Round 9 · Silverstone · 5 July 2026
British Grand Prix 2026
Race analysis
Charles Leclerc won by 0.4 seconds. 15 of 19 finishers made 2 stops.
- Winner
- Charles Leclerc
- Ferrari
- Winning margin
- 0.427 s
- to George Russell
- Most common strategy
- Two-stop
- 15 of 19 finishers
- Longest stint
- 35 laps
- Kimi Antonelli, Medium
Conditions
Dry race. Track temperature 38–44 °C.
- Air
- 24–26 °C
- Track
- 38–44 °C
- Humidity
- 49 %
- Rain
- None
Source: OpenF1 weather station data, averaged per lap of the race winner. Wind on average 1.9 m/s.
How the race unfolded
Running order after every lap. Biggest climber: Oliver Bearman, from P20 after lap 1 to P12. Hover or tap a driver to highlight.
- Driver 1
- Teammate
- Pit stop
- Safety car / VSC
Source: OpenF1 · Chart: paddockcharts.com
Order on track at the end of each lap; the last point is the official result, including penalties. ✕ = retired.
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| Driver | After lap 1 | Best | Result | +/− | Pit laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles LECLERC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25, 48 |
| George RUSSELL | 4 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 23, 34 |
| Lewis HAMILTON | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 23, 48 |
| Lando NORRIS | 7 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 28, 38, 48 |
| Isack HADJAR | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19, 38, 47 |
| Liam LAWSON | 8 | 6 | 6 | +2 | 28, 47 |
| Arvid LINDBLAD | 9 | 7 | 7 | +2 | 27, 47 |
| Gabriel BORTOLETO | 13 | 8 | 8 | +5 | 26, 47 |
| Franco COLAPINTO | 16 | 9 | 9 | +7 | 22, 47 |
| Pierre GASLY | 12 | 10 | 10 | +2 | 23, 48 |
| Oscar PIASTRI | 14 | 11 | 11 | +3 | 2, 36, 47 |
| Oliver BEARMAN | 20 | 12 | 12 | +8 | 29, 47 |
| Esteban OCON | 11 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 21, 47 |
| Sergio PEREZ | 17 | 14 | 14 | +3 | 21, 46 |
| Kimi ANTONELLI | 3 | 1 | 15 | −12 | 35, 41, 43 |
| Valtteri BOTTAS | 18 | 16 | 16 | +2 | 29, 46 |
| Carlos SAINZ | 10 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 20, 48 |
| Fernando ALONSO | 21 | 18 | 18 | +3 | 20, 46 |
| Lance STROLL | 19 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 18, 46 |
| Max VERSTAPPEN | 6 | 3 | 20 | −14 | 17, 38 |
| Alexander ALBON | 22 | 21 | DNF | – | 1, 14, 23, 35, 40 |
| Nico HULKENBERG | 15 | 13 | DNF | – | 17, 34 |
Gap to the leader
Seconds behind the leader at the end of each lap, top 10 finishers. The gap between the top two peaked at 16.2 s on lap 33.
- Driver 1
- Teammate
- Safety car / VSC
Source: OpenF1 · Chart: paddockcharts.com
Measured when each driver crosses the line. Gaps shrink behind a safety car; pit stops show as sudden jumps.
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| Driver | Lap 10 | Lap 20 | Lap 30 | Lap 40 | Lap 50 | Lap 52 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles LECLERC | Leader | Leader | +14.4 | Leader | Leader | Leader |
| George RUSSELL | +7.4 | +12.9 | +28.3 | +34.4 | +1.8 | +0.4 |
| Lewis HAMILTON | +4.0 | +8.9 | +28.7 | +20.5 | +3.2 | +0.7 |
| Lando NORRIS | +13.0 | +20.4 | +43.2 | +41.9 | +7.2 | +1.1 |
| Isack HADJAR | +11.4 | +41.5 | +44.6 | +54.0 | +10.5 | +1.5 |
| Liam LAWSON | +21.4 | +35.9 | +67.9 | +59.4 | +13.4 | +2.0 |
| Arvid LINDBLAD | +23.0 | +38.0 | +69.1 | +61.6 | +14.3 | +2.2 |
| Gabriel BORTOLETO | +26.8 | +42.8 | +70.0 | +66.8 | +15.4 | +2.4 |
| Franco COLAPINTO | +33.8 | +52.2 | +78.9 | +82.5 | +17.4 | +3.2 |
| Pierre GASLY | +31.5 | +49.2 | +84.9 | +86.0 | +19.7 | +3.4 |
Tyre strategy by finishing position
Each bar is one set of tyres; the number is the stint length in laps. Hover a bar for details.
