Starting position sprint race Spa-Francorchamps: Verstappen pole, Perez P8

Max Verstappen will start his sprint race from pole position in Belgium. The reigning world champion managed to set the fastest time in the Sprint Shootout. This puts him on the front row of the grid together with Oscar Piastri, who was only eleven thousandths slower than Verstappen. View the starting grid for the sprint race here.

What is of course interesting is what AlphaTauri driver Daniel Ricciardo will do this weekend. Nyck de Vries ' replacement is eager to take up a Formula 1 seat with Red Bull's main team, but his performance has to be up to it.