92-591: MotorSport Vision (MSV) is a prominent motorsport organization based in the United Kingdom. The company operates six racing venues across the UK and is actively involved in managing both two-wheel and four-wheel racing championships. In addition to its racing activities, MSV organizes the PalmerSport corporate driving experience, which is widely recognized for its high-performance driving events. MotorSport Vision
184-671: A Delage 15 S 8 . The second Grand Prix of the RAC was also held at Brooklands, on 1 October 1927, and was again won by a Delage 15 S 8, this time driven by Robert Benoist . Several non-championship races known as the Donington Grand Prix were held at Donington Park in Leicestershire near Derby which attracted the best European teams in 1937 and 1938 , where the German Mercedes and Auto Unions dominated
276-469: A McLaren M15S Offenhauser at Silverstone. Ownership of BHL passed to his wife Mary, but the company was run by John Webb until 1990, when daughter Nicola Foulston took over the running. In that time, Brands Hatch hosted higher-profile series such as Formula 3000 and Superbike World Championship racing. 1988 saw further changes to the circuit layout, with a chicane added at Dingle Dell Corner, while Westfield Bend and Graham Hill Bend were tightened. New pits and
368-670: A Sunbeam Grand Prix car, which raised interest in the sport domestically and demonstrated to the AIACR that the advances made in the British motor industry merited the honour of hosting an international grand prix motor race. The first ever British Grand Prix (officially known as the Grand Prix of the Royal Automobile Club ) was held at Brooklands on 7 August 1926 and was won by Robert Sénéchal and Louis Wagner driving
460-537: A 21 year lease, until 2038. The acquisition of the circuit was cleared unconditionally by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in August 2017, with MSV immediately investing in a multi-million pound improvement programme over the winter of 2017/18. Spectator and competitor facilities were transformed ahead of the 2018 season, with a new grandstand, toilet blocks, resurfaced paddock and external access roads and
552-497: A complete overhaul of the race control complex. This included new screens and upgraded CCTV technology, along with a complete exterior redecoration of the race control tower and main pit buildings, including all the garage doors. This exterior aesthetic overhaul has extended beyond that area, elevating the FIA Grade 1T and Grade 2 circuit’s presentation to match its status as one of Spain’s best motorsport venues. Circuito de Navarra
644-481: A corporate entertainment facility were added in the late 1990s. In 1999, Foulston announced that Brands Hatch had acquired the rights to the British Grand Prix from 2002. Whilst discussions were ongoing with regards to planning permission to bring the circuit up to F1 requirements, Foulston sold BHL to Octagon Motorsports (a subsidiary of Interpublic ) for £120 m. Octagon, however, failed to obtain
736-549: A dedicated facility at Bedford Autodrome , also home to PalmerSport and FPA. This category was discontinued after 2012. One of its founders, John Britten, died on 25 November 2009, after a long period of illness. In 2013, MSV launched the BRDC Formula 4 Championship, selling all 24 cars within a month. The championship later evolved into the BRDC British F3 Championship, just before the start of
828-501: A first corner accident and slam head-on into the barriers, breaking both his legs and ending his Formula One career. Nigel Mansell, whose car broke at the start of the first race, got into his teammate Piquet's spare car and won the race; although this was the last F1 race at Brands Hatch. A number of people had concerns about the speeds of the cars on the small track; particularly the European Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch
920-550: A great start from 4th and taking the lead by the first corner. He led until late in the race when his car was running out of fuel while Prost was pushing him hard; Senna eventually ran out of fuel and Prost went on to take victory. 1986 saw a huge crowd thanks to Mansell being a favourite to win; his newly found fame and place in a competitive team would help the British Grand Prix to see huge crowds for several years. This race saw 42-year-old Jacques Laffite get involved in
1012-556: A month later, the creation of the GB4 Championship was also announced, for young drivers graduating from karting, club racing or junior saloons. New plans were announced for the French Couvron facility in 2022, with the circuit described as being the first self-sufficient eco driving and race circuit. It will be powered entirely by renewable energy generated from a solar park on the same site. On 30 September 2022 it
