P3 And Qualifying Scrutineering
Belgian Grand Prix · 2026 · 18 July 2026 · Doc 48
2026 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
17 - 19 July 2026
Technical Delegate's Report Before the third free practice session:
A spare LHS rear corner of car numbers 31 and 87 was digitally scanned and the scanned data
were compared with the team declared CAD drawings. Further the team declared CAD drawings
were also compared with previously submitted versions and checked for conformance with the 2026 Formula One Technical Regulations. During the third free practice session: The tyre starting pressures of all cars during P3 were checked.
The fuel pressure of all cars during the third free practice session was checked.
The logged pressure within the engine cooling system during the third free practice session was
checked on all cars. The engine high rev limit bands were checked on all cars. The fuel flow meter calibration checksum was checked on all cars.
The instantaneous fuel energy flow of all cars was checked.
The partial load fuel energy flow of all cars was checked.
The fuel temperature of all cars was checked.
The plenum temperature of all cars was checked. The engine intake air pressure of all cars was checked.
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The maximum turbocharger speed was checked on all cars.
The PU and MGU-K reduction rates were checked on all cars.
The on-track ES state of charge limits were checked on all cars.
The ERS recharge limits were checked on all cars.
The maximum MGU-K power limits were checked on all cars.
The maximum MGU-K speed was checked on all cars.
The torque coordinator demands were checked on all cars.
The torque control was checked on all cars.
The SECU custom software versions were checked on all cars.
After the third free practice session:
An engine oil sample was taken from car number 12.
Before the Qualifying practice session:
A fuel sample was taken from car numbers 87, 05 and 11.
An engine oil sample was taken from car numbers 05 and 11.
It was confirmed for all cars that the gear ratios used during the remainder of this Competition belong to the gear ratios declared to the FIA technical delegate at or before the first Competition of the 2026 Championship.
The thickness of the brake discs of car numbers 01, 63, 12, 03, 06, 16, 44, 23, 55, 41, 30, 18, 14, 31, 87, 27, 05, 10, 43, 11 and 77 was checked.
During the Qualifying practice session:
Car numbers 81, 12, 44, 23, 41, 18, 31 and 10 were weighed.
The weight distribution was checked on car numbers 81, 12, 44, 23, 41, 18, 31 and 10.
The following aerodynamic component or bodywork areas were checked on car number 31:
- Floor Body - Article C3.5.1 - Floor Foot - Article C3.5.2 - Floor Sidewall - Article C3.5.3 - Floor Board - Article C3.5.5 - Floor Leading Edge Device - Article C3.5.7 - Floor Corner - Article C3.5.10 - Floor Auxiliary Components - Article C3.5.13 - Nose - Article C3.7.1 - Forward Chassis - Article C3.7.2 - Mid Chassis - Article C3.7.3 - Roll Hoop - Article C3.7.4 - Mirror - Article C3.7.5 - Driver Cooling - Article C3.7.6 - Sidepod - Article C3.8.1 - Engine Cover - Article C3.8.2 - Tail - Article C3.9.1 - Front Wing Profiles - Article C3.10.1 - Front Wing Endplate body - Article C3.10.2 - Front Wing Outboard Footplate - Article C3.10.3 - Front Wing Inboard Footplate - Article C3.10.4 - Front Wing Endplate Diveplane - Article C3.10.5 - Front Wing Strake - Article C3.10.8 - Front Wing Aux. Components - Article C3.10.11 - Rear Wing Profiles - Article C3.11.1 - Rear Wing Endplate Body - Article C3.11.2 - Rear Wing Pylon - Article C3.11.4 - Rear Wing Aux. Components - Article C3.11.7
A floor winglet bodywork flexibility test was carried on car number 31.
The tyre starting pressures of all cars during the qualifying sessions were checked.
After the Qualifying practice session:
Car numbers 81, 01, 63, 12, 03, 06, 16, 44, 41 and 05 were weighed.
