Overview
- Popov converted the first pole of his single-seater career into a controlled victory at Spa on May 31, leading from the start until the race ended under the safety car.
- The race finished behind the safety car after two separate incidents, including contact at the final chicane and a later rear-end collision that made a restart impossible.
- Popov was summoned to the stewards over an alleged failure to stay within the prescribed distance to the safety car but was cleared of any breach after the hearing.
- Alexander Abkhazava took second and Rashid Al Dhaheri was third, with Al Dhaheri setting the fastest lap and moving to the top of the provisional standings by one point.
- Popov’s win is the sixth different victory in seven races this season and the classification remains provisional while penalties and appeals from earlier rounds, notably Zandvoort, are resolved ahead of Monza.