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#17327909948361104-612: A new pit complex was built between Club and Abbey Corners, to where the start/finish line was moved. Silverstone is still a very fast circuit- with average speeds up in the 233 km/h (145 mph) range for Formula 1 cars; one of the highest average speeds on the F1 calendar. In 2017, home hero Lewis Hamilton achieved his first – and as of 2023, only – grand slam at his home race at Silverstone. The 2019 race saw an intense battle against Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen , which would eventually see Leclerc's teammate Sebastian Vettel join
1196-410: A revised version of the original Snetterton circuit. New spectator banking was also added to the track to improve circuit views, whilst the restaurant and toilet facilities have been updated or replaced. A new scrutineering bay has also been added. As well as the 300 layout, the 200 and 100 variations allow multiple options for operating clubs. Snetterton is regarded as being one of the fastest tracks in
1288-534: A single circuit. Since 1950 , it has been customary that the winner of the race is awarded the official RAC British Grand Prix Trophy , a perpetual trophy awarded each year and then returned to the Royal Automobile Club, where it is permanently housed. From 1950 until 1972, the official trophy was the Mervyn O'Gorman Trophy, but this was replaced from 1973 by the present gold cup. Since 1952 ,
1380-500: A six-man team from WilliamsF1 , led by Director of Engineering Patrick Head . The series was marred by the death of Henry Surtees , who died in an accident during a race at Brands Hatch . The series folded in 2012. Peter Ogden Sir Peter James Ogden HonFInstP (born 1947) is an English businessman who is one of the founders of Computacenter , one of the United Kingdom 's largest computer businesses. Ogden
1472-518: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . British Grand Prix The British Grand Prix is a Grand Prix motor racing event organised in the United Kingdom by Motorsport UK . First held by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) in 1926 , the British Grand Prix has been held annually since 1948 and has been a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship every year since 1950 . In 1952 , following
1564-602: Is a popular public track day circuit and hosts the PalmerSport driving events, one of the leading corporate driving experience days anywhere in the world. The venue has multiple track layouts and variations, including a karting track, and is also the headquarters of the GB3 and GB4 Championship . In January 2017, the Donington circuit business was taken over by MotorSport Vision, with the Donington Park Estate on
1656-443: Is designed to suit EVs and conventional internal combustion-powered cars, and is expected to host up to six race meetings a year as well as manufacturer testing and promotional events. The site will include a conference centre, and other business units. On 30 September 2022, it was announced that MSV won the bid for purchasing Circuito de Navarra. Since then, the first phase of its programme of improvements has been completed, involving
1748-452: Is located near the town of Los Arcos and is a multi-discipline sporting complex featuring a 2.4 mile road course, half-mile karting circuit, skid pan, off-road area and facilities. MotorSport Vision is the operator of several national categories on both two and four wheels, including British Superbikes, and open wheel championships such as the GB3 and GB4 Championships. It also previously ran
1840-541: The 1950 race at Silverstone was round one of the first championship season in 1950 . It and the Italian Grand Prix are the only two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix that have been staged during every season that the championship has been held. The British Grand Prix was a round of the World Manufacturers' Championship in both 1926 and 1927, but was never held during the existence of
1932-536: The Donington Grands Prix . The first winner of this trophy was F R "Bob" Gerard driving an ERA , who finished fifth overall. The first occasion on which the winners of the British Grand Prix also won the Fred G. Craner Memorial Trophy was at Aintree in 1957 , when the winners were Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks driving a Vanwall . From 1948 until at least 1953, the chief mechanic of the winning car
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#17327909948362024-694: The European Championship . It was designated the European Grand Prix five times between 1950 and 1977, when this title was an honorary designation given each year to one Grand Prix race in Europe. All British Grands Prix dating back to 1926 have been held in England, where the British motor racing industry is primarily located. The event is due to take place at Silverstone Circuit until at least 2034. The concrete Brooklands oval
2116-556: The Formula Palmer Audi and FIA Formula Two Championships. Its MSV Racing arm administers 27 other racing categories including club level single-seaters, saloons, sports cars and prototypes. It runs over 45 motor racing events each season at circuits across the UK, whilst also running the UK round of the Formula E Championship . In 2008 MotorSport Vision took over the responsibility for the organisation and promotion of
