A familiar face returns to the top step of the podium while a championship bid takes a hit –– here’s how all the drivers performed at the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix.

Who were the big winners and losers on a day that had huge implications for the title race?

Drama, poor execution, and standout performances; just to name a few of the story headliners at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Here are DIVEBOMB’s five takeaways from the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix.

Credit: Formula One Invicta’s Rafa Câmara delivered a telling performance in Sunday’s Feature Race, backing up teammate Joshua Dürksen’s effort in the sprint race on Saturday. A team effort sees them make up massive ground in the standings. However, plenty of surprises unfolded across the weekend in Spa, as DIVEBOMB picks out the winners and losers from the race weekend. Winner: Rafa Câmara Following the sprint race, Invicta’s Rafa Câmara aimed to make it a double victory f

A grid penalty buried Norris in P13. He drove to P7 anyway, and still thinks a slow stop and VSC luck cost him more.

Charles Leclerc reflects on Ferrari's Spa podium, lingering car struggles, VSC luck, and why he won't bank on a strong Hungary yet.

Russell's Belgian Grand Prix lasted one lap — a lap one clash with Hamilton ended his race, and the gap to championship leader Antonelli grew wider.

Campos racer Noel León has been disqualified from the Formula 2 Feature Race at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, with the Spanish team also reprimanded over the course of the weekend, due to a major infraction during the red flag period.

Kimi Antonelli took his sixth victory of the 2026 season at the Belgian Grand Prix, chased all the way to the chequered flag by Charles Leclerc. Max Verstappen completed the podium, while an opening lap incident between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell took the Mercedes driver out of the race before it had even begun.

Five drivers carry penalties into the Belgian Grand Prix, including Lando Norris, Isack Hadjar and Carlos Sainz. Here’s each penalty explained; plus the FIA rule for why Isack Hadjar starts from 21st despite dropping 30 places.

From three drivers with championship ramifications on the line to a midfield battle between two teams with just one point separating them heading into the race, here are five things to keep an eye on for the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix.

Rafael Câmara's win from pole position seems deceptively simple, but doesn't tell the full story of this Formula 2 Feature Race at Cicuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Campos' Ernesto Rivera took a second race victory in Formula 3, and his first Feature Race win, after executing a series of calculated overtakes over the course of F3's 15-lap race at Spa. He would finish ahead of VAR's Hiyu Yamakoshi and pole-sitter Freddie Slater in third.

When Rodin Motorsport’s Martinius Stenshorne and DAMS’ Dino Beganovic crossed the line in the Formula 2 sprint at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday, it sparked elation and relief in equal measure for both drivers and their teams. It wasn’t just a return to the podium, but vindication that both drivers had still maintained their strong run of pace from early in the season.

Reigning F1 champion Lando Norris qualifies third at Spa but faces a ten-place grid penalty, forcing a midfield recovery drive from 12th.

Max Verstappen claims P2 at Spa thanks to a crucial Q3 tow from penalised teammate Isack Hadjar, though Antonelli's Mercedes remains out of reach.

George Russell qualifies fourth at Spa, hampered by a persistent straight-line speed deficit that leaves him searching for answers against his teammate.

Kimi Antonelli claims his sixth pole of the season at Spa-Francorchamps, edging out Max Verstappen, as Lando Norris runs wide into gravel late in Q3.

Invicta's Joshua Dürksen took his second race win of the season after a stop-start F2 sprint around the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. He would hold on in a late shootout to Rodin's Martinius Stenshorne, with DAMS' Dino Beganovic also returning to the podium in 2026 by finishing third.

Invicta’s Rafa Câmara and Rodin Motorsport’s Alex Dunne have found themselves at the head of the field in Formula 2 qualifying in 2026. Yet, for all their Friday speed, they have found it more challenging to hold this pace over an F2 race distance.