British Grand Prix 2026 Qualifying gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Kimi Antonelli’s pole shown to scale in real metres. Qualifying at Silverstone, round 9.
Open the interactive 3D Gap Visualizer →| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:28.111 | Pole | — |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:28.286 | +0.175 | 14.7 m |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:28.458 | +0.347 | 29.1 m |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28.481 | +0.370 | 31.0 m |
| 5 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:28.746 | +0.635 | 53.3 m |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:28.877 | +0.766 | 64.3 m |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:28.893 | +0.782 | 65.6 m |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.032 | +0.921 | 77.3 m |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:29.300 | +1.189 | 99.7 m |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:29.305 | +1.194 | 100.2 m |
| 11 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:29.461 | +1.350 | 113.3 m |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:29.539 | +1.428 | 119.8 m |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:30.063 | +1.952 | 163.8 m |
| 14 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.501 | +2.390 | 200.5 m |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:30.562 | +2.451 | 205.6 m |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:30.638 | +2.527 | 212.0 m |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.680 | +2.569 | 215.5 m |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:31.227 | +3.116 | 261.4 m |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:31.321 | +3.210 | 269.3 m |
| 20 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:31.451 | +3.340 | 280.2 m |
| 21 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:32.863 | +4.752 | 398.6 m |
| 22 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:32.888 | +4.777 | 400.7 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Kimi Antonelli took qualifying pole at the British Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:28.111. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from pole to Fernando Alonso the field covers 400.7 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.