2208-541: The Tatuus F4-T014 car, which was used widely across Europe until the end of 2021, and is homologated until the end of 2023. Formula Palmer Audi, commonly known as FPA, was founded in 1998 by Jonathan Palmer. The ethos of FPA was to keep costs at a minimum whilst at all times promoting competitive and professional racing. The series was known for producing ex-F1 driver and IndyCar race-winner Justin Wilson and helping
2300-480: The 1970 event at the expense of Brabham running out of fuel at the end of the race, and 1971 saw Stewart win again in a Tyrrell (Ken Tyrrell had started building his own cars). 1973, however, saw a huge first lap accident at Woodcote that took out 11 cars, including all three works Surtees cars. Amazingly, there were no deaths or any fires and the worst news was that Andrea de Adamich received career-ending ankle injuries. 1974 saw Austrian up-and-comer Niki Lauda dominate
2392-470: The 2016 season. In 2015, MSV completed the purchase of the freehold for a substantial former military airbase in northeastern France, which it plans to develop into a major international motorsports complex. On 12 January 2017, MSV announced that it would take over the Donington Park circuit business and lease to the Donington Park Estate for an initial 21-year term. The Donington Park portfolio
2484-545: The American SpeedFest and the Blancpain GT Series , in addition to home-grown festivals such as Festival Italia and Deutsche Fest, plus all the major national motor racing championships, including Truck racing. In 2007, Oulton Park was voted the best UK circuit by British Superbike fans, whilst a BTCC meeting on Sunday 27 July 2008 saw a crowd of 35,000 attend - a record not only for the circuit but
2576-482: The Argentine replied "No. You were better than me that day." Mercedes romped to the finish 1–2–3–4, with German Karl Kling and Italian Piero Taruffi finishing 3rd and 4th. The even-numbered years were at Silverstone and the odd numbered and 1962 were at Aintree. 1956 saw Fangio win in a Ferrari, and 1957 returned to see Moss win again in a Vanwall; he took over his ill teammate Tony Brooks's car and stormed through
2668-603: The BRDC had signed a seven-year contract with Formula 1 and FISA at some point in 1986, to run from 1987 to 1993. 1987 saw Silverstone modified; the Woodcote chicane was no longer used and a new left-right chicane was built on the Farm Straight just before Woodcote. Silverstone's layout, like Brands Hatch, had changed little since 1949. The circuit was still fast, and it saw Mansell charge after Piquet (who had decided to run
2760-474: The BRDC, Ecclestone and the Formula One constructors, a deal was made for the Grand Prix to be held at Silverstone until 2009. 2008 saw Briton Lewis Hamilton win in pouring rain for McLaren; Hamilton and Jenson Button's presence and success in Formula One helped to see huge crowds at Silverstone not seen since Nigel Mansell's time in the sport. On 4 July, it was announced that Donington Park had been awarded
2852-530: The British GP back to Brands Hatch for 2002, but this never materialised. The 2003 event was disrupted by a defrocked priest, Cornelius Horan , who ran onto the Hangar Straight during the race while cars were coming at him at over 260 km/h (160 mph). Marshals were able to get him off the track before he hurt himself or anyone else and he was later arrested; Brazilian Rubens Barrichello won
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2944-522: The British Superbike Championship from Dorna. The 2008 season was MSV's first in charge, and saw Shane Byrne take the title. The championship is screened live by Eurosport and Quest. The GB3 Championship is recognised as the leading single-seater championship in the UK. As of 2024, the championship features nine teams and has averaged over 20 drivers per race since rebranding from BRDC British F3 in August 2021. Zak O'Sullivan
3036-491: The Formula One championship in the current season. A green background indicates an event which was part of the pre- war World Manufacturers' Championship . A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship. Manufacturers in bold are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season. A green background indicates an event which
3128-543: The Garage 39 restaurant introduced. A new circuit office was another addition, while the nearby Donington Hall was purchased in 2021. MSV will build a circuit at the former Laon-Couvron Air Base in France, 120 km (75 mi) northeast of Paris. Circuit plans were revised in 2022, with a shortened layout and the entire site set to be powered by renewable energy generated by a large 800 acre on-site solar park. The circuit
3220-576: The RAC. The British Grand Prix is currently held at the Silverstone Circuit near the village of Silverstone in Northamptonshire in England. The 2019 event was the 70th time that the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950 , and the 53rd time that a World Championship round had been held at Silverstone. The British race is the oldest in the Formula One World Championship calendar as
