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SILVERSTONE
Track
length
5.141 km
Number of laps
60 (308.355 Km)
Best lap
R. Barrichello - 1'22''236
(2003, Ferrari)
Record Pole
J. Montoya - 1'18''998
(2002, Williams)
2003 Pole
R. Barrichello - 1'21''209 (Ferrari)
2003 Podium
1. R. Barrichello
2. J. Montoya
3. K. Raikkonen
The first British Grand
Prix was held here in 1948, and it was only meant to be a one off, as the
track was originally an airfield. Giuseppe Farina won the first World
Championship race in 1950 for Alfa Romeo.
In 1973, Jody Scheckter spun at Woodcote, the right hander that leads into
pit straight, triggering a multiple pile up. The track had its first
alteration in 25 years due to this, and they added a chicane at Woodcote
for the 1975 race. This was also the track that saw Clay Regazzoni give
Williams their first win in 1979.
In 1987, a complex at Woodcote replaced the chicane, and that year Nigel
Mansell defeated his teammate, Nelson Piquet in one of the tracks best
races. The track was rebuilt in 1991, followed by another major rebuild in
1994.
The British fans were overjoyed with Damon Hill's win in 94, with Johnny
Herbert winning for Benetton in 95. Williams's driver, Jacques Villeneuve
took home victory in both 96, and 97 while Michael Schumacher won in
controversial circumstances in 98 when he took victory for the Ferrari
team in pit lane.
1999 saw the German suffer a first lap accident that saw him sidelined
until the second last race of the season with a broken leg. The accident
that many fans say lost him the 1999 drivers crown. Back in action and
raring to go, the German faced the circuit undaunted in 2000, determined
not to let memories of his accident the year before deter him from the
task at hand. He didn't win the event, McLaren driver David Coulthard took
that honour ahead of teammate Mika Hakkinen, however Schumacher still
stood on the podium albeit on the third step. Amid threats of the race
being stricken from the F1 calendar due to constant traffic chaos, the
2001 event was won by Mika Hakkinen but Michael Schumacher was on the top
step of the rostrum once again in 2002.
Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello clinched victory in the 2003 British Grand
Prix, in a race which had been plunged into chaos by a kilt-wearing
protestor who ran onto the track in the face of cars speeding past at 200
km/h. Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya, in a Williams was second, 5.4 secs
behind, with Finn Kimi Raikkonen, in a McLaren, third.
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