Leclerc wins British GP at Silverstone for Ferrari
NXTbets Pro | Published On: July 6, 2026
Leclerc wins Silverstone
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone and completed the 52-lap race in 1:27:11.335. The victory gave him his first win of the 2026 Formula 1 season, his first career victory at Silverstone and ended an 18-month wait between wins. He finished 0.427 seconds ahead of Mercedes driver George Russell and 0.772 ahead of Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton. Leclerc kept the lead through the closing laps and delivered the result Ferrari wanted most. The margin at the finish stayed tight, but he kept control at the front and turned the race into a landmark afternoon. The win also carried extra weight because it arrived on a circuit where he had never won before. For Leclerc, the checkered flag brought three clear markers at once, a season opening win, a Silverstone breakthrough and the end of a long stretch without a victory. Russell and Hamilton completed the podium behind him, and the top three settled the shape of the race once the leaders broke away from the pack.
Ferrari double podium
Ferrari left Silverstone with a win and a second car on the podium. Hamilton’s third place gave the team a strong return from the race and backed up Leclerc’s victory. Russell kept Mercedes in the fight with second, but Ferrari held the headline result and the stronger overall haul at the front. The order behind the podium also stayed compact. McLaren driver Lando Norris finished fourth, with Isack Hadjar fifth and Liam Lawson sixth. Those three filled the next positions in the classification and kept the top of the field busy all the way through the points places. Oscar Piastri finished 11th, outside the top ten, which left McLaren with a split day at its home race. The lower end of the classified finishers brought more frustration. Alexander Albon did not finish and Nico Hülkenberg also failed to reach the flag. For Ferrari, though, the story centered on the strength of its two drivers. Leclerc supplied the victory. Hamilton added third. That combination turned the team’s afternoon into one of the strongest results in the race, with two cars locked inside the top three and both drivers clear of the chasing group.
Verstappen crash safety
Max Verstappen crashed at Stowe, beached his Red Bull in the gravel and retired, which brought out the safety car and changed the rhythm of the race. The incident removed another front-running name from contention and gave the field a reset for the closing stretch. It also added to the list of drivers who ran into trouble at Silverstone, with Albon and Hülkenberg among the others who did not finish. The weekend had already given Mercedes a strong start before the grand prix. Kimi Antonelli won Saturday’s Sprint and took pole position for Mercedes, and Russell converted that form into second place on race day. That gave Mercedes two headline moments across the weekend, even with Leclerc taking the main prize on Sunday. The race still belonged to Ferrari at the top, though, because Leclerc stayed clear of the late drama and Hamilton backed him up in third. Once Verstappen retired and the safety car came out, the front order settled around the drivers who had already built their positions. Leclerc kept his pace, Russell held second and Hamilton stayed third. That left Silverstone with a clear story. Ferrari won the race. Mercedes stayed in the frame. Verstappen’s crash shaped the finish.
