Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton won his third and second successive British Grand Prix. It is his fifth win in this season and the 38th win of his career. In the crucial race, Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg finished second and Ferrari Driver Sebastian Vettel finished third. After this win, Hamilton took his points tally to 194 and a lead of 17 over Rosberg. With this victory Hamilton became second British F1 driver to win Birtish Grand Prix two times after David Coulthard

Hamilton slithered off the circuit at the 265kph Copse corner as the rain began to dance off the asphalt. But the British racer, and his teammate Rosberg, decided to risk staying on the faster dry-weather tires as long as they could.