After a damp opening practice curtailed any sustained running, a dry second practice featured plenty of action with many teams testing out new parts, including substantial upgrade packages for Mercedes, Williams and Alpine.
Sainz topped the second practice session for Ferrari with a best lap time of 1m28.942s to beat two of the home heroes in Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes and McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Defending F1 world champion Max Verstappen slotted into fourth place for Red Bull, just 0.207s off timesheet-topper Sainz, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc taking fifth.
Fernando Alonso made it five different teams in the top six for Alpine, ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, with George Russell also off the outright pace for Mercedes in eighth place.
McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo ended FP2 in ninth, as Lance Stroll rounded out the top 10 as he recovered from a late spin in first practice that triggered a red flag.
What time does qualifying start for the F1 British Grand Prix?
Qualifying for the British GP starts at 3pm local time (3pm BST), using the regular Q1, Q2 and Q3 knockout session format.
Date: Saturday 2nd July 2022
Start time: 3pm local time – 3pm BST
How can I watch Formula 1?
In the United Kingdom, Formula 1 is broadcast live on Sky Sports and Channel 4, with highlights also shown on Channel 4 several hours after the race has finished. Live streaming through NOW is also available in the UK.
The British GP race weekend is also being broadcast live on Channel 4.
Sky Sports F1, which broadcasts the F1 races, can be added as part of the Sky Sports channels and costs £20 a month for new customers. Sky Sports can also be accessed through NOW with a one-off day payment of £11.98 or a month membership of £33.99 per month.
How can I watch F1 British GP qualifying?
In the United Kingdom, every F1 practice, qualifying and race is broadcast live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event, with British GP qualifying coverage starting at 2:10pm BST.
· Channel: Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event
· Start time: 2:10pm BST 2nd July 2022
The British GP is also being broadcast live on Channel 4, with qualifying coverage starting at 2:10pm BST.
· Channel: Channel 4
· Start time: 2:10pm BST 2nd July 2022
Autosport will be running a live text coverage of qualifying here.
When can I watch the highlights of F1 British GP qualifying?
In the United Kingdom, Channel 4 is broadcasting highlights of qualifying for the British GP at 02:10am BST on Sunday. The full programme will run for 55 minutes, covering both qualifying and wrapping up the major talking points of the race weekend so far.
For the entire 2022 F1 season, Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of every qualifying and race of each event. The highlights will also be available on Channel 4’s on demand catch-up services.
· Channel: Channel 4
· Start time: 02:10am BST 3rd July 2022
Will F1 British GP qualifying be on the radio?
Live radio coverage of every practice, qualifying and race for the 2022 F1 season will be available on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC 5 Live Sports Extra or via the BBC Sport website.
Coverage of British GP qualifying will start at 2:55pm BST on the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sounds app.
What's the weather forecast for qualifying at Silverstone?
Mild and cloudy weather is forecast for Saturday afternoon for the start of qualifying at Silverstone, with a strong chance of rain showers. The temperature is set to be 17 degrees Celsius at the start of qualifying, two degrees warmer than Canadian GP qualifying.
FP2 result:
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carlos Sainz |  | Ferrari | 1'28.942 | |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton |  | Mercedes | 1'29.105 | 0.163 |
| 3 | Lando Norris |  | McLaren | 1'29.118 | 0.176 |
| 4 |  Max Verstappen |  | Red Bull | 1'29.149 | 0.207 |
| 5 |  Charles Leclerc |  | Ferrari | 1'29.404 | 0.462 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso |  | Alpine | 1'29.695 | 0.753 |
| 7 |  Sergio Perez |  | Red Bull | 1'29.753 | 0.811 |
| 8 | George Russell |  | Mercedes | 1'29.799 | 0.857 |
| 9 |  Daniel Ricciardo | | McLaren | 1'29.902 | 0.960 |
| 10 |  Lance Stroll |  | Aston Martin | 1'29.942 | 1.000 |
| 11 |  Valtteri Bottas |  | Alfa Romeo | 1'30.000 | 1.058 |
| 12 |  Sebastian Vettel |  | Aston Martin | 1'30.057 | 1.115 |
| 13 |  Esteban Ocon |  | Alpine | 1'30.238 | 1.296 |
| 14 |  Alex Albon |  | Williams | 1'30.263 | 1.321 |
| 15 |  Zhou Guanyu | | Alfa Romeo | 1'30.271 | 1.329 |
| 16 |  Yuki Tsunoda |  | AlphaTauri | 1'30.338 | 1.396 |
| 17 |  Kevin Magnussen |  | Haas | 1'30.480 | 1.538 |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly |  | AlphaTauri | 1'30.510 | 1.568 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher |  | Haas | 1'30.609 | 1.667 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi |  | Williams | 1'31.326 | 2.384 |
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FP1 result:
| Cla | Driver | Chassis | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas |  | Alfa Romeo | 1'42.249 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton |  | Mercedes | 1'42.781 | 0.532 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz |  | Ferrari | 1'42.967 | 0.718 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc |  | Ferrari | 1'43.801 | 1.552 |
| 5 | Mick Schumacher |  | Haas | 1'43.895 | 1.646 |
| 6 | Zhou Guanyu | | Alfa Romeo | 1'46.171 | 3.922 |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen |  | Haas | 1'48.161 | 5.912 |
| 8 | Lance Stroll |  | Aston Martin | 1'51.243 | 8.994 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda |  | AlphaTauri | 1'51.373 | 9.124 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel |  | Aston Martin | 1'59.168 | 16.919 |
| 11 | George Russell |  | Mercedes | ||
| 12 | Sergio Perez | | Red Bull | ||
| 13 | Esteban Ocon |  | Alpine | ||
| 14 | Fernando Alonso |  | Alpine | ||
| 15 | Alex Albon | | Williams | ||
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo |  | McLaren | ||
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | | AlphaTauri | ||
| 18 | Lando Norris |  | McLaren | ||
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi |  | Williams | ||
| 20 | Max Verstappen |  | Red Bull | ||
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