British GP: Who qualified where at Silverstone?

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen topped the timing boards to seal pole position for the British Grand Prix, but who qualified where at Silverstone?

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Verstappen took his 44th career pole position at Silverstone, pipping a tight fight for the top grid spot for Sunday’s British GP, and the Dutchman beat both McLarens. McLaren’s championship leader, Oscar Piastri, will start alongside the defending world champion ahead of Lando Norris, in second and third, respectively.

Alpine’s Franco Colapinto was the only retirement of the session as the Argentine crashed out in Q1 as he lost control into Club. The Alpine spun out onto the gravel and hit the barrier. He tried to make it back to the pit lane but he stopped out on track, near the pit exit, and qualified last.

But two drivers will endure grid penalties: Haas’ Oliver Bearman and Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli.

Bearman was the most recent of the penalties, and the most severe, as the British driver will serve a 10-place grid penalty for speeding under red flag conditions as he attacked the pit entry. To make matters worse, the Briton crashed under braking into the barrier, forcing him into a spin before he continued to his garage.

Antonelli will serve a three-place grid penalty for his crash with Verstappen in Austria. The Mercedes rookie locked up into turn three at the Red Bull Ring and took out the defending world champion at turn three during the Austrian Grand Prix.

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So, who qualified where?

20 – Franco Colapinto, Alpine

19 – Nico Hulkenberg, Kick Sauber

18 – Lance Stroll, Aston Martin

17 – Gabriel Bortoleto, Kick Sauber

16 – Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls

15 – Esteban Ocon, Haas

14 – Alexander Albon, Williams

13 – Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls

12 – Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull Racing

11 – Carlos Sainz, Williams

10 – Pierre Gasly, Alpine

9 – Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin

8 – Oliver Bearman, Haas*

7 – Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes*

6 – Charles Leclerc, Ferrari

5 – Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari

4 – George Russell, Mercedes

3 – Lando Norris, McLaren

2 – Oscar Piastri, McLaren

1 – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing

Read more Formula 1 here:

• Max Verstappen clinches British GP pole ahead of McLarens
• Oliver Bearman given 10-place grid penalty for red flag infringement at British GP
• FIA confirm slight update to British GP Race Directors’ event notes
• Lewis Hamilton claims there’s ‘time to find’ at British Grand Prix
• Carlos Sainz given warning after British GP ‘dangerous driving’ infringement
• Norris fastest in British GP FP2 to complete all-British day

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Kamron Kent

Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.