What time does the Belgian Grand Prix start on Sunday?
The next battle in the race for the drivers' title will take placed on the famed Spa-Francorchamps.
The lights will go out at 15:00 (SA time).
Thanks to his five wins in the opening 12 races, McLaren's Oscar Piastri leads the way from team-mate Lando Norris (four wins), with Max Verstappen in third place (two wins).
Mercedes' George Russell is the only other driver to have won a race this season.
Piastri has 234 points, ahead of Norris (226).
Verstappen is in third (165), ahead of Russell in fourth (147).
As a reminder, the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton in his then Mercedes, ahead of Piastri with Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc in third.
All times SA
Friday, 25 July
Practice 1: 12:30 – 13:30
Sprint qualifying: 16:30 – 17:14
Saturday, 26 July
Sprint: 12:00 – 13:00
Qualifying: 16:00 – 17:00
Sunday, 27 July
Main race: 15:00
Drivers Rank Driver Points 1 Oscar Piastri 234 2 Lando Norris 226 3 Max Verstappen 165 4 George Russell 147 5 Charles Leclerc 119 6 Lewis Hamilton 103 7 Kimi Antonelli 63 8 Alex Albon 46 9 Nico Hulkenberg 37 10 Esteban Ocon 23 11 Isack Hadjar 21 12 Lance Stroll 14 13 Pierre Gasly 19 14 Fernando Alonso 16 15 Carlos Sainz 13 16 Liam Lawson 12 17 Yuki Tsunoda 10 18 Oliver Bearman 6 19 Gabriel Bortoleto 4 20 Franco Colapinto 0 21 Jack Doohan 0 Rank Constructor Points 1 McLaren 460 2 Ferrari 222 3 Mercedes 210 4 Red Bull 172 5 Williams 59 6 Sauber 41 7 Racing Bulls 28 8 Aston Martin 36 9 Haas 29 10 Alpine 19
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