2026 F1 Belgian Grand Prix - Spa Driver Ratings

Round 10 of the F1 season is now in the books with the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa being won by Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli. 

But who impressed and who was not quite at the level of their team-mates?

Check out our driver ratings below and let us know if you agree in the comments!

The top five

Kimi Antonelli - 9.5 

Pole, win, and oh-so-nearly fastest lap until Norris snatched it away on the final lap. 12 months ago, Antonelli hit rock bottom at Spa, but this was a mature performance of a driver who is slowly becoming unstoppable. He loses half-a-mark for taking slightly too long to pass Norris after the VSC and before the McLaren pitted.

Charles Leclerc - 9 

Perhaps could have been third on the grid on merit, finishing less than a tenth behind Norris, but was probably the best result possible. Got lucky with the VSC timing, and Antonelli was always going to pass, but held on gamely to the faster Mercedes, and was within two seconds - or striking distance - by the flag.

Max Verstappen - 8.5

A solid weekend for the Dutch driver. Second was perhaps an over-achievement in qualifying, and roaring past Antonelli to Eau Rouge was perhaps not the best idea, but otherwise faultless. A little unlucky to lose out on second to Leclerc under the VSC, but the Ferrari was faster in race-trim so would have passed. 

Lando Norris - 8.5 

Called his first run in Q3 one of the best laps he has ever done as he took provisional pole and felt and looked at ease in the MCL40, which appeared a genuine contender in his hands at times through the weekend. Sadly, we'll never know what was possible as he took the penalty. Clean whilst scything through the field, but did stall out behind Hadjar.

Isack Hadjar - 8 

Got his towing down to a T in qualifying and was key behind Verstappen getting P2 on the grid when he knew he was going to the back. Pitted twice under the early safety car to complete both stops before completing the race on an effective non-stop, rising to P6 and halting Norris's charge. His best performance overall thus far.

The bottom five

Carlos Sainz - 5 

There was nothing overly wrong with Sainz's performance, and he out-qualified Albon yet again, but was out-raced by his team-mate to take 16th on the road. Under the ratings for this weekend, that places him fifth from the bottom. 

Esteban Ocon - 5 

Once again, heavily out-qualified by his team-mate and seemingly stumped by his lack of performance of late. 

Fernando Alonso - 5 

The best he could do was to out-qualify Stroll and try to out-race him. He out-qualified him by a healthy 0.175s, but the gearbox issue on the sister car ended the 'race.'

Lance Stroll - 5 

On a weekend, the Aston Martin was so uncompetitive as all its weaknesses were on show, it is only fair to rank both drivers equally. 

George Russell - 5 

At its heart, the problem affecting Russell is a driving style one, as he is leaving himself less battery than Antonelli, in particular at the end of laps. Was ahead in Q1, before being drubbed by half-a-second in both Q2 and Q3. Positioned himself perfectly for an attack coming out of Turn 1 before the battery let him down, and was blameless in the Hamilton collision.