Pit Lane F1
Silverstone is where Formula 1's World Championship began. Round 1 of the inaugural 1950 season ran on this RAF airfield in Northamptonshire, England, and the venue has held a Grand Prix in all but a handful of years since. The current layout has been in place since the 2010 'Arena' rebuild that added the Becketts-Aintree complex; it's still recognisably the same rhythm of a flowing, fast circuit that punishes any chassis that can't sit on its nose.
Drivers describe Silverstone as the truest test of a modern F1 car: the high-speed sections expose any aero weakness, the heavy braking zones expose chassis stability, and the British weather adds a layer of randomness that has decided championships. Lewis Hamilton's nine wins here are the most by any driver at any single circuit.
Top 100 fastest race laps ever set at Silverstone Circuit, filterable by year and driver.
Silverstone is high-speed and high-energy on tyres â the lateral loads in Maggotts-Becketts heat the rears beyond comfort, and front graining is the standard mid-race concern. Pirelli typically nominates the harder end of the C-range; one-stop strategies win when the medium can be stretched. Safety cars are uncommon â the gravel traps at the high-speed corners tend to cycle a stricken car off-track without race-stopping the field.
British weather is the active variable â even mid-summer races have been decided by sudden rain. Stowe and Becketts grandstands give the best on-track view of high-speed driver inputs; the Wing complex (the modern pit and paddock) is the spot for paddock club hospitality. Average July temperature is 17 °C with frequent showers.
| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 2024 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2023 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2022 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
| 2021 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2020 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2019 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2018 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 2017 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2016 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2015 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2014 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2013 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2012 | Mark Webber | Red Bull |
| 2011 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari |
| 2010 | Mark Webber | Red Bull |
| 2009 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2008 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren |
| 2007 | Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari |
| 2006 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2005 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2003 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2001 | Mika HĂ€kkinen | McLaren |
| 2000 | David Coulthard | McLaren |
| 1999 | David Coulthard | McLaren |
| 1998 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 1997 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams |
| 1996 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams |
| 1995 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton |
| 1994 | Damon Hill | Williams |
| 1993 | Alain Prost | Williams |
| 1992 | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 1991 | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 1990 | Alain Prost | Ferrari |
| 1989 | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 1988 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 1987 | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 1985 | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 1983 | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 1981 | John Watson | McLaren |
| 1979 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams |
| 1977 | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 1975 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren |
| 1973 | Peter Revson | McLaren |
| 1971 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 1969 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford |
| 1967 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford |
| 1965 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 1963 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 1960 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
| 1958 | Peter Collins | Ferrari |
| 1956 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari |
| 1954 | José Froilån Gonzålez | Ferrari |
| 1953 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 1952 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 1951 | José Froilån Gonzålez | Ferrari |
| 1950 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo |
