Round 9 · 5 Jul 2026

British Grand Prix

2026-07-05_Race · 52 laps · 22 entries · from the f1 database

Executive summary

Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) won from P2 by 0.427 s over George Russell (Mercedes), with Lewis Hamilton third— Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap (1:31.777 on L37, on new hards).

The start-compound split: 22 drivers on mediums. The biggest pit wave came on lap 47 — 8 cars stopping together. The race was shaped by a lap-22 VSC, a lap-39 VSC and a lap-48 safety car, with ≈8 laps run under caution.

LEC did not lead wire-to-wire: the lead changed hands 3 times, with ANT (lap 1 and laps 26–35). 3 DNFs: VER (lap 46, stopped on track — brought out the safety car), ALB (lap 43, DNF in the pits — brought out the safety car), HUL (lap 36, stopped on track — brought out the VSC). ANT leads the championship on 179 points, 25 clear with 366 points still available in 14 rounds.

Official race poster for the British Grand Prix 2026

Key facts

Winner
LEC
+0.427 s
Fastest lap
ANT
1:31.777 L37
Lead changes
3
4 stints in front
Cautions
1 SC · 2 VSC
red flag ×0
DNFs
3
VER, ALB, HUL
Championship
ANT
leads by 25 pts

Session timeline

LocalLapEvent
14:0812 Yellow flag
14:201 GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
14:301 PIT EXIT CLOSED
14:3112 Yellow flag
14:531 RISK OF RAIN FOR THE F1 RACE IS 0%
15:0212 Yellow flag
15:031 GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
15:0412 Yellow flag
15:0612 Yellow flag
15:37226 VSC deployed
15:37227 VSC ending
16:03382 Yellow flag
16:04396 VSC deployed
16:05397 VSC ending
16:18482 Yellow flag
16:18484 Safety car deployed
16:2551 LAPPED CARS MAY NOW OVERTAKE THE SAFETY CAR: 81, 14, 87, 31, 18, 11, 77
16:2751 SAFETY CAR IN THIS LAP
16:2751 SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED
16:2952 SAFETY CAR IN THIS LAP
16:3152 CHEQUERED FLAG
16:4152 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 55 (SAI) NOTED - SAFETY CAR INFRINGEMENT (16:26:02)
16:4152 FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 55 (SAI) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - SAFETY CAR INFRINGEMENT (16:26:02)

Merged from TrackStatus transitions and race control messages · times local (UTC+1) · lap attribution from the winner's lap completions

Lap-time progression

Click legend entries to isolate drivers · scroll/zoom inside the chart · every lap is drawn · y-axis spans fastest lap → fastest +30%, slower laps clip at the top

Race progress

Grid position (lap 0) → final standing · P1 at the top · a driver's line stops where they went out (DNF) · click legend entries to isolate drivers

Tyre strategies & pit stops

Fastest stationary stops

#DriverLapStopLanevia
1BOR262.3 s28.7 sstop feed
2RUS342.3 s28.3 sstop feed
3NOR482.3 s28.5 sstop feed
4LEC252.4 s28.4 sstop feed
5ANT352.4 s28.9 sstop feed
6LAW472.4 s28.6 sstop feed
7LAW282.5 s28.7 sseries
8LEC482.5 s28.9 sstop feed

Median stationary stop 3.2 s over 48 timed stops in the feeds. The three pit feeds overlap and miss a few cars — stop counts in the classification table are from live timing and authoritative; timings here are best-effort merges.

0 drivers started on intermediates; the biggest pit wave came on lap 47 (8 cars) — the simultaneous compound switch is visible across the field.

Corner analysis

Average speed by position around the lap — LEC vs HAM, laps 3–12 (shared clean window), car positions normalised per lap from the start/finish line; C-labels are auto-detected apexes.

LEC is quicker through 59 of 120 track segments vs HAM (55 to HAM); biggest edges: LEC +16 km/h at 93% distance, HAM +12 km/h at 95%.

