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2025 F1 British Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened
A recap of what happened in qualifying for the F1 British Grand Prix
05 Jul 2025
16:12
Top 10
Verstappen, Piastri, Norris, Russell, Hamilton, Leclerc, Antonelli, Bearman, Alonso and Gasly.
16:11
Verstappen takes pole
That's what he does. He puts his Red Bull on pole ahead of Piastri and Norris.
16:10
Hamilton
It's only fourth for Hamilton after a scruffy final sector.
16:09
Mighty lap from Russell
He goes second at the moment but Hamilton has gone fastest in the first sector.
16:09
McLarens
Norris is 0.044s down on Piastri in the first sector.
Piastri respond with a purple first sector. He's 0.048s overall on Norris after the first third of the lap.
16:08
It all comes down to this
All 10 cars are out on track.
16:05
Current order in Q3
Piastri, Hamilton, Norris, Verstappen, Leclerc, Russell, Alonso, Bearman, Antonelli and Gasly.
16:03
Hamilton splits the McLarens
Good time from Hamilton as he slots into second, 0.135s down on Piastri. Norris, Verstappen and Leclerc complete the top five.
16:02
Piastri takes provisional pole
A 1m24.995s for Piastri. Norris slots into second, 0.172s off his teammate.
15:58
Q3 is underway
The fight for pole is on. Q3 is now underway at Silverstone.
15:51
Out in Q2
Sainz, Tsunoda, Hadjar, Albon and Ocon.
15:51
Chequered flag
Antonelli improves to eighth and pushes Tsunoda into the drop-zone.
15:49
Ferrari
Ferrari are back in the mix as Hamilton goes quickest with a 1m25.084s, less than tenth ahead of Leclerc.
15:46
Four minutes on the clock
The two Ferraris head out on fresh tyres. A busy end to the session ahead.
15:43
Ferrari
Used tyres for Hamilton and Leclerc. They're 11th and 13th at the moment.
15:41
Norris goes fastest
A 1m25.231s for Norris to go 0.085s ahead of Verstappen.
15:40
Alonso
Good time from Alonso. He slots into third, 0.391s down on Verstappen.
15:40
Big time from Verstappen
A 1m25.316s for Verstappen. Piastri equals Verstappen's time at the top of the order.
15:36
Q2 is underway
The battle to make it into the top 10 is now on.
15:28
Gasly makes it through
That means Lawson, Bortoleto, Stroll, Hulkenberg and Colapinto have failed to make it into Q2.
15:27
Leclerc improves
Leclerc goes eighth in the Ferrari and is safely through.
Hamilton is down to 13th and is in the pit lane. One to watch.
15:26
Impressive from Bearman
He goes third in the Haas, 0.119s down on Verstappen's top time.
15:24
Good time from Albon
He goes third-fastest in the Williams, 0.091s down on Piastri's top time.
15:23
News from race control
Leclerc has been noted for a yellow flag infringement.
