2025 British GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Oscar Piastri’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Silverstone, round 12.
British Grand Prix 2025 Race: what happened
Oscar Piastri set the fastest lap for the British Grand Prix 2025 Race with a 1:29.337 for McLaren at Silverstone. Lando Norris (McLaren) was 0.397s behind, and at racing speed that is 35.0 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Lewis Hamilton completed the top three for Ferrari, 0.679s off Oscar Piastri. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 4083.6 m, from Oscar Piastri to Gabriel Bortoleto.
The closest call of the session was between Esteban Ocon and Charles Leclerc: 0.001s apart, about 0.09 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.337 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.734 | +0.397 | 35.0 m |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:30.016 | +0.679 | 59.8 m |
| 4 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:30.047 | +0.710 | 62.5 m |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.179 | +0.842 | 74.1 m |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.353 | +1.016 | 89.5 m |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:30.645 | +1.308 | 115.2 m |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:30.751 | +1.414 | 124.5 m |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.818 | +1.481 | 130.4 m |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.819 | +1.482 | 130.5 m |
| 11 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.869 | +1.532 | 134.9 m |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.873 | +1.536 | 135.3 m |
| 13 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.921 | +1.584 | 139.5 m |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:30.933 | +1.596 | 140.5 m |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:32.088 | +2.751 | 242.2 m |
| 16 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:39.336 | +9.999 | 880.5 m |
| 17 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:41.705 | +12.368 | 1089.1 m |
| 18 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 2:15.712 | +46.375 | 4083.6 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Oscar Piastri set the race fastest lap at the British Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:29.337. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Gabriel Bortoleto the field covers 4083.6 m.
British Grand Prix 2025 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the British Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the British Grand Prix 2025 race with a 1:29.337 at Silverstone.
- What was the fastest lap at the British Grand Prix 2025?
- The fastest lap of the British Grand Prix 2025 race was a 1:29.337, set by Oscar Piastri (McLaren) at Silverstone.
- How close was race at the British Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri beat Lando Norris to fastest lap by 0.397s. At racing speed that margin is 35.0 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Gabriel Bortoleto in P18, the spread is 46.375s or 4083.6 m.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the British Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the British Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:29.734, 0.397s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 35.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix 2025?
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the British Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:30.016, 0.679s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 59.8 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Alexander Albon at the British Grand Prix 2025?
- Alexander Albon (Williams) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the British Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:30.047, 0.710s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 62.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the British Grand Prix 2025?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the British Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:30.179, 0.842s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 74.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Fernando Alonso at the British Grand Prix 2025?
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the British Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:30.353, 1.016s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 89.5 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Silverstone?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.8 m of track. That is why Lando Norris's 0.397s at the British Grand Prix 2025 puts 35.0 m between the cars on the finish line.