2019 British Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton claimed a record sixth British Grand Prix victory in a lively 2019 race at Silverstone Circuit. A safety car shifted the contest in his favour after an early duel with Valtteri Bottas, while Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen produced some of the afternoon’s finest racing.

Pole position
Driver	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Time	1:25.093
Fastest lap
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:27.369 on lap 52
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Third	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
12 July 2019	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
12 July 2019	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
13 July 2019	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
13 July 2019	Qualifying	14:00 – 15:00
14 July 2019	Race	14:10

All times are local (UTC+01:00). The race time is the scheduled start.

Championship background

Hamilton arrived 31 points ahead of Bottas after Mercedes‘ winning streak ended in Austria. Verstappen’s victory had renewed the challenge from Red Bull Racing, while Leclerc was eager to turn another near-miss into a first win.

Race entries

The same 20 drivers contested the weekend, with no practice substitutes. Silverstone Circuit had been resurfaced again, giving the teams another variable to assess before the home race for Hamilton, Lando Norris and George Russell.

Free Practice

Pierre Gasly set the fastest FP1 time with a 1:27.173, ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen. Romain Grosjean damaged his car at the pit exit, and Kimi Räikkönen‘s stoppage brought out a red flag.

Bottas led FP2 on a 1:26.732, just 0.069 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Charles Leclerc was third, keeping Ferrari close to the leading Mercedes pair.

Leclerc topped FP3 with a 1:25.905. Sebastian Vettel was only 0.026 seconds behind and Hamilton another 0.023 seconds back, setting up a finely balanced qualifying session.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2019 British Grand Prix FP1, 12 July 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	1:27.173	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.456s	29
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.836s	21
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.949s	26
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+1.080s	21
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1.131s	21
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.630s	21
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.858s	24
9	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+1.920s	26
10	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.989s	31
11	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.997s	23
12	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+2.280s	27
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.327s	26
14	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+2.484s	25
15	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.926s	24
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+3.432s	24
17	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.568s	25
18	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+3.574s	12
19	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+3.638s	22
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+4.948s	27

Free Practice 2 Classification

2019 British Grand Prix FP2, 12 July 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:26.732	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.069s	35
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.197s	30
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.448s	30
5	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	+0.517s	31
6	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.814s	38
7	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.830s	32
8	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.255s	39
9	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+1.265s	38
10	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.270s	32
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.276s	36
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.327s	30
13	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.394s	33
14	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.396s	17
15	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.485s	34
16	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.508s	37
17	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.562s	28
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.062s	26
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+3.203s	37
20	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.782s	11

Free Practice 3 Classification

2019 British Grand Prix FP3, 13 July 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:25.905	17
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.026s	16
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.049s	21
4	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	+0.213s	15
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.535s	14
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.551s	20
7	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.784s	15
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.040s	16
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.060s	15
10	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+1.071s	17
11	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.131s	16
12	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.201s	15
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.203s	18
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.205s	16
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.370s	16
16	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.519s	15
17	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.639s	14
18	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.693s	12
19	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.160s	22
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+3.545s	19

Qualifying

Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to pole by just 0.006 seconds with a 1:25.093. Charles Leclerc was third, only 0.079 seconds away from pole, followed by Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly.

Sebastian Vettel qualified sixth, with Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris, Alexander Albon and Nico Hülkenberg completing the top ten. The narrow gap between the Mercedes drivers promised a close opening contest.

Qualifying Classification

2019 British Grand Prix Qualifying, 13 July 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:25.750	1:25.672	1:25.093	21
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:25.513	1:25.840	1:25.099	17
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:25.533	1:25.546	1:25.172	18
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:25.700	1:25.848	1:25.276	21
5	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	1:26.273	1:26.038	1:25.590	21
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:25.898	1:26.023	1:25.787	19
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:26.428	1:26.283	1:26.182	21
8	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:26.079	1:26.385	1:26.224	21
9	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	1:26.482	1:26.403	1:26.345	24
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:26.568	1:26.397	1:26.386	21
11	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:26.449	1:26.519	—	18
12	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:26.558	1:26.546	—	18
13	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:26.203	1:26.578	—	15
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:26.347	1:26.757	—	17
15	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	1:26.649	1:26.928	—	14
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:26.662	—	—	9
17	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:26.721	—	—	10
18	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:26.762	—	—	9
19	63	George Russell	Williams	1:27.789	—	—	9
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:28.257	—	—	10

What happened in the 2019 British Grand Prix?

Valtteri Bottas kept the lead at the start, but Lewis Hamilton immediately applied pressure. Hamilton passed at Luffield, only for Bottas to reclaim the position at Copse in a superb exchange between the Mercedes team-mates.

Behind them, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen fought hard for position, continuing their rivalry from Austria. Their contest extended into the pit lane, where Red Bull Racing‘s quicker stop briefly put Verstappen ahead before Leclerc fought back on track.

