British Grand Prix: Times, schedule, how to watch, weather and lap record

In the third of three consecutive race weeks, Formula One makes it's way to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix.

Three home heroes are all in with a chance of giving fans a British winner, as George Russell and Lando Norris have found themselves atop the podium in recent weeks, while seven time champion Lewis Hamilton has seen an upturn in form too. High tensions following last week's incident between Norris and Max Verstappen also add another compelling storyline to the weekend in Northamptonshire.

British Grand Prix times and schedule

Practice times

Free Practice One: 12:30 BST – Friday 5th July

Free Practice Two: 16:00 BST – Friday 5th July

Free Practice Three: 11:30 BST – Saturday 6th July

Qualifying time

15:00 BST – Saturday 6th July

Race time

15:00 BST – Sunday 7th July

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How to watch the British Grand Prix and TV channel

As usual, Sky Sports F1 will be showing every session live from Silverstone. However, viewers will have another option, with Channel 4 also broadcasting the entire weekend live.

Channel 4 will also be showing the highlights from the race at 11:30pm on Sunday night, for those unable to watch live.

Previous British Grand Prix winner and podium

1) Max Verstappen - Red Bull (1:25:16.938)
2) Lando Norris - McLaren (+3.798s)
3) Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes (+6.783s)

British Grand Prix most wins

Home hero Lewis Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix more times than anybody else, with eight at his home circuit. He is followed by fellow Briton Jim Clarke and Frenchman Alain Prost, who have both won five times in the UK.

Despite Hamilton's dominance at Silverstone, Ferrari remain the constructor with the most victories, having won 18 British Grands Prix, a tally that Hamilton will be looking to add to next season when he makes his move to the Tifosi.

British teams do have success on home soil however, as McLaren hold the second highest number of wins with 14, with a great potential to add to that figure this weekend.

Williams are the third most successful, with 10 wins, albeit none since 1997, and a miracle needed to pick up another this weekend.

Silverstone lap length

In its current Grand Prix configuration, Silverstone has a lap length of 5.891km (3.661 mi), which tallies up to a race length of 306.198km (190.263 mi).

Silverstone lap record

The F1 lap record at Silverstone is held by Max Verstappen, who set a time of 1:27.097 in his RB16 during the 2020 Grand Prix weekend.

Silverstone track temperature

It is expected that the track at Silverstone will remain relatively cool this weekend in line with the weather forecast below. The temperature of the circuit is forecasted to sit between 10°C (50°F) and 18°C (64°F) all weekend.

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British Grand Prix weather forecast

Friday 5th July
A dark, cloudy day, with a moderate to high chance of rain throughout, especially around midday. Around 3-6mm of rain. Light south-westerly wind with gusts of up to 40km/h.
Maximum high temperature: 18°C (64°F)
Minimum low temperature: 11°C (52°F)
Chance of rain: 60%

Saturday 6th July
Mostly sunny all morning, with the afternoon bringing a cloud cover with sunny spells, slight chance of rain around midday. Moderate westerly wind with gusts of up to 50km/h.
Maximum high temperature: 17°C (63°F)
Minimum low temperature: 9°C (48°F)
Chance of rain: 40%

Sunday 7th July
A cloudy day overall with a chance of some brief showers by midday. More light south-westerly wind with gusts of up to 40km/h.
Maximum high temperature: 17°C (63°F)
Minimum low temperature: 10°C (50°F)
Chance of rain: 40%