3312-573: The UK thanks to several long straights and high-speed corners. The current lap record is held by Brazilian Felipe Nasr , who set the benchmark 1:39.933 time during a British F3 race in 2011. The circuit continues to host rounds of the BTCC, BSB and British GT championships, as well as several truck races and added a new historic event, the Snetterton Historic 200, in 2022. Cadwell Park has a high number of club car and bike race meetings and
3404-414: The UK's largest track day companies, organizing both novice events and advanced driver training days. In addition to PalmerSport, MSV runs driving experiences at Brands Hatch, Donington Park, Oulton Park, and Snetterton. MSV ran the Formula Palmer Audi championship from 1998 to 2010, providing a cost-effective rival to Formula Three for young drivers to progress their careers. In 2008 MSV also acquired
3496-462: The annual British Superbike Championship round is one of the most popular events on the championship's calendar. The circuit also hosts a significant amount of car and bike track and test days. Several tests and feature clips for the motoring program Fifth Gear have been filmed here. Bedford Autodrome is located in Thurleigh, near Bedford. No official motorsport events are held at the circuit but it
3588-400: The barriers in a major incident; this time with Zhou Guanyu 's Alfa Romeo down the start-finish straight following an incident involving Pierre Gasly and George Russell . The race also saw Ferrari's Carlos Sainz Jr. win his first race in his Formula One career. On 11 July 2017, the BRDC, the owners of Silverstone, activated a break clause in their contract meaning unless a new contract
3680-554: The career of triple World Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx. In order to keep a level playing field as much as possible, all the Formula Palmer Audi cars were run by a specialist team of FPA mechanics, rather than having separate teams. This concept of a large group of deliberately equalised cars was adopted by A1GP. FPA announced a scholarship prize with the BRDC Stars of Tomorrow KF2 karting championship, and with
3772-467: The circuit except Copse was different. It also included an infield section right before the pits. After 1992, Mansell had retired from F1, and 1993 saw new Williams driver Damon Hill lead much of the race until his engine blew up, and Hill's French teammate Alain Prost took his 50th career Grand Prix win. After the tragedies of Imola in 1994, a chicane was installed at the flat-out Abbey corner 6 weeks before
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3864-416: The circuit was popular with drivers, and unlike the flat Northamptonshire circuit and Aintree, Brands Hatch had many cambered corners and varying elevation. Like the year before at Silverstone, Clark won the 1964 race and the next year's race. 1967 saw Clark take yet another dominant win, and 1968 saw a monumental battle between Swiss Jo Siffert in a Lotus and New Zealander Chris Amon in a Ferrari; Siffert won
3956-465: The contract to host the British Grand Prix for 10 years from 2010. However, Donington failed to secure the necessary funding to host the race, and its contract was terminated in November 2009. On 7 December 2009, Silverstone signed a 17-year contract to host the British Grand Prix from 2010 onwards. The 2010 race saw a new circuit configuration being used, using the brand new "Arena" layout. For 2011
4048-536: The event was due to take place and Stowe corner was slowed considerably. Hill won the event, something his double world champion father Graham never did. 1995 saw another British driver, Johnny Herbert, take victory in his Benetton. 1996 saw further changes to the circuit, where Stowe was more or less restored to its 1991 design, and the 1999 event saw double world champion Michael Schumacher crash heavily at Stowe; he broke his leg, missed many races and this put him out of championship contention. There were attempts to bring
4140-468: The field to take victory. This was the first Grand Prix victory for a British-built car- Formula One would soon be mostly made up of British teams. 1958 was when Peter Collins won in a Ferrari and Bernie Ecclestone was entered in a Connaught but his car was driven by Jack Fairman , and 1959 and 1960 saw Australian Jack Brabham win in a mid-engined Cooper. The last race at Aintree was in 1962 when Briton Jim Clark won his first of 5 British Grands Prix; Aintree
4232-404: The first for a car with an all-carbon fibre chassis. 1982 saw polesitter Keke Rosberg having to start from the back due to problems with his Williams and he began a charge that brought him far up the field; but he retired, and there was another spectacular showing from Briton Derek Warwick in his underfunded Toleman; he managed to pass Pironi for 2nd, but he also retired with a broken driveshaft;
