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Silverstone Circuit Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Jacques Villeneuve won the British Grand Prix 1997 at Silverstone Circuit on 13 July 1997, starting from pole position. Jean Alesi finished second for Benetton, with Alexander Wurz completing the podium for Benetton.
Key Links
- WinnerJacques Villeneuve
- CircuitSilverstone Circuit
- Winning teamWilliams
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Williams | 1 | 10 | Finished | ||
2 |  Jean Alesi ALE +10.205 |  Benetton | 11 | 6 | Finished | |
3 |  Alexander Wurz WUR +11.296 | Benetton | 8 | 4 | Finished | |
4 |  David Coulthard COU +31.229 |  McLaren | 6 | 3 | Finished | |
5 |  Ralf Schumacher SCH +31.880 |  Jordan | 5 | 2 | Finished | |
6 |  Damon Hill HIL +1:13.552 |  Arrows | 12 | 1 | Finished | |
7 | Jordan | 10 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
8 |  Prost | 13 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
9 |  Sauber | 14 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
10 |  Minardi | 21 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
11 | Prost | 15 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | McLaren | 3 | 0 | Engine | ||
R |  Stewart | 16 | 0 | Engine | ||
R |  Tyrrell | 20 | 0 | Engine | ||
R |  Ferrari | 7 | 0 | Halfshaft | ||
R | Tyrrell | 18 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | Sauber | 9 | 0 | Electrical | ||
R | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | Wheel | ||
R | Stewart | 22 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | Arrows | 17 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | Williams | 2 | 0 | Collision | ||
R | Minardi | 19 | 0 | Spun off |
Classification22 drivers
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Williams | 1:21.598 | - | - | |
2 |  Heinz-Harald Frentzen FRE +0.134 | Williams | 1:21.732 | - | - |
3 |  Mika Häkkinen HKK +0.199 | McLaren | 1:21.797 | - | - |
4 |  Michael Schumacher MSC +0.379 | Ferrari | 1:21.977 | - | - |
5 | Ralf Schumacher SCH +0.679 | Jordan | 1:22.277 | - | - |
6 | David Coulthard COU +0.681 | McLaren | 1:22.279 | - | - |
7 |  Eddie Irvine IRV +0.744 | Ferrari | 1:22.342 | - | - |
8 | Alexander Wurz WUR +0.746 | Benetton | 1:22.344 | - | - |
9 |  Johnny Herbert HER +0.770 | Sauber | 1:22.368 | - | - |
10 |  Giancarlo Fisichella FIS +0.773 | Jordan | 1:22.371 | - | - |
11 | Jean Alesi ALE +0.794 | Benetton | 1:22.392 | - | - |
12 | Damon Hill HIL +1.673 | Arrows | 1:23.271 | - | - |
13 |  Jarno Trulli TRU +1.768 | Prost | 1:23.366 | - | - |
14 |  Shinji Nakano NAK +2.289 | Prost | 1:23.887 | - | - |
15 |  Jan Magnussen MAG +2.469 | Stewart | 1:24.067 | - | - |
16 |  Pedro Diniz DIN +2.641 | Arrows | 1:24.239 | - | - |
17 |  Mika Salo SAL +2.880 | Tyrrell | 1:24.478 | - | - |
18 |  Ukyo Katayama KAT +2.955 | Minardi | 1:24.553 | - | - |
19 |  Jos Verstappen VER +3.412 | Tyrrell | 1:25.010 | - | - |
20 |  Tarso Marques MAR +3.556 | Minardi | 1:25.154 | - | - |
21 |  Rubens Barrichello BAR +3.927 | Stewart | 1:25.525 | - | - |
22 | Sauber | - | - | - |
Grid order22 drivers