| 2025 British Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 12 of 24 in the2025 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Silverstone Circuit | |||||
| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 6 July 2025 (2025-07-06) | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Qatar AirwaysBritish Grand Prix 2025 | ||||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.891 km (3.660 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 52 laps, 306.198 km (190.263 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Intermittent rain | ||||
| Attendance | 500,000[2] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
| Time | 1:24.892 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:29.337 on lap 51 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2025 British Grand Prix (officially known as theFormula 1 Qatar Airways British Grand Prix 2025) was aFormula One motor race that took place on 6 July 2025 at theSilverstone Circuit inNorthamptonshire, England. It was the twelfth round of the2025 Formula One World Championship.
Max Verstappen ofRed Bull Racing took pole position for the race.Lando Norris ofMcLaren won the race ahead of his teammateOscar Piastri, for McLaren's first win at Silverstone since2008.Nico Hülkenberg ofSauber took his maiden career podium after 239 race starts and Sauber's first since the2012 Japanese Grand Prix whenKamui Kobayashi finished third.
TheSilverstone Circuit inNorthamptonshire hosted a Formula One Grand Prix for the 60th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 4–6 July, having previously hosted 58 editions of the British Grand Prix, and the70th Anniversary Grand Prix in2020.[3] The Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the2025 Formula One World Championship and the 76th running of theBritish Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[4]
Going into the weekend,Oscar Piastri led theDrivers' Championship with 216 points, 15 points ahead of his teammateLando Norris in second, and 61 ahead ofMax Verstappen in third.McLaren, with 417 points, led theConstructors' Championship fromFerrari andMercedes, who are second and third with 210 and 209 points, respectively.[5]
The drivers and teams were the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions;[6]Yuki Tsunoda atRed Bull Racing was in the seat originally held byLiam Lawson before the latter was demoted back toRacing Bulls from theJapanese Grand Prix onward,[7] andFranco Colapinto replacedJack Doohan atAlpine from theEmilia Romagna Grand Prix onward until at least the precedingAustrian Grand Prix on a rotating seat basis.[8] Before the Austrian Grand Prix, it was confirmed that Colapinto would retain his seat with the team, effectively on a race-by-race basis.[9]
During the first free practice session, two teams fielded drivers who had not raced in more than two Grands Prix, as required by the Formula One regulations:[10]
Both made their Formula One practice debut.[11][12]
The Grand Prix marked the last appearance for Christian Horner as team principal of Red Bull Racing, as he was sacked three days after the race and replaced by Laurent Mekies, who left his role as team principal of Racing Bulls, from the following Belgian Grand Prix onward.[13]
Tyre supplierPirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[14]
Kimi Antonelli ofMercedes carried a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision withMax Verstappen ofRed Bull Racing at the precedingAustrian Grand Prix.[15]
Threefree practice sessions were held for the event.[1] The first free practice session was held on 4 July 2025, at 12:30 local time (UTC+1),[1] and was topped byLewis Hamilton ofFerrari followed byLando Norris ofMcLaren and his teammateOscar Piastri.[16] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 16:00 local time, and was topped by Norris ahead ofCharles Leclerc of Ferrari and his teammate Hamilton.[1]
The third free practice session was held on 5 July 2025, and was scheduled to start at 11:30 local time before being delayed to 11:35.[1][17] The session was topped by Leclerc ahead of Piastri andMax Verstappen ofRed Bull Racing. The session saw two red flags; one for carbon fibre on the track, and the second during the final minutes following a spin fromGabriel Bortoleto ofSauber that left him beached and with his front-left suspension broken. During this red flag,Oliver Bearman ofHaas had a spin entering the pit lane and hit the barriers, losing his front wing.[18][19] He received a ten-place grid penalty for failing to drive safely back to the pits under the red flag conditions.[20]
Qualifying was held on 5 July 2025, at 15:00 local time (UTC+1), and determined the starting grid order for the race.[1]
During Q1 there was a red flag whenFranco Colapinto ofAlpine spun into the gravel at Club corner and hit the barriers. While Colapinto was able to drive his car out of the gravel, it was too badly damaged to continue, so he stopped on the side of the track.[21]
Notes
The race was held on 6 July 2025, at 15:00 local time (UTC+1), and was run for 52 laps.[1]
After heavy rain in the day's earlier support races, the Grand Prix began on a damp track. While all drivers left the grid on theintermediate tyre compound, multiple drivers pitted forslicks at the end of theformation lap. The highest placed of these drivers wereGeorge Russell ofMercedes, who had been due to start fourth, andCharles Leclerc ofFerrari, who had been due to start sixth.Isack Hadjar ofRacing Bulls,Gabriel Bortoleto ofSauber andOliver Bearman ofHaas also pitted. These stops, alongside a pit lane start forAlpine'sFranco Colapinto (who would not start the race due to a gearbox issue) meant that fourteen of the twenty scheduled starters lined up for thestanding start.[25]
