2025 Belgian GP Sprint: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lando Norris’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Sprint at Spa-Francorchamps, round 13.
Belgian Grand Prix 2025 Sprint: what happened
Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the Belgian Grand Prix 2025 Sprint with a 1:45.914 for McLaren at Spa-Francorchamps. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) was 0.138s behind, and at racing speed that is 12.0 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Oscar Piastri completed the top three for McLaren, 0.147s off Lando Norris. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 177.1 m, from Lando Norris to Franco Colapinto.
The closest call of the session was between Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon: 0.002s apart, about 0.17 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:45.914 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:46.052 | +0.138 | 12.0 m |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:46.061 | +0.147 | 12.8 m |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:46.343 | +0.429 | 37.4 m |
| 5 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:46.698 | +0.784 | 68.4 m |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:46.770 | +0.856 | 74.7 m |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:46.772 | +0.858 | 74.8 m |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:46.973 | +1.059 | 92.4 m |
| 9 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:47.038 | +1.124 | 98.0 m |
| 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:47.086 | +1.172 | 102.2 m |
| 11 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:47.201 | +1.287 | 112.3 m |
| 12 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:47.249 | +1.335 | 116.4 m |
| 13 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:47.278 | +1.364 | 119.0 m |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:47.307 | +1.393 | 121.5 m |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:47.326 | +1.412 | 123.2 m |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:47.419 | +1.505 | 131.3 m |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:47.444 | +1.530 | 133.4 m |
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:47.575 | +1.661 | 144.9 m |
| 19 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:47.651 | +1.737 | 151.5 m |
| 20 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:47.944 | +2.030 | 177.1 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the sprint fastest lap at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:45.914. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Franco Colapinto the field covers 177.1 m.
Belgian Grand Prix 2025 Sprint: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025 sprint with a 1:45.914 at Spa-Francorchamps.
- What was the fastest lap at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025?
- The fastest lap of the Belgian Grand Prix 2025 sprint was a 1:45.914, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Spa-Francorchamps.
- How close was sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris beat Max Verstappen to fastest lap by 0.138s. At racing speed that margin is 12.0 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Franco Colapinto in P20, the spread is 2.030s or 177.1 m.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 2nd-fastest lap in sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:46.052, 0.138s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 12.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 3rd-fastest lap in sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:46.061, 0.147s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 12.8 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 4th-fastest lap in sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:46.343, 0.429s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 37.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Kimi Antonelli at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025?
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) had the 5th-fastest lap in sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:46.698, 0.784s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 68.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025?
- Carlos Sainz (Williams) had the 6th-fastest lap in sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:46.770, 0.856s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 74.7 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Spa-Francorchamps?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.7 m of track. That is why Max Verstappen's 0.138s at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025 puts 12.0 m between the cars on the finish line.