Leclerc seals Ferrari's 250th grand prix win at Silverstone, where it all began in 1951

Charles Leclerc delivered Ferrari’s 250th Formula 1 victory at Silverstone on Sunday, winning the 2026 British Grand Prix to hand the Maranello outfit a milestone that carries particular historical weight — José Froilán González claimed the team’s very first grand prix win at the same circuit back in 1951.

Leclerc started from second on the grid and seized the lead at the race start, overtaking polesitter Kimi Antonelli, who dropped to third behind Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Leclerc then managed the race through the pitstop cycle and ultimately took the chequered flag under safety car conditions.

Ferrari president John Elkann was present in the Silverstone pitlane to witness the moment. Speaking after the race, he drew a direct line between the team’s past and present. “That’s 250 wins for Ferrari, and the first was here at Silverstone,” Elkann said. “And this shows how important today is for our history and, above all, for the present and the future. When everyone at Ferrari works together, from our great drivers like Charles, who had a great race, like Lewis, to the whole team, both in Maranello and here on the track, great things happen.”

For Leclerc, the win carried personal significance after a run of difficult weekends. “It feels incredible,” he said at the post-race press conference. “Unfortunately the end was maybe not the one I would have dreamt of, but to win after the last few weekends that have been particularly difficult — all the work that we put into trying to get the feeling back in the car. I felt like I had found something yesterday between the sprint race and qualifying, but I had to confirm that today, and today the feeling was back where it needs to be. So I’m so incredibly happy.”

The victory moves Leclerc to fourth in the drivers’ championship with 108 points. Antonelli, despite finishing outside the points at Silverstone, retains the lead with 179 points. Mercedes team-mate George Russell sits second on 154 points, with Hamilton third on 147 points.