| 2024 British Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 12 of 24 in the2024 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Silverstone Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 7 July 2024 (2024-07-07) | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Qatar AirwaysBritish Grand Prix 2024 | ||||
| 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 | 480,000[1] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:25.819 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:28.293 on lap 52 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2024 British Grand Prix (officially known as theFormula 1 Qatar Airways British Grand Prix 2024) was aFormula One motor race that took place on 7 July 2024 at theSilverstone Circuit inNorthamptonshire, England. It was the twelfth round of the2024 Formula One World Championship.
George Russell ofMercedes took pole position, but abruptly retired mid-race due to a water leak in his car. TeammateLewis Hamilton won the race for what was his first win since the2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix more than two seasons prior, ahead of championship leaderMax Verstappen ofRed Bull Racing andLando Norris ofMcLaren. The win was Hamilton's 104th career victory and his record ninthBritish Grand Prix victory.
The event was held at theSilverstone Circuit inNorthamptonshire for the 59th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 5–7 July.[2] The Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the2024 Formula One World Championship and the 75th running of theBritish Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[3]
Going into the weekend,Max Verstappen led theDrivers' Championship with 237 points, 81 points ahead ofLando Norris in second, and 87 ahead ofCharles Leclerc in third.Red Bull Racing, with 355 points, led theConstructors' Championship fromFerrari andMcLaren, who were second and third with 291 and 268 points, respectively.[4]
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[5] In the first free practice session,Oliver Bearman stood in forKevin Magnussen forHaas,Franco Colapinto replacedLogan Sargeant atWilliams,Jack Doohan drove instead ofPierre Gasly forAlpine andIsack Hadjar was in forRed Bull Racing in place ofSergio Pérez. Colapinto made his Formula One practice debut.[6][7][8][9]
Tyre supplierPirelli brought the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (the three hardest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[10]
Threefree practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 5 July 2024, at 12:30 local time (UTC+1), and was topped byLando Norris ofMcLaren ahead ofLance Stroll ofAston Martin and Norris's teammateOscar Piastri. The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 16:00 local time, and was topped by Norris ahead of Piastri andSergio Pérez ofRed Bull Racing. The third free practice session was held on 6 July 2024, at 11:30 local time, and was topped byGeorge Russell ofMercedes ahead of his teammateLewis Hamilton and Norris.[11]
Qualifying was held on 6 July 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+1).[11]
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The race was held on 7 July 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+1), and was run for 52 laps.[11] At the race start, Russell kept his spot at the front, while Verstappen jumped to third ahead of Norris. Norris would eventually get back in front of Verstappen on lap 15 and started chasing after the two Mercedes, with teammateOscar Piastri following suit two laps later. As the weather slowly transitioned to rain, Hamilton overtook Russell at Stowe corner on lap 18, but both ran off the track at Abbey just a few corners later. Norris took advantage to get past Russell almost immediately after, then got past Hamilton a lap later.[15]
On lap 27, Verstappen pitted for the intermediate tyres, being the first runner in the top five to do so. Norris, Hamilton and Russell all pitted for inters as well on lap 28, but Piastri waited a lap more. This resulted in him dropping to sixth when he would eventually switch to inters on lap 29. Five laps later, Russell unexpectedly retired from the race in the pit lane due to an issue with his water pressure. This left Hamilton as the sole Mercedes contender for the win. On lap 39, Hamilton and Verstappen switched from their intermediates to slicks - Hamilton on softs and Verstappen on hards - while Norris waited a lap to switch to the softs. Once Norris came out, he found himself behind Hamilton and ahead of Verstappen. Verstappen passed Norris with five laps left and tried to catch Hamilton, but Hamilton stayed ahead to win from Verstappen and Norris.[15] It was Hamilton's first victory since the2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Additionally, it was his ninth overall victory at theBritish Grand Prix, breaking the record for the most wins at a single circuit.[16]
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Speaking after the race, Hamilton admitted there have "been some days since2021 and here where I didn't feel like I was good enough, or whether I was going to get back where I am today."[17] His father Anthony stated he had "full confidence that, whatever happened, he was going to give his best, and when Lewis gives his best it normally ends up with the win."[18] Hamilton became the first driver to win a Grand Prix beyond his 300th race start, as all other previous drivers to reach 300 starts -Rubens Barrichello,Michael Schumacher,Jenson Button,Kimi Räikkönen andFernando Alonso - either failed to do so or have yet to do so.[19]
Second-placed finisher Verstappen credited his team Red Bull Racing for making the call to switch him onto the hard tyres instead of the soft tyres for the final stint, believing he could not have been higher had it been otherwise.[20] Norris praised Hamilton for his victory but rued the lost opportunity for himself, stating "These tricky conditions are always on a knife-edge, and you’re risking a lot. So many things good, but a few too many letdowns today."[21] Russell expressed his disappointment in being forced to pull out of the race, believing he "had a shot of at least a podium.”[22]
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