Updated F1 starting grid: Hamilton is P1 for the British GP Sprint, Albon will start from the pit lane

The F1 starting grid has been set for the Sprint at the 2026 British Grand Prix, with 17 laps of Silverstone to come on Saturday.

Lewis Hamilton will start his home Sprint from pole position, beating Kimi Antonelli by just 11 thousandths of a second to send the Silverstone crowd into raptures on Friday.

F1 starting grid: Hamilton takes Sprint pole at Silverstone

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The two will line up ahead of Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc with George Russell and Lando Norris on the third row.

Oscar Piastri, Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad complete the top ten.

Alex Albon, who had qualified 16th, will start from the pit lane after Williams made broke parc ferme conditions to make set-up changes to the suspension of his FW48.

The Sprint will take place at 12pm locally at Silverstone, with 17 laps to come before the teams and drivers dust themselves down, for British Grand Prix qualifying later on Saturday.

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F1 Sprint starting grid: 2026 British Grand Prix

1 – Lewis Hamilton Ferrari
2 – Kimi Antonelli Mercedes
3 – Max Verstappen Red Bull
4 – Charles Leclerc Ferrari
5 – George Russell Mercedes
6 – Lando Norris McLaren
7 – Oscar Piastri McLaren
8 – Isack Hadjar Red Bull
9 – Liam Lawson Racing Bulls
10 – Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls
11 – Pierre Gasly Alpine
12 – Gabriel Bortoleto Audi
13 – Nico Hulkenberg Audi
14 – Franco Colapinto Alpine
15 – Carlos Sainz Williams
16 – Oliver Bearman Haas
17 – Esteban Ocon Haas
18 – Sergio Perez Cadillac
19 – Valtteri Bottas Cadillac
20 – Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
21 – Lance Stroll Aston Martin
Pit lane – Alex Albon Williams