- SSoft
- MMedium
- HHard
Source: OpenF1 · Chart: paddockcharts.com
DNF = did not finish. Lapped drivers end before the final lap.
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| Pos | Driver | Team | Stops | Stints (laps) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles LECLERC | Ferrari | 2 | Medium 25 → Hard 23 → Soft 4 |
| 2 | George RUSSELL | Mercedes | 2 | Medium 23 → Hard 11 → Medium 18 |
| 3 | Lewis HAMILTON | Ferrari | 2 | Medium 23 → Hard 25 → Soft 4 |
| 4 | Lando NORRIS | McLaren | 3 | Medium 28 → Hard 10 → Medium 10 → Soft 4 |
| 5 | Isack HADJAR | Red Bull Racing | 3 | Medium 19 → Hard 19 → Medium 9 → Soft 5 |
| 6 | Liam LAWSON | Racing Bulls | 2 | Medium 28 → Hard 19 → Soft 5 |
| 7 | Arvid LINDBLAD | Racing Bulls | 2 | Medium 27 → Hard 20 → Soft 5 |
| 8 | Gabriel BORTOLETO | Audi | 2 | Medium 26 → Hard 21 → Soft 5 |
| 9 | Franco COLAPINTO | Alpine | 2 | Medium 22 → Hard 25 → Soft 5 |
| 10 | Pierre GASLY | Alpine | 2 | Medium 23 → Hard 25 → Soft 4 |
| 11 | Oscar PIASTRI | McLaren | 3 | Medium 2 → Hard 34 → Medium 11 → Soft 5 |
| 12 | Oliver BEARMAN | Haas F1 Team | 2 | Medium 29 → Hard 18 → Soft 5 |
| 13 | Esteban OCON | Haas F1 Team | 2 | Medium 21 → Hard 26 → Soft 5 |
| 14 | Sergio PEREZ | Cadillac | 2 | Medium 21 → Hard 25 → Soft 6 |
| 15 | Kimi ANTONELLI | Mercedes | 3 | Medium 35 → Hard 6 → Medium 2 → Medium 9 |
| 16 | Valtteri BOTTAS | Cadillac | 2 | Medium 29 → Hard 17 → Soft 6 |
| 17 | Carlos SAINZ | Williams | 2 | Medium 20 → Hard 28 → Soft 3 |
| 18 | Fernando ALONSO | Aston Martin | 2 | Medium 20 → Hard 26 → Soft 5 |
| 19 | Lance STROLL | Aston Martin | 2 | Medium 18 → Hard 28 → Soft 5 |
| 20 | Max VERSTAPPEN | Red Bull Racing | 2 | Medium 17 → Hard 21 → Medium 8 |
| DNF | Alexander ALBON | Williams | 5 | Medium 1 → Hard 13 → Medium 9 → Soft 12 → Soft 5 → Soft 3 |
| DNF | Nico HULKENBERG | Audi | 2 | Medium 17 → Hard 17 → Soft 2 |
Who was quickest in the pits?
Time from pit entry to pit exit for every stop. Aston Martin had the fastest median; the quickest single stop was George Russell on lap 34 (28.3 s).
- One pit stop
- Team median
Source: OpenF1 · Chart: paddockcharts.com
Pit lane time includes driving through the pit lane, so compare stops within a race, not across circuits. Unusually long stops not shown: STR lap 46 (46.2 s), ALB lap 1 (44.1 s), OCO lap 21 (43.2 s) and 3 more.
