2025 British Grand Prix Preview

Guide to the 2025 British Grand Prix as McLaren come into their home race off the back of a dominant one-two in Austria. 

Oscar Piastri heads home hero, Lando Norris coming into Silverstone with a 15-point lead in their title battle as the McLaren pair continue their tussle for this season’s crown as F1 hits the half-way mark of the season.

Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton will look to challenge Norris for a home victory, whilst Haas’ Oliver Bearman is set for his first home race as a F1 driver.

Silverstone also represents the home race for many UK-based teams up and down the grid, with McLaren, Aston Martin and Williams as British entries, whilst Alpine, Haas, Mercedes and Red Bull have UK-based factories.

Now, here is a full guide to everything that you need to know about 2025 British Grand Prix.

 

Track Guide

Circuit: Silverstone

Laps: 52

Race Distance: 306.291km

Tyre Compounds: C2, C3 and C4

 

Schedule

Date	Session	Time (BST)
Friday 4 July	FP1	12:30pm
Friday 4 July	FP2	4:00pm
Saturday 5 July	FP3	11:30am
Saturday 5 July	Qualifying	3:00pm
Sunday 6 July	Race	3:00pm

 

Five Key Pointers

• High downforce set-ups will be important around Silverstone but a compromise will be needed in order to maximise straight-line speed on the various straights.
• Exit traction will be crucial out of several corners in order to defend on the various straights across the circuit.
• As a home event for many teams who have UK-based factories, there could be various upgrades introduced across the grid this weekend.
• Having successfully introduced upgrades in Austria, Ferrari will hope that their competitive pace can continue at Silverstone, especially if the race is dry and Mercedes struggle with hot track temperatures.
• Typical UK summer weather means that there is a chance of rain across the weekend, although Friday is forecast to be dry with uncertainty over Saturday and Sunday.

 

Last Time Out

Mercedes’ Russell headed Hamilton and Norris at the start in a British 1-2-3 on the grid in 2024 until a rain shower handed Norris the lead as everyone pitted for intermediate tyres, but the track soon dried up and a strategy error at McLaren cost Norris victory.

Hamilton consequently snatched victory on the soft tyre against a fast hard-tyre charging Verstappen, after the Dutchman demoted Norris to third on lap 48 but couldn’t deny the seven-time champion his ninth home win.

 

2025 Season Recaps

• Australia
• Chinese Sprint
• Chinese GP
• Japan
• Bahrain
• Saudi Arabia
• Miami Sprint
• Miami GP
• Emilia Romagna
• Monaco
• Spain
• Canada
• Austria