© Getty ImagesThe British Grand Prix by NumbersAll the facts and figures from one of F1’s most iconic races
Obviously,forOracleRedBullRacing,theBritishGrandPrixisoneoftheraceswecircleonthecalendarassoonastheseasonisannounced.Steepedinhistoryandalwaysasell-out,it’soneofthebestracesoftheyear.HereiseverythingyouneedtoknowaboutSilverstoneandtheBritishGrandPrix.
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0 – There is yet to be a British GP at Silverstone in which all of the top three on the grid finish the race in the same order as they started
0.1 – Nigel Mansell used to say racing in your home country made you go one-tenth faster – he often did, setting the lap record at Silverstone six times, more than any other driver. Nige might be on to something
1 – Silverstone was the location of the first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, which took place on 13 May 1950
1:27.097 – The current lap record, set by Max in 2020
4.5 – The amount of G-force put upon the driver when they drive through the famous Maggotts, Becketts complex
5.891 – The lap length of Silverstone (in km), currently the fourth longest on the calendar behind Spa, Jeddah and Baku
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6 – The track has had six different configurations since its first World Championship race in 1950
10 – The number of years since Oracle Red Bull Racing has won the British Grand Prix. Mark Webber took the spoils back in 2012. Max has won at Silverstone for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
11 – 11 cars had to retire in 1973 after one of the largest pile-ups in F1 history happened
17 – The number of cars Jackie Stewart lapped on his way to victory in the 1969 Grand Prix – which was the entire field
17 – The number of times in the 72-year history of the championship that Silverstone hasn’t hosted the British Grand Prix. It was shard first with Aintree from 1955 until 1962 and then with Brands Hatch from 1964 to 1986
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18 – 18 turns make up a lap of Silverstone with 10 right handers and eight left
28 – The lowest grid position a podium has come from at the British Grand Prix, in 1954
28 – There are 28 grandstands at the British Grand Prix
32 – The number of times the pole sitter has finished on the podium at Silverstone
52 – The number of laps at the British Grand Prix
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72 – And counting. Along with Italy, The British Grand Prix is the only race to have been held every year since the championship began in 1950
130+ – The medical team exceeds 130 at British Grand Prix. This includes 36 doctors, 24 paramedics, eight nurses, a radiographer, an ultra-sonographer and numerous first aiders
302 – The approximate speed (in km) the cars attack Maggotts Corner
770 – The Hangar Straight, which is the longest on the track, is 770 metres
92,000 – When Silverstone was completely resurfaced in 2019 it took 92,000 sqm of asphalt
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