Kimi Antonelli won the Belgian Grand Prix from pole to extend his championship lead, while a first-lap collision between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell ended Russell's race and reshuffled the standings. The incident sparked debate after Hamilton received a five-second penalty for the crash, while Charles Leclerc avoided any sanction for a separate coming-together with Oscar Piastri, prompting BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson to explain the stewards' differing rulings.

Stewards found Hamilton "wholly at fault" for the Russell collision, ruling Russell had been sufficiently alongside to be "entitled to racing room" and that Hamilton's car had slid into him despite corrective steering; the usual 10-second penalty was halved to five because Hamilton had attempted to avoid contact and it occurred on the opening lap. In the Leclerc-Piastri case, stewards ruled Piastri's car was not far enough alongside to warrant the same protection, and that Leclerc had not deliberately forced him off track, so no penalty was applied. Russell dropped to third in the drivers' standings, with Hamilton moving up to second after finishing fourth; Leclerc finished second and Max Verstappen third.