On a weekend where Spa-Francorchamps was engulfed in both bright sunshine and heavy rain, Oscar Piastri came out on top and extended his points lead over McLaren team mate Lando Norris. But how did our Power Rankings list for the weekend shake out? Check out the latest scores and overall leaderboard below…<\/p>\n
Having missed out on victory in the Sprint from pole, Piastri<\/a> stamped his authority on Sunday’s Grand Prix and instantly went on the attack, taking the lead on the first lap of racing<\/a> from team mate Norris. Having extended his lead to 9.1s through the sole pit stop sequence for dry tyres, the Australian rattled off consistent lap times on the medium Pirelli rubber for his sixth win of the season and extended his championship lead to 16 points. Our judges were suitably impressed.<\/p>\n A scintillating final Qualifying lap vaulted Albon’s Williams<\/a> up to fifth for the Grand Prix, making up for a tricky Sprint where he finished outside the top 10, having been hampered by a power unit issue. Having lost a position to Russell’s Mercedes in the early wet running, Albon<\/a> settled into a rhythm and was able to keep Hamilton’s faster Ferrari behind thanks to a superior straightline advantage which yielded sixth at the chequered flag.<\/p>\n Leclerc<\/a> was best of the rest on Sunday after qualifying third behind the McLaren duo and maintained the net-position through the pit stop sequence having superbly kept Verstappen behind<\/a> when his Ferrari’s intermediate tyres were shot. He never stretched his advantage over the Dutchman to more than a handful of seconds, but showed Ferrari’s new suspension package was a step forward for the Scuderia.<\/p>\n Verstappen gambled on a low-downforce set-up for Saturday’s Sprint, which yielded P2 on the grid, before snatching the lead from poleman Piastri on the run to Les Combes before hanging on against the faster McLarens. Only able to grab fourth for the Grand Prix with more downforce applied and despite his best efforts, the four-time and reigning World Champion was unable to find his way around Leclerc’s Ferrari.<\/p>\n Made it through to Q2 despite the Alpine’s poor straightline speed performance and, after starting P13, grimly led a DRS train for much of the 44-lap race on the fringes of the top 10. Having held Tsunoda’s Red Bull and the Haas of Bearman at bay throughout, the Frenchman was rewarded with a point having been promoted to 10th when Hulkenberg’s Kick Sauber ahead stopped for a second time.<\/p>\n Secured his third points finish from the last six races after largely going under the radar in Belgium, finishing 10th in the Sprint and qualifying ninth for the Grand Prix, both times behind Racing Bulls team mate Hadjar. But while the Frenchman was forced to make a second pit stop for tyres that relegated him to the back of the field in the race, Lawson<\/a> quietly went about his business to finish P8.<\/p>\n Was left to follow Verstappen and Piastri home in the Sprint but made amends with a Grand Prix pole position. Despite being helped by a rolling start and clear vision once action got underway on Sunday, the McLaren man was unable to prevent Piastri from overtaking along the Kemmel Straight. Pitting a lap later and for the hard tyre meant Norris<\/a> had a mountain to climb, with several small mistakes ultimately consigning him to second.<\/p>\n The Brazilian’s impressive run of form continued in Belgium as he secured his second points finish from three races after finishing P9. Made it through to Q3, out-qualifying Kick Sauber team mate Hulkenberg again, and showed more pace than the German as he was allowed to move ahead after falling behind in the early laps. Thereafter, he kept out of trouble and followed Lawson home but well clear of Gasly.<\/p>\n A spin and then losing his best lap time to track limits in both the Sprint and Grand Prix Qualifying sessions respectively meant Hamilton exited Q1 twice. But after a pit lane start, the Ferrari driver transformed his weekend’s fortunes<\/a> with an impressive climb through the field, becoming the first driver to jump to slicks. His reward was P7 after being unable to find a way round Albon’s Williams.<\/p>\n