Bottas stopped first among the Mercedes drivers. Hamilton stayed out, and the safety car deployed after Antonio Giovinazzi stopped in the gravel allowed him to pit while retaining the lead. That intervention changed the balance of the race.

Hamilton then controlled the restart and the remaining distance. Bottas needed another stop as his strategy unfolded, leaving Hamilton clear to claim victory. Hamilton added fastest lap on the final tour despite running on much older tyres than his team-mate.

Verstappen passed Vettel for third, but Vettel misjudged his braking at the next corner and hit the rear of the Red Bull Racing car. Both continued after running into the gravel. Vettel needed repairs and received a ten-second penalty, while Verstappen remarkably recovered to fifth with damage.

Leclerc took third ahead of Gasly, who secured his strongest Red Bull Racing result to that point. Carlos Sainz finished sixth, followed by Ricciardo, Räikkönen, Daniil Kvyat and Hülkenberg. Both Haas drivers retired after colliding on the opening lap.

Hamilton’s seventh victory of the season extended his championship advantage to 39 points. The final result was another Mercedes one-two, but the racing that produced it made Silverstone one of the most entertaining afternoons of the year.

2019 British Grand Prix race results

The 2019 British Grand Prix was held on 14 July 2019, with a scheduled start of 14:10 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	52	1:21:08.452	26
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	52	+24.928s	18
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	52	+30.117s	15
4	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	52	+34.692s	12
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	52	+39.458s	10
6	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	52	+53.639s	8
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	52	+54.401s	6
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	52	+65.540s	4
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	52	+66.720s	2
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	52	+72.733s	1
11	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	52	+74.281s	0
12	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	52	+75.617s	0
13	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	52	+81.086s	0
14	63	George Russell	Williams	51	+1 lap	0
15	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	51	+1 lap	0
16	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	51	+1 lap	0
17	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	51	+1 lap	0
Ret	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	18	Spun off	0
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	9	Collision damage	0
Ret	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	6	Collision damage	0

Lewis Hamilton earned the additional point for fastest lap.

Sebastian Vettel originally finished 15th, but received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Max Verstappen.

2019 British Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	52	15:34:17	1:27.369	242.735
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	47	15:27:15	1:27.406	242.633
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	46	15:27:06	1:28.733	239.004
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	45	15:24:29	1:29.272	237.561
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	47	15:27:19	1:29.313	237.452
6	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	49	15:31:09	1:29.390	237.248
7	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	50	15:33:23	1:29.456	237.072
8	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	48	15:28:52	1:29.544	236.839
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	50	15:32:11	1:29.624	236.628
10	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	50	15:32:30	1:29.636	236.596
11	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	50	15:32:11	1:29.757	236.277
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	51	15:33:53	1:29.910	235.875
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	51	15:33:59	1:29.949	235.773
14	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	51	15:33:52	1:30.034	235.551
15	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	46	15:26:23	1:30.872	233.378
16	63	George Russell	Williams	50	15:33:00	1:31.013	233.017
17	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	50	15:33:09	1:31.509	231.754
18	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	17	14:39:46	1:32.464	229.360
19	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	5	14:22:50	1:33.425	227.001
20	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	4	14:20:34	1:34.350	224.775

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear in this table. Time of Day is local time; average speeds are in km/h.

2019 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings for drivers and teams after the 2019 British Grand Prix.

2019 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	223
2	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes	184
3	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	136
4	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Ferrari	123
5	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	120
6	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Red Bull Racing	55
7	Carlos Sainz	ESP	McLaren	38
8	Kimi Räikkönen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing	25
9	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren	22
10	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Renault	22
11	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Renault	17
12	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas	14
13	Sergio Perez	MEX	Racing Point	13
14	Daniil Kvyat	RUS	Toro Rosso	12
15	Alexander Albon	THA	Toro Rosso	7
16	Lance Stroll	CAN	Racing Point	6
17	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Haas	2
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	ITA	Alfa Romeo Racing	1
19	George Russell	GBR	Williams	0
20	Robert Kubica	POL	Williams	0

2019 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	407
2	Ferrari	243
3	Red Bull Racing	191
4	McLaren	60
5	Renault	39
6	Alfa Romeo Racing	26
7	Racing Point	19
8	Toro Rosso	19
9	Haas	16
10	Williams	0

2019 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2019 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit , Melbourne	17 March
2	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	31 March
3	2019 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	14 April
4	2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	28 April
5	2019 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	12 May
6	2019 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco , Monte Carlo	26 May
7	2019 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , Montréal	9 June
8	2019 French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	23 June
9	2019 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	30 June
10	2019 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit , Silverstone	14 July
11	2019 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	28 July
12	2019 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring , Mogyoród	4 August
13	2019 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	1 September
14	2019 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza , Monza	8 September
15	2019 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	22 September
16	2019 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	29 September
17	2019 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 October
18	2019 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	27 October
19	2019 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	3 November
20	2019 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace , São Paulo	17 November
21	2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	1 December