2026 British GP: Leclerc wins amid late SC row

Charles Leclerc won the 2026 British Grand Prix ahead of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton as a late Safety Car and penalties shaped Silverstone.

Charles Leclerc won the 2026 British Grand Prix, with BBC Sport and Formula1.com reporting that he finished ahead of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Autosport and Motorsport.com reported that Leclerc passed polesitter Andrea Kimi Antonelli at the start, while Antonelli later dropped out of the points after late trouble and a five-second track limits penalty. Leclerc arrived at Silverstone fourth in the drivers' championship on 108 points, with Antonelli leading on 179 from Russell on 154 and Hamilton on 147.

BBC Sport, Autosport, Motorsport.com and RaceFans reported that the race finished behind the Safety Car after Max Verstappen went off at Stowe with six laps left. Those outlets also said the FIA blamed a software error after timing screens briefly showed the Safety Car ending before that message was reversed. Verstappen, seventh in the standings on 76 points, did not score.

Autosport, Motorsport.com and RaceFans reported that Lewis Hamilton kept third after a reprimand for a yellow-flag infringement. The same outlets reported that Carlos Sainz received a post-race penalty for incorrectly unlapping himself under the Safety Car.