Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli claimed his sixth Formula 1 pole position of the 2026 season at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium on July 18, beating Red Bull's Max Verstappen by 0.317 seconds; Lando Norris of McLaren qualified P3 but was given a grid penalty and will start 13th when the Belgian Grand Prix runs on July 19
Lewis Hamilton secured Ferrari's first Silverstone sprint pole by 0.011 seconds from Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli, with Max Verstappen third; the sprint race is scheduled for Saturday July 4 at 11:00 UTC
The FIA Formula One World Championship is the world's top open-wheel racing series, run commercially from London, generating US$3.87 billion in 2025 across 24 races on five continents.