4324-509: The fray; Vettel locked up, causing him to collide with Verstappen and sending them into the gravel. In 2020, Hamilton brought the car home with a punctured tyre for a sixth British Grand Prix victory. The 2021 installment would see Hamilton collide with polesitter and championship leader Verstappen at Copse corner, sending the Red Bull driver into the wall at 290 km/h (180 mph). The following year would also see another car collide with
4416-781: The group of four circuits, including Brands Hatch, to the MotorSport Vision group headed by ex-F1 driver Jonathan Palmer in 2004. Subsequently, international racing returned to Brands Hatch with a large and diverse selection of events taking place at the Kent venue including the FIA World Touring Car Championship , the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the DTM (German Touring Cars). The circuit continues to play host to many major events including
4508-399: The high-speed circuit; and Mansell drove hard and led a lot of the race; but gearbox problems eventually forced him to retire, where he threw his gloves into the crowd and announced that he was going to retire, a decision that he would later take back; and he effectively dominated the next two events, driving for Williams. The circuit was now more technical, 15 percent slower and every corner on
4600-408: The highest crowd at any venue of the BTCC for a decade. Spectator needs and safety at the circuit has been addressed in recent years, with new banking introduced at Lodge corner and the run-off area extended at Island corner. The circuit remains a popular destination for the BTCC and BSB, while the traditional Easter weekend event for British GT is one of the championship's best-attended events of
4692-417: The international motorsports governing body at the time, Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA), had instituted a policy of long-term contracts for one circuit per Grand Prix. Brands Hatch was perceived as a poorer facility, and considering most of the track was located in a very old forest it did have very little run-off and room to expand, something Silverstone had in acres. Silverstone and
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#17327909948364784-463: The lead at the start and the two drivers battled throughout, and Moss passed Fangio on the 26th lap, and he kept the lead for a while; but Fangio fought back and was about to pass Moss on the last corner on the last lap, and all were certain Fangio would pip Moss at the chequered flag. But he didn't, and Moss won his first Formula One race on home soil. Moss later asked Fangio "did you let me through?" and
4876-487: The necessary planning permission and instead decided to lease Silverstone in order to host the Grand Prix. However, high-profile single-seater racing did return to Brands Hatch in 2003, when a round of the CART series was held at the circuit. Despite attracting around 40,000 spectators [5], the race was not retained for subsequent seasons. With financial pressures stemming from running the British Grand Prix, Octagon sold off
4968-515: The newly revived FIA Formula Two Championship, positioning the series as a fantastic intermediary step between karts and top-level single seaters. FPA folded after the 2010 season. The FIA Formula Two Championship was the revival of the Formula Two series that was highly successful from 1967 to 1985. It saw 24 drivers competing in identical MotorSport Vision-run cars with a 400 bhp Audi engine over 16 rounds. The FIA's overall concern
5060-465: The official winner's trophy, in 1950 the RAC also awarded for the first time a further perpetual trophy, the Fred G. Craner Memorial Car Trophy, for the highest-placed British competitor driving a British car, which was awarded until at least 1972. Fred Craner had been secretary of the Derby & District Motor Club and instrumental in establishing Donington Park as a motor racing circuit and in organising
5152-662: The onset of World War II and the circuit was abandoned. Most new British circuits were being built on disused Royal Air Force airfields, and Silverstone, located on the Northamptonshire/Buckinghamshire border in central England equidistant between London and Birmingham (the latter being the capital of the UK production car industry)- was one of those circuits. It staged its first race, the Royal Automobile Club International Grand Prix on 2 October 1948, which
5244-399: The previous year. The southern English circuit was getting to be very fast- now with these 1,000 hp (750 kW)-plus, 1,180 lb (540 kg) cars, pole sitter Piquet's average qualifying speed was 226.085 km/h (140.483 mph) and his lap time was in the 1 minute 6-second range, compared to the 1 minute 20-second range in 1976. But Brands Hatch's demise was for other reasons:
5336-480: The proceedings. The German Bernd Rosemeyer and the Italian Tazio Nuvolari (both driving mid-engined Auto Union cars) won this race in 1937 and 1938, respectively, but as the races were organised by the Derby & District Motor Club rather than by (or on behalf of) the Royal Automobile Club, they are not usually accorded the "British Grand Prix" title. Brooklands had been severely damaged by
