It has always been said that the Formula 1 It is an extremely athletic race British. It could be that Ferrari is the team with the most wins and titles or that drivers like Michael Schumacher, Juan Manuel Fangio, Sebastian Vettel or Alain Prost have achieved 28% of the World Championships. The country that has had the most relevance to F1’s success has always been Britain.
The first Big prize of the modern era of the category occurred in British territories and specifically in Silverstoneand is, along with Italy, the only country to have had an event in each of the seasons.
But it wasn’t always GP at Silverstone, well there were others circuits. It’s time to meet them all and their winners.
How many Formula 1 circuits have held a Grand Prix in Great Britain?
In all these 71 editions of it British Grand Prix set of three circuits have held the Formula 1 event. These tracks were none other than Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Aintree.
Silverstone is the track that has brought the Formula 1 world together on most occasions with a total of 55 races at the old military airfield. In second place is Brands Hatch, which between 1964 and 1986 alternated with Silverstone to celebrate the event, holding 12 Grands Prix. Finally, the Aintree layout, north-east of Liverpool, hosted five races in the 1950s and 1960s.
This is the record for each of the British circuits.
| Circuit | matches played | first win | last victory | Pilot with the most wins | Team with the most wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverstone | 55 | Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo), 1950 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 2021 | Lewis Hamilton, 8 | Ferrari, 14 |
| Hatch Brands | 12 | Jim Clark (Lotus), 1964 | Nigel Mansell (Williams), 1986 | Niki Lauda, 3 | Lotus, 4 |
| aintree | 5 | Stirling Moss (Mercedes), 1955 | Jim Clark, (Lotus), 1962 | Stirling Moss, Tony Brooks, Jack Brabham, Wolfgang von Trips and Jim Clark with 1 | Mercedes, Vanwall, Cooper, Ferrari and Lotus with 1 |
