All the key moments from the 2025 British Grand Prix as Lando Norris triumphs at home and Nico Hulkenberg seals his maiden podium

As soon as once more, Silverstone delivered one other British Grand Prix that may reside lengthy within the reminiscence.

Not solely did McLaren’s Lando Norris take victory for the very first time at his home race, there was additionally loads of celebrating for Kick Sauber as Nico Hulkenberg took his first ever F1 podium on his 239th start.

With loads of well-known faces turning out to observe all of the motion, here is our spherical up of the highlights from a chaotic wet-dry British Grand Prix…

Norris leads dwelling a penalised Piastri

Norris headed into the British Grand Prix weekend joking that he would swap all his different trophies for a victory on dwelling soil – and the McLaren driver brilliantly achieved that lifelong ambition in Sunday’s moist and wild encounter.

Norris ended Qualifying with a tinge of disappointment, having been outpaced by Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen and crew mate Oscar Piastri, however the race would belong to the house favorite in spite of everything types of climate circumstances, incidents and drama.

That path to victory was aided by Verstappen’s spin as a mid-race Security Automotive ended, and Piastri’s 10-second penalty for his strategy to the restart – the papaya pair swapping locations when that sanction was utilized through the remaining pit stops.

Whereas Piastri was left unhappy with the penalty dished out to him for the Security Automotive infringement, emotional scenes adopted in Parc Ferme when Norris parked up in entrance of his household and started to course of what he had simply achieved, with the bonus of chopping Piastri’s championship benefit from 15 factors to eight.

“The previous couple of laps I used to be simply wanting into the gang,” stated Norris after the race. “I used to be simply making an attempt bought take all of it in, benefit from the second, as a result of it would by no means occur once more.

“I hope it does, however these are reminiscences that I’ll deliver with me perpetually so – an unbelievable achievement.”

Hulkenberg’s first ever F1 podium

Hulkenberg was making his 239th begin at Silverstone on Sunday, having arrived on the F1 grid with Williams again in 2010 – his private greatest outcome up up to now behind a fourth-place end on three events.

However along with Norris’ massive day, the German bought a breakthrough of his personal as he lastly stood on the F1 podium after an excellent rise from 19th position to third – behind solely the aforementioned McLaren drivers.

Essential to the outcome was Hulkenberg’s skill to maintain one other dwelling hero in Lewis Hamilton at bay throughout the second half of the race, with the Kick Sauber proving to be a match for the Ferrari within the difficult, moist/dry circumstances.

“Clearly I used to be pondering that Lewis goes to present all of it in entrance of his dwelling crowd and I used to be like, ‘Sorry guys – it’s additionally my day!’ I’ve bought to stay my neck out,” Hulkenberg stated afterwards, earlier than discovering some champagne and starting the celebrations.

The climate involves play at Silverstone as Verstappen spins amid 5 retirements

Moist climate races all the time trigger chaos, and Silverstone this 12 months was no exception. There have been incidents galore all through the 52 laps of the race, with spins, shunts and crashes to go along with drivers working vast, selecting the flawed tyres and getting annoyed with the strategists.

Verstappen was one of those to crucially spin, the Dutchman doing so on the Security Automotive restart that noticed Piastri penalised. Whereas he managed to recuperate to fifth on the flag, not everybody was so fortunate. In the long run two Security Automotive intervals have been required together with two Digital Security Automobiles to cope with just a few stricken autos.

Liam Lawson crashed out at first after colliding with Esteban Ocon, who later spun after contact along with his crew mate. Talking of the opposite Haas driver, Ollie Bearman additionally spun after being hit by Yuki Tsunoda, with the Purple Bull driver incomes a 10-second penalty of his personal for that one.

Ferraris’ Charles Leclerc took the scenic route throughout the grass greater than as soon as, whereas George Russell spun into the gravel after popping on the onerous tyres a tad optimistically.

Lawson’s crew mate Isack Hadjar additionally parked up after rear-ending Kimi Antonelli, who needed to retire himself because of that shunt. Gabriel Bortoleto retired after knocking off his rear wing spinning into the boundaries, however not less than that lot noticed some racing motion.

The identical couldn’t be stated for Franco Colapinto, who stalled within the Alpine pit field earlier than the lights had even gone out – and subsequently failed to start out the race.

Hollywood graces the Silverstone grid with loads of actors watching on

The celebrities have been out in power at Silverstone, braving the climate to expertise a style of F1 motion. For a lot of, this was not their first rodeo – actors Tom Holland and Hannah Waddingham have been right here earlier than, as has Keanu Reeves, who will entrance a brand new documentary collection covering Cadillac’s journey to the F1 grid.

Vin Diesel was handled to loads of quick and livid racing via the rain, with Olivia Wilde additionally getting one other style of F1 motion having starred in Rush just a few years in the past.

Huge F1 fan Jeremy Clarkson was in attendance alongside along with his farming guru Kaleb Cooper – who may need discovered these vehicles a tad quicker than the tractors he usually offers with.

Tony Hawk introduced his skateboard alongside, Gordan Ramsey was one other eager to observe the motion whereas Jose Mourinho managed to remain dry by presenting the pole place award on Saturday to Verstappen.

Lastly, Damson Idris hung up his race helmet to observe the motion and even bought to wave the chequered flag – positively not a job he dealt with when starring in F1 The Film.