5428-432: The race but was later disqualified following a protest from Ferrari and other teams about Hunt not completing the first lap of the race; and the victory went to second-placed Lauda. 1977 saw Hunt take victory without any controversy and when F1 returned to Silverstone two years later, Australian Alan Jones lapped the circuit more than 6 seconds inside the lap record in his ground-effect Williams. His teammate Clay Regazzoni won
5520-544: The race for Ferrari. A dispute between Silverstone's owners, the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC), and the Formula One authorities in 2003 over the funding of necessary improvements to the track's facilities led to doubts over the future of the race. In October 2004 the British Grand Prix was left off the preliminary race schedule for 2005 because the BRDC refused to pay the race fee demanded by Bernie Ecclestone . However, after months of negotiation between
5612-411: The race in his Ferrari, however, a rear-tire puncture slowed his car and rivals Jody Scheckter and Emerson Fittipaldi passed Lauda to take 1st and 2nd. 1975 saw a chicane added to Woodcote to slow cars going through the very high-speed corner; and this was another race of variables as a rainstorm hit the track and a number of drivers including Scheckter and Briton James Hunt hydroplaned off the track at
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#17327909948365704-523: The race, Williams's first F1 victory. 1980 saw Jones win after the Ligiers of Jacques Laffite and Didier Pironi retired; and 1981 saw French rising star Alain Prost thoroughly dominate the first part race in his Renault; and there was an accident involving Canadian Gilles Villeneuve at the Woodcote Chicane which held up Briton John Watson ; but Watson passed several cars and won the race;
5796-443: The race, his first of two victories in F1 on the circuit where he would lose his life in a non-championship race three years later. 1969 saw another big battle between home favourite Jackie Stewart and Austrian Jochen Rindt , that went on for a while; although Rindt had a loose rear wing and had to come into the pits to get it repaired; Stewart took the chequered flag driving a Ford/Cosworth-powered Matra for Ken Tyrrell . Rindt won
5888-423: The restarted race after a huge accident at Bottom Bend caused more controversy; Prost and Lauda had passed Brazilian Nelson Piquet on the last lap of the first race, but Piquet started in front of the two McLaren drivers; regulations dictated that the positions were on the grid were to be determined two laps before the restart was called; and an irate Prost made scathing comments about his countryman Balestre. 1985
5980-591: The rights to the British Superbike Championship . In September 2008, MotorSport Vision won a FIA tender to supply cars and operate the FIA Formula Two Championship , a new international single seater series derived from an FIA initiative to provide young drivers with the opportunity to compete in top-level racing on a competitive budget. The Formula Two cars, like Formula Palmer Audi, were assembled and prepared in
6072-401: The same corner; Fittipaldi won the race after it was called short. 1976 also saw changes to Brands Hatch including making the fearsome Paddock Hill bend a bit tamer, South Bank corner more of a left-hand apex rather than a long hairpin and moving Bottom Straight further south so that the pits and paddock area could be expanded. This race proved to be very controversial; as home favourite Hunt won
6164-557: The season. The Oulton Park Gold Cup remains one of the UK's biggest historic race meetings, while accommodation at the circuit has also been improved with the addition of the Oulton Park Lodge at the start of the 2022 season. Snetterton was taken over by MotorSport Vision in 2004. The circuit was re-profiled to create a new three mile-long circuit, the Snetterton 300, which incorporates a new infield section integrated with
6256-421: The ticket sales website. Silverstone was forced to suspend sales and apologise to fans. On 8 February 2024, Silverstone and Formula One extended its contract to host the British Grand Prix until 2034. At the 2024 British Grand Prix , Lewis Hamilton , on his final season driving for Mercedes, won the race for the ninth time. The 104th win of his career, it broke Michael Schumacher 's record for most wins at
6348-620: The transfer of the lease of the Silverstone Circuit to the British Racing Drivers' Club , the RAC delegated the organisation of races held at Silverstone to the BRDC, and those held at Aintree to the British Automobile Racing Club . This arrangement lasted until the RAC created the Motor Sports Association in the late 1970s and it reclaimed organising control of the event. The RAC MSA was renamed Motorsport UK in 2019 when it formally split from
6440-432: The two official trophies that have ever been awarded. Before the institution of a winner's trophy, the only award for being placed in the British Grand Prix was the prize money on offer. For the first two British Grands Prix held at Brooklands, the prize money was £1,000 to the winner, £300 to the second-placed finisher and £200 for finishing third. For the first post-Second World War British Grand Prix in 1948, prize money
