Liam Lawson Scores Double Points at Silverstone

Liam Lawson finished 6th at the British Grand Prix, earning 9 points and completing a double points weekend at Silverstone. He now has 39 points for the season.

What happened?

Liam Lawson started 10th but made a double overtake on the first lap to move up to 8th place. He spent most of the race in 8th before a wheel failure for Kimi Antonelli and a crash for Max Verstappen gave him two more places.

The race details

Liam Lawson's teammate Arvid Lindblad came home 7th, as Racing Bulls completed a fifth consecutive weekend with both cars in the points. The team now trails Alpine by just one point in the constructors championship.

Liam Lawson's performance

Liam Lawson was very happy with his performance, saying he felt good and that the team's work was paying off. He had been putting in a lot of work off the track and it was showing in his results.

The championship standings

George Russell was the biggest winner, taking 2nd place and closing the gap to his teammate at the top of the world championship to just 27 points. Liam Lawson's 9 points take his season tally to 39, clear of the 38 he scored in 2025, with 15 races remaining this year.