British Grand Prix - Silverstone, 06/30/2013

Silverstone

Together with the Italian GP the race in England is the oldest on the calendar.
Since 1950, the year the Formula One Championship officially started, the British GP has been held ever since. The Silverstone track is a former military base and hosted the first Grand Prix in the history of Formula 1. With 46 editions held so far it is also the race, which is the home race of most of the teams in the Circus. Despite modifications made over the years, the track, in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, is one of the fastest on the race calendar. For about 65% of a lap the cars drive with a completely open throttle, which allows them to reach an average speed of 215 km/h. In 2010 the Silverstone circuit received a layout know as “Arena”. In the following year a new, advanced pit-paddock complex was introduced, while the home straight is now between the Club and Abbey bends. The strong wind and the changing weather conditions are the other key factors drivers and teams have to enter into the equation.

Keep an eye on
The fast corners of the Maggots-Beckett-Chapel combinations are one of the biggest challenge for the drivers in the entire Championship. The average speed is about 250 km/h in this extremely fast section, with very quick changes of direction, where lateral acceleration puts the drivers under up to 4G. Therefore it’s more than essential to have a single-seater with an exceptional allround set up.

Did you know that
The race in Silverstone has a very special place in the history of Ferrari: it was exactly on this track that in 1951 José Froilán González conquered the first victory with Ferrari in a race of the Formula One World Championship. After 60 years Fernando Alonso celebrated the important anniversary for the Prancing Horse crossing the line first in the 2011 edition of the British GP, the 16th victory for the Scuderia at this race. No other team has more victories here in England. But there weren’t only happy moments: Michael Schumacher, who won three times with Ferrari in Silverstone, had an accident in the Stowe corner in 1999. He broke his leg and had to stop for the next six races, postponing his ambitions for the World Title until the next year.

See what happened last year ->

• Victories

  1. 1951 Gonzalez375 F1
  2. 1952 Ascari500 F2
  3. 1953 Ascari500 F2
  4. 1954 Gonzalez625 F1
  5. 1956 FangioD50
  6. 1958 Collins246 F1
  7. 1961 Von Trips156 F1
  8. 1976 Lauda312 T2
  9. 1978 Reutemann312 T3
  10. 1990 ProstF1-90
  11. 1998 SchumacherF300
  12. 2002 SchumacherF2002
  13. 2003 BarrichelloF2003-GA
  14. 2004 SchumacherF2004
  15. 2007 RaikkonenF2007
  16. 2011 AlonsoFerrari 150° Italia

• Pole Positions

  1. 1951 Gonzalez375 F1
  2. 1952 Farina500 F2
  3. 1953 Ascari500 F2
  4. 1961 Hill156 F1
  5. 1971 Regazzoni312 B2
  6. 1972 Ickx312 B2
  7. 1974 Lauda312 B3-74
  8. 1976 Lauda312 T2
  9. 1983 Arnoux126 C3
  10. 1988 BergerF187/88C
  11. 1990 MansellF1-90
  12. 2000 BarrichelloF1-2000
  13. 2001 SchumacherF2001
  14. 2003 BarrichelloF2003-GA
  15. 2012 AlonsoF2012

• Race best laps

  1. 1952 Ascari500 F2
  2. 1953 Ascari500 F2
  3. 1954 Gonzalez. Hawthorn625 F1
  4. 1958 Hawthorn246 F1
  5. 1963 Surtees156 F1-63
  6. 1974 Lauda312 B3-74
  7. 1975 Regazzoni312 T
  8. 1976 Lauda312 T2
  9. 1989 MansellF1-89
  10. 1990 MansellF1-90
  11. 1997 SchumacherF310 B
  12. 1998 SchumacherF300
  13. 2002 BarrichelloF2002
  14. 2003 BarrichelloF2003-GA
  15. 2004 SchumacherF2004
  16. 2007 RaikkonenF2007
  17. 2008 RaikkonenF2008
  18. 2010 AlonsoF10
  19. 2011 AlonsoFerrari 150° Italia