Penalties & steward decisions

LapCarDecision / message
323 ALB+87 BEATURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 23 (ALB) AND 87 (BEA) NOTED (15:04:34)
323 ALB+87 BEAFIA STEWARDS: TURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 23 (ALB) AND 87 (BEA) UNDER INVESTIGATION (15:04:34)
523 ALBPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 23 (ALB) (15:04:34)
644 HAMINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) NOTED - FALSE START - MOVING BEFORE SIGNAL (15:03:53)
744 HAMFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) UNDER INVESTIGATION - FALSE START - MOVING BEFORE SIGNAL (15:03:53)
744 HAMPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 44 (HAM) - FALSE START - MOVING BEFORE SIGNAL (15:03:53)
981 PIACAR 81 (PIA) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 2 15:05:47 (PIT)
1055 SAICAR 55 (SAI) TIME 1:37.155 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 5 LAP 7 15:14:08
1055 SAICAR 55 (SAI) TIME 1:37.177 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 8 15:16:43
1018 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:39.331 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 9 15:18:12
1327 HULCAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:36.607 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 6 LAP 10 15:19:16
1318 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:39.256 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 10 15:19:52
1823 ALBFIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 23 (ALB) (15:04:34)
1914 ALOCAR 14 (ALO) TIME 1:39.342 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 3 LAP 17 15:30:46
191 NORCAR 1 (NOR) TIME 1:35.278 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 18 LAP 16 15:29:22
1955 SAICAR 55 (SAI) TIME 1:36.586 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 18 LAP 17 15:31:28
1910 GASCAR 10 (GAS) TIME 1:36.323 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 18 15:32:17
2544 HAMFIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 44 (HAM) - FALSE START - MOVING BEFORE SIGNAL (15:03:53)
2555 SAICAR 55 (SAI) TIME 1:36.537 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 24 15:42:28
2655 SAIBLACK AND WHITE FLAG FOR CAR 55 (SAI) - TRACK LIMITS
3081 PIACAR 81 (PIA) TIME 1:35.894 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 28 15:49:21
3118 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:38.034 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 18 LAP 27 15:49:06
3118 STRBLACK AND WHITE FLAG FOR CAR 18 (STR) - TRACK LIMITS
3343 COLCAR 43 (COL) TIME 1:36.267 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 32 15:54:14
3663 RUS+3 VERTURN 15 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 63 (RUS) AND 3 (VER) NOTED (15:57:46)
363 VERCAR 3 (VER) TIME 1:34.444 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 34 15:57:45
3718 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:38.557 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 18 LAP 33 15:58:56
3718 STRINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS
3818 STRFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS
3818 STRPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 18 (STR) - TRACK LIMITS
3918 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:38.557 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 33 16:01:30
3918 STRINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS (5TH OFFENCE)
4018 STRFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS (5TH OFFENCE)
4018 STRPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 18 (STR) - TRACK LIMITS (5TH OFFENCE)
4063 RUS+3 VERFIA STEWARDS: TURN 15 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 63 (RUS) AND 3 (VER) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION (15:57:46)
4118 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:37.272 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 35 16:01:30
4118 STRINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS (6TH OFFENCE)
4218 STRFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS (6TH OFFENCE)
4218 STRPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 18 (STR) - TRACK LIMITS (6TH OFFENCE)
4312 ANTCAR 12 (ANT) TIME 2:17.782 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 42 16:10:38
4312 ANTCAR 12 (ANT) TIME 2:17.782 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 42 16:11:09
4412 ANTCAR 12 (ANT) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 6 LAP 43 16:12:00 (PIT)
4412 ANTBLACK AND WHITE FLAG FOR CAR 12 (ANT) - TRACK LIMITS
4612 ANTCAR 12 (ANT) TIME 2:01.316 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 6 LAP 44 16:14:04
4612 ANTINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 12 (ANT) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS
4612 ANTFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 12 (ANT) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS
4712 ANTPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 12 (ANT) - TRACK LIMITS
4944 HAMINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) NOTED - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (16:03:34)
5218 STRFIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 18 (STR) - TRACK LIMITS
5218 STRFIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 18 (STR) - TRACK LIMITS (5TH OFFENCE)
5218 STRFIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 18 (STR) - TRACK LIMITS (6TH OFFENCE)
5244 HAMFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (16:03:34)
5218 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:40.212 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 42 16:13:44
5218 STRINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS
5218 STRFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - TRACK LIMITS
5255 SAIINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 55 (SAI) NOTED - SAFETY CAR INFRINGEMENT (16:26:02)
5255 SAIFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 55 (SAI) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - SAFETY CAR INFRINGEMENT (16:26:02)

Championship state

ANT leads the championship on 179 points, 25 clear with 366 points still available in 14 rounds. The live in-race projection had their title model peaking at 204 points before settling at 179.

