Hamilton, who set a quickest time at around five minutes into the session went quicker again to claim to pole in the final seconds of qualifying to take the top spot by 0.452 seconds from team-mate Nico Rosberg, and reigning Sebastian Vettel who finished third.
His Red Bull team-mate and last year’s winner, Mark Webber, was just 0.013s behind in fourth in what is his last ever British Grand Prix outing,
Force India once again showed impressive pace, as both cars made it into the top-10, with di Resta and Sutil finishing fifth and seventh, and Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo splitting the pairing to line up sixth.
Ferrari endured a difficult session, after Alonso could only manage 10th, and Massa two places further back.
The Spaniard had a sideways moment going into Q1, and Massa also ran onto the grass in the same session.
Similarly, McLaren’s 2013 nightmare continued as both cars failed to finish in the top 10. Jenson Button missed the cut by a mere six-tenths of a second, and Sergio Perez finishing 14th. This will put him ahead of Nico Hulkenberg’s Sauber.
Giedo van der Garde qualified 21st, but will take a five-place grid penalty. This will put him at the back of the grid in 22nd, and sees Max Chilton move up to 21st for his home race.
Qualifying results* – British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
1.Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W04) - 1'29"607 - Q3
2.Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W04) - 1'30"059 - Q3
3.Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'30"211 - Q3
4.Mark Webber (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'30"220 - Q3
5.Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'30"736 - Q3
6.Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'30"757 - Q3
7.Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'30"908 - Q3
8.Romain Grosjean (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'30"955 - Q3
9.Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'30"962 - Q3
10.Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F138) - 1'30"979 - Q3
11.Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'31"649 - Q2
12.Felipe Massa (Ferrari F138) - 1'31"779 - Q2
13.Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'31"785 - Q2
14.Sergio Perez (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'32"082 - Q2
15.Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'32"211 - Q2
16.Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'32"359 - Q2
17.Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'32"664 - Q1
18.Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'32"666 - Q1
19.Charles Pic (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'33"866 - Q1
20.Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'34"108 - Q1
21.Max Chilton (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'35"858 - Q1
22.Giedo Van der Garde (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'35"481 - Q1**
*Unofficial results
**5-place grid penalty
His Red Bull team-mate and last year’s winner, Mark Webber, was just 0.013s behind in fourth in what is his last ever British Grand Prix outing,
Force India once again showed impressive pace, as both cars made it into the top-10, with di Resta and Sutil finishing fifth and seventh, and Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo splitting the pairing to line up sixth.
Ferrari endured a difficult session, after Alonso could only manage 10th, and Massa two places further back.
The Spaniard had a sideways moment going into Q1, and Massa also ran onto the grass in the same session.
Similarly, McLaren’s 2013 nightmare continued as both cars failed to finish in the top 10. Jenson Button missed the cut by a mere six-tenths of a second, and Sergio Perez finishing 14th. This will put him ahead of Nico Hulkenberg’s Sauber.
Giedo van der Garde qualified 21st, but will take a five-place grid penalty. This will put him at the back of the grid in 22nd, and sees Max Chilton move up to 21st for his home race.
Qualifying results* – British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
1.Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W04) - 1'29"607 - Q3
2.Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W04) - 1'30"059 - Q3
3.Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'30"211 - Q3
4.Mark Webber (Red Bull RB9-Renault) - 1'30"220 - Q3
5.Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'30"736 - Q3
6.Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'30"757 - Q3
7.Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM06-Mercedes) - 1'30"908 - Q3
8.Romain Grosjean (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'30"955 - Q3
9.Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E21-Renault) - 1'30"962 - Q3
10.Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F138) - 1'30"979 - Q3
11.Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'31"649 - Q2
12.Felipe Massa (Ferrari F138) - 1'31"779 - Q2
13.Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR8-Ferrari) - 1'31"785 - Q2
14.Sergio Perez (McLaren MP4/28-Mercedes) - 1'32"082 - Q2
15.Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'32"211 - Q2
16.Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'32"359 - Q2
17.Valtteri Bottas (Williams FW35-Renault) - 1'32"664 - Q1
18.Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C32-Ferrari) - 1'32"666 - Q1
19.Charles Pic (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'33"866 - Q1
20.Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'34"108 - Q1
21.Max Chilton (Marussia MR02-Cosworth) - 1'35"858 - Q1
22.Giedo Van der Garde (Caterham CT03-Renault) - 1'35"481 - Q1**
*Unofficial results
**5-place grid penalty