Lando Norris had another opportunity to eat into his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri's advantage in the drivers' championship at Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

Norris' imperious victory on home turf at Silverstone earlier this month cut Piastri's lead at the top of the standings to eight points.

In Saturday's qualifying session at Spa, the Briton pipped his rival by just 0.065 seconds. If Norris claims his third win in succession and fifth of the season overall, Piastri will only be able to hold on to top spot by coming second.

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen claimed P4 behind Charles Leclerc. Leclerc's Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton had his work cut out after failing to make it out of Q1.

Hamilton started from the pit lane with a new power unit, but torrential rain, a delayed start and commencement under safety car conditions once the action got underway 1 hour and 20 minutes late left everything up for grabs.

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The decisive moment came during the first lap under racing conditions. Lando Norris slowed after the safety car went in, before trying to get the jump on Oscar Piastri.

But a wheelspin coming out of La Source allowed Piastri to get into his teammate's slipstream and make the pass. Concerns over battery malfunctions for the McLarens proved unfounded as they disappeared up the road.

These efforts were aided by Charles Leclerc's nerve-shredding efforts to hold onto third at Max Verstappen's expense. Leclerc conceded over the team radio that his tyres were "gone" as the high-stakes joust ran into lap 11.

He held position until the first and ultimately only round of stops, as the teams were able to change onto slicks under clearer skies. 

LAP 9/44

Hamilton's finding grip where others can't 💪

He's now past Gasly and up to P13#F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/63baszFzWV

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From that point, the racing was far more processional. Norris cut into Piastri's lead slightly over the closing stretch, with tyres close to breaking point, but not to the extent he could threaten the overall outcome.

Indeed, Piastri cranked out his fastest laps of the 44-lap race on laps 42 and 43, taking the chequered flag for the sixth time this season in authoritative fashion.

Leclerc completed the podium, while his Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton made a solid claim to be the driver of the day. After starting down in 18th, Hamilton cut through the field to climb to 13th before switching to slicks on lap 12 – the first driver to do so. That allowed the Englishman to pick up the pace and get up to seventh by the time the stops shook out.

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F1 Belgian Grand Prix qualifying results, classification

* Started from pit lane

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F1 points standings 2025

Here is a look at the F1 standings following Sunday's race.