Formula 1: 2021 British Grand Prix – Full starting lineup
By Asher Fair
The starting lineup for Sunday’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit is set following the first ever Formula 1 sprint qualifying race.
Formula 1 utilized a sprint qualifying race set the starting lineup for a Grand Prix for the first time ever on Saturday, as Silverstone Circuit played host to that shortened (roughly one-third distance) race ahead of tomorrow’s British Grand Prix.
The starting lineup for today’s 17-lap race around the 18-turn, 3.661-mile (5.892-kilometer) road course in Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom was set by a traditional three-round Formula 1 knockout qualifying session on Friday, but the results of this race are what set the starting lineup for the main event tomorrow.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won today’s sprint qualifying race to take the pole position for tomorrow’s 52-lap race at the track. He started on the front row in second place alongside Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and took the lead as soon as the lights went out.
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By winning the sprint qualifying race, he also scored three points, three points that are not awarded in a typical qualifying session.
Hamilton, who finished the sprint qualifying race 1.430 seconds behind Verstappen in second place, was awarded two points and is set to join Verstappen on the front row in second for tomorrow’s race. Today’s third place finisher, Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas, was awarded one point and is set to start in third tomorrow.
The biggest loser of the day was Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, who started in fifth place but spun just a few laps into the race. He was later forced to retire his car and is set to start in 20th (last) tomorrow.
Here are the full results of the British Grand Prix sprint qualifying race and thus the starting lineup for the main event itself.
Starting Lineup
1st – Max Verstappen
2nd – Lewis Hamilton
3rd – Valtteri Bottas
4th – Charles Leclerc
5th – Lando Norris
6th – Daniel Ricciardo
7th – Fernando Alonso
8th – Sebastian Vettel
9th – George Russell
10th – Esteban Ocon
11th – Carlos Sainz Jr.
12th – Pierre Gasly
13th – Kimi Raikkonen
14th – Lance Stroll
15th – Antonio Giovinazzi
16th – Yuki Tsunoda
17th – Nicholas Latifi
18th – Mick Schumacher
19th – Nikita Mazepin
20th – Sergio Perez
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ESPN is set to broadcast the British Grand Prix live from Silverstone Circuit beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 18.