The starting grid for the 2025 British GP

After a particularly close qualifying session, pole position for the British Grand Prix went to Max Verstappen. The pilot Red Bull was able to extract the last thousandths of a second that his RB21 allowed him to set the best time ahead of the championship leader Oscar piastri.

This one deprives his teammate Lando Norris from a front row at home: slightly off the mark on his last attempt, the Bristol native had to settle for third place. He was accompanied on the second row by the Mercedes by George Russell, pole sitter last year.

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The slight disappointment comes from the ranking of Lewis Hamilton, only 5th after showing the pace to challenge for pole position. The seven-time world champion will have to fight to secure a thirteenth consecutive podium at Silverstone, where he holds the record for victories with nine successes. On the third row, he will find his garage neighbor, Charles Leclerc, slightly in the shadow of his teammate since the start of the weekend.

If the pilots Ferrari can legitimately feed a certain disappointment, Pierre Gasly can, for him, have a smile: suffering with his Alpine During the three practice sessions, the Norman managed to reach Q3 and finally started 8th thanks to the penalties received by Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman, who initially qualified ahead of him.

The pilot Haas, eighth fastest time in the session, falls back to 18th place and allows Esteban Ocon (14th) and Isack Hadjar (12th) each gain a position. On the other hand, Franco Colapinto, who made a mistake in Q1, will start from the pit lane. The Argentinian will leave Bearman at the back of the grid, Stroll or even the Sauber of Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg.

2025 British GP

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2025 British GP

The provisional starting grid

1. Max Verstappen – Red Bull
2. Oscar Piastri – McLaren
3. Lando Norris – McLaren
4. George Russell – Mercedes
5. Lewis Hamilton – Ferrari
6. Charles Leclerc – Ferrari
7. Fernando Alonso - Aston Martin
8. Pierre Gasly – Alpine
9. Carlos Sainz - Williams
10. Andrea Kimi Antonelli – Mercedes – 3-place penalty
11. Yuki tsunoda – Red Bull
12. Isack Hadjar – Racing Bulls
13. Alex Albon – Williams
14. Esteban Ocon – Haas
15. Liam Lawson – Racing Bulls
16. Gabriel Bortoleto – Sauber
17. Lance Stroll – Aston Martin
18. Oliver Bearman – Haas – 10-place penalty 
19. Nico Hulkenberg – Sauber

Departure from the stands: Franco Colapinto – Alpine