The qualifying session for Round 10 of the 2017 F1 season, the British Grand Prix, took place at Silverstone. The three qualifying stages were Q1, Q2 and Q3.
Lewis Hamilton took pole position with a Q3 lap of 1:26.600, a margin of 0.547 seconds. Kimi Räikkönen was second in 1:27.147, with Sebastian Vettel third in 1:27.356.
The top ten in qualifying, in order, were Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas, Max Verstappen, Nico Hülkenberg, Sergio Pérez, Esteban Ocon, Stoffel Vandoorne and Romain Grosjean.
Jolyon Palmer, Daniil Kvyat, Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz and Felipe Massa qualified 11th to 15th, respectively.
The remaining classified drivers were Lance Stroll in 16th, Kevin Magnussen in 17th, Pascal Wehrlein in 18th, Marcus Ericsson in 19th and Daniel Ricciardo in 20th.
| Position | Car No. | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Q3 Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39.069 | 1:27.893 | 1:26.600 | 25 |
| 2 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:40.455 | 1:28.992 | 1:27.147 | 26 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:39.962 | 1:28.978 | 1:27.356 | 24 |
| 4 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:39.698 | 1:28.732 | 1:27.376 | 26 |
| 5 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:38.912 | 1:29.431 | 1:28.130 | 23 |
| 6 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:39.201 | 1:29.340 | 1:28.856 | 21 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:42.009 | 1:29.824 | 1:28.902 | 26 |
| 8 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:39.738 | 1:29.701 | 1:29.074 | 25 |
| 9 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:40.011 | 1:30.105 | 1:29.418 | 24 |
| 10 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:42.042 | 1:29.966 | 1:29.549 | 26 |
| 11 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:41.404 | 1:30.193 | — | 18 |
| 12 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:41.726 | 1:30.355 | — | 20 |
| 13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:37.598 | 1:30.600 | — | 17 |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:41.114 | 1:31.368 | — | 15 |
| 15 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:41.874 | 1:31.482 | — | 21 |
| 16 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:42.573 | — | — | 11 |
| 17 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:42.577 | — | — | 11 |
| 18 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 1:42.593 | — | — | 10 |
| 19 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:42.633 | — | — | 10 |
| 20 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:42.966 | — | — | 4 |
