2023 British Grand Prix

Championship standings

Verstappen leads the championship by 81 points over Pérez. Alonso is third, a further 17 back. Red Bull lead the Constructors’ by 199 over Mercedes and 202 over Aston Martin.

Previous race

At Austria, Verstappen won the sprint from pole and then dominated the Grand Prix for his fifth consecutive victory. Leclerc briefly led after pitting under a virtual safety car, becoming the first driver other than Verstappen to lead a lap since Pérez at Miami — before Verstappen quickly repassed him. Pérez started 15th and recovered to third.

Entrants

Oscar Piastri receives McLaren’s upgrade package this weekend — the sidepods, bodywork, and floor fitted to Norris’s car at Austria — completing the team’s upgrade rollout.

Tyre choices

Pirelli brings the C1, C2, and C3 compounds — designated hard, medium, and soft.

Milestones

This is the 74th running of the British Grand Prix.

Practice

Verstappen tops FP1 and FP2, ahead of Pérez and Albon in the first session, and Sainz and Albon in the second. Leclerc tops FP3 ahead of Albon and Alonso. Pérez fails to make Q3 for the fifth consecutive race, a qualifying streak that has coincided with Verstappen taking pole at all five of those events.