Formula 1
British Grand Prix
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Like so many of England's racing circuits, Silverstone started life as an aerodrome. When the Second World War ended in 1945, England's other two circuits, Donington Park and the legendary Brooklands, had fallen into disrepair. And so it was that the outer taxiways and interconnecting runways of Silverstone became adopted by the Royal Automobile Club as the home for the British Grand Prix in 1948. The circuit was fast and challenging and in 1949 the shape was formed that remains the basis of the track to this day. Race Track Details Creation date 1950 First F1 GP 13/05/1950 Grand Prix held 39 Spectactor capacity around 90000 Organiser MSA |
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Silverstone Circuit All Time Records Track length 5.141 km Number of laps 60 (308.355 Km) Number of corners 14 (left:6) (right:8) Top speed 335 Km/h Start line offset 105 m Downforce setup medium Best lap M. Schumacher - 1'18''739 (2004, Ferrari) Record Pole K. Raikkonen - 1'18''233 (2004, McLaren) |
British Grand Prix Previous Winners Year 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 Driver Kimi Räikkönen F.Alonso J-P. Montoya M. Schumacher R. Barrichello M. Schumacher M. Hakkinen D. Coulthard D. Coulthard M. Schumacher J. Villeneuve J. Villeneuve J. Herbert D. Hill A. Prost N. Mansell N. Mansell A. Prost A. Prost A. Senna Team Ferrari Renault McLaren Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari McLaren McLaren McLaren Ferrari Williams Williams Benetton Williams Williams Williams Williams Ferrari McLaren McLaren |