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| Driver | Team | Lap | Pit lane time |
|---|---|---|---|
| George RUSSELL | Mercedes | 34 | 28.3 s |
| Charles LECLERC | Ferrari | 25 | 28.4 s |
| Lando NORRIS | McLaren | 48 | 28.4 s |
| Liam LAWSON | Racing Bulls | 47 | 28.5 s |
| George RUSSELL | Mercedes | 23 | 28.6 s |
| Gabriel BORTOLETO | Audi | 26 | 28.6 s |
| Lance STROLL | Aston Martin | 18 | 28.7 s |
| Fernando ALONSO | Aston Martin | 20 | 28.7 s |
| Lewis HAMILTON | Ferrari | 48 | 28.7 s |
| Liam LAWSON | Racing Bulls | 28 | 28.7 s |
| Pierre GASLY | Alpine | 48 | 28.7 s |
| Max VERSTAPPEN | Red Bull Racing | 17 | 28.7 s |
| Charles LECLERC | Ferrari | 48 | 28.8 s |
| Lando NORRIS | McLaren | 28 | 28.8 s |
| Carlos SAINZ | Williams | 20 | 28.8 s |
| Kimi ANTONELLI | Mercedes | 35 | 28.9 s |
| Arvid LINDBLAD | Racing Bulls | 27 | 28.9 s |
| Nico HULKENBERG | Audi | 17 | 28.9 s |
| Max VERSTAPPEN | Red Bull Racing | 38 | 28.9 s |
| Oscar PIASTRI | McLaren | 47 | 29.0 s |
| Carlos SAINZ | Williams | 48 | 29.2 s |
| Franco COLAPINTO | Alpine | 22 | 29.3 s |
| Sergio PEREZ | Cadillac | 21 | 29.3 s |
| Franco COLAPINTO | Alpine | 47 | 29.4 s |
| Oscar PIASTRI | McLaren | 36 | 29.5 s |
| Valtteri BOTTAS | Cadillac | 46 | 29.5 s |
| Isack HADJAR | Red Bull Racing | 47 | 29.6 s |
| Lando NORRIS | McLaren | 38 | 29.8 s |
| Sergio PEREZ | Cadillac | 46 | 29.8 s |
| Fernando ALONSO | Aston Martin | 46 | 29.9 s |
| Gabriel BORTOLETO | Audi | 47 | 29.9 s |
| Isack HADJAR | Red Bull Racing | 19 | 29.9 s |
| Oliver BEARMAN | Haas F1 Team | 29 | 29.9 s |
| Oliver BEARMAN | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 30.2 s |
| Esteban OCON | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 31.2 s |
| Alexander ALBON | Williams | 35 | 31.4 s |
| Valtteri BOTTAS | Cadillac | 29 | 31.5 s |
| Arvid LINDBLAD | Racing Bulls | 47 | 32.1 s |
| Alexander ALBON | Williams | 40 | 32.5 s |
| Kimi ANTONELLI | Mercedes | 43 | 33.6 s |
| Pierre GASLY | Alpine | 23 | 33.6 s |
| Lewis HAMILTON | Ferrari | 23 | 34.8 s |
| Nico HULKENBERG | Audi | 34 | 35.8 s |
| Isack HADJAR | Red Bull Racing | 38 | 36.4 s |
| Alexander ALBON | Williams | 23 | 39.6 s |
| Oscar PIASTRI | McLaren | 2 | 40.5 sunusually long |
| Alexander ALBON | Williams | 14 | 41.2 sunusually long |
| Kimi ANTONELLI | Mercedes | 41 | 41.2 sunusually long |
| Esteban OCON | Haas F1 Team | 21 | 43.2 sunusually long |
| Alexander ALBON | Williams | 1 | 44.1 sunusually long |
| Lance STROLL | Aston Martin | 46 | 46.2 sunusually long |
Which tyre held up best?
