What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix?

Formula 1 will be back in action this weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix – and tyre suppliers Pirelli have confirmed the compounds that will be in play for the event.

On a weekend that will feature the third Sprint of the season, Pirelli have chosen three dry weather compounds that are not consecutive, with the C1 acting as the hard tyre while the C3 is provided as the medium and the C4 as the soft.

With the Sprint format in play, drivers will have 12 sets of tyres available rather than the usual 13. Each will get two sets of the hard (marked white), four sets of the medium (marked yellow) and six sets of soft (marked red), along with six sets of green intermediates and three sets of blue full wets.

Pirelli’s weekend preview reads: “The new compound here is the hard, as the medium (C3) and soft (C4) are the same as last year.

“According to the simulations, this trio should make a two-stop strategy even more competitive in Sunday’s race, while adding a greater degree of uncertainty to tyre management over the course of the weekend, especially as it is a Sprint event, with just one hour of free practice and a different dry tyre allocation.

“The circuit nestles in the forest of the Ardennes hills and is famous for its changeable weather, even from one part of the track to another and even in the height of summer. Therefore, it’s not out of the question that both types of wet weather tyre, the intermediate and extreme wet, could come into play over the weekend.”

Reflecting further on the characteristics of the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit, the tyre manufacturer adds: “It is one of the most spectacular tracks, very popular with teams and drivers because of its technical complexity and the challenges it presents.

“It is the longest track on the calendar, exceeding the seven kilometre mark by four metres. Its three sectors have very different characteristics: the first is the quickest and includes what are probably the most famous corners, Eau-Rouge and Raidillon, after which comes a long straight and the braking area at the end of it has been the scene for some epic overtaking moves.

“The second is more twisty, featuring a mix of medium-speed corners, several of them downhill; the third is more flowing with a slight but nevertheless noticeable incline. Finding a competitive set-up for all three sectors is quite a task and it is often the case that cars are fast in one sector and slow in another.

“Prior to last year’s Grand Prix, much of the track was resurfaced with the aim of increasing grip and smoothing out some bumps. This led to a much lower level of abrasiveness and with more grip available, lap times were significantly quicker.”

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