Kimi Antonelli fought back to claim victory in the British Grand Prix sprint race to extend his lead over George Russell and Lewis Hamilton on the drivers’ championship. Hamilton started the race on pole position and held the Mercedes of Antonelli at bay through the opening lap with the other cars scrapping for position behind them. Antonelli stuck with Hamilton for eight laps before making his move on the Hanger straight and weaving past the Ferrari to take control of the race. Hamilton had to marshall his battery power and couldn’t launch a counter attack to recover the lead and claim victory. That ensured Antonelli won a sprint race for the very first time and takes a 43 point lead into Sunday’s Grand Prix. Here are the standings after the British GP sprint: Driver standings after British GP sprint 1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 179 points 2. George Russell (Mercedes) - 136 points 3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) - 132 points 4. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 85 points 5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 83 points 6. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 82 points7. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 76 points 8. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) - 42 points 9. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) - 41 points10. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) - 31 points 11. Ollie Bearman (Haas) - 18 points 12. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) - 16 points13. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) -14 points 14. Carlos Sainz (Williams) - 6 points 15. Alex Albon (Williams) - 5 poins 16. Esteban Ocon (Haas) - 3 points17. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) - 2 points 18. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 1 point 19. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) - 0 points 20. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) - 0 points21. Sergio Perez (Cadillac) - 0 points22. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) - 0 pointsConstructor standings after British GP sprint1. Mercedes - 315 points 2. Ferrari - 215 points 3. McLaren - 167 points 4. Red Bull - 118 points 5. Alpine - 57 points6. Racing Bulls - 45 points 7. Haas - 21 points 8. Williams - 11 points 9. Audi - 2 points 10. Aston Martin - 1 point11. Cadillac - 0 points What is the 2026 race calendar? ROUND 9 - GREAT BRITAIN (sprint weekend) Silverstone Circuit - 3-5 July ROUND 10 - BELGIUM Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - 17-19 July ROUND 11 - HUNGARY Hungaroring, Budapest - 24-26 July ROUND 12 - NETHERLANDS (sprint weekend)Circuit Zandvoort - 21-23 August ROUND 13 - ITALY Monza Circuit - 4-6 September ROUND 14 - SPAIN (Madrid) Circuito de Madring - 11-13 September ROUND 15 - AZERBAIJAN Baku City Circuit - 25-27 September ROUND 16 - SINGAPORE (sprint weekend)Marina Bay Street Circuit - 9-11 October ROUND 17 - UNITED STATES Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 23-25 October ROUND 18 - MEXICO Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 30 October-1 November ROUND 19 - BRAZIL Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 6-8 November ROUND 20 - LAS VEGAS Las Vegas Street Circuit - 19-21 November ROUND 21 - QATAR Lusail International Circuit - 27-29 November ROUND 22 - ABU DHABI Yas Marina Circuit - 4-6 December