6532-485: The victory went to Austrian Lauda. 1983 saw Prost win his first of five British Grands Prix and a spectacular performance from Briton Nigel Mansell in his first outing in a turbocharged Lotus, he started 16th and finished 4th. Lauda won again at Brands Hatch in 1984, during which FISA president Jean-Marie Balestre announced that the Tyrrell team was to be excluded from that year's championship for fuel irregularities, and
6624-507: The whole race on one set of tyres) and the British driver broke the lap record 11 times, caught and passed Piquet and took victory; the Silverstone crowd broke ranks and ran onto the circuit after the race was over; this was to start a number of dramatic events surrounding Mansell for the next 5 years. 1988 saw Senna win a rain-soaked event, and Mansell finished 2nd after driving very hard and passing many cars to attempt to catch Senna; this
6716-500: The winner of the British Grand Prix has generally also been awarded a trophy by the principal sponsor of the race (for 1952, the Daily Express ), which is won outright each year and replaced by a new trophy for the following year's event. In some years, it is the sponsor's trophy, rather than the official RAC trophy, which is handed to the winner on the podium, which is why post-race photographs since 1950 have shown many more than
6808-577: Was knighted in the 2005 New Year Honours List . In 1996 Ogden was leaseholder of the Channel Island of Jethou . Ogden co-owns MotorSport Vision with former Formula One driver Jonathan Palmer . The outfit runs Leicestershire 's Donington Park circuit and Ogden's stake in the company is worth £12.5 million. In May 2024, Ogden's children; Cameron, Edward and Tiffany, bought a controlling share of hometown club Rochdale . This United Kingdom business-related biographical article
6900-444: Was among the attendees of the race. The 1951 race was particularly exciting, as it was the first F1 race not won by an Alfa Romeo; the gas-guzzling Italian cars were beaten by another Italian car- the more fuel-efficient Ferrari of Argentine José Froilán González in what was the famed Scuderia's first ever Formula One victory. For the 1952 event, the original pits between Abbey and Woodcote were abandoned and demolished. A new pit complex
6992-482: Was announced that MSV won the bid for purchasing Circuito de Navarra in northern Spain. MSV has since completed the first phase of its program of improvements. In 1986, John Foulston bought Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, and Snetterton circuits from Grovewood Securities and established the Brands Hatch Leisure (BHL) company. The following year, the company acquired Cadwell Park before Foulston died testing
7084-496: Was awarded a prize. From 1948 the prize was the RAC Plaque, but by 1952 this had become a cash prize of £25. For the first British Grand Prix in 1926, Sir Arthur Stanley , president of the RAC from 1905 to 1936 presented a cup for the fastest lap of the race, which was won outright by Henry Segrave . Drivers in bold are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season. Teams in bold are competing in
7176-650: Was born in Rochdale , England . He was educated at Rochdale Grammar School (now Balderstone Technology College ). He was awarded a scholarship to University College, Durham in 1965, where he received a BSc in Physics (1968) and a PhD in Theoretical Physics (1971). He continued his education at Harvard Business School , receiving an MBA in Business Studies in 1973. Ogden's early career
7268-537: Was built in 1907 near Weybridge in Surrey, located just outside the British capital of London. It was the first purpose-built motor racing venue, as well as one of the first airfields in the United Kingdom. Grand Prix motor racing first came to Britain in 1926, following the successes of Henry Segrave in winning the 1923 French Grand Prix and the San Sebastián Grand Prix the following year, both in
7360-552: Was constructed between Woodcote and Copse corners; Alberto Ascari dominated this and the next year's race; González won again in 1954 in a Ferrari. In 1955, the Formula One circus began to alternate between Silverstone and the Aintree circuit , located on the Grand National horse racing course near Liverpool. Mercedes drivers Juan Manuel Fangio and home favourite Stirling Moss arrived at Aintree expecting to win. They took
7452-413: Was decommissioned in 1964. 1964 saw the first Formula One race at the southern English circuit known as Brands Hatch , located in ancient woodlands in Kent, just outside London . The track was built in the early 1950s and had been extended in 1960 to include the new Grand Prix course. Silverstone hosted the British Grand Prix in odd-numbered years and Brands Hatch in even-numbered years. Like Silverstone,
