27/08/2021
NEWS STORY
Times from today's opening free practice session for the Rolex Belgian Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Bottas | Mercedes | 1:45.199 | 148.936 mph |
| 2 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:45.363 | 0.164 |
| 3 | Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:45.699 | 0.500 |
| 4 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:45.818 | 0.619 |
| 5 | Sainz | Ferrari | 1:45.935 | 0.736 |
| 6 | Perez | Red Bull | 1:46.127 | 0.928 |
| 7 | Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:46.177 | 0.978 |
| 8 | Norris | McLaren | 1:46.336 | 1.137 |
| 9 | Ocon | Alpine | 1:46.497 | 1.298 |
| 10 | Alonso | Alpine | 1:46.612 | 1.413 |
| 11 | Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:46.649 | 1.450 |
| 12 | Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:46.683 | 1.484 |
| 13 | Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:46.755 | 1.556 |
| 14 | Russell | Williams | 1:46.772 | 1.573 |
| 15 | Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:46.928 | 1.729 |
| 16 | Latifi | Williams | 1:47.101 | 1.902 |
| 17 | Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:48.125 | 2.926 |
| 18 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:48.224 | 3.025 |
| 19 | Mazepin | Haas | 1:48.705 | 3.506 |
| 20 | Schumacher | Haas | 1:49.059 | 3.860 |
Check out our Friday gallery from Spa, here.