Silverstone delivered an action-packed race with changing weather conditions catching out several drivers. Fans were rewarded with a home win as Lando Norris stood on the top step of the podium. His McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri settled for second place after receiving a 10-second penalty.
Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg went from P10 to P3 to secure his first-ever F1 podium finish, over 15 years after his F1 debut with Williams.
Norris wins, 6.812secs ahead of Piastri
Hulkenberg goes from P19 to P3
Both Aston Martin cars score points
British GP: Norris wins home race
McLaren secures another 1-2 finish.
Starting from pole position, Max Verstappen initially held the lead on what looked like a rapidly drying track. But Piastri soon caught and passed him just before heavy rainfall arrived. The McLaren driver defended that lead through two Safety Car restarts, but the latter of those resulted in a 10-second penalty with stewards deeming that he braked too late.
Piastri served this penalty during his next pit stop, dropping him to second place and handing Norris the race lead. Norris maintained his advantage and crossed the chequered flag to take his first-ever home win. “It’s everything I dreamed of, everything I’ve ever wanted to achieve. Aside from winning a Championship, I think this is as good as it gets in terms of feelings, in terms of achievement. It was an incredible race, but the support of the fans made the difference today,” exclaimed Norris.
He added, “As for the race itself, it was about as stressful as it can get. It’s long (52 laps) and you never know what is going to happen, especially as it was raining earlier. But the team made good decisions, we pitted at the right times and got an amazing result.”
British GP: Hulkenberg clinches maiden F1 podium
Sauber’s first podium finish since 2012.
15 years since his F1 debut and after 239 race starts, Hulkenberg finally made it to the podium. The German driver scored this landmark result with a spirited drive from P19 to P3. Crucially, he perfectly timed his switch to medium tyres and managed to keep Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton at bay in the closing laps.
“We made the right calls today, especially stopping later for slicks – that decision was crucial and made all the difference. The battle with Lewis in the final stint was really intense. He was closing the gap, but I managed to keep him behind and even pull away a little as the tyres came in. I think if it had been a dry race, the day would have looked very different for us, but we made the most of the conditions and took every opportunity,” said Hulkenberg. This also handed Sauber its first podium finish since the 2012 Japanese GP, where Kamui Kobayashi finished third.
“Starting from last on the grid and finishing on the podium honestly feels kind of surreal. It’s going to take a few days, a few moments, to process everything and take it all in.”
Verstappen recovered from an earlier spin to finish P5, followed by Pierre Gasly who scored a strong P6 result for Alpine. Both Aston Martin cars scored points, with Lance Stroll P7 and Fernando Alonso P9; splitting the two was Williams’ Alex Albon.
Despite having a decent car for the conditions, Mercedes didn’t quite get the strategy right. The team scored just one point, courtesy George Russell’s P10 finish.
2025 F1 championship standings
With his latest win, Norris has now slashed Piastri’s championship lead to just eight points. Verstappen, meanwhile, has drifted further away from the title battle and is now 69 points off the lead.
F1 will now head to Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian GP on July 25-27.
2025 British GP results
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Silverstone delivered an action-packed race with changing weather conditions catching out several drivers. Fans were rewarded with a home win as Lando Norris stood on the top step of the podium. His McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri settled for second place after receiving a 10-second penalty.
Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg went from P10 to P3 to secure his first-ever F1 podium finish, over 15 years after his F1 debut with Williams.
Norris wins, 6.812secs ahead of Piastri
Hulkenberg goes from P19 to P3
Both Aston Martin cars score points
British GP: Norris wins home race
McLaren secures another 1-2 finish.
Starting from pole position, Max Verstappen initially held the lead on what looked like a rapidly drying track. But Piastri soon caught and passed him just before heavy rainfall arrived. The McLaren driver defended that lead through two Safety Car restarts, but the latter of those resulted in a 10-second penalty with stewards deeming that he braked too late.
Piastri served this penalty during his next pit stop, dropping him to second place and handing Norris the race lead. Norris maintained his advantage and crossed the chequered flag to take his first-ever home win. “It’s everything I dreamed of, everything I’ve ever wanted to achieve. Aside from winning a Championship, I think this is as good as it gets in terms of feelings, in terms of achievement. It was an incredible race, but the support of the fans made the difference today,” exclaimed Norris.
He added, “As for the race itself, it was about as stressful as it can get. It’s long (52 laps) and you never know what is going to happen, especially as it was raining earlier. But the team made good decisions, we pitted at the right times and got an amazing result.”
British GP: Hulkenberg clinches maiden F1 podium
Sauber’s first podium finish since 2012.
15 years since his F1 debut and after 239 race starts, Hulkenberg finally made it to the podium. The German driver scored this landmark result with a spirited drive from P19 to P3. Crucially, he perfectly timed his switch to medium tyres and managed to keep Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton at bay in the closing laps.
“We made the right calls today, especially stopping later for slicks – that decision was crucial and made all the difference. The battle with Lewis in the final stint was really intense. He was closing the gap, but I managed to keep him behind and even pull away a little as the tyres came in. I think if it had been a dry race, the day would have looked very different for us, but we made the most of the conditions and took every opportunity,” said Hulkenberg. This also handed Sauber its first podium finish since the 2012 Japanese GP, where Kamui Kobayashi finished third.
“Starting from last on the grid and finishing on the podium honestly feels kind of surreal. It’s going to take a few days, a few moments, to process everything and take it all in.”
Verstappen recovered from an earlier spin to finish P5, followed by Pierre Gasly who scored a strong P6 result for Alpine. Both Aston Martin cars scored points, with Lance Stroll P7 and Fernando Alonso P9; splitting the two was Williams’ Alex Albon.
Despite having a decent car for the conditions, Mercedes didn’t quite get the strategy right. The team scored just one point, courtesy George Russell’s P10 finish.
2025 F1 championship standings
With his latest win, Norris has now slashed Piastri’s championship lead to just eight points. Verstappen, meanwhile, has drifted further away from the title battle and is now 69 points off the lead.
F1 will now head to Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian GP on July 25-27.
2025 British GP results
2025 British GP resultsPosDriverTeam1Lando NorrisMcLaren2Oscar PiastriMcLaren3Nico HulkenbergStake Sauber4Lewis HamiltonFerrari5Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing6Pierre GaslyAlpine7Lance StrollAston Martin8Alex AlbonWilliams9Fernando AlonsoAston Martin10George RussellMercedes11Oliver BearmanHaas12Carlos SainzWilliams13Esteban OconHaas14Charles LeclercFerrari15Yuki TsunodaRed Bull RacingNCKimi AntonelliMercedesNCIsack HadjarRacing BullsNCGabriel BortoletoStake SauberNCLiam LawsonRacing BullsNCFranco ColapintoAlpine
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