The 2021 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 18 July 2021 at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. It was the tenth round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship and also featured the first ever "sprint qualifying" event in F1 - a new format run on the Saturday of the race weekend over a distance of 100 kilometres (62 mi). 3 points were awarded to the winner of the Sprint, 2 to 2nd place and 1 to 3rd place. The results of the sprint qualifying decided the grid for the race on Sunday.
Lewis Hamilton waves the British flag after his victory
Aerial view of the Silverstone Circuit
Fernando Alonso during Sunday's feature race. Prior to the weekend, he had reacted positively to the idea of the proposed sprint qualifying format.
Charles Leclerc (pictured at the previous round) led most of the race on his way to second.
2021 Formula One World Championship
The 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which was the 72nd running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship was contested over twenty-two Grands Prix, and held around the world. Drivers and teams competed for the titles of Formula One World Champion Driver and Formula One World Champion Constructor, respectively.
Max Verstappen won his first World Championship (and the first for a Dutch driver), driving for Red Bull Racing-Honda.
Lewis Hamilton, the defending champion, finished runner-up by 8 points driving for Mercedes.
Valtteri Bottas was third, also driving for Mercedes, in his final season with the team.
Mercedes won their eighth consecutive Constructors' Championship.
