Dash for cash at Silverstone with 500,000 F1 fans
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The British GP - being held at Silverstone on Sunday, - is one of only two races to have featured in every F1 World Championship since 1958. The other is the Italian GP.
1970
Year that Jochen Rindt won his only British GP, at Brands Hatch. He was tragically killed at the Italian GP later that season.
After winning five of the first 10 GPS, no-one could catch him in the three that remained and he was posthumously awarded the World title.
1957
Year that Johnny Herbert’s Silverstone win brought him his maiden World Championship success.
480,000
Estimated attendance over the whole British GP weekend in 2023, a new record.
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Venues that have staged the race: Brooklands (x 2), Aintree (x 4), Brands Hatch (x 12) and Silverstone (x 59).
1976
The year that James Hunt, (pictured left), won the event in July, only to be disqualified two months later and Niki Lauda awarded the victory instead.
Hunt’s crime – he had not completed a full lap of the track after being involved in a first corner crash, instead driving through an access road back to the pits.
£349
Cheapest three-day admission price for the British Grand Prix (as of June 25). Ticket price includes admission to evening concerts headlined by Stormzy, Pete Tong & The Heritage Orchestra and Rudimental.
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Jim Clark, (pictured left), (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967) and Alain Prost (1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993) have each won the race five times.
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Max Verstappen’s current points tally, putting him 71 ahead of Brit Lando Norris and on course for a fourth successive F1 World title.
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Max Verstappen, (pictured left), is leading the 2024 Drivers’ Championship after winning seven of the opening 11 races.
1986
The last year the race was held anywhere other than Silverstone – at Brands Hatch.
1:27.097
Time of Max Verstappen’s lap record, recorded in 2020.