British Grand Prix
Round 9 · British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone CircuitSilverstone, United Kingdom
5.891 km
Lap length
18
Corners
8 left, 10 right
Clockwise
Direction
61
F1 races held
since 1950
What makes it different
- Hosted the first race of the Formula One World Championship in May 1950, and is one of only two circuits on the 2026 calendar to have held a championship round in that first season.
- Maggotts–Becketts–Chapel is a sequence of direction changes taken above 250 km/h; it loads the tyres harder than almost anything else in the season.
- The circuit is built on the runways of RAF Silverstone, a WWII Bomber Command training airfield completed in 1943 - the current Wellington Straight is named for the aircraft its crews trained on there.
Home race
Home race for Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, George Russell, Arvid Lindblad, Oliver Bearman.
Home to Red Bull, Mercedes, McLaren, Aston Martin, Alpine, Williams — 6 of the grid's 11 teams.
The records
1:18.739
Fastest race lap (2004–now)
Michael Schumacher, 2004
34
Different winners
from 61 races
40% (12 of 30)
Pole converted to win
since 1994
21
Youngest winner
Sebastian Vettel, 2009
45
Oldest winner
Juan Fangio, 1956
14% — roughly 1 car in 7
Cars that don't finish
last 9 races here, since 2019
3.1 places
How much the order changes
up or down from the grid slot, on average — about the calendar average
"Cars that don't finish" and "How much the order changes" both cover the 9 Grands Prix run here since 2019. Movement is the distance between a car’s grid slot and its finish, in either direction — not a count of overtakes, since a car retiring ahead of a driver moves that driver up too.
This grid’s history here
| Driver | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 9 wins · 2024, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2008 | 9 podiums · 2024, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2008 | 8 poles · 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2007 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 wins · 2011, 2006 | 2 podiums · 2011, 2006 | 3 poles · 2012, 2006, 2005 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 wins · 2023, 2020 | 2 podiums · 2023, 2020 | 2 poles · 2025, 2023 |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 win · 2022 | 1 podium · 2022 | 1 pole · 2022 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 win · 2026 | 1 podium · 2026 | — |
| Lando Norris | 1 win · 2025 | 1 podium · 2025 | — |
| Valtteri Bottas | — | — | 2 poles · 2020, 2019 |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | — | — | 1 pole · 2026 |
| George Russell | — | — | 1 pole · 2024 |
Recent form at this circuit
Last winners
- 2026Charles Leclerc · Ferrari
- 2025Lando Norris · McLaren
- 2024Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes
- 2023Max Verstappen · Red Bull
- 2022Carlos Sainz · Ferrari
Last pole times
- 2026Andrea Kimi Antonelli · Mercedes · 1:28.111
- 2025Max Verstappen · Red Bull · 1:24.892
- 2024George Russell · Mercedes · 1:25.819
- 2023Max Verstappen · Red Bull · 1:26.720
- 2022Carlos Sainz · Ferrari · 1:40.983
Historic moments
2024 · Hamilton's record ninth home win
Lewis Hamilton came through a race of on-off rain to win at Silverstone for the ninth time - more victories than any driver has taken at a single circuit. It was his first win since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, two and a half years earlier, and he told his team over the radio that he couldn't stop crying.
2021 · Hamilton and Verstappen collide at Copse
Title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen collided at Copse on the opening lap of the 2021 British Grand Prix, sending Verstappen's Red Bull hard into the barriers for a precautionary hospital check. Hamilton was handed a 10-second penalty for causing the collision but served it and recovered to win the race anyway, his eighth British Grand Prix victory.
1950 · The first World Championship race
Silverstone hosted round one of Formula 1's first-ever World Championship season in May 1950, with King George VI and the Royal Family watching from the stands as Giuseppe Farina won for a dominant Alfa Romeo.
British Grand Prix coverage
F1 News Today: FIA punish Hamilton and Ferrari as British star handed 30-place grid penalty
1 source · 2 days ago
Max vs 100: How Verstappen's karting years made an F1 champion - and prepared him for an all-new test
4 sources · 17 days ago
FIA confirms multiple confirm grid penalties for F1 Bahrain GP in Malaysia
1 source · 14 hrs ago
George Russell to have dedicated grandstand at Silverstone for 2027 British GP
3 sources · 25 days ago
How British GP win might help Charles Leclerc “massively” in F1 2026
3 sources · 57 days ago
On this Day in Formula 1: Lauda seals his second title as Silverstone begins its story
1 source · 3 days ago
Max vs 100: F1 drivers predict how Verstappen will fare racing 100 drivers
3 sources · 17 days ago
Max Verstappen to take on 100 drivers in huge karting challenge
3 sources · 40 days ago
Verstappen to race 100 drivers at once in karts at Silverstone | Formula 1
2 sources · 40 days ago
Williams confirm Albon will remain with the team in 2027
2 sources · 47 days ago
2027 F1 calendar revealed as Max Verstappen wins after Silverstone chaos - RacingNews365 Review
1 source · 18 days ago
F1 Announces 2027 Calendar as Bahrain Testing Dates and British GP Weekend Are Set
1 source · 18 days ago
F1 Academy: Britain's Palmowski holds off Larsen to win Zandvoort main race
1 source · 44 days ago
Lewis Hamilton history or disappointment, all British podium and more predictions
1 source · 52 days ago
Lewis Hamilton hits gold with $10bn jackpot but British star snubs Monaco move: F1 News Recap
2 sources · 57 days ago
Max Verstappen reveals laid-back approach to 100-driver Silverstone challenge
1 source · 23 days ago
British F1 star with 'unfinished business' after being loaned to rival team - On This Day
1 source · 48 days ago
Franco Colapinto reveals talks with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem after Dutch GP F1 penalty fallout
2 sources · 31 days ago
British F1 driver set for penalty that will see him start LAST at the Bahrain Grand Prix
1 source · 3 days ago
I raced against Max Verstappen ... for 10 seconds: Inside the chaos of Max vs 100
1 source · 15 days ago
George Russell shares childhood Silverstone connection and why he rejected bigger grandstand
1 source · 23 days ago
Max vs 100: F1 world champion Verstappen passes 100 go-karters in 14 laps for 'best win yet' at Silverstone
1 source · 18 days ago
British wonderkid WILL get F1 chance says Audi team boss
1 source · 4 days ago
George Russell treats Mercedes team members to special Silverstone karting event
1 source · 36 days ago