Charles Leclerc won the British Grand Prix under a safety car to win at Silverstone for the very first time. The Ferrari driver flew off the line at the start to overtake Kimi Antonelli with Lewis Hamilton also shooting up to second.
The Ferraris held off Antonelli for a while but the Mercedes was quicker and swept past Hamilton at Copse corner to pile the pressure on Leclerc. Leclerc opened up a decent lead before a pit stop to switch the tyres sent Antonelli into first.
With others gaining behind him, Antonelli made his stop on lap 36 but came back on track with an issue which dropped him down the grid. Antonelli fell out of the points as Max Verstappen crashed out of the race handing an advantage to his rivals.
Leclerc’s win take him up to fourth in the standings while Russell is now just 27 points behind Antonelli and Hamilton is
Here are the standings after the British GP:
Driver standings after British GP
1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 179 points
2. George Russell (Mercedes) - 154 points
3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) - 147 points
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 108 points
5. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 97 points
6. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 82 points
7. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 76 points
8. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) - 52 points
9. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) - 42 points
10. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) - 39 points
11. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) -20 points
12. Ollie Bearman (Haas) - 18 points
13. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) - 18 points
14. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) - 6 points
15. Carlos Sainz (Williams) - 6 points
16. Alex Albon (Williams) - 5 points
17. Esteban Ocon (Haas) - 3 points
18. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 1 point
19. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) - 0 points
20. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) - 0 points
21. Sergio Perez (Cadillac) - 0 points
22. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) - 0 points
Constructor standings ahead of British GP
1. Mercedes - 333 points
2. Ferrari - 255 points
3. McLaren - 179 points
4. Red Bull - 128 points
5. Alpine - 60 points
6. Racing Bulls - 59 points
7. Haas - 21 points
8. Williams - 11 points
9. Audi - 6 points
10. Aston Martin - 1 point
11. Cadillac - 0 points
What is the 2026 race calendar?
ROUND 10 - BELGIUM
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - 17-19 July
ROUND 11 - HUNGARY
Hungaroring, Budapest - 24-26 July
ROUND 12 - NETHERLANDS (sprint weekend)
Circuit Zandvoort - 21-23 August
ROUND 13 - ITALY
Monza Circuit - 4-6 September
ROUND 14 - SPAIN (Madrid)
Circuito de Madring - 11-13 September
ROUND 15 - AZERBAIJAN
Baku City Circuit - 25-27 September
ROUND 16 - SINGAPORE (sprint weekend)
Marina Bay Street Circuit - 9-11 October
ROUND 17 - UNITED STATES
Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 23-25 October
ROUND 18 - MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 30 October-1 November
ROUND 19 - BRAZIL
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 6-8 November
ROUND 20 - LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Street Circuit - 19-21 November
ROUND 21 - QATAR
Lusail International Circuit - 27-29 November
ROUND 22 - ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Circuit - 4-6 December
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