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Lewis Hamilton won the 2021 British Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2021 British Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Valtteri Bottas at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, and Valtteri Bottas
Race date
July 18, 2021
Pole
Max Verstappen
Fastest lap
Sergio Pérez
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Charles Leclerc is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Valtteri Bottas 3 for Mercedes.

Grid to finish

Lance Stroll from P14 to P8 (+6), Yuki Tsunoda from P16 to P10 (+6), and Carlos Sainz Jr. from P10 to P6 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Max Verstappen started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 11 Finished, 7 +1 lap, 1 Collision, and 1 Overheating. Sergio Pérez holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.617 on lap 50. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:58:23.28425
2Charles LeclercFerrari1:58:27.15518
3Valtteri BottasMercedes1:58:34.40915
4Lando NorrisMcLaren1:58:51.85712
5Daniel RicciardoMcLaren1:59:05.90810
6Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1:59:06.7388
7Fernando AlonsoAlpine1:59:35.3776
8Lance StrollAston Martin1:59:37.5734
9Esteban OconAlpine1:59:39.4462
10Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri1:59:45.3491
11Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri1:59:48.6110
12George RussellWilliams+1 lap0
13Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
14Nicholas LatifiWilliams+1 lap0
15Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
16Sergio PérezRed Bull+1 lap0
17Nikita MazepinHaas+1 lap0
18Mick SchumacherHaas+1 lap0
DNFSebastian VettelAston MartinOverheating0
DNFMax VerstappenRed BullCollision0