Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari secured pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix, narrowly beating Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli. The seven-time world champion's fastest lap was just 0.011 seconds quicker than championship leader Antonelli.
Max Verstappen of Red Bull qualified third, more than three-tenths of a second behind Hamilton. George Russell, Hamilton's Mercedes teammate and fourth in the championship standings, finished fifth behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri qualified sixth and seventh, respectively. Red Bull's Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson of Racing Bulls, and British rookie Arvid Lindblad completed the top 10.
Hamilton, a record nine-time winner of his home race at Silverstone, will start from the front of the grid for the sprint event. Antonelli, the championship leader, will start alongside him. Verstappen will start third.