PolesitterMax Verstappen ofRed Bull held his lead at the start, holding off a challenge from second-startingOscar Piastri ofMcLaren by sweeping around the outside at the fastAbbey turn.Green flag running would not last long, asEsteban Ocon of Haas, who had qualified 14th but started 11th due to cars pitting on the formation lap, attempted to pass Racing Bulls driverLiam Lawson down the inside ofThe Loop, which led to the pair running side-by-side through the fastAintree corner. Verstappen's teammate,Yuki Tsunoda, attempted to pass down the inside of both, leaving Ocon with no space to avoid making contact with Lawson. The ensuing collision sent Lawson off the track and ended his race, with thevirtual safety car (VSC) being deployed in order to clear the incident. While the VSC was deployed, Mercedes'sKimi Antonelli, who had completed the first lap in eighth, pitted for slicks. The mandatory slowed pace under the VSC allowed Antonelli to rejoin the race ahead of the drivers who had pitted on the formation lap, leaving him 13th overall. The VSC ended on lap 4. At the restart Bortoleto, running in 17th, lost control on slick tyres and spun off atFarm, hitting the barriers. While Bortoleto briefly attempted to rejoin the race, the rear wing of his Sauber was severely damaged and he quickly pulled to the side of the track, leading to the VSC being deployed again. Under this VSC period,Lance Stroll ofAston Martin, who had been running in 11th, pitted for slicks and, like Antonelli, was able to rejoin in front of those whom had already pitted.[25][26]
The race returned to green flag running on lap 7, with leader Verstappen immediately struggling due to his low downforce setup and overheating intermediate tyres. After applying pressure for several corners, Piastri was able to take the lead from Verstappen enteringStowe corner on lap 8. By lap 11 the rain was intensifying once more, and drivers running on the slick tyres quickly pitted to switch back to the intermediate compound. Piastri's teammate, third-placedLando Norris, had by now caught Verstappen, and promptly took second when the Dutchman ran off the track atChapel. However, the entire top seven pitted for new intermediate tyres at the end of the lap, allowing Verstappen to pass Norris again by having his Red Bull crew perform a fasterpit stop than Norris' McLaren crew, who were disadvantaged by having to perform a pitstop for Piastri immediately before servicing Norris. With drivers now struggling to stay on track even with intermediate tyres, thesafety car was deployed on lap 14 due to poor visibility caused by spray.[25] The top ten at this time were: Piastri, Verstappen, Norris, Stroll,Nico Hülkenberg of Sauber,Pierre Gasly of Alpine, Ocon, who was yet to pit,Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari, Russell andFernando Alonso of Aston Martin. Stroll and Hülkenberg had both moved up the order as a result of anticipating the increased rain and stopping early. The safety car came in at the end of lap 17, with Russell immediately passing Hamilton for eighth atAbbey, only for Hamilton to pass Russell around the outside atVillage seconds later while both drivers were in the process of overtaking Ocon. Hadjar, who was running in 16th, misjudged his speed enteringCopse, causing him to drive into the back of Antonelli. The contact caused Hadjar to spin into the barrier and crash heavily, leading to another safety car deployment.[25][26]
During the second safety car period Ocon pitted for new intermediates, returning to the track in 16th and last. Antonelli also pitted and, while he initially returned to the track, would retire due to damage sustained in the collision with Hadjar. The safety car came in at the end of lap 21. While preparing to lead the restart, Piastri braked heavily to the point where he was briefly overtaken by Verstappen; Piastri was given a ten-second time penalty for "erratic" braking.[27] As Piastri then sped up and led the field throughStowe, Verstappen lost the rear of his car and half-spun, dropping him to tenth place behind Norris, Stroll, Hülkenberg, Gasly, Hamilton, Russell, Alonso andCarlos Sainz Jr. ofWilliams.[25] Further around the lap Tsunoda made contact with Bearman atBrooklands while disputing 13th place, causing Bearman to spin down to 15th. Tsunoda received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision.[28]
On lap 24 Hamilton ceded sixth place to Russell after running wide on the exit ofCopse. Russell's gain would again be short-lived, as Hamilton retook the position on lap 26 atStowe. On lap 29 Hamilton took fifth from Gasly by overtaking down the inside of theVale chicane. On lap 34 Hülkenberg overtook Stroll for third atStowe. Hamilton passed Stroll on the following lap atVillage. With the track drying, some drivers began to consider a switch to slick tyres. Alonso was the first to attempt such a switch on lap 37, followed by Russell on lap 38. However, both drivers initially struggled on a track which was still wet for much of the lap with Russell spinning dramatically atBecketts. On lap 41 Verstappen overtook Gasly for sixth atVillage. By now the circuit was becoming more suitable for slicks, and Hamilton, Stroll, Verstappen and Gasly all made the change at the end of the lap. On lap 43 Haas teammates Bearman and Ocon made contact atBrooklands while disputing 11th position, causing both drivers to spin and drop positions. On lap 44 race leader Piastri made the change to slicks, serving his ten-second penalty in the process. This meant that, when Norris made his stop the following lap, he rejoined with a lead of more than five seconds over his teammate. Piastri commented over team radio that his penalty was "not fair" and suggested that Norris should allow him back into the lead.[25][26]
Norris maintained his gap over Piastri to take his first British Grand Prix win and become the 13th British driver to win at home.[29] Additionally, Norris gave McLaren its first British Grand Prix win since Hamilton in2008, and they scored their first one-two at Silverstone since2000.[30] By finishing third, Hülkenberg scored his first Grand Prix podium at his 239th start, setting a new record for the longest wait for a podium.[31] Hülkenberg also gave Sauber its first podium sinceKamui Kobayashi finished third in the2012 Japanese Grand Prix.[32] Fourth-placed Hamilton saw his long streak of consecutive podiums in his home country end at twelve as he finished off the podium at Silverstone for the first time since2013.[33] His former team Mercedes were absent from the Silverstone rostrum for the first time since2012.[34] Gasly overtook Stroll atStowe on the final lap to take sixth place, securing his highest finish of the season thus far.[35][36]
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