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2026 British Grand Prix qualifying: Kimi Antonelli took pole

Kimi Antonelli took pole for Mercedes ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton at Silverstone.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Pole
Kimi Antonelli
Pole team
Mercedes
Front row
Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc
Classified
Top 22
Round
9
Circuit
Silverstone
Qualifying date
July 4, 2026

The front of the grid

Kimi Antonelli qualified first for Mercedes. Charles Leclerc secured the other front-row place for Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton third for Ferrari.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Kimi Antonelli, Charles Leclerc, and Lewis Hamilton. P4 through P22 were George Russell, Isack Hadjar, Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, Arvid Lindblad, Liam Lawson, Gabriel Bortoleto, Pierre Gasly, Nico Hülkenberg, Oliver Bearman, Carlos Sainz Jr., Alexander Albon, Esteban Ocon, Valtteri Bottas, Franco Colapinto, Sergio Pérez, Lance Stroll, and Fernando Alonso.

Team representation

Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Audi placed 2 cars, Cadillac placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 6, 2026.

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