2026 British Grand Prix: Race preview, odds & favourites

• 3 July - Practice 1 (12:30 BST)

• 3 July - Sprint Qualifying (16:30 BST)

• 4 July - Sprint Race (12:00 BST)

• 4 July - Qualifying (16:00 BST)

• 5 July - Race (15:00 BST)

With a 40-point lead at the top of the Drivers' Standings, it's Mercedes youngster Kimi Antonelli who is once again tipped as favourite to take the chequered flag this weekend, despite his winless run now stretching to two races.

The teenager returned to the podium last week after disappointment in Barcelona, and is the frontrunner to come away from Silverstone with another 25 points, despite teammate George Russell - who is currently priced as second-favourite - finishing above the Italian in each of the last two races.

Behind Russell - who is hunting a first-ever British GP victory - is Max Verstappen, who is slowly growing into the season after a troubling start, before seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton appears. The Brit has won at Silverstone on nine separate occasions - the most wins at one track for any driver in Formula One history - and will be looking to make sure a British driver wins the British GP for the third consecutive season.

Charles Leclerc and reigning world champ Lando Norris - who won here last year - come next in the bookies' latest odds, with Oscar Piastri completing a competitive top seven.

With a British driver winning at Silverstone in both 2024 and 2025, we're going to predict much of the same in 2026, with George Russell continuing his fine form. Antonelli will push him all the way - as will Brits Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris - so we should be in for a thriller.

• 1st - George Russell (Mercedes)

• 2nd - Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

• 3rd - Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

• 4th - Lando Norris (McLaren)

• 5th - Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

• 6th - Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

• 7th - Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

• 8th - Ollie Bearman (Haas)

• 9th - Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)

• 10th - Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

• 11th - Liam Lawson (VCARB)

• 12th - Alex Albon (Williams)

• 13th - Carlos Sainz (Williams)

• 14th - Arvid Lindblad (VCARB)

• 15th - Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)

• 16th - Esteban Ocon (Haas)

• 17th - Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

• 18th - Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)

• 19th - Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

• 20th - Sergio Perez (Cadillac)

• 21st - Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

• 22nd - Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

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All odds and markets correct as of date of publication.