2025 F1 British Grand Prix - Race Day as it happened

Recap race day at the 2025 F1 British Grand Prix

2025 F1 British Grand Prix - Race Results

Connor McDonagh

06 Jul 2025

15:23

Lap 10/52

Piastri is flying, he's now running 4.2s ahead of Verstappen.

15:21

Stroll is flying

Stroll is running on the softs and has moved up to 10th. There's more rain on the way, however.

15:19

Piastri leads the British GP

Piastri gets past Verstappen into Stowe corner to take the lead at the end of Lap 8.

15:19

Lap 8/52

DRS has been enabled. Piastri is running right behind Verstappen. 0.3s between the top two.

15:17

Lap 7/52

Bortoleto's car has been cleared and the British GP is back underway at Silverstone.

15:15

The current order on Lap 7/52

Verstappen, Piastri, Norris, Hamilton, Gasly, Alonso, Sainz, Albon, Tsunoda and Hulkenberg.

15:14

VSC again on Lap 6/52

Bortoleto's Sauber has stopped out on track. VSC again.

15:13

Lap 5/52

Piastri is right behind Verstappen in the fight for the win. 0.5s between the top two.

15:11

A spin for Bortoleto

Bortoleto has spun off the track but he's managed to get going again. He's got damage to his rear wing, though.

15:10

Lap 4/52

Lawson's RB has been cleared and the race is back underway. The VSC period is over. The track is drying but the intermediates still look like the tyres to be on.

15:09

The order on Lap 3/52

Verstappen, Piastri, Norris, Hamilton, Gasly, Alonso, Sainz, Albon, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Stroll, Ocon, Antonelli, Russell, Leclerc, Hadjar, Bortoleto and Bearman.

Antonelli down are on slicks.

OUT: Lawson and Colapinto.

15:06

VSC deployed

Lawson is out of the race after contact with Ocon.

15:06

A battle for third

Norris and Hamilton are battling hard in the final sector but the McLaren driver remains in front.

15:04

The British GP is underway

Verstappen leads from Piastri, Norris, Hamilton and Gasly.

15:03

Pit stops already

Russell and Leclerc come into the pit lane for slick tyres. This is going go be exciting.

15:01

Confirmation from the FIA

It will be a standing start for the race. The Safety Car will peel in at the end of the formation lap, which is now underway.

14:58

Starting tyres

All 20 drivers will start on intermediates.

14:57

News from the FIA

The formation lap will take place behind the Safety Car. No information on the actual start just yet.

14:57

Another Hamilton victory?

What a time for a debut Ferrari grand prix win...

14:54

Here's the Red Bull

Our reporter Lewis Larkam is on the grid.

14:50

Reminder of the grid

2025 F1 British Grand Prix - Starting grid
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team
1	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing
2	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren F1 Team
3	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team
4	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
5	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Scuderia Ferrari HP
6	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP
7	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
8	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team
9	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Atlassian Williams Racing
10	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
11	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Oracle Red Bull Racing
12	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
13	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams Racing
14	Esteban Ocon	FRA	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
15	Liam Lawson	NZL	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber
17	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
18	Oliver Bearman	GBR	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
19	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber
20	Franco Colapinto	ARG	BWT Alpine F1 Team