F1 grid: Starting positions for British Grand Prix

Formula 1 heads back to one of its most famous sites as Silverstone hosts the 2023 British Grand Prix this weekend. Last time out in Austria, continued his dominant form with a fifth straight win this season , extending his lead in the world championship to 81 points, with team-mate Sergio Perez in second. endured a mixed weekend in Spielberg, while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished on the podium. Hamilton, and Lando Norris will be eyeing strong results this weekend at their home race, with recent upgrades for both Mercedes and McLaren renewing optimism in both camps. On Friday at a bright and sunny Silverstone, was quickest in first practice. Carlos Sainz won last year’s action-packed race for Ferrari, his first and only win in F1 . Here is everything you need to know. (All times BST) Sunday 2 July The entire race schedule from Silverstone will be broadcast live on Sky Sports F1 and Channel 4 in the UK and Ireland. Sky’s coverage of the race on Sunday starts at 1:30pm (BST). The weekend’s action will be broadcast on ESPN in the United States. You can watch all the action at Silverstone free of charge this weekend on Channel 4’s website via this link . has a commanding lead in the world championship (David Davies/PA) Top-15: TBC 16) Sergio Perez 17) Yuki Tsunoda 18) Zhou Guanyu 19) Nyck De Vries 20) Kevin Magnussen 1) – 229 points 2) Sergio Perez – 148 points 3) Fernando Alonso – 129 points 4) – 108 points 5) Carlos Sainz – 86 points 6) Charles Leclerc – 72 points 7) – 70 points 8) Lance Stroll – 43 points 9) Esteban Ocon – 31 points 10) Lando Norris – 22 points 11) Pierre Gasly – 17 points 12) Nico Hulkenberg – 9 points 13) Alex Albon – 7 points 14) Oscar Piastri – 5 points 15) Valtteri Bottas – 5 points 16) Zhou Guanyu – 4 points 17) Yuki Tsunoda – 2 points 18) Kevin Magnussen – 2 points 19) Nyck de Vries – 0 points 20) Logan Sargeant – 0 points 1) Red Bull – 377 points 2) Mercedes – 178 points 3) Aston Martin – 172 points 4) Ferrari – 158 points 5) Alpine – 48 points 6) McLaren – 27 points 7) Haas – 11 points 8) Alfa Romeo – 9 points 9) Williams – 7 points 10) AlphaTauri – 2 points RED BULL Sergio Perez FERRARI Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz MERCEDES ALPINE Esteban Ocon Pierre Gasly McLAREN Lando Norris Oscar Piastri ALFA ROMEO Valtteri Bottas Zhou Guanyu ASTON MARTIN Fernando Alonso Lance Stroll HAAS Kevin Magnussen Nico Hulkenberg ALPHATAURI Yuki Tsunoda Nyck de Vries WILLIAMS Alex Albon Logan Sargeant *italics represents new addition to the grid/change of team ROUND 11 – GREAT BRITAIN Silverstone Circuit – 7-9 July ROUND 12 – HUNGARY Hungaroring, Budapest – 21-23 July ROUND 13 – BELGIUM (sprint weekend) Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – 28-30 July ROUND 14 – NETHERLANDS Circuit Zandvoort – 25-27 August ROUND 15 – ITALY Monza Circuit – 1-3 September ROUND 16 – SINGAPORE Marina Bay Street Circuit – 15-17 September ROUND 17 – JAPAN Suzuka International Racing Course – 22-24 September ROUND 18 – QATAR (sprint weekend) Lusail International Circuit, Lusail – 6-8 October ROUND 19 – UNITED STATES (sprint weekend) Circuit of the Americas, Austin – 20-22 October ROUND 20 – MEXICO Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City – 27-29 October ROUND 21 – BRAZIL (sprint weekend) Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo – 3-5 November ROUND 22 – LAS VEGAS Las Vegas Street Circuit – 16-18 November ROUND 23 – ABU DHABI Yas Marina Circuit – 24-26 November