Circuit · Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Silverstone Circuit
Hosted the first ever World Championship Grand Prix on 13 May 1950, on a wartime bomber airfield. The British GP alternated with Aintree and Brands Hatch before settling here permanently in 1987.
- Championship races
- 61
- Seasons
- 1950–202660 seasons
- Length
- 5.891 kmcurrent layout
- Turns
- 18
- Direction
- clockwise
- Type
- permanent
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
High-speed and high-energy: Copse, Maggotts-Becketts-Chapel and Stowe are among the fastest corner sequences in the sport
Most wins here
| Driver | Wins | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 9 | 2008–2024 |
| Alain Prost | 5 | 1983–1993 |
| Jim Clark | 3 | 1963–1967 |
| Michael Schumacher | 3 | 1998–2004 |
| Nigel Mansell | 3 | 1987–1992 |
| Alberto Ascari | 2 | 1952–1953 |
| David Coulthard | 2 | 1999–2000 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 2006–2011 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 2 | 1996–1997 |
| Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 2 | 1951–1954 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 2010–2012 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | 2020–2023 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 2009–2018 |
| Sir Jackie Stewart | 2 | 1969–1971 |
| Ayrton Senna | 1 | 1988 |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 | 2022 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 2026 |
| Clay Regazzoni | 1 | 1979 |
| Damon Hill | 1 | 1994 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 | 1975 |
| Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina | 1 | 1950 |
| James Hunt | 1 | 1977 |
| John Watson | 1 | 1981 |
| Johnny Herbert | 1 | 1995 |
| Juan Manuel Fangio | 1 | 1956 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 1 | 2005 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 1 | 2007 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 2025 |
| Mika Hakkinen | 1 | 2001 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 2013 |
| Peter Collins | 1 | 1958 |
| Peter Revson | 1 | 1973 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 2003 |
| Sir Jack Brabham | 1 | 1960 |
Show all 34 driversShow the first 10, Most wins here
Constructors here
| Constructor | Wins | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | 16 | 1951–2026 |
| McLaren | 13 | 1973–2025 |
| Mercedes | 9 | 2013–2024 |
| Williams | 8 | 1979–1997 |
| Red Bull Racing | 5 | 2009–2023 |
| Team Lotus | 3 | 1963–1967 |
| Renault | 2 | 1983–2006 |
| Alfa Romeo | 1 | 1950 |
| Benetton | 1 | 1995 |
| Cooper | 1 | 1960 |
| Matra | 1 | 1969 |
| Tyrrell | 1 | 1971 |
Where winners start here
All 61 races won here, counted together, across the 9 layouts the register records.
- Won from first on the grid
- 22 of 61 (36%), against 510 of 1,165 (44%) at every circuit, 1950–2026
- Won from the first two slots
- 41 of 61 (67%), against 786 of 1,165 (67%) at every circuit
- Lowest winning grid slot
- 7th — Emerson Fittipaldi, 1975
- Most wins by a driver
- Sir Lewis Hamilton, 9
- Most wins by a team
- Ferrari, 16
A dot is a race won from that slot; over eight, the box shows the count. Boxes stand two abreast, as grids do now. Coloured by winner: the team’s livery from 2010; before 1968 the entrant’s national racing colour, not the team’s. A hollow dot has no colour on record.
| Grid slot | Wins | Races won |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 22 | 1950 Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina (Alfa Romeo); 1951 Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Ferrari); 1953 Alberto Ascari (Ferrari); 1960 Sir Jack Brabham (Cooper); 1963 Jim Clark (Team Lotus); 1965 Jim Clark (Team Lotus); 1967 Jim Clark (Team Lotus); 1977 James Hunt (McLaren); 1991 Nigel Mansell (Williams); 1992 Nigel Mansell (Williams); 1993 Alain Prost (Williams); 1994 Damon Hill (Williams); 1997 Jacques Villeneuve (Williams); 2003 Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari); 2006 Fernando Alonso (Renault); 2009 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing); 2015 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2016 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2017 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2020 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2022 Carlos Sainz (Ferrari); 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) |
| 2nd | 19 | 1952 Alberto Ascari (Ferrari); 1954 Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Ferrari); 1956 Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari); 1969 Sir Jackie Stewart (Matra); 1971 Sir Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell); 1987 Nigel Mansell (Williams); 1989 Alain Prost (McLaren); 1996 Jacques Villeneuve (Williams); 1998 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari); 2001 Mika Hakkinen (McLaren); 2007 Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari); 2010 Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing); 2012 Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing); 2013 Nico Rosberg (Mercedes); 2018 Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari); 2019 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2021 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2024 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2026 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) |
| 3rd | 9 | 1973 Peter Revson (McLaren); 1983 Alain Prost (Renault); 1985 Alain Prost (McLaren); 1988 Ayrton Senna (McLaren); 1999 David Coulthard (McLaren); 2002 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari); 2005 Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren); 2011 Fernando Alonso (Ferrari); 2025 Lando Norris (McLaren) |
| 4th | 5 | 1979 Clay Regazzoni (Williams); 2000 David Coulthard (McLaren); 2004 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari); 2008 Sir Lewis Hamilton (McLaren); 2020 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) |
