Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has won the turbulent Formula 1 race at Silverstone.

The Spaniard beat Mexican Sergio Perez in the Red Bull at the British Grand Prix on Sunday and celebrated his first win of his career.

Third was former world champion Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes, while world championship leader Max Verstappen was only able to steer his Red Bull into seventh place after technical problems.

Mick Schumacher in eighth place in the Haas racing car scored points in the top motorsport class for the first time in his career, while Sebastian Vettel finished ninth in the Aston Martin.

Miraculously, Guanyu Zhou survived a horrific accident early in the race without serious injuries.

The Chinese overturned shortly after the start after a collision with Mercedes driver George Russell in his Alfa Romeo and crashed over the tire barrier into the safety fence.

The race was stopped immediately.

After anxious minutes, Zhou's team announced that the 23-year-old was fine.

After an examination in the hospital on the track, this was also confirmed by the world association Fia.

Zhou was able to leave the facility "fit" again during the World Cup run.