Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc celebrates after winning the British Grand Prix.
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Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari its 250th Grand Prix victory when he won a gripping British GP at Silverstone, which ended under a safety car on Sunday. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli missed out on a top-10 finish.
Antonelli’s Mercedes teammate and championship rival George Russell came through to take second place while Lewis Hamilton, in the other Ferrari, crossed the line in third.
The nine-time Silverstone winner, however, was under investigation for a yellow flag infringement, having already served a five-second penalty for a false start.
Antonelli, who won the sprint on Saturday, leads the title race with 179 points, 25 ahead of Russell with Hamilton a further seven points back in third.
It was Leclerc’s ninth GP victory and first since he won the United States GP in Austin in October 2024, and puts him fourth in the championship with 108 points.
“Finally, this one feels particularly good,” said Leclerc over the radio after taking the chequered flag.
Antonelli began on pole but was overtaken by both Ferraris at the start before battling back to make it a dogfight with Leclerc.
On lap 42 of 52 the 19-year-old Italian reported a problem and was forced into the pits.
When he came out he limped on before returning to the pits where the mechanics removed a brake cooling inlet. It didn’t help him and, combined with a five-second penalty, he could only finish 16th.
The results (52/52 laps): 1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari); 2. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.427s; 3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) 0.772; 4. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1.149; 5. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) 1.598; 6. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) 2.023; 7. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) 2.214; 8. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) 2.413; 9. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) 3.229; 10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 3.445; 11. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 4.014; 12. Carlos Sainz (Williams) 4.391; 13. Oliver Bearman (Haas) 5.245; 14. Esteban Ocon (Haas) 5.512; 15. Sergio Pérez (Cadillac) 7.403; 16. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) 8.005; 17. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) 8.162; +1 lap: 18. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin); 19. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin).
DNF: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), Alexander Albon (Williams), Nico Hulkenberg (Audi).
Standings: Drivers’: 1. Antonelli 179; 2. Russell 154; 3. Hamilton 147; 4. Leclerc 108; 5. Norris 97.
Constructors’: 1. Mercedes 333; 2. Ferrari 255; 3. McLaren 179; 4. Red Bull 128; 5. Alpine 60.
Published – July 06, 2026 04:09 am IST
