Lewis Hamilton took his first home win in extraordinary conditions at Silverstone in 2008.
While other slipped and slid in the tricky conditions - Lewis Hamilton ended up winning by over a minute (+68.577s), with only two other drivers able to stay on the lead lap
22 out of 60 British Grands Prix at Silverstone have been won from pole position. 41 races at the track have been won from the front row of the grid.
The furthest back win came in 1975, when Emerson Fittipaldi won for McLaren from seventh on the grid.
Four drivers have recorded a Grand Slam at the British GP:-
- Jim Clark (1962 & 1964)
- Nigel Mansell (1991 & 1992)
- Alberto Ascari (1953)
- Lewis Hamilton (2017)
Jim Clark recorded his Grand Slams at Aintree Circuit (1962) and the other at Brands Hatch (1964)
At last years race Lando Norris became the 13th different British driver to win the British Grand Prix.
It was the 25th time that a British driver has won at Silverstone in 60 editions of the race more than three times of any other nation
From P19, Nico Hulkenberg registered his maiden podium finish at the 2025 British GP after 239 race starts, the most in F1 history before a podium.
He also became the oldest first-time podium finisher (37 years old) since George Follmer (39 years old) at the
1973 Spanish GP.
After this win at the 2024 British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton became the first driver to win a record 9 times at a single circuit.
- Lewis Hamilton: 9 times (Silverstone)
- Michael Schumacher: 8 times (Magny-Cours)
- Lewis Hamilton: 8 times (Hungaroring)
Max Verstappen's P2 finish at the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix was his best result of the season so far.
Verstappen extends his record for the most podium finishes at the Red Bull Ring to 9.
Isack Hadjar has recorded points finishes in the last 4 races making it the FIRST TIME a second Red Bull driver has recorded 4 consecutive points finishes since Sergio Perez from the 2024 Hungarian- Italian Grands Prix.
Nico HUUUUULKENBERG made his 257th Grand Prix start at the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix equalling Daniel Ricciardo for 10th on the list of most starts in Formula 1 history
George Russell recorded his second win of the 2026 season at the Austrian Grand Prix. The Red Bull Ring becomes the first circuit at which Russell has recorded multiple victories (2024 & 2026)