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Star Quality by Michael Turner. Jenson Button, in his first full season of Formula One, leads Williams-BMW team-mate Ralf Schumacher into Stowe corner whilst holding fourth place early in the 2000 British Grand Prix. |
Jim Clark by Ivan Berryman. The No.5 Lotus of Jim Clark battles for the early lead of the 1967 British Grand Prix at Silverstone with the No.8 Ferrari of New Zealander Chris Amon. Jim Clarke went on to win this race, with Chris Amon finishing in third place behind fellow New Zealander Denny Hulme. Hulme can be seen in the No.2 Brabham car behind the No.3 BRM of Jackie Stewart, which was forced to retire less than half way through the race. |
Alain Prost and Jean Alesi, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, 1993. by Ivan Berryman. Alain Prost in his number 2 Williams dices with Jean Alesi in his number 27 Ferrari at the British Grand Prix in 1993. Prost went on to win this race after Damon Hill suffered engine failure, while Alesi finished in 9th place, a lap behind Prost. |
Battle of Britain by Dave Foord. 2003 World Superbike Champion, Neil Hodgson with James Toseland in his slipstream. British World Superbike - June 2003. |
Johnny Herbert/ Benetton B.195 by Ivan Berryman Johnny Herbert is shown in the Benetton B195. Herbert took a deserved victory at his home British Grand Prix at Silverstone, beating the Ferrari of Frenchman Jean Alesi into second place by more than 16 seconds, and ahead of fellow briton David Coulthard in the third placed Williams. He also claimed victory at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Along with Michael Schumachers nine victories, Herbert helped Benetton win their first constructors championship in the 1995 season. The Formula One Benetton B195 was designed by Rory Byrne and Ross Brawn for use in the 1995 Formula One season by Benetton. The B195 was almost identical to the B194 but for a change of engine supplier from Ford to Renault V10 engine, the same type the rival Williams team was using. With his first two Formula One wins under his belt in 1995, Johnny Herbert won just one more race, winning at the Nurburgring at the European Grand Prix in 1999, racing for Stewart Ford. He retired from Formula One in 2000. |
A Moment of Triumph by Gerald Coulson. The Intercontinental Formula was first organised by British Racing Drivers Club to allow the racing of cars with 2000cc to 3000cc engines. At the time the 1500cc limit of Formula 1 had been instituted by the international ruling body in the belief that the smaller cars would mean safer racing. In reality this meant that the relatively easy to handle Formula 1 cars could be driven by less experienced drivers almost as fast as the most experienced master drivers. The result was that the car with fractionally more power was the deciding factor in winning the race, rather than the better driver but this also compromised track safety. The introduction of the Intercontinental Formula was seen as more of a challenge for the drivers, with the larger and more powerful cars requiring greater skill and experience than to drive the 1500cc cars of Formula 1. The 13th International Trophy on Saturday 6th May 1961 was the first race of the season to carry World Championship points and consisted of 80 laps of Silverstone, a total of 233 miles. Stirling Moss, having already won the International Sports Car Race in a Lotus earlier that day, was driving Rob Walkers 2.5 litre Cooper Climax and qualified 2nd on the grid despite being unhappy with the steering of his car. The starting grid front row was Bruce McLaren, Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham and Graham Hill and by the time the race started at 2.30pm a heavy rain meant that the track was not only soaked but also covered in oil and rubber from the previous races. World Champion Jack Brabham made a superb start, passed Moss and was first into Copse and by lap 4 Moss was in 3rd place led by Surtees and Brabham. Due to appalling conditions and poor visibility many of the cars were spinning or leaving the track and by lap 13 Brabham and Moss were 1st and 2nd with the rest of the field some distance behind. Moss now poured on the pressure and for the next few laps he tried to pass as he harried Brabham in a duel for the lead. The pair were now beginning to lap the tailenders and, at around a quarter of the distance Moss was held up by Flockhart, Brabhams team member, who had allowed Brabham to pass. Moss gestured angrily to Flockhart as he was unable to follow Brabham and, as the rain paused for a while the pace became faster. Suddenly and quite dramatically Moss passed both Flockhart and Brabham and within 2 laps had gained 5 seconds on the World Champion. As the rain returned in a deluge Moss mercilessly pushed on, increasing his lead to 1.5 minutes by the halfway mark. Although he could have taken things easily at this point Moss drove on relentlessly at a seemingly impossible pace and was now lapping most of the field for a second time. By the three-quarters stage he completed his humiliation of Brabham by passing him for a second time to lap him representing a 3 mile lead. Moss eventually won the race in 2hrs 41 mins 19.2 secs, 1.5 laps ahead of Brabham and at least two laps ahead of the rest of the field in what were treacherous conditions. At the end of the race Moss summed up the experience as a nice ride, having proved himself to be one of the greatest and fastest drivers in the world under any conditions. Sir Stirling Moss believes this to be one of his finest ever drives. |
1958 British Grand Prix by Graham Turner. Peter Collins leads Stirling Moss through Stowe corner, to take his last win for Ferrari two weeks before his tragic death at the Nurburgring. |
The First Lap - Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, 1992 by Ivan Berryman. Nigel Mansell leads the pack in his red No.5 Williams on the first lap of the 1992 British Grand Prix, closely followed by the McLarens of Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger, with the No.19 Benneton of Michael Schumacher in fourth place. Mansell went on to win this race, with his team-mate Ricardo Patrese taking second. Senna retired 7 laps from the end, while Schumacher finished 4th ahead of Berger in 5th. |
Flying Scotsman by Michael Turner. David Coulthard keeps his McLaren-Mercedes ahead of Eddie Irvines Ferrari into Luffield corner on the last lap, to score a popular victory in the 1999 British Grand Prix. |
Red Arrows - 1991 British Grand Prix by Mark Postethwaite. No text for this item |
Silverstone by Graham Bosworth A celebration of the winning Formula 1 constructors and drivers who have achieved a podium position at the British Grand Prix during the years 1995 - 1999. |
Mansell's Taxi Service by Robert Tomlin. The 1991 Grand Prix season started with great public expectations supporting, encouraging and urging on Britain's one and only Nigel Mansell to win the Formula One World Championship. In the race at Silverstone a fired up Mansell was dominant in front of the ecstatic home crowd winning the race with such style and aplomb. His arch rival Ayrton Senna was completely outclassed and to add insult to injury he ran out of fuel on the last lap, finishing fourth behind our hero. In an unprecedented gesture, Nigel stopped on his victory lap and picked up Senna to get him safely back to the pits through the thronging crowd, so creating one of the most memorable moments in the history of Formula One. Disappointments were to follow throughout the season and it would not be until 1992 that Nigel would eventually lift the coveted crown. |
British Grand Prix 2010 - Mark Webber by Stephen Doig. Mark Webber in his Red Bull Racing Renault came through the rain of the typical British summer at Silverstone to claim victory from Lewis Hamilton. |
Coulthards Finest Moment by Gerald Coulson. David Coulthard winning the 2000 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. |
Historic Start by Michael Turner. The field gets away in the 1948 RAC Grand Prix on October 2nd, 1948, the first ever event on the disused wartime airfield at Silverstone. Winner of the race was Luigi Villoresi in the works 4CLT Maserati number 18, who started at the back of the grid with his team-mate Alberto Ascari, who finished second, as their cars had arrived too late to practice. Michael Turner was a young spectator at the race, and has painted the scene for the BRDC to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the circuit. His atmospheric painting provides a lasting reminder of the early beginnings of this famous track and a striking contrast with todays Grand Prix scene. |
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