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2015 British Grand Prix Fact File

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*CIRCUIT INFORMATION*

Circuit Name: Silverstone
Circuit Length: 5.891 Kilometers
Number of Laps: 52
Race Distance: 306.198 Kilometers
Silverstone Lap Record: 1:33.401 by Mark Webber (2013)
First Held: 1950
Number of British Grand Prix Held: 66
Number of British Grand Prix Held at Silverstone: 48
Number of British Grand Prix Held at Aintree: 6
Number of British Grand Prix Held at Brands Hatch: 12

*PAST WINNERS*

1950 – Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo)
1951 – Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Ferrari)
1952 – Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)
1953 – Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)
1954 – Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Ferrari)
1955 – Stirling Moss (Mercedes) – Aintree
1956 – Juan Manuel Fangio (Lancia)
1957 – Stirling Moss / Tony Brooks (Vanwall) – Aintree
1958 – Peter Collins (Ferrari)
1959 – Jack Brabham (Cooper) – Aintree

1960 – Jack Brabham (Cooper)
1961 – Wolfgang Von Trips (Ferrari) – Aintree
1962 – Jim Clark (Lotus) – Aintree
1963 – Jim Clark (Lotus)
1964 – Jim Clark (Lotus) – Brands Hatch
1965 – Jim Clark (Lotus)
1966 – Jack Brabham (Brabham) – Brands Hatch
1967 – Jim Clark (Lotus)
1968 – Jo Siffert (Lotus) – Brands Hatch
1969 – Jackie Stewart (Matra)

1970 – Jochen Rindt (Lotus) – Brands Hatch
1971 – Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell)
1972 – Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus) – Brands Hatch
1973 – Peter Revson (McLaren)
1974 – Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) – Brands Hatch
1975 – Emerson Fittipaldi (McLaren)
1976 – Niki Lauda (Ferrari) – Brands Hatch
1977 – James Hunt (McLaren)
1978 – Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) – Brands Hatch
1979 – Clay Regazzoni (Williams)

1980 – Alan Jones (Williams) – Brands Hatch
1981 – John Watson (McLaren)
1982 – Niki Lauda (McLaren) – Brands Hatch
1983 – Alain Prost (Renault)
1984 – Niki Lauda (McLaren) – Brands Hatch
1985 – Alain Prost (McLaren)
1986 – Nigel Mansell (Williams) – Brands Hatch
1987 – Nigel Mansell (Williams)
1988 – Ayrton Senna (McLaren)
1989 – Alain Prost (McLaren)

1990 – Alain Prost (Ferrari)
1991 – Nigel Mansell (Williams)
1992 – Nigel Mansell (Williams)
1993 – Alain Prost (Williams)
1994 – Damon Hill (Williams)
1995 – Johnny Herbert (Benetton)
1996 – Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)
1997 – Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)
1998 – Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
1999 – David Coulthard (McLaren)

2000 – David Coulthard (McLaren)
2001 – Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)
2002 – Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
2003 – Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari)
2004 – Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
2005 – Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren)
2006 – Fernando Alonso (Renault)
2007 – Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
2008 – Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
2009 – Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)

2010 – Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing)
2011 – Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
2012 – Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing)
2013 – Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
2014 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

*2015 WEEKEND SCHEDULE*

Driver Press Conference: Thursday 02nd July – 15:00 (Local time)
Free Practice 1: Friday 03rd July- 10:00-11:30
Free Practice 2: Friday 03rd July – 14:00-15:30
Team Principal Press Conference: Friday 03rd July – 16:00-17:00
Free Practice 3: Saturday 04th July – 10:00-11:00
Qualifying: Saturday 04th July – 13:00
Race: Sunday 05th July – 13:00

Pirelli Tyre Nominations: P Zero Orange hard, P Zero White medium
Supporting Races: GP2 Series, GP3 Series, Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup

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