Oscar Piastri secured a dominant pole position for Saturday's sprint race in Belgium as Lewis Hamilton qualified only 18th. McLaren 's Piastri, who holds an eight-point lead over championship rival Lando Norris at the midway stage of the season, saw off Red Bull driver Max Verstappen at Spa-Francorchamps to take top spot.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has claimed pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race at Spa. The Australian clocked a fastest lap of 1:40.510 in SQ3 in Belgium, going 0.477s faster than Max Verstappen’s Red Bull. Piastri’s McLaren team-mate Lando Norris will start third.