Official F1 Journal Silverstone Track Guide

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The British Grand Prix marks the end of the European Triple Header taking place at Silverstone. 

Red Bull and Williams are both running special liveries for the British Grand Prix. The Red Bull livery was produced by Chalaj Suvanish a team fan from Thailand and it takes inspiration from the team 2015 Camo Bull livery. The Williams one-off Union Jack livery features the names of all 1,005 team members woven into the red, white and blue engine cover design for their home race.

Ollie Bearman was announced as the first Haas driver confirmed for the 2025 season. He is also driving in Free Practice One for Haas this weekend. Franco Colapinto will participate also participate in FP1 for Williams and Isack Hadjar will replace Checo for FP1 in the Red Bull.

Race Stats

Laps - 52
Circuit Length - 5.891km
Race Distance - 306.198km
Corners - 18        10 Right   8 Left

DRS Zones - 
Detection 1: 25m before Turn 3
Activation 1: 30m after Turn 5
Detection 2: Turn 11
Activation 2: Turn 14

​Downforce Level -  High
Tyre Degradation - Medium/High
Time at full throttle - 70%
Gear Changes Per Lap - 40
Time Lost in the Pitlane - 21secs
Pole Side - Left
Tyre Compounds -             
              Hard        Medium      Soft
                 C1           C2            C3
 
Minimum Starting Tyre Pressures -        
                                        Front               Rear
                                       26.5psi            23.5psi
 
Maximum Starting Tyre Camber -          
                                        Front               Rear
                                       -2.75°              -1.50°

Track Stats

Times Held - 78
First Time Held - 1950
Finishing Percentage - 59%
Pole Record - 1'24.303 Hamilton (2020)
Lap Record - 1'27.097 Verstappen (2020)
Winners - 32 different drivers
Pole Sitters - 36 different drivers
Podium Finishers - 75 different drivers
Most Driver Poles -  Hamilton (7)
Most Team Poles - Ferrari (12)
Most Driver Wins -  Hamilton (8)
Most Team Wins - Ferrari (15)
Most Driver Podiums - Hamilton (14)
Most Team Podiums - Ferrari (47)
Most Fastest Laps (Driver) - Mansell and Hamilton (6)
Most Fastest Laps (Team) - Ferrari (18)

Times Won From Pole - 22
Times Won from Front Row - 40
Lowest Starting Position to Win - 7th
Smallest Pole Margin - 0.0 seconds
Smallest Win Margin - 0.765 seconds
Largest Pole Margin - 1.919 seconds
Largest Win Margin - +1 Lap
Most Cars to Finish - 22
Least Cars to Finish - 6
Virtual Safety Car - 3 races
Safety Cars - 63% in 17 races
Red Flags - 6 races
Rain (during the race) - 10 races

Schedule

Previous Results

2023
Qualifying - 
            1 VER   1'26.720
            2 NOR   1'26.961
            3 PIA     1'27.092
Race - 
           1 VER (1 stop)
           2 NOR (1 stop)
           3 HAM (1 stop)
Fastest Lap - 1'30.275 VER L42

2022
Qualifying -
            1 SAI   1'40.983                         
            2 VER  1'41.005                                    
            3 LEC  1'41.298                                     
Race -
            1 SAI (3 stop)
            2 PER (3 stop)
            3 HAM (3 stop)
Fastest Lap - 1'30.510 HAM L52

2021
Sprint Qualifying -
            1 HAM 1'26.134                       
            2 VER 1'26.209                                                           
            3 BOT 1'26.328
Sprint Race/Qualifying -                                                  
           1 VER                                    
           2 HAM                                                                 
           3  BOT                                                               
Race -
          1 HAM (2 stop)
          2 LEC (2 stop)
          3 BOT (2 stop)
Fastest Lap - 1'28.617 PER L50

Track Changes

• New drainage at Turn 1 LHS.
  
• Removal of combination kerb at Turn 3 on RHS.
  
• New drainage between Turn 5 and Turn 6 on LHS.
  
• New gravel bed at Turn 14 on LHS.
  
• New drainage between Turn 14 and Turn 15 on LHS.
  
• Gravel bed extended by approx. 6-8m towards the track at Turn 15 on LHS.
  
• Asphalt run-off reduced to 1.7m at Turn 16 on RHS, filled with gravel.
  
• Removal of combination kerb at Turn 16 on LHS, replaced with grass.
  
• Asphalt strip removed between Turn 18 and Turn 1 on LHS, replaced with grass.
  
• New tire barrier with conveyor belt in Turn 15 on RHS.
  
• New tire barrier with conveyor belt in Turn 16 run-off.
  
• The white line in Turn 9 on LHS has been moved further to the left to reduce the distance between the white line and the gravel to 1.5m.
  
• The white line in Turn 11 on LHS has been moved further to the left to reduce the distance between the white line and the gravel to 1.8m.
  
• The white line in Turn 15 on LHS has been moved further to the left to reduce the distance between the white line and the gravel to 1.5m.
  
• The white line in Turn 17 on LHS has been moved further to the left to reduce the distance between the white line and the gravel to 1.8m.
  
• Red kerb removed in Turn 11, 12, 13 and 16 on RHS.

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Random Stats

• First British Grand Prix was in 1948 and was host to 100,000 fans
• In 1950 Silverstone was chosen as the opening race of the very first Formula 1 World Championship
• Silverstone is one of only four tracks that remain on the calendar today that was also on the inaugural F1 World Championship. The others being Monaco, Monza and Spa.
• One of the three fastest track on the calendar
• Silverstone also hosted the very first sprint race
• Fernando Alonso has raced the most laps at Silverstone with 1,068 laps

Anny Wooldridge
Writer for F1 Journal

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