| 5th | 3 | 1981 John Watson (McLaren); 1990 Alain Prost (Ferrari); 1995 Johnny Herbert (Benetton) |
| 6th | 2 | 1958 Peter Collins (Ferrari); 2014 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 7th | 1 | 1975 Emerson Fittipaldi (McLaren) |
Race by race
- 1950s
- 1950 British Grand Prix Alfa Romeo 1st
- 1951 British Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 1952 British Grand Prix Ferrari 2nd
- 1953 British Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 1954 British Grand Prix Ferrari 2nd
- 1956 British Grand Prix Ferrari 2nd
- 1958 British Grand Prix Ferrari 6th
- 1960s
- 1960 British Grand Prix Cooper 1st
- 1963 British Grand Prix Team Lotus 1st
- 1965 British Grand Prix Team Lotus 1st
- 1967 British Grand Prix Team Lotus 1st
- 1969 British Grand Prix Matra 2nd
- 1970s
- 1971 British Grand Prix Tyrrell 2nd
- 1973 British Grand Prix McLaren 3rd
- 1975 British Grand Prix McLaren 7th
- 1977 British Grand Prix McLaren 1st
- 1979 British Grand Prix Williams 4th
- 1980s
- 1981 British Grand Prix McLaren 5th
- 1983 British Grand Prix Renault 3rd
- 1985 British Grand Prix McLaren 3rd
- 1987 British Grand Prix Williams 2nd
- 1988 British Grand Prix McLaren 3rd
- 1989 British Grand Prix McLaren 2nd
- 1990s
- 1990 British Grand Prix Ferrari 5th
- 1991 British Grand Prix Williams 1st
- 1992 British Grand Prix Williams 1st
- 1993 British Grand Prix Williams 1st
- 1994 British Grand Prix Williams 1st
- 1995 British Grand Prix Benetton 5th
- 1996 British Grand Prix Williams 2nd
- 1997 British Grand Prix Williams 1st
- 1998 British Grand Prix Ferrari 2nd
- 1999 British Grand Prix McLaren 3rd
- 2000s
- 2000 British Grand Prix McLaren 4th
- 2001 British Grand Prix McLaren 2nd
- 2002 British Grand Prix Ferrari 3rd
- 2003 British Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2004 British Grand Prix Ferrari 4th
- 2005 British Grand Prix McLaren 3rd
- 2006 British Grand Prix Renault 1st
- 2007 British Grand Prix Ferrari 2nd
- 2008 British Grand Prix McLaren 4th
- 2009 British Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
- 2010s
- 2010 British Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 2nd
- 2011 British Grand Prix Ferrari 3rd
- 2012 British Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 2nd
- 2013 British Grand Prix Mercedes 2nd
- 2014 British Grand Prix Mercedes 6th
- 2015 British Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
- 2016 British Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
- 2017 British Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
- 2018 British Grand Prix Ferrari 2nd
- 2019 British Grand Prix Mercedes 2nd
- 2020s
- 2020 British Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
- 2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 4th
- 2021 British Grand Prix Mercedes 2nd
- 2022 British Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2023 British Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
- 2024 British Grand Prix Mercedes 2nd
- 2025 British Grand Prix McLaren 3rd
- 2026 British Grand Prix Ferrari 2nd
Every layout raced here 9 in the timeline, 8 drawn
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists. Each one is fitted to its own box, so these are not to scale: a longer layout is not drawn larger, and none of them carries a direction, a position or a start line. The drawing that opens the page is the latest layout raced or on the calendar here, not the longest. The length listed with each layout is this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under its drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.
- 1950–1951 Airfield perimeter
- 1952–1974 Perimeter, pits moved
- 1975–1986 With Woodcote chicane
- 1987–1990 With Bridge chicane
- 1991–1993 Bridge circuit
- 1994–1995 Bridge circuit, Abbey chicane
- 1996 Bridge circuit, revised
- 1997–2009 Bridge circuit, final form
- 2010– Arena layout
Each layout with its drawing, and what changed
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Airfield perimeter
- Years
- 1950–1951
- Length
- 4.649 km
- Confidence
- medium
The original wartime airfield perimeter road
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Perimeter, pits moved
- Years
- 1952–1974
- Length
- 4.711 km
- Confidence
- medium
Start line moved from Farm to the Woodcote straight
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
With Woodcote chicane
- Years
- 1975–1986
- Length
- 4.719 km
- Confidence
- medium
Chicane inserted at Woodcote after the 1973 first-lap pile-up
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
With Bridge chicane
- Years
- 1987–1990
- Length
- 4.778 km
- Confidence
- medium
Second chicane added at Bridge as speeds rose again
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Bridge circuit
- Years
- 1991–1993
- Length
- 5.226 km
- Confidence
- medium
Wholesale redesign: the Becketts complex, Vale and Priory replace the flat-out perimeter
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Bridge circuit, Abbey chicane
- Years
- 1994–1995
- Length
- 5.057 km
- Confidence
- medium
Copse tightened and an Abbey chicane added in the 1994 safety review
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Bridge circuit, final form
- Years
- 1997–2009
- Length
- 5.141 km
- Confidence
- medium
Abbey rebuilt as a left-right chicane; the layout of the Schumacher-Hakkinen era
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Arena layout
- Years
- 2010–
- Length
- 5.891 km
- Confidence
- medium
New infield loop between Abbey and Brooklands; the pit complex moved to the Wellington Straight for 2011
Every race here 61 · 1 to come
Held here as the British Grand Prix (60 races) and the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix (1 race).
The same on all 62 rows: Layout — not established.
Show all 62 racesShow the first 10, Every race here
Where this comes from
- Official name
- Silverstone Circuit
- Location
- Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
- Confidence
- verified