Drivers

PosDriverTeamPointsThis raceModel
1ANTMercedes179+0179
2RUSMercedes154+18154
3HAMFerrari147+15147
4LECFerrari108+25108
5NORMcLaren97+1297
6PIAMcLaren82+082
7VERRed Bull Racing76+076
8HADRed Bull Racing52+1052
9GASAlpine42+142
10LAWRacing Bulls39+839
11LINRacing Bulls20+620
12BEAHaas F1 Team18+018
13COLAlpine18+218
14BORAudi6+46
15SAIWilliams6+06
16ALBWilliams5+05
17OCOHaas F1 Team3+03
18ALOAston Martin1+01
19HULAudi0+00
20BOTCadillac0+00
21PERCadillac0+00
22STRAston Martin0+00

Constructors

PosTeamDriversPointsThis raceModel
1MercedesANT · RUS333+18333
2FerrariHAM · LEC255+40255
3McLarenNOR · PIA179+12179
4Red Bull RacingHAD · VER128+10128
5AlpineCOL · GAS60+360
6Racing BullsLAW · LIN59+1459
7Haas F1 TeamBEA · OCO21+021
8WilliamsALB · SAI11+011
9AudiBOR · HUL6+46
10Aston MartinALO · STR1+01
11CadillacBOT · PER0+00

Standings snapshots at this round from the feed (constructors = driver points summed per team they scored them for) · Model = live projection's final predicted points

Weather conditions

Sprint weekend

Sprint Qualifying set the Sprint's grid; the Sprint awarded its own points, counted in the championship state above.

Sprint Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest lap
1HAMFerrari1:28.376
2ANTMercedes1:28.387
3VERRed Bull Racing1:28.697
4LECFerrari1:28.703
5RUSMercedes1:28.733
6NORMcLaren1:28.740
7PIAMcLaren1:28.772
8HADRed Bull Racing1:28.835
9LAWRacing Bulls1:28.927
10LINRacing Bulls1:29.330
11GASAlpine1:29.482
12BORAudi1:29.679
13HULAudi1:29.707
14COLAlpine1:29.983
15SAIWilliams1:30.197
16ALBWilliams1:30.650
17BEAHaas F1 Team1:31.083
18OCOHaas F1 Team1:31.714
19PERCadillac1:31.776
20BOTCadillac1:32.020
21ALOAston Martin1:32.910
22STRAston Martin1:32.988

Sprint · 17 laps

PosDriverTeamGridGapBest lapPts
1ANTMercedes2—1:31.607 L178
2HAMFerrari1+2.7451:31.908 L57
3NORMcLaren6+9.7831:32.190 L176
4RUSMercedes5+10.6391:31.977 L175
5LECFerrari4+12.6201:32.158 L174
6VERRed Bull Racing3+16.5501:32.393 L73
7PIAMcLaren7+17.5511:32.223 L172
8LAWRacing Bulls9+30.2331:33.051 L161
9HADRed Bull Racing8+30.9531:33.000 L90
10LINRacing Bulls10+35.1101:33.572 L80
11GASAlpine11+40.2731:33.880 L170
12COLAlpine14+41.0261:33.520 L170
13HULAudi13+41.6801:33.497 L170
14BORAudi12+42.4991:33.506 L170
15BEAHaas F1 Team16+45.7841:33.574 L170
16OCOHaas F1 Team17+49.8101:34.399 L90
17SAIWilliams15+50.3791:34.186 L170
18ALBWilliams22+50.7571:33.989 L170
19BOTCadillac19+75.1171:35.371 L170
20ALOAston Martin20+91.8721:36.301 L80
21STRAston Martin211L1:35.028 L160
22PERCadillac181L1:34.528 L160

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridGapStopsBest lapTyrePts
1LECFerrari2—21:32.871 L43SSoft25
2RUSMercedes4+0.42721:32.489 L36MMedium18
3HAMFerrari3+0.77221:32.309 L25SSoft15
4NORMcLaren6+1.14931:32.625 L45SSoft12
5HADRed Bull Racing5+1.59831:32.268 L40SSoft10
6LAWRacing Bulls10+2.02321:33.648 L45SSoft8
7LINRacing Bulls9+2.21421:33.632 L29SSoft6
8BORAudi11+2.41321:33.650 L30SSoft4
9COLAlpine19+3.22921:34.281 L25SSoft2
10GASAlpine15+3.44521:34.179 L44SSoft1
11PIAMcLaren8+4.01431:32.917 L42SSoft0
12SAIWilliams14+4.39121:32.734 L51SSoft0
13BEAHaas F1 Team13+5.24521:34.455 L31SSoft0
14OCOHaas F1 Team17+5.51221:34.792 L43SSoft0
15PERCadillac20+7.40321:35.520 L44SSoft0
16ANTMercedes1+8.00531:31.777 L37MMedium0
17BOTCadillac18+8.16221:35.893 L31SSoft0
18ALOAston Martin211L21:35.827 L50SSoft0
19STRAston Martin221L21:37.232 L41SSoft0
DNFVERRed Bull Racing76L21:32.101 L40MMedium0
DNFALBWilliams169L61:33.867 L42SSoft0
DNFHULAudi1216L21:33.433 L36SSoft0