F1 2026 Belgian GP starting grid after four grid penalties

Four grid penalties mean the starting grid for Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix looks quite different from the qualifying result at Spa.

Lando Norris, who qualified third, drops 10 places to 13th place because he's taken his fourth battery of the season.

Lance Stroll has a 10-place grid penalty, so even though he qualified 22nd and last, he's set to actually start 20th, as Fernando Alonso (20 places) and Isack Hadjar (30 places) both have bigger penalties.

So here's the starting grid as it stands, once those penalties have been applied.

Belgian GP starting grid

1 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
2 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
3 George Russell (Mercedes)
4 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
5 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
6 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
7 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
8 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
9 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
10 Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
11 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
12 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)
13 Lando Norris (McLaren)
14 Carlos Sainz (Williams)
15 Ollie Bearman (Haas)
16 Alex Albon (Williams)
17 Esteban Ocon (Haas)
18 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)
19 Sergio Perez (Cadillac)
20 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
21 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)
22 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)