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Marc Mayo

British Grand Prix: F1 race start time, championship standings and how can I watch for FREE on TV today?

Carlos Sainz today starts the British Grand Prix at Silverstone from pole position after Saturday’s qualifying session.

Lewis Hamilton was optimistic that Mercedes can put a dent in Max Verstappen’s potential stroll to the 2022 world title, until he could only muster fifth position for the race.

There is plenty of home interest for the hundreds of thousands piling down the A43 with George Russell and Lando Norris also hoping for good results, plus the British-born Thai racer Alex Albon.

First practice on Friday begin in inauspicious circumstances with a downpour leading to little track action, before Carlos Sainz put his Ferrari top in the afternoon ahead of Hamilton in second. In the Saturday morning session, it was Verstappen who dominated before Sainz hit back to claim the first ever pole position of his career.

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When is the F1 British Grand Prix?

The British Grand Prix takes place this weekend, with the race set for today (Sunday, July 3, 2022).

F1 British Grand Prix session times

Lights out is at 3pm BST today.

How can I watch the F1 British Grand Prix?

Free-to-air TV: Channel 4 will be airing the full race on terrestrial television, with coverage beginning at 1.30pm.

Satellite TV channel: The race will be shown live on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event, with coverage also beginning at 1.30pm.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also tune in online via the Sky Go app. All4 will also show the race live for free.

Live blog: You can keep up to date with the race as it happens via Standard Sport’s live blog.

Championship standings ahead of the F1 British Grand Prix

F1 Drivers’ Championship 2022 standings

Rank

Driver

Team

Points

1

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

175

2

Sergio Perez

Red Bull

129

3

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari

126

4

George Russell

Mercedes

111

5

Carlos Sainz

Ferrari

102

6

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

77

7

Lando Norris

McLaren

50

8

Valtteri Bottas

Alfa Romeo

46

9

Esteban Ocon

Alpine

39

10

Fernando Alonso

Alpine

18

F1 Constructors’ Championship 2022 standings

Rank

Team

Drivers

Points

1

Red Bull

Max Verstappen/Sergio Perez

304

2

Ferrari

Charles Leclerc/Carlos Sainz

228

3

Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton/George Russell

188

4

McLaren

Lando Norris/Daniel Ricciardo

65

5

Alpine

Esteban Ocon/Fernando Alonso

57

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