Pierre Gasly scores double points for BWT Alpine at Silverstone GP

Pierre Gasly salvaged a tough Silverstone weekend with a tenth-place finish at the 2026 British Grand Prix, as BWT Alpine’s Franco Colapinto claimed ninth to secure a double points finish.

What happened at Silverstone?

The British Grand Prix delivered a mixed bag for BWT Alpine. Gasly and Colapinto struggled through Friday’s sessions, with Gasly ending FP1 twenty-first and Colapinto eleventh. Gasly’s Saturday sprint qualifying saw him edge into eleventh, just shy of Q3, while Colapinto slipped to fourteenth. But come race day, both drivers delivered.

Colapinto fought back from a spin in Q1 to finish ninth, 21.412 seconds behind race winner Charles Leclerc. Gasly followed in tenth, 3.445 seconds off Leclerc, marking the team’s second double points finish in three races.

Why it matters for Pierre Gasly

Gasly’s race result stood in stark contrast to the rest of the weekend. Friday’s sessions left him 3.8 seconds off Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari pace in FP1. His car felt unpredictable, far from the handling he wanted through Silverstone’s fast sequences.

Yet Gasly rebuilt his confidence in sprint qualifying. He set the eleventh-fastest time in 1’29.482, just eight or nine tenths shy of Q3. Saturday’s sprint confirmed the progress, even if the race result mattered more.

The double points haul keeps BWT Alpine fifth in the constructors’ championship. Racing Bulls set the midfield benchmark again, a marker Gasly’s team must beat to score points on a regular basis.

What comes next?

Attention now turns to Saturday’s sprint and Sunday’s qualifying. The changes worked overnight will be put to the test. Gasly and Colapinto need to carry this momentum into the next race, where every lap counts.

BWT Alpine arrived at Silverstone with an aerodynamic package first seen in Austria. No new parts were introduced, so the team focused on optimising the existing setup. The goal: reduce the stability deficit through Silverstone’s fast sweeps like Maggotts, Becketts and Chapel.

Gasly’s tenth-place finish keeps his 2026 campaign alive. For a team fighting for every point, his ability to turn a tough weekend into points remains crucial.