The British Grand Prix has cemented itself as one of the jewels on the Formula One Calendar, with Silverstone one of the most anticipated races each year.
F1 has quite the history in UK, with the country hosting the first ever official championship race in 1950.
New Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton is the most successful driver at the British Grand Prix. The home hero has a record NINE wins, with the latest being an emotional win in 2024.
British drivers tend to do well at their home circuit. Jim Clark, Nigel Mansell, Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart, David Coulthard, Tony Brooks, Peter Collins, John Watson, James Hunt, and Johnny Herbert have all won at home.
Whilst Silverstone is known as the home of British motorsport, three venues have actually hosted the F1 British Grand Prix.
So, let’s have a look at which venues have hosted an official British Grand Prix.
A note here. Whilst Donnington Park has hosted a F1 Grand Prix, it was the “European Grand Prix” and therefore won’t feature here.
Silverstone
Host of the first British Grand Prix, and the current home of the race, many people won’t know a world where Silverstone doesn’t host an F1 race.
After undergoing heaving renovation work in the early 21st century, Silverstone is a fantastic, modern F1 venue.
Silverstone has hosted 59 F1 races, including 58 British Grand Prix and the 70th Anniversary GP in 2020 during covid.
The current track record is held by Max Verstappen with a 1:27:097, set during the 2020 British Grand Prix.
Aintree
Best known now as a horse racing track, Aintree hosted five Grand Prix between 1955 to 1962.
The venue alternated as a venue with Silverstone in the early years on F1.
In it’s five races, there were five different winners including Stirling Moss, Wolfgang von Trips and Jim Clark.
The track was 4.828km (3 miles) long, and consisted of eight turns.
Clark holds the track record with a 1:51:800.
Brands Hatch
The final venue to have hosted an F1 British GP is the Kent venue of Brands Hatch.
It hosted 12 Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and still remains in very active use today.
The track hosts a lot of motorcycling races, British Touring Car racing, and numerous other championships.
Niki Lauda was the most successful driver at the track, winning three races (1976, 1982, 1984).
Nigel Mansell holds the record at the track though, with a record time of 1:09:593 set in his Williams FW11 in the 1986 Grand Prix.