| Silverstone | |
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| Race information | |
| Laps | 60 |
|---|---|
| Circuit length | 5.141 km (3.194 mi) |
| Race length | 308.355 km (191.604 mi) |
| Number of times held | 64 |
| First held | 1926 |
| Most wins (drivers) |  Jim Clark
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| Most wins (constructors) |  Ferrari
(15) |
| Last race (2009): | |
| Pole position |  Sebastien VettelRed Bull-Renault 1:19.509 |
| Podium | 1. Sebastien Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h 22m 49.328s 2.  Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault +15.188s 3.  Rubens
BarrichelloBrawn-Mercedes +41.175s |
| Fastest lap | Sebastien Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:20.735 |
The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It is currently held at the Silverstone Circuit near the village of Silverstone in Northamptonshire. The British and Italian Grands Prix are the oldest continuously staged Formula One World Championship Grands Prix.
Grand Prix motor racing was first established in Britain by Henry Segrave at Brooklands in 1926 after his winning of the 1923 French Grand Prix and the San Sebastián Grand Prix the following year, which raised interest in the sport. The first ever British Grand Prix was won by the French team of Louis Wagner and Robert Sénéchal driving a Delage 155B. The second British Grand Prix was held at Brooklands in 1927.
Silverstone has hosted the race regularly since the start of the F1 championship in 1950 (in which it was the first race of the first ever official World Championship) and every year since 1987; it alternated with Brands Hatch between 1964 and 1986, and with Aintree (better known as a horse-racing course) between 1955 and 1962.
Before it was heavily modified in 1991, Silverstone was one of the fastest tracks on the Formula 1 calendar. The drivers loved the challenge of the sweeping and extremely demanding Copse, Stowe and Club corners. 1982 World Champion Keke Rosberg held the all-time Formula 1 qualifying lap record for 16 years after posting fastest time for the 1985 British Grand Prix with an average speed of 258.983 km/h (160.92 mph).
In recent times Silverstone has produced many race wins by British drivers, such as John Watson (1981), Nigel Mansell (1987, 1991, 1992), Damon Hill (1994), Johnny Herbert (1995), David Coulthard (1999, 2000) and Lewis Hamilton (2008).
A dispute between Silverstone's owners, the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC), and the Formula One authorities in 2003 over the funding of necessary improvements to the track's facilities led to doubts over the future of the race.
In October 2004 the British Grand Prix was left off the preliminary race schedule for 2005 because the BRDC refused to pay the race fee demanded by Bernie Ecclestone. However, after months of negotiation between the BRDC, Ecclestone and the Formula One constructors, a deal was made for the Grand Prix to be held at Silverstone until 2009.
Despite the controversy and political bickering that has surrounded the future of the race in recent years, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone remains one of the world's premier motor racing events.
On 4 July 2008, it was announced that Donington Park had been awarded the contract to host the British Grand Prix for 10 years from 2010.[1]. However, Donington failed to secure the necessary funding to host the race, and its contract was terminated in November 2009. On the 7th December 2009 Silverstone signed a 17 year contract to host the British Grand Prix from 2010 onwards.
Contents |
| Venue (in chronological order) | Years |
|---|---|
| Brooklands | 1926, 1927 |
| Silverstone | 1948 to 1954 |
| Aintree and Silverstone | 1955 to 1960 (alternating yearly) |
| Aintree | 1961, 1962 |
| Silverstone and Brands Hatch | 1963 to 1986 (alternating yearly) |
| Silverstone | 1987 to present (contracted until 2026) |
| Wins | Driver | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jim Clark |
1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 |
 Alain Prost |
1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993 | |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell |
1986, 1987, 1991, 1992 |
| 3 | Jack Brabham |
1959, 1960, 1966 |
 Niki Lauda |
1976, 1982, 1984 | |
| Michael
Schumacher |
1998, 2002, 2004 | |
| 2 | Alberto
Ascari |
1952, 1953 |
 José Froilán González |
1951, 1954 | |
| Stirling Moss |
1955, 1957 | |
| Jackie
Stewart |
1969, 1971 | |
| Emerson
Fittipaldi |
1972, 1975 | |
 Jacques
Villeneuve |
1996, 1997 | |
| David
Coulthard |
1999, 2000 |
A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.
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| Silverstone | |
| File:Silverstone Circuit 2010 | |
| Race information | |
| Laps | 52 |
|---|---|
| Circuit length | 5.901 km (3.667 mi) |
| Race length | 306.747 km (190.604 mi) |
| Number of times held | 64 |
| First held | 1926, First F1-1950 |
| Most wins (drivers) | Jim Clark
Alain Prost (5) |
| Most wins (constructors) | McLaren
Ferrari (14) |
| Last race (2010): | |
| Pole position | Sebastien Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:29.615 |
| Podium | 1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1h 24m 38.200s (217.457 km/h) 2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes +1.360s 3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes +21.307s |
| Fastest lap | Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:30.874 |
Contents |
| Wins | Driver | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jim Clark | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 |
| Alain Prost | 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993 | |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992 |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | 1959, 1960, 1966 |
| Niki Lauda | 1976, 1982, 1984 | |
| Michael Schumacher | 1998, 2002, 2004 | |
| 2 | José Froilán González | 1951, 1954 |
| Alberto Ascari | 1952, 1953 | |
| Stirling Moss | 1955, 1957 | |
| Jackie Stewart | 1969, 1971 | |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 1972, 1975 | |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 1996, 1997 | |
| David Coulthard | 1999, 2000 |
Active drivers are in bold.
| Wins | Constructor | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Ferrari | 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1976, 1978, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 |
| 14 | McLaren | 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008 |
| 10 | Williams | 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 |
| 8 | Lotus | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972 |
| 2 | Cooper | 1959, 1960 |
| Tyrrell | 1971, 1974 | |
| Renault | 1983, 2006 | |
| Red Bull | 2009, 2010 |
Active constructors are in bold.
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   | Silverstone.co.uk | The British Grand Prix - Silverstone Official Website |
| | Legal battle threatens British GP - BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula 1 | Legal battle threatens British GP |
| | British GP will move to Donington - BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | British GP will move to Donington |
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