Pole Position Fantasy LeagueSilverstone (British Grand Prix) F1 Fantasy Guide: Best Picks & Past Results
Silverstone Circuit is a permanent racing circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom (5.891 km, 18 turns, clockwise) that has held 61 Formula 1 World Championship races. It hosts the British Grand Prix 2026, round 9, with session times, what PPFL managers picked and results on the Grand Prix page.
Silverstone fantasy guide: what the numbers say
- Qualifying decides a lot here: 8 of the last 10 winners started on the front row. In PPFL a pole is worth 10 qualifying points before the race starts.
- Finishers gain 0.9 places on average from grid to flag (+2 PPFL points per place, up to +10).
- Attrition is high: 15.6% of starters failed to finish. A DNF costs a driver 5 points, and a constructor loses the both-cars-finished bonus.
- Top PPFL scorer here in 2026: Charles Leclerc with 39 points.
Overtaking, qualifying and reliability at Silverstone
From the last 10 races here (2018–2026):
- Average places gained, grid to finish: 0.9 per classified finisher; 56% of finishers gained places. Biggest climb: Nico Hülkenberg, P19 to P3 in 2025.
- How much qualifying matters: 3 of 10 winners started from pole, 8 from the front row and 9 from the top 3. Grid-to-finish correlation: 0.72 (1.00 would mean every finisher ended where they started).
- DNF rate: 15.6% of starters (31 retirements from 199 starts, 3.1 per race).
Top PPFL fantasy scorers at Silverstone
2026: British Grand Prix 2026
| Driver | Grid | Finish | PPFL pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Leclerc | P2 | P1 | 39 |
| George Russell | P4 | P2 | 31 |
| Lewis Hamilton | P3 | P3 | 25 |
| Lando Norris | P6 | P4 | 20 |
| Liam Lawson | P10 | P6 | 18 |
2025
| Driver | Grid | Finish | PPFL pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lando Norris | P3 | P1 | 39 |
| Oscar Piastri | P2 | P2 | 35 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | P19 | P3 | 29 |
| Lewis Hamilton | P5 | P4 | 19 |
| Pierre Gasly | P10 | P6 | 18 |
PPFL points before the captain bonus; earlier seasons are scored with the current PPFL rules.
Past winners and pole sitters at Silverstone
| Year | Winner | Started | Pole |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) | P2 | Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) |
| 2025 | Lando Norris (McLaren) | P3 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2024 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | P2 | George Russell (Mercedes) |
| 2023 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P1 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2022 | Carlos Sainz Jr. (Ferrari) | P1 | Carlos Sainz Jr. (Ferrari) |
| 2021 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | P2 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 2020 (70th Anniversary Grand Prix) | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P4 | Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | P1 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 2019 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | P2 | Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) |
| 2018 | Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) | P2 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
Driver of the Day at Silverstone
The fan-voted Driver of the Day at every race here since the vote began.
- 2026: Charles Leclerc (26.8% of the vote)
- 2025: Nico Hülkenberg (49.0% of the vote)
- 2024: Lewis Hamilton (36.1% of the vote)
- 2023: Lando Norris (45.5% of the vote)
- 2022: Sergio Pérez (20.7% of the vote)
- 2021: Charles Leclerc (34.5% of the vote)
- 2020: Nico Hülkenberg (17.3% of the vote)
- 2020: Max Verstappen (31.8% of the vote)
- 2019: Charles Leclerc (20.6% of the vote)
- 2018: Lewis Hamilton
Racing here this year: the British Grand Prix 2026. Check prices and form on the F1 fantasy Price Form before teams lock at the start of FP1.