7544-605: Was expanded in 2021 with the purchase of the Donington Hall estate, including the 18th-century hall, the Hastings House and Lansdowne workshop buildings, with plans to create a 40-bedroom hotel, a stabling facility for supercars, classic cars and motorbikes and workshops for high-end motor engineering businesses. In August 2021, the BRDC British F3 Championship was rebranded as the GB3 Championship , and
7636-541: Was founded by John Britten, Sir Peter Ogden and Jonathan Palmer . In 2004, it acquired the Brands Hatch , Oulton Park , Snetterton , and Cadwell Park motor racing circuits. In 2006, MSV established MotorSport Vision Racing (MSVR), which provides comprehensive car and bike racing organization capabilities for the MotorSport Vision group. MSVR organizes over 35 events annually across 10+ UK circuits. MSV's track day division, MSV Trackdays, has grown to become one of
7728-406: Was offered to the entrants of the top ten finishers, ranging from £500 to the winner to £20 for tenth place, and the amounts awarded changed little over the next few years, although by 1958 the winner's prize had increased to £750. A cash prize was also awarded for the fastest lap of the race from 1948, when the prize amounted to £25. By 1953, this prize was no longer offered. In addition to
7820-410: Was one of Mansell's two race finishes that season. 1989 saw Prost win in a McLaren after his teammate Senna went off at Becketts; Mansell finished 2nd again driving for Ferrari; and sometime after the event, it was decided that Silverstone, the fastest circuit on the Formula One calendar, was to be heavily modified, and the project would be completed for 1991. The 1990 Grand Prix was the last motor race on
7912-519: Was part of the pre- war World Manufacturers' Championship . A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship. * Built by Cosworth , funded by Ford ** Between 1999 and 2005 built by Ilmor , funded by Mercedes *** Built by Porsche A green background indicates an event which was part of the AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship. A pink background indicates an event which
8004-674: Was signed, 2019 would be the final year the British Grand Prix took place at Silverstone. However, in July 2019 a few days before the 2019 edition it was confirmed that Silverstone was contracted to host the British Grand Prix until at least 2024. In September 2022, Silverstone was criticised during the initial sale of tickets for the 2023 British Grand Prix . The track instituted a 'dynamic pricing' model of prices refreshing every 90 seconds based on demand, and then encouraged fans to access its online ticketing system immediately after sales began. The rush of fans led to surges in pricing and crashes to
8096-648: Was that the cost of competing in motor racing at a level to progress directly to Formula One today is so high that it prevents many talented drivers from having the opportunity to participate. In September 2008 the FIA tender to supply the cars and operate the FIA Formula Two Championship was awarded to MotorSport Vision. Compared to rival series, Formula Two hoped to cost significantly less per season whilst allowing drivers to prove their skill and develop their race craft in identical vehicles designed by
8188-741: Was the first champion under the GB3 name, and went on to win the Autosport BRDC Award . The series introduced a new car in 2022, the Tatuus MSV-022, featuring the halo safety device and a number of other safety and performance upgrades. The GB4 Championship was announced in September 2021, and held its first event in April 2022. It is designed as an affordable route out of karting and club racing for young drivers, and to feed drivers up to GB3 and other championships. The series uses
8280-429: Was to see Keke Rosberg set the all-time Formula 1 qualifying lap record for 17 years after posting a fastest qualifying time for the race with an average speed of 258.983 km/h (160.925 mph). Silverstone, which was already a very fast circuit, was becoming faster and faster and the cars were lapping the circuit in the low 1-minute range. The race was an exciting one with Brazilian rising star Ayrton Senna making
8372-410: Was with investment banks, notably Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley (where he was a managing director). In 1981, he founded Computacenter with Philip Hulme , acting as chairman of the company until 1998, when he became a non-executive director. He established a charitable foundation to pursue his philanthropic interests — The Ogden Trust had an annual expenditure of £1,118,224 in 2006–7. He
8464-516: Was won by Italian Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati. In 1949, the circuit was heavily modified and made very fast; and it remained in this configuration for decades. In 1950, the World Championship of Drivers was introduced, and the 1950 British Grand Prix was the first World Championship Formula One race ever held, with new regulations and 6 other races in Europe. This race was won by Alfa Romeo driver Giuseppe "Nino" Farina. King George VI
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