Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit near the village of Silverstone in the United Kingdom. It is best known as the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted in 1948 and which has been held on the circuit every year since 1987. The circuit is also home to the BRDC International Trophy, formerly one of the premier non-Championship F1 races in the calendar, today awarded to the winner of a race for historic F1 cars at the annual Silverstone Classic meeting.

Half the circuit is in Northamptonshire and half in Buckinghamshire, roughly equidistant from Milton Keynes and Northampton. It is built on the site of a World War II bomber base, RAF Silverstone, which opened in 1943. The airfield's three runways, in classic WWII triangle format, lie within the outline of the present track.

The first two races were held on the runways themselves, with long straights separated by tight hairpin corners, the track demarcated by hay bales. However, for the 1949 International Trophy meeting it was decided to switch to the perimeter track. This arrangement was used for the 1950 and 1951 Grands Prix. In 1952 the startline was moved from the Farm Straight to the present Finish Straight, and this layout remained largely unaltered for the following 35 years. For the 1975 meeting, a chicane was introduced to try and tame speeds through the mighty Woodcote Corner, and Bridge Corner was subtly rerouted in 1987, before the track underwent a major redesign between the 1990 and 1991 races. The reshaped track's first F1 race was perhaps the most memorable of recent years, with Nigel Mansell coming home first in front of his home crowd. On his victory lap back to the pits Mansell even found time to pick up stranded rival Ayrton Senna and give him a lift on his side-pod, after Senna's McLaren had expired towards the end of the race.

Previous Winners

• 2007 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari Report
• 2006 Fernando Alonso Renault Report
• 2005 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes Report
• 2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
• 2003 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Report
• 2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
• 2001 Mika Häkkinen Mclaren - Mercedes Report
• 2000 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Report
• 1999 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Report
• 1998 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
• 1997 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault Report
• 1996 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault Report
• 1995 Johnny Herbert Benetton-Renault Report
• 1994 Damon Hill Williams-Renault Report
• 1993 Alain Prost Williams-Renault Report
• 1992 Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault Report
• 1991 Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault Report
• 1990 Alain Prost Ferrari Report
• 1989 Alain Prost McLaren-Honda Report
• 1988 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda Report
• 1987 Nigel Mansell Williams-Honda Report
• 1985 Alain Prost McLaren-TAG Report
• 1983 Alain Prost Renault Report
• 1981 John Watson McLaren-Cosworth Report
• 1979 Clay Regazzoni Williams-Cosworth Report
• 1977 James Hunt McLaren-Cosworth Report<
• 1975 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren-Cosworth Report
• 1973 Peter Revson McLaren-Cosworth Report
• 1971 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Cosworth Report
• 1969 Jackie Stewart Matra-Cosworth Report
• 1967 Jim Clark Lotus-Cosworth Report
• 1965 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax Report
• 1963 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax Report
• 1960 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Report
• 1958 Peter Collins Ferrari Report
• 1956 Juan-Manuel Fangio Lancia-Ferrari Report
• 1954 José Froilán González Ferrari Report
• 1953 Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report
• 1952 Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report
• 1951 José Froilán González Ferrari Report
• 1950 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo Report
• 1949 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati Report
• 1948 Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report