SILVERSTONE, United Kingdom: Lewis Hamilton stormed to the 67th pole position of his career after a dazzling performance during qualifying on Saturday for the British Grand Prix.

The Mercedes driver finished 0.547sec clear of Kimi Raikkonen with Ferrari team-mate and championship leader Sebastian Vettel set to start third in Sunday´s race at Silverstone.

Hamilton closed to within one of Michael Schumacher's record of 68 poles.

British Grand Prix qualifying times

Q3

1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1:26.600, 2. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari) 1:27.147, 3. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) 1:27.356, 4. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes) 1:27.376, 5. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) 1:28.130, 6. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Renault) 1:28.856, 7. Sergio Perez (MEX/Force India) 1:28.902, 8. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Force India) 1:29.074, 9. Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL/McLaren) 1:29.418, 10. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Haas) 1:29.549

Q2

1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1:27.893 (Q), 2. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes) 1:28.732 (Q), 3. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) 1:28.978 (Q), 4. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari) 1:28.992 (Q), 5. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Renault) 1:29.340 (Q), 6. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) 1:29.431 (Q), 7. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Force India) 1:29.701 (Q), 8. Sergio Perez (MEX/Force India) 1:29.824 (Q), 9. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Haas) 1:29.966 (Q), 10. Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL/McLaren) 1:30.105 (Q)

11. Jolyon Palmer (GBR/Renault) 1:30.193, 12. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/Toro Rosso) 1:30.355, 13. Fernando Alonso (ESP/McLaren) 1:30.600, 14. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/Toro Rosso) 1:31.368, 15. Felipe Massa (BRA/Williams) 1:31.482

Q1

1. Fernando Alonso (ESP/McLaren) 1:37.598 (Q), 2. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) 1:38.912 (Q), 3. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1:39.069 (Q), 4. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Renault) 1:39.201 (Q), 5. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes) 1:39.698 (Q), 6. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Force India) 1:39.738 (Q), 7. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) 1:39.962 (Q), 8. Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL/McLaren) 1:40.011 (Q), 9. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari) 1:40.455 (Q), 10. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/Toro Rosso) 1:41.114 (Q), 11. Jolyon Palmer (GBR/Renault) 1:41.404 (Q), 12. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/Toro Rosso) 1:41.726 (Q), 13. Felipe Massa (BRA/Williams) 1:41.874 (Q), 14. Sergio Perez (MEX/Force India) 1:42.009 (Q), 15. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Haas) 1:42.042 (Q), 16. Lance Stroll (CAN/Williams) 1:42.573, 17. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas) 1:42.577, 18. Pascal Wehrlein (GER/Sauber) 1:42.593, 19. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/Sauber) 1:42.633, 20. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull) 1:42.966