Max Verstappen Grand Prix

The 2023 Formula One season now has 21 (of 22) races in the record books following the most recent Las Vegas Grand Prix. Photo by CHRISTIAN BRUNA / POOL / AFP

British Grand Prix: FINAL grid positions after all driver penalties

Max Verstappen outpaced friend and rival Lando Norris to take pole position for Sunday’s British Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen Grand Prix

The 2023 Formula One season now has 21 (of 22) races in the record books following the most recent Las Vegas Grand Prix. Photo by CHRISTIAN BRUNA / POOL / AFP

Max Verstappen showed his relief at surviving tricky and changeable conditions on Saturday when he outpaced friend and rival Lando Norris to take pole position for the British Grand Prix.

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The defending double world champion and runaway series leader outpaced McLaren’s Norris with a late final lap to secure pole in one minute and 26.720, beating Norris by two-tenths.

Sunday’s race will start at 16:00 (SA time).

Grid for Sunday’s British Grand Prix after qualifying at Silverstone:

Front row

Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull)

Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes)

2nd row

Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren-Mercedes)

Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari)

3rd row

Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari)

George Russell (GBR/Mercedes)

4th row

Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes)

Alex Albon (THA/Williams-Mercedes)

5th row

Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin-Mercedes)

Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine-Renault)

6th row

Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Haas-Ferrari)

Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin-Mercedes)

7th row

Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine-Renault)

Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams-Mercedes)

8th row

Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull)

Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/AlphaTauri-Red Bull)

9th row

Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alfa Romeo-Ferrari)

Nyck de Vries (NED/AlphaTauri-Red Bull)

10th row

Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas-Ferrari)

Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo-Ferrari)