• Podiums

  1. First place:16 times
  2. Second place:20 times
  3. Third place:15 times

• Hall of Honours

  1. 1950 G. FarinaALFA ROMEO
  2. 1951 J. F. GonzalezFERRARI
  3. 1952 A. AscariFERRARI
  4. 1953 A. AscariFERRARI
  5. 1954 J. F. GonzalezFERRARI
  6. 1955 S. MossMERCEDES
  7. 1956 J. M. FangioFERRARI
  8. 1957 T. Brooks-S. MossVANWALL
  9. 1958 P. CollinsFERRARI
  10. 1959 J. BrabhamCOOPER-CLIMAX
  11. 1960 J. BrabhamCOOPER-CLIMAX
  12. 1961 W. Von TripsFERRARI
  13. 1962 J. CLarkLOTUS-CLIMAX
  14. 1963 J. ClarkLOTUS-CLIMAX
  15. 1964 J. ClarkLOTUS-CLIMAX
  16. 1965 J. ClarkLOTUS-CLIMAX
  17. 1966 J. BrabhamBRABHAM-REPCO
  18. 1967 J. ClarkLOTUS-FORD
  19. 1968 J. SiffertLOTUS-FORD
  20. 1969 J. StewartMATRA-FORD
  21. 1970 J. RindtLOTUS-FORD
  22. 1971 J. StewartTYRRELL-FORD
  23. 1972 E. FittipaldiLOTUS-FORD
  24. 1973 P. RevsonMCLAREN-FORD
  25. 1974 J. ScheckterTYRRELL-FORD
  26. 1975 E. FittipaldiLOTUS-FORD
  27. 1976 N. LaudaFERRARI
  28. 1977 J. HuntMCLAREN-FORD
  29. 1978 C. ReutemannFERRARI
  30. 1979 C. RegazzoniWILLIAMS-FORD
  31. 1980 A. JonesWILLIAMS-FORD
  32. 1981 J. WatsonMCLAREN-FORD
  33. 1982 N. LaudaMCLAREN-FORD
  34. 1983 A. ProstRENAULT
  35. 1984 N. LaudaMCLAREN-PORSCHE
  36. 1985 A. ProstMCLAREN-PORSCHE
  37. 1986 N. MansellWILLIAMS-HONDA
  38. 1987 N. MansellHONDA
  39. 1988 A. SennaMCLAREN-HONDA
  40. 1989 A. ProstMCLAREN-HONDA
  41. 1990 A. ProstFERRARI
  42. 1991 N. MansellWILLIAMS-RENAULT
  43. 1992 N. MansellWILLIAMS-RENAULT
  44. 1993 A. ProstWILLIAMS-RENAULT
  45. 1994 D. HillWILLIAMS-RENAULT
  46. 1995 J. HerbertBENETTON-RENAULT
  47. 1996 J. VilleneuveWILLIAMS-RENAULT
  48. 1997 J. VilleneuveWILLIAMS-RENAULT
  49. 1998 M. SchumacherFERRARI
  50. 1999 D. CoulthardMCLAREN-MERCEDES
  51. 2000 D. CoulthardMCLAREN-MERCEDES
  52. 2001 M. HakkinenMCLAREN-MERCEDES
  53. 2002 M. SchumacherFERRARI
  54. 2003 R. BarrichelloFERRARI
  55. 2004 M. SchumacherFERRARI
  56. 2005 J. P. MontoyaMCLAREN-MERCEDES
  57. 2006 F. AlonsoRENAULT
  58. 2007 K. RaikkonenFERRARI
  59. 2008 L. HamiltonMCLAREN-MERCEDES
  60. 2009 S. VettelRED BULL-RENAULT
  61. 2010 M. WebberRED BULL-RENAULT
  62. 2010 M. WebberFERRARI
  63. 2012 M. WebberRED BULL-RENAULT

Updated at the end of season 2012

• Practice 1
• Practice 2
• Practice 3
• Qualifying
• Race