Formula One statistics for the Belgian Grand Prix

Formula One statistics for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, round 14 of the 24-race championship and last before the August break:

Lap distance: 7.004km. Total distance: 308.052km (44 laps)

2023 pole position: Charles Leclerc (Monaco), Ferrari, one minute 46.988 seconds*

2023 race winner: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull Race lap record: 1:46.286, Valtteri Bottas (Finland, Mercedes 2018)

Start time: 1300GMT (1500 local)

*Verstappen qualified fastest but dropped five places due to a gearbox change.

BELGIUM

There is no Belgian driver on the starting grid but Verstappen and McLaren's Lando Norris have Belgian mothers.

Verstappen, who is chasing a fourth successive Belgian GP victory, was born in Belgium.

The 2021 race was Formula One's shortest, lasting three laps due to heavy rain after starting from the pitlane behind the safety car. Half-points were awarded.

This year's will be the 69th Belgian Grand Prix and 57th at Spa. Eleven of the last 22 have been won from pole position.

Spa is the longest lap in F1 and one of the fastest, with an average speed of around 230kph. Cars can hit 315kph at Blanchimont.

Four current drivers have won at Spa: Lewis Hamilton (2010, 2015, 2017, 2020), Daniel Ricciardo (2014), Leclerc (2019), Verstappen (2021, 2022, 2023).

Michael Schumacher won a record six times at Spa, including from 16th on the grid in a wet 1995 race.

CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD

Verstappen has led the championship for a record 52 successive races dating back to Spain in May 2022 and arrives in Hungary 76 points clear of Norris.

Red Bull are 51 points clear of McLaren.

WINS

Hungary was McLaren's 49th one-two win.

Four teams - Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes - have won a race this season, the most since 2021 when Red