Formula One - British Grand Prix Preview - TheNewsTribune.com
The race has also been held at Aintree (alternating yearly with Silverstone from 1955-62) and at Brands Hatch (alternating with Silverstone from 1963-86). Jim Clark and Alain Prost have the most British GP wins with five each. One of Clark's victories was scored at Aintree (1962) and another at Brands Hatch (1964). All five of Prost's wins occurred at Silverstone (1983, '85, '89, '90, '93). In the past 65 years, this race has been won by the following British drivers:... Ferrari's first-ever win in F1 occurred in the 1951 British GP, with Jose Froilan Gonzalez taking the checkered flag. McLaren has the second most victories in the British GP with 14, followed by Williams with 10. Fernando Alonso from McLaren and Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes are those active drivers with multiple victories in the British GP. Alonso's first win in... Jenson Button from McLaren leads all active drivers with 15 starts in the British GP. Button has yet to score a podium finish in this race. His best finish there is fourth, which happened three times, most recently in 2014. Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo made his F1 debut in the 2011 British GP, starting. Source: www.thenewstribune.com