The following aerodynamic component or bodywork areas were checked on car numbers 03, 41 and 05:
- Floor Body - Article C3.5.1 - Floor Foot - Article C3.5.2 - Floor Sidewall - Article C3.5.3 - Floor Board - Article C3.5.5 - Floor Leading Edge Device - Article C3.5.7 - Floor Corner - Article C3.5.10
- Floor Auxiliary Components - Article C3.5.13 - Nose - Article C3.7.1 - Forward Chassis - Article C3.7.2 - Mid Chassis - Article C3.7.3 - Roll Hoop - Article C3.7.4 - Mirror - Article C3.7.5 - Driver Cooling - Article C3.7.6 - Sidepod - Article C3.8.1 - Engine Cover - Article C3.8.2 - Tail - Article C3.9.1 - Front Wing Profiles - Article C3.10.1 - Front Wing Endplate body - Article C3.10.2 - Front Wing Outboard Footplate - Article C3.10.3 - Front Wing Inboard Footplate - Article C3.10.4 - Front Wing Endplate Diveplane - Article C3.10.5 - Front Wing Strake - Article C3.10.8 - Front Wing Aux. Components - Article C3.10.11 - Rear Wing Profiles - Article C3.11.1 - Rear Wing Endplate Body - Article C3.11.2 - Rear Wing Pylon - Article C3.11.4 - Rear Wing Aux. Components - Article C3.11.7
The fuel pressure of all cars during the qualifying session was checked.
The logged pressure within the engine cooling system during the qualifying session was checked on all cars.
The engine high rev limit bands were checked on all cars.
Fuel flow meter calibration checksums were checked on all cars.
The instantaneous fuel energy flow of all cars was checked.
The partial load fuel energy flow of all cars was checked.
The fuel temperature of all cars was checked.
The plenum temperature was checked on all cars.
The engine intake air pressure of all cars was checked.
The maximum turbocharger speed was checked on all cars.
The PU and MGU-K power reduction rates were checked on all cars.
The on-track ES state of charge was checked on all cars.
The ERS recharge limits were checked on all cars.
The maximum MGU-K power limits were checked on all cars.
The maximum MGU-K speed was checked on all cars.
The torque coordinator demands were checked on all cars.
The torque control was checked on all cars.
The session type has been confirmed for all cars.
Chassis FIA checksum was checked on all cars taking part in the qualifying sessions.
The rear brakes pressure control was checked on all cars.
Gear shift data checks have been carried out for car numbers 01, 12, 03, 44, 14 and 27.
The steering wheel of all cars has been checked.
Custom software version checks have been carried out on all cars.
SECU software version checks have been carried out on all cars.
The maximum front wing adjuster system transition time was checked on all cars.
The maximum rear wing adjuster system transition time was checked on all cars.
The tyres cold pressure was checked on car numbers 01 and 05.
The tyres used by all drivers during the sessions today have been checked.
A fuel sample was taken from car numbers 12 and 41.
All the fuel samples have been checked for density and analysed by gas chromatography.
The results of fuel analyses show that the fuels were the same as ones, which had been approved for use by the relevant competitors prior to the Competition. Further the density change of the fuel samples taken today was within the permitted limits.
An engine oil sample was taken from car number 41.
The engine oil samples have been analysed by FTIR spectroscopy and viscometry. The results of the FTIR analyses show that the sampled oils were consistent with reference engine
oil samples which had been approved for use by the relevant competitors prior to the Competition.
The following SECU software versions have been used by the teams during the qualifying sessions:
Team FIA Standard ECU system version
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team SR1835 + B12A Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team SR1835 + B131
Oracle Red Bull Racing SR1835 + BE5A Scuderia Ferrari HP SR1835 + B12A
Atlassian Williams Racing SR1835 + B131 VISA Cash App Racing Bulls Formula One Team SR1835 + B132 Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team SR1835 + B132 TGR Haas F1 Team SR1835 + B12A
Audi Revolut F1 Team SR1835 + B131 BWT Alpine Formula One Team SR1835 + B131 Cadillac Formula 1 Team SR1835 + B12A