.856s
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+ 110.925s
18	Valterri Bottas	Cadillac	+ 1 lap
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+ 2 laps
	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	DNF
	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	DNF
	George Russell	Mercedes	DNF