Lap time trend by tyre age, relative to the start of each stint. Medium held up best; Hard lost 0.02 s per lap more as it aged.
- MMedium
- HHard
Source: OpenF1 · Chart: paddockcharts.com
Median of all clean laps at each tyre age (excludes in/out laps, safety car and outliers; lightly smoothed; tyre ages reached by few stints hidden). Not fuel-corrected: cars get lighter as fuel burns, which hides part of the wear, so compare compounds with each other rather than reading absolute values. Below zero means fuel burn-off outweighed tyre wear.
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| Compound | Stints | Trend per lap | Oldest tyre age shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium | 24 | −0.015 s/lap | 24 laps |
| Hard | 21 | +0.001 s/lap | 24 laps |
Who had the best race pace?
Charles Leclerc was quickest on clean laps (median 1:33.826), 0.240 s per lap ahead of Kimi Antonelli.
- Median lap
- Middle 50% of laps
Source: OpenF1 · Chart: paddockcharts.com
Clean laps only: excludes lap 1, in- and out-laps, safety car/VSC laps (22, 23, 39, 40, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53) and laps slower than 107% of the field median. Not corrected for fuel load or tyre age.
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| # | Driver | Median lap | Gap | Middle 50% | Clean laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles LECLERC | 1:33.826 | – | 1:33.300 – 1:34.322 | 40 |
| 2 | Kimi ANTONELLI | 1:34.066 | +0.240 s | 1:33.722 – 1:34.439 | 35 |
| 3 | Max VERSTAPPEN | 1:34.176 | +0.350 s | 1:33.855 – 1:34.713 | 38 |
| 4 | Lewis HAMILTON | 1:34.226 | +0.400 s | 1:33.337 – 1:34.755 | 41 |
| 5 | George RUSSELL | 1:34.483 | +0.657 s | 1:33.017 – 1:34.806 | 38 |
| 6 | Lando NORRIS | 1:34.724 | +0.898 s | 1:33.461 – 1:35.150 | 39 |
| 7 | Isack HADJAR | 1:34.802 | +0.975 s | 1:34.276 – 1:35.135 | 38 |
| 8 | Oscar PIASTRI | 1:34.996 | +1.169 s | 1:34.658 – 1:35.356 | 35 |
| 9 | Liam LAWSON | 1:35.637 | +1.811 s | 1:34.119 – 1:35.885 | 38 |
| 10 | Gabriel BORTOLETO | 1:35.667 | +1.841 s | 1:34.509 – 1:36.102 | 38 |
| 11 | Arvid LINDBLAD | 1:35.681 | +1.855 s | 1:34.249 – 1:35.918 | 38 |
| 12 | Franco COLAPINTO | 1:35.819 | +1.992 s | 1:34.755 – 1:36.495 | 40 |
| 13 | Pierre GASLY | 1:35.953 | +2.127 s | 1:34.726 – 1:36.295 | 39 |
| 14 | Nico HULKENBERG | 1:35.979 | +2.153 s | 1:35.030 – 1:36.665 | 27 |
| 15 | Alexander ALBON | 1:36.453 | +2.627 s | 1:35.574 – 1:37.374 | 29 |
| 16 | Carlos SAINZ | 1:36.560 | +2.734 s | 1:35.770 – 1:36.971 | 38 |
| 17 | Esteban OCON | 1:36.689 | +2.862 s | 1:35.725 – 1:37.105 | 39 |
| 18 | Sergio PEREZ | 1:36.975 | +3.148 s | 1:36.497 – 1:37.311 | 37 |
| 19 | Oliver BEARMAN | 1:36.996 | +3.169 s | 1:35.876 – 1:37.205 | 37 |
| 20 | Valtteri BOTTAS | 1:37.667 | +3.841 s | 1:36.550 – 1:38.055 | 35 |
| 21 | Fernando ALONSO | 1:38.792 | +4.966 s | 1:37.845 – 1:39.310 | 37 |
| 22 | Lance STROLL | 1:38.909 | +5.083 s | 1:38.001 – 1:39.275 | 36 |