2026 British Formula 1 Grand Prix: Starting Grid at Silverstone
Event: British F1 Grand Prix
Track: Silverstone circuit
Warm-up lap starts at: 15:00 Local | 16:.00 CET | 15:00 UK | 07:00 LA | 23:00 Tokyo
Kimi Antonelli will start the British grand prix from pole after completing a superb Silverstone Saturday, adding Grand Prix pole to his earlier Sprint victory with a near-perfect final lap. The Mercedes driver beat Charles Leclerc by 0.175s, putting Ferrari on the front row but leaving Lewis Hamilton to attack from third at his home race.
George Russell starts fourth alongside Hamilton, while Isack Hadjar produced one of the standout qualifying laps to take fifth ahead of Lando Norris. Max Verstappen lines up only seventh after a difficult session for Red Bull, with Oscar Piastri, and Liam Lawson completing a lively top ten on a grid that gives Sunday’s race plenty of bite.
Antonelli’s pole time was a striking 3.219s slower than Max Verstappen’s 2025 benchmark of 1m24.892s, a clear reminder of how much slower the 2026 cars are around Silverstone. It did not make the lap any less impressive, though. In gusty conditions and with track evolution still playing its part, Antonelli still had to produce the cleanest lap of the session when it mattered.
Start Grid 2026 British F1 GP
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | Pole gap |
| 1 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:28,111 | |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:28,286 | +0,175s |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:28,458 | +0,347s |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28,481 | +0,370s |
| 5 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:28,746 | +0,635s |
| 6 | 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:28,877 | +0,766s |
| 7 | 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28,893 | +0,782s |
| 8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29,032 | +0,921s |
| 9 | 41 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:29,305 | +1,194s |
| 10 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:29,716 | +1,605s |
| 11 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:29,461 | +1,350s |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:30,076 | +1,965s |
| 13 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:30,501 | +2,390s |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:30,623 | +2,512s |
| 15 | 10 | *Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:30,063 | +1,952s |
| 16 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:30,638 | +2,527s |
| 17 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:30,680 | +2,569s |
| 18 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:31,227 | +3,116s |
| 19 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:31,321 | +3,210s |
| 20 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:31,451 | +3,340s |
| 21 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:33,025 | +4,914s |
| 22 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:32,863 | +4,752s |
*Penalties:
- Pierre Gasly, Alpine A526 #10 - 3 place grid penalty, due to Impeding another driver.
- Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR26 #18 - 10 place grid penalty, due to additional power unit elements have been used.
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All 22 drivers: win, podium and points chances
| # | Driver | Win | Podium | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi AntonelliMercedes | 37% | 80% | 100% | P1 in the championship · 4 podiums in the last 5 |
| 2 | Max VerstappenRed Bull | 14% | 46% | 98% | P4 in the championship · 5 podiums in the last 5 |
| 3 | George RussellMercedes | 9.5% | 32% | 95% | P2 in the championship · 2 podiums in the last 5 |
| 4 | Charles LeclercFerrari | 8.2% | 28% | 93% | P5 in the championship · 1 podium in the last 5, 1 DNF |
| 5 | Lewis HamiltonFerrari | 7.7% | 29% | 93% | P3 in the championship · 1 podium in the last 5, 1 DNF |
| 6 | Lando NorrisMcLaren | 6.8% | 23% | 88% | P6 in the championship · 1 podium in the last 5, 1 DNF |
| 7 | Oscar PiastriMcLaren | 3.6% | 14% | 74% | P7 in the championship · no podium in the last 5 |
| 8 | Isack HadjarRed Bull | 3.2% | 11% | 66% | P8 in the championship · 1 podium in the last 5 |
| 9 | Liam LawsonRacing Bulls | 1.6% | 6.7% | 47% | P9 in the championship · no podium in the last 5 |
| 10 | Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls | 1.2% | 4.8% | 36% | P11 in the championship · no podium in the last 5 |
| 11 | Nico HülkenbergAudi | 0.9% | 3.4% | 26% | P14 in the championship · no podium in the last 5 |
| 12 | Pierre GaslyAlpine | 0.8% | 2.8% | 25% | P10 in the championship · no podium in the last 5, 1 DNF |
| 13 | Esteban OconHaas | 0.8% | 2.5% | 21% | P18 in the championship · no podium in the last 5 |
| 14 | Franco ColapintoAlpine | 0.8% | 2.9% | 22% | P12 in the championship · no podium in the last 5, 2 DNFs |
| 15 | Oliver BearmanHaas | 0.7% | 2.8% | 22% | P13 in the championship · no podium in the last 5 |
| 16 | Carlos SainzWilliams | 0.5% | 2.1% | 16% | P17 in the championship · no podium in the last 5, 1 DNF |
| 17 | Gabriel BortoletoAudi | 0.5% | 2.0% | 16% | P15 in the championship · no podium in the last 5, 1 DNF |
| 18 | Valtteri BottasCadillac | 0.4% | 1.4% | 12% | P22 in the championship · no podium in the last 5, 1 DNF |
| 19 | Fernando AlonsoAston Martin | 0.4% | 1.7% | 14% | P16 in the championship · no podium in the last 5, 2 DNFs |
| 20 | Lance StrollAston Martin | 0.4% | 1.4% | 11% | P23 in the championship · no podium in the last 5, 4 DNFs |
| 21 | Alex AlbonWilliams | 0.4% | 1.4% | 12% | P19 in the championship · no podium in the last 5, 3 DNFs |
| 22 | Sergio PérezCadillac | 0.4% | 1.3% | 13% | P21 in the championship · no podium in the last 5, 1 DNF |
Podium = chance of a top-three finish, Points = chance of a top-ten. Rounded; the win column adds up to 100%.
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Pole time 3.2 seconds slower than last year after thousands of engine mileage testing ,pre season testing an half a season racing and adjusting the batteries, its been a total success,But Silverstone looks great
Yes, your right! Thanks! Improved the article just now. 3.2 sec! Are you kidding me?
Im afraid its not a joke
So your telling me that Alonso is over 8 sec. slower than the pole time of last year...WTF!! Did Honda really gave him the GP2 engine now or what!?
Antonelli's victory to lose.
Just watched the F2 race and, it was pretty bloody good,Red bull jnr, Nicky Stollencake drove really well, please let the F1 be as exciting
Started watching F1 again for the first season since Hamilton was robbed of his 8th world title. After the terrible end to British GP, won't bother any more. The 'sport' just can't apply common sense, and is wrapped up in its own geeky self importance and rules. Did Hamilton gain an advantage at the start? No. Did Antoneli gain an advantage exceeding track limits? No. Could the safety car have been brought in a lap or two earlier? Yes! Bad decision after bad decision from people who have no idea that the fans actually want to see, which is FAIR RACING! Its not a sport, it's a political facade. Rubbish, absolute rubbish.
Rules are rules , id have thought youd be overly happy the rules are being followed since Masi fixed it for Max to win in 21
Lost me as a fan after the British GP, AGAIN! Started watching F1 again for the first season since Hamilton was robbed of his 8th world title. After the terrible end to British GP, won't bother any more. The 'sport' just can't apply common sense, and is wrapped up in its own geeky self importance and rules. Did Hamilton gain an advantage at the start? No. Did Antoneli gain an advantage exceeding track limits? No. Could the safety car have been brought in a lap or two earlier? Yes! Bad decision after bad decision from people who have no idea that the fans actually want to see, which is FAIR RACING! Its not a sport, it's a political facade. Rubbish, absolute rubbish.