An emotional George Russell said he has grown “numb to disappointment” after he crashed out of the opening lap of a Belgian Grand Prix won by championship rival Kimi Antonelli.
Antonelli cleared Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with 10 laps remaining at Spa-Francorchamps to take his sixth win of the season, and double his title advantage over Russell from 25 points to 50.
Leclerc, unable to follow up his British Grand Prix triumph a fortnight ago with another win, crossed the line 1.9 seconds back from Antonelli with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third.
Lewis Hamilton finished fourth. He endured an eventful afternoon in the Ardennes, first colliding with Russell – for which he was sanctioned with a five-second penalty – before he ran over his own mechanic in the pit lane when he was erroneously given the green light to rejoin the track. The mechanic appeared to escape without significant injury.
Here are the standings after the Belgian GP:
Driver standings after Belgian GP
1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 204 points
2. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) - 159 points
3. George Russell (Mercedes) - 154 points
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 126 points
5. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 103 points
6. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 92 points
7. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 91 points
8. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) - 60 points
9. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) - 42 points
10. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) - 39 points
11. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) -22 points
12. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) - 19 points
13. Ollie Bearman (Haas) - 18 points
14. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) - 10 points
15. Carlos Sainz (Williams) - 6 points
16. Alex Albon (Williams) - 5 points
17. Esteban Ocon (Haas) - 3 points
18. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 1 point
19. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) - 0 points
20. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) - 0 points
21. Sergio Perez (Cadillac) - 0 points
22. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) - 0 points
Constructor standings after Belgian GP
1. Mercedes - 358 points
2. Ferrari - 285 points
3. McLaren - 195 points
4. Red Bull - 151 points
5. Alpine - 61 points
6. Racing Bulls - 61 points
7. Haas - 21 points
8. Williams - 11 points
9. Audi - 10 points
10. Aston Martin - 1 point
11. Cadillac - 0 points
What is the 2026 race calendar?
ROUND 11 - HUNGARY
Hungaroring, Budapest - 24-26 July
ROUND 12 - NETHERLANDS (sprint weekend)
Circuit Zandvoort - 21-23 August
ROUND 13 - ITALY
Monza Circuit - 4-6 September
ROUND 14 - SPAIN (Madrid)
Circuito de Madring - 11-13 September
ROUND 15 - AZERBAIJAN
Baku City Circuit - 25-27 September
ROUND 16 - SINGAPORE (sprint weekend)
Marina Bay Street Circuit - 9-11 October
ROUND 17 - UNITED STATES
Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 23-25 October
ROUND 18 - MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 30 October-1 November
ROUND 19 - BRAZIL
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 6-8 November
ROUND 20 - LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Street Circuit - 19-21 November
ROUND 21 - QATAR
Lusail International Circuit - 27-29 November
ROUND 22 - ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Circuit - 4-6 December
