The British GP Quiz - The Answers

So how much did you know about all things Silverstone and the British Grand Prix? It's time to reveal all...

1. Silverstone hosted the first ever round of the Formula 1 World Championship, but in what year?
A: 1950 2. What two other circuits have hosted the F1 British Grand Prix?
A: Aintree and Brands Hatch 3. Two drivers have won the British Grand Prix five times. Can you name one (or if you really think you know your stuff, both) of them?
A: Jim Clark: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 Alain Prost: 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993 4. Who was the last British winner of the British GP?
A: Lewis Hamilton, 2008 5. But who was the first British winner of the race?
A: Stirling Moss, 1955, Aintree 6. Which driver caused chaos at the end of lap one in 1973 when he spun his car at Woodcote Corner?
A: Jody Scheckter 7. And what was the long-term implication of that accident?
A: A chicane was installed at Woodcote 8. Silverstone's start/finish straight was moved further round the lap when the new 'Wing' pit complex was opened in 2011. What corner is now Turn One?
A: Abbey 9. Who holds the lap record on the new layout?
A: Fernando Alonso, 1:30.874 in 2010 10. Which team has won the race the most times?
A: Ferrari, 16 times 11.The last privately-entered car to win a Grand Prix did so at Brands Hatch. Name the driver and the year?
A: Jo Siffert, 1968 12. What circuit was supposed to host the British Grand Prix in 2010, but ran into financial difficulties?
A: Donington Park 13. Which Sky Sports F1 pundit, Damon Hill or Johnny Herbert, won the British GP first?
A: Damon Hill in 1994. Johnny won it the year after. 14. And in what year did Martin Brundle finish on the podium?
A: 1992 15. Michael Schumacher's first of three British GP wins came in 1998, but what was controversial about it?
A: Schumacher crossed the finish line in the pit lane en-route to serving a stop-and-go penalty in his Ferrari pit box. 16. Here's some more controversy for you: in which year was the race brought forward to Easter, with weather, travel and parking problems all taking their toll on spectators?
A: 2000 17. In which year was the safety car brought out after a de-frocked priest ran on to the track?
A: 2003 18.Mark Webber won the 2010 race, 30 years after what other Australian?
A: Alan Jones 19. And what was the story behind Webber's famous 'Not bad for a number two' quip over the radio after taking the chequered flag that year?
A: Red Bull had removed a new front wing from his car and gave it to team-mate Sebastian Vettel after the latter's was damaged in Practice. 20. Nigel Mansell's 1987 Silverstone win was arguably the most dramatic in British F1 history. But going into which corner did he 'sell' his famous dummy to outfox Williams team-mate Nelson Piquet?
A: Stowe Corner