f1-agws · round 9 · Silverstone Circuit
British Grand Prix 2026: Race Pace, Tyre Strategy & Results
Charles Leclerc won the British Grand Prix 2026 on a 2-stop strategy. ANT took pole. Full analysis: race pace, tyre strategy for every driver, pit stops, degradation and weather.
British Grand Prix 2026 result
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) won the British Grand Prix on 5 July 2026 from 2nd on the grid, round 9 of the 2026 season at Silverstone Circuit over 52 laps, in 1:27:11.335. George Russell (Mercedes) finished second, +0.427s behind, and Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) completed the podium, +0.772s.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) started from pole after a 1:28.111 qualifying lap but finished outside the top ten.
Did not finish: VER (Retired), ALB (Retired), HUL (Retired).
Race pace
Fastest lap: Andrea Kimi Antonelli, 1:31.777 on lap 37.
Best long run: VER on the Medium averaged 1:32.673 over 5 clean laps, getting faster as the fuel burned off.
Biggest gains from the starting grid: COL P19 → P9 (+10), PER P20 → P14 (+6), GAS P15 → P10 (+5).
Teammate race pace (median lap): the widest gap was at Cadillac, PER ahead of BOT on the road with 0.716 s per lap between them; the closest pair was LAW and LIN at Racing Bulls, 0.068 s apart.
Tyre strategy
Winning strategy: LEC made 2 stops — M 1-25 · H 26-48 · S 49-52.
Compounds: S = Soft, M = Medium, H = Hard, I = Intermediate, W = Wet; numbers are the laps of each stint.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Result | Tyres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc (LEC) | Ferrari | 2 | 1:27:11.335 | M 1-25 · H 26-48 · S 49-52 |
| 2 | George Russell (RUS) | Mercedes | 4 | +0.427s | M 1-23 · H 24-34 · M 35-52 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton (HAM) | Ferrari | 3 | +0.772s | M 1-23 · H 24-48 · S 49-52 |
| 4 | Lando Norris (NOR) | McLaren | 6 | +1.149s | M 1-28 · H 29-38 · M 39-48 · S 49-52 |
| 5 | Isack Hadjar (HAD) | Red Bull | 5 | +1.598s | M 1-19 · H 20-38 · M 39-47 · S 48-52 |
| 6 | Liam Lawson (LAW) | RB F1 Team | 10 | +2.023s | M 1-28 · H 29-47 · S 48-52 |
| 7 | Arvid Lindblad (LIN) | RB F1 Team | 9 | +2.214s | M 1-27 · H 28-47 · S 48-52 |
| 8 | Gabriel Bortoleto (BOR) | Audi | 11 | +2.413s | M 1-26 · H 27-47 · S 48-52 |
| 9 | Franco Colapinto (COL) | Alpine F1 Team | 19 | +3.229s | M 1-22 · H 23-47 · S 48-52 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly (GAS) | Alpine F1 Team | 15 | +3.445s | M 1-23 · H 24-48 · S 49-52 |
Pit stops and race control
51 pit stops in the race; the quickest trip through the pit lane was RUS's, 28.3 s on lap 34.
Race control: 2 Safety Car periods, 2 Virtual Safety Car periods.
Tyre degradation
Time lost per lap of tyre age, fitted on clean laps (no pit, in or neutralised laps).
Medium: 0.050 s/lap over 446 clean laps; Hard: 0.061 s/lap over 327 clean laps; Soft: 0.137 s/lap over 10 clean laps.
Weather
Air 23–26 °C, track 38–44 °C, dry throughout.
Explore the sessions in the race dashboard, the championship standings and the 2026 schedule.