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Round 9 · British Grand Prix · Silverstone

Leclerc wins at Silverstone as Antonelli's weekend falls apart

Charles Leclerc took his first win since Austin 2024, and the championship leader left a sprint winner but scoreless on Sunday.

The result
P1LeclercFerrari · 25 pts
P2RussellMercedes · 18 pts
P3HamiltonFerrari · 15 pts
4Lando NorrisMcLaren12 pts
5Isack HadjarRed Bull10 pts
6Liam LawsonRacing Bulls8 pts
7Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls6 pts
8Gabriel BortoletoAudi4 pts
9Franco ColapintoAlpine2 pts
10Pierre GaslyAlpine1 pts
What happened

Kimi Antonelli won Saturday's sprint, passing Lewis Hamilton with a different energy-deployment approach. On Sunday he started from pole, but both Ferraris got past at the start and Leclerc led. Hamilton had to serve a time penalty for a jump start.

George Russell lost ground with a slow puncture, and a Virtual Safety Car for Nico Hulkenberg's stopped Audi shuffled the order again. Max Verstappen, running an early-stop strategy, went off at Stowe on Lap 48 and stuck in the gravel. Both Ferraris pitted under the Safety Car while Russell stayed out and moved up to second, and the race finished behind the Safety Car.

Why it matters

Antonelli's worst Sunday

A wheel-shield failure and a five-second penalty for off-track excursions left him outside the points. His lead fell to 25.

A double British podium at home

Russell finished second and Hamilton third, the nine-time Silverstone winner back on the podium at his home race.

Three drivers within 32 points

Antonelli, Russell and Hamilton are now separated by 32 points heading into the second half of the season.

Drivers' championship after Round 9
PosDriverPtsGap
1Antonelli179—
2Russell154−25
3Hamilton147−32
4Leclerc108−71
5Norris97−82
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