Kimi Antonelli fought back to claim victory in the British Grand Prix sprint race to extend his lead over George Russell and Lewis Hamilton on the drivers’ championship.
Hamilton started the race on pole position and held the Mercedes of Antonelli at bay through the opening lap with the other cars scrapping for position behind them.
Antonelli stuck with Hamilton for eight laps before making his move on the Hanger straight and weaving past the Ferrari to take control of the race.
Hamilton had to marshall his battery power and couldn’t launch a counter attack to recover the lead and claim victory. That ensured Antonelli won a sprint race for the very first time and takes a 43 point lead into Sunday’s Grand Prix.
Here are the standings after the British GP sprint:
Driver standings after British GP sprint
1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 179 points
2. George Russell (Mercedes) - 136 points
3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) - 132 points
4. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 85 points
5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 83 points
6. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 82 points
7. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 76 points
8. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) - 42 points
9. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) - 41 points
10. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) - 31 points
11. Ollie Bearman (Haas) - 18 points
12. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) - 16 points
13. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) -14 points
14. Carlos Sainz (Williams) - 6 points
15. Alex Albon (Williams) - 5 poins
16. Esteban Ocon (Haas) - 3 points
17. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) - 2 points
18. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 1 point
19. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) - 0 points
20. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) - 0 points
21. Sergio Perez (Cadillac) - 0 points
22. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) - 0 points
Constructor standings after British GP sprint
1. Mercedes - 315 points
2. Ferrari - 215 points
3. McLaren - 167 points
4. Red Bull - 118 points
5. Alpine - 57 points
6. Racing Bulls - 45 points
7. Haas - 21 points
8. Williams - 11 points
9. Audi - 2 points
10. Aston Martin - 1 point
11. Cadillac - 0 points
What is the 2026 race calendar?
ROUND 9 - GREAT BRITAIN (sprint weekend)
Silverstone Circuit - 3-5 July
ROUND 10 - BELGIUM
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - 17-19 July
ROUND 11 - HUNGARY
Hungaroring, Budapest - 24-26 July
ROUND 12 - NETHERLANDS (sprint weekend)
Circuit Zandvoort - 21-23 August
ROUND 13 - ITALY
Monza Circuit - 4-6 September
ROUND 14 - SPAIN (Madrid)
Circuito de Madring - 11-13 September
ROUND 15 - AZERBAIJAN
Baku City Circuit - 25-27 September
ROUND 16 - SINGAPORE (sprint weekend)
Marina Bay Street Circuit - 9-11 October
ROUND 17 - UNITED STATES
Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 23-25 October
ROUND 18 - MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 30 October-1 November
ROUND 19 - BRAZIL
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 6-8 November
ROUND 20 - LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Street Circuit - 19-21 November
ROUND 21 - QATAR
Lusail International Circuit - 27-29 November
ROUND 22 - ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Circuit - 4-6 December
