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The 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone was the first race in the newly created World Championship of Drivers. The race rotated between Silverstone, Aintree and Brands Hatch from 1955 to 1986, but settled permanently at the Silverstone track in 1987.
The first World Championship Grand Prix was held in 1950 at Silverstone; since then 77 circuits in total have hosted a Grand Prix.A lot of classic (older) circuits have hosted Grands Prix using different configurations throughout their history: Nürburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, etc. Taking Nürburgring as an example, the first World Championship race there used the 22.835 km (14.189 mi ...
On 7 December 2009, Silverstone was awarded the rights to host the British Grand Prix for the next 17 years. Part of the deal was for a new pit lane to be built. [15] The British Grand Prix started to use the Arena circuit configuration since 2010, thus increasing the track's length by 759 metres.
The following is a list of motor racing venues, ordered by capacity; i.e. the maximum number of spectators they can accommodate.Due to the length of motor racing courses, and the fact that the cars pass each point frequently, it is often not possible to see the entire track from any one seat.
Race details; Date: 9 July 2023 () Official name: Formula 1 Aramco British Grand Prix 2023: Location: Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom: Course: Permanent racing facility: Course length: 5.891 km (3.660 miles) Distance: 52 laps, 306.198 km (190.263 miles) Weather: Partly cloudy: Attendance: 480,000 [1] Pole position; Driver
Alasdair Gibson and Louis McKechnie, both 23, David Baldwin, 49, Emily Brocklebank, 26, and 31-year-old Joshua Smith were found guilty of risking “serious harm” to drivers and race marshals ...
Total track length was approximately 3.7 miles (5.9 km), substantially longer than the 2.9 miles (4.7 km) of Silverstone's classic layout, and longer even than the current 3.2-mile (5.1 km) circuit design. This was the only Grand Prix event ever held on this track layout, as from 1949 onward Silverstone circuits used only the perimeter roads.
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