McLaren’s Lando Norris pipped championship-leading teammate Oscar Piastri to pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix 2025 on Saturday.
The Briton lapped the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in a best time of one minute 40.562 seconds with Piastri a mere 0.085 slower. Norris will be chasing his third win a row in Sunday’s race.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start third and Red Bull’s reigning champion Max Verstappen, winner of the earlier 100 km sprint, qualified fourth.
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Piastri leads Norris by nine points going into the 13th grand prix of the 24-round Formula One season.
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, last year’s winner with Mercedes, failed to get through the first phase of Belgian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday after his best lap was deleted for exceeding track limits.
The seven-times world champion, who has yet to stand on the podium since his move to Ferrari at the end of last season, will start 16th on Sunday.
The Briton had already endured a nightmare in Saturday’s sprint race, starting 18th after a spin in qualifying and finishing 15th.
Hamilton is a five-times winner in Belgium, one off Michael Schumacher’s record at the circuit.
He won at Spa last year after then teammate George Russell was disqualified from first when his car was found to be underweight.