F1 results: Lewis Hamilton sets pole position for British GP sprint race

Here are the complete F1 results from the sprint qualifying session from the 2026 British Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit.

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix.

F1 results from sprint qualifying at 2026 British Grand Prix

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Hamilton clocked a fastest lap time of 1:28.376, outpacing Mercedes driver and F1 2026 world championship leader Kimi Antonelli by just 0.011 seconds.

Max Verstappen, the four-time world champion, was third for Red Bull, trailing Hamilton by more than three tenths.

Hamilton’s Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc was narrowly slower than Verstappen in fourth with George Russell, the winner of last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, forced to settle for fifth.

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Reigning world champion Lando Norris will start sixth, one place ahead of McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.

Isack Hadjar will line up eighth in the second Red Bull, with Racing Bulls pair Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad completing the top 10.

Further back, the Aston Martin pair of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll were more than 3.5 seconds off the pace in 21st and 22nd respectively.

The sprint race is due to begin at 1200 local time on Saturday before qualifying for the main race is held at 1600.

Sunday’s British Grand Prix will start at 1500 local time.

A full report of sprint qualifying at the British Grand Prix is available at the bottom of this article.

British Grand Prix sprint qualifying 2026: SQ1 results

1 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:29.273

2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.107

3 Isack Hadjar Red Bull +0.197

4 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.310

5 George Russell Mercedes +0.402

6 Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.416

7 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.473

8 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +0.577

9 Nico Hulkenberg Audi +0.834

10 Lando Norris McLaren +0.869

11 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi +1.134

12 Pierre Gasly Alpine +1.171

13 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls +1.180

14 Alexander Albon Williams +1.506

15 Franco Colapinto Alpine +1.621

16 Carlos Sainz Williams +1.800

ELIMINATED

17 Oliver Bearman Haas +1.810

18 Esteban Ocon Haas +2.441

19 Sergio Perez Cadillac +2.503

20 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac +2.747

21 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +3.637

22 Lance Stroll Aston Martin +3.715

British Grand Prix sprint qualifying 2026: SQ2 results

1 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:28.747

2 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.099

3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.175

4 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +0.320

5 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.373

6 Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.495

7 George Russell Mercedes +0.499

8 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls +0.533

9 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls +0.583

10 Lando Norris McLaren +0.654

ELIMINATED

11 Pierre Gasly Alpine +0.735

12 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi +0.932

13 Nico Hulkenberg Audi +0.960

14 Franco Colapinto Alpine +1.236

15 Carlos Sainz Williams +1.450

16 Alexander Albon Williams +1.903

British Grand Prix sprint qualifying 2026: SQ3 results

1 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:28.376

2 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.011

3 Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.321

4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.327

5 George Russell Mercedes +0.357

6 Lando Norris McLaren +0.364

7 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.396

8 Isack Hadjar Red Bull +0.459

9 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +0.551

10 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls +0.991

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