British Grand Prix
For the ARWS event, see ARWS British Grand Prix
Template:GBR Snetterton Circuit | |
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Race Statistics | |
Number of times held | 80 |
First held | 1950 |
Last held | 2021 |
Number of venues | 3 |
Most wins (drivers) | Template:GBR James James Davies (4) |
Most wins (constructor) | Template:GBR McLaren (9) |
Laps | 39 |
Circuit Length | 4.779 km (2.969 mi) |
Race Length | 186.381 km (115.791 mi) |
Circuit Length | 4.779 km (2.969 mi) |
Race Length | 186.381 km (115.791 mi) |
The British Grand Prix is currently a race on the Formula One calendar. It was an original race on the first World Championship calendar in 1950 and was held on the Silverstone Circuit - where it would remain for much of the early years. It is the only Grand Prix to have been part of the world championship for every Formula One season.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the race would swap between Silverstone in Northamptonshire and Brands Hatch in before settling on Silverstone in the 1990s. However, in 2009, Donington Park in Leicestershire would steal the British GP away from Silverstone - where it remained for the next decade. A restructuring in Formula One saw the race move to Snetterton Circuit for the first time ahead of the 2021 season.
Such is the popularity of Grand Prix racing in the United Kingdom, the country has also hosted other Grands Prix such as the European Grand Prix, the English Grand Prix and the Scottish Grand Prix as well as many non-championship races and a short-lived British Formula One Championship.
Venues
Location | Years |
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Silverstone Circuit | 1950-1958 1977 1979 1987-2008 |
Brands Hatch | 1976 1978 1980 |
Donington Park | 2009-2020 |
Snetterton Circuit | 2021- |
Previous Winners
By Year
A cream background indicates an event which was part of the pre-war Grand Prix Championship.
A pink background indicates a non-championship postwar race.
Multiple Winners (drivers)
Wins | Driver |
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4 | Template:GBR James James Davies |
Sebastian Vettel | |
3 | Robert Kubica |
Michael Schumacher | |
2 | Template:AUS Jack Brabham |
Template:GBR Lewis Hamilton | |
Mika Häkkinen | |
Template:FRA Jules Bianchi |
Multiple Winners (constructors)
Wins | Constructor |
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12 | Template:GBR McLaren |
10 | Ferrari |
5 | Template:GBR Williams |
3 | Mercedes |
Template:GBR Caterham | |
Precision | |
2 | Template:GBR B.C.M.A. |
Template:GBR Brabham |