For the first time since Brazil 2022 it will be an all-Mercedes front row for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix as George Russell took pole ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton for his second of the season as the newly invigorated Mercedes squad takes the fight to McLaren and Red Bull. Fellow Briton and home crowd favorite, Lando Norris, starts third ahead of Max Verstappen and teammate Oscar Piastri.
HIGHLIGHTS: Watch the thrilling action from qualifying at Silverstone as Russell beats Hamilton to home pole
Q1 Results:
After a positive final practice it was Lewis Hamilton who set the pace in Q1 as the changing conditions caught several drivers out. Verstappen set the initial benchmark during the first round of hot laps, with the Dutch driver setting down a 1:37.518s lap as the track began to dry out as Lando Norris and both Mercedes drivers settled in behind him. With about 10 minutes left in the session, drivers began to queue for their second runs on the soft compound tires as a dry line had formed enough for quick laps, but a red flag brough out by Sergio Perez would grind everything to a halt. The Mexican driver was forced to abandon his Red Bull in the gravel after a snap oversteer spun him off track at Copse, relegating him to 19th on the grid for the race and continuing his disappointing run of qualifying sessions.
Drivers out in Q1:
- 16th: Valtteri Bottas (Kick Sauber)
- 17th: Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
- 18th: Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
- 19th: Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
- 20th: Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
Q2 Results:
With race control confirming normal conditions were at play in Q2, it was all hands on deck for the remaining 15 drivers attempting to make the final Q3 session. Lando Norris led the pace early during the first set of runs before Fernando Alonso leapt to the top of the time sheets asfurther down the order the Williams pair of Sargaent and Albon found themselves in the top 10. Halfway through, it was Carlos Sainz on top as the Spanish driver outperformed his teammate as LeClerc was unable to set a lap time strong enough for the top 10 and would be dropped out in 11th position. As the time ticked down to zero, Max Verstappen found himself at threat of dropping out but was able to haul his Red Bull out of the bottom five and up to P6. Joining LeClerc was Logan Sargaent, who qualified 12th – his best of the year – as well as the RB pair of Ricciardo and Tsunoda, and Zhou Guanyu.
Drivers out in Q2:
- 11th: Charles LeClerc (Ferrari)
- 12th: Logan Sargaent (Willians)
- 13th: Yuki Tsunoda (RB)
- 14th: Zhou Guanyu (Kick Sauber)
- 15th: Daniel Ricciardo (RB)
Q3 Results:
Q3 began quietly, with teams starting their initial runs as Red Bull scrambled to assess whether or not Verstappen suffered damage from a Q2 trip through the gravel. The issues seemed to have been mitigated, however, as the Red Bull driver was quickly back on track with Lando Norris on top in provisional pole. Soon thereafter, George Russell set a lap 0.006s quicker than his countryman to take the top step away as Lewis Hamilton slotted into 3rd position.
After a brief lull, it was back to the action as Alex Albon led the field out of pit lane for the final runs of the session. Max Verstappen’s final effort went to waste as the Dutchman lost time in his final run in the first sector, leaving him 4th on the grid behind Russell, Norris, and Hamilton. The crowd roared to life as Hamilton crossed the line for the final time, dropping Norris to 3rd and Russell to 2nd as he went to to the top, but was soon dropped down as Russell improved to take pole from his teammate, locking out the front row for the 82nd time in Mercedes history and making it a 1-2-3 British lockout for the first time since the South African Grand Prix in 1986.
The field is set and it’s anyone’s game in the top 5 as Mercedes takes the fight to Red Bull and McLaren. Tune in live for all the action starting at 15:00 local time and check back here for our post race report.
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FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2024 Schedule
| Date | Session | Time (Local Circuit) |
| July 5th | Practice 1 | 12:30 – 13:30 |
| Practice 2 | 16:00 – 17:00 | |
| July 6th | Practice 3 | 11:30 – 12:30 |
| Qualifying | 15:00 – 16:00 | |
| July 7th | Race | 15:00 |
Qualifying Results
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | LAPS |
| 1 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 1:30.106 | 1:26.723 | 1:25.819 | 26 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 1:29.547 | 1:26.770 | 1:25.990 | 25 |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 1:31.596 | 1:26.559 | 1:26.030 | 22 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 1:31.342 | 1:26.796 | 1:26.203 | 24 |
| 5 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 1:30.895 | 1:26.733 | 1:26.237 | 24 |
| 6 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 1:31.929 | 1:26.847 | 1:26.338 | 17 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 1:30.557 | 1:26.843 | 1:26.509 | 24 |
| 8 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 1:31.410 | 1:26.938 | 1:26.585 | 24 |
| 9 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 1:31.135 | 1:26.933 | 1:26.640 | 23 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 1:31.264 | 1:26.730 | 1:26.917 | 24 |
| 11 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 1:30.496 | 1:27.097 | 18 | |
| 12 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 1:31.608 | 1:27.175 | 20 | |
| 13 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB HONDA RBPT | 1:30.994 | 1:27.269 | 17 | |
| 14 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 1:31.190 | 1:27.867 | 22 | |
| 15 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB HONDA RBPT | 1:31.291 | 1:27.949 | 18 | |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 1:32.431 | 11 | ||
| 17 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 1:32.905 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 1:34.557 | 11 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 1:38.348 | 5 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 1:39.804 | 7 |
