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Race winner Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 06, 2025 in Northampton, England.

Norris seals Silverstone win after rain causes chaos

Lando Norris took advantage of Oscar Piastri's penalty to win the British Grand Prix for the first time in his career, while Nico Hulkenberg claimed a maiden podium at the 239th attempt.

Motorsport • 06 Jul

Alexander Dunne of Ireland and Rodin Motorsport (17) leads Victor Martins of France and ART Grand Prix (14) on track during the Round 8 Silverstone Feature race of the Formula 2 Championship at Silverstone Circuit on July 06, 2025 in Northampton, England.

Dunne rebounds at sodden Silverstone to boost F2 hopes

Alex Dunne bounced back from a Saturday sprint setback to boost his Formula 2 title hopes with a second place finish in the British Grand Prix feature race at a rain-sodden Silverstone.

Motorsport • 06 Jul

Pole position qualifier Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing receives his Pirelli Pole Position Award from Jose Mourinho during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 05, 2025 in North

Verstappen snatches Silverstone pole, setback for Dunne

Max Verstappen saw off McLaren's Formula One title-contending duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to put his Red Bull on pole position for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Motorsport • 05 Jul

George Russell (C), Lewis Hamilton (L) and Lando Norris pose together after qualifying

Home 1-2-3 as Russell takes pole at Silverstone

George Russell delivered for his home crowd by landing a brilliant pole position for the British Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 06 Jul 24

Hamilton: Silverstone debacle will be a wake-up call

Lewis Hamilton said his "disappointing" result in qualifying for the British Grand Prix must serve as a "wake-up call" for Mercedes.

Motorsport • 09 Jul 23

Norris, Verstappen and Piastri took the top three places for Sunday's race at Silverstone

Verstappen and Norris share front row for British GP

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will start on pole position for Sunday's British Grand Prix, ahead of the McLaren pair of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Motorsport • 08 Jul 23

Alex Dunne has been selected for Ferrari's scouting camp

Offaly teenager Dunne chosen for Ferrari scouting camp

Offaly teenager Alex Dunne has been picked up by the Italian automobile federation to join its annual Ferrari Driver Academy scouting camp.

Motorsport • 20 Sep 22

Carlos Sainz celebrates after securing pole position for the British Grand Prix

Sainz claims first-ever pole as fans boo Verstappen

Carlos Sainz edged out Max Verstappen to claim the first pole position of his Formula One career for Sunday's British Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 02 Jul 22

Max Verstappen's car was forced off the track

Hamilton says he will continue to race "hard but fair"

Lewis Hamilton said he will continue to race "hard but fairly" after Max Verstappen accused the Briton of being dangerous, disrespectful and unsportsmanlike following their 190mph collision at the British Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 19 Jul 21

Hamilton takes pole for first ever sprint race

Lewis Hamilton struck back in his bid for a record-breaking eighth world championship by putting his Mercedes at the front of the grid for Formula One's maiden Sprint race at Silverstone.

Motorsport • 16 Jul 21

Fans will flock to Silverstone for a milestone event in Britain

140,000 set to attend British Grand Prix

Next month's British Grand Prix will take place in front of a capacity 140,000 crowd, Silverstone has confirmed.

Motorsport • 24 Jun 21

'Extinction Rebellion' protesters held at British GP

Four people, understood to be associated with the environmental group 'Extinction Rebellion', have been arrested after they broke into Silverstone for Sunday's British Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 02 Aug 20

Lewis Hamilton punctures near the end of the British Grand Prix

Hamilton wins at Silverstone despite last lap puncture

Lewis Hamilton survived a last-lap puncture to win the British Grand Prix for a seventh time as he extended his lead at the top of the Formula One drivers' championship.

Motorsport • 02 Aug 20

Lewis Hamilton has taken poll at the British Grand Prix

Hamilton takes pole with Silverstone track record

Six times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on pole position for his home British Grand Prix in a track record time on Saturday.

Motorsport • 02 Aug 20

Valtteri Bottas was fastest in the final practice at Silverstone

Hamilton trails Bottas in final British GP practice

Lewis Hamilton trailed Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas in final practice for the British Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 01 Aug 20

Silverstone boss hoping double bill can attract fans

Silverstone managing director Stuart Pringle hopes the ravamped schedule can entice new fans to motor sport as the track prepares to host two Formula One grands prix.

Motorsport • 06 Jun 20

Silverstone has been the home of the British Grand Prix since 1987

Formula One return to feature double-headers

Formula One has confirmed plans for Silverstone to host two Grands Prix on 2 and 9 August, with Austria's Spielberg circuit set for its own double-header a month earlier, as the sport unveiled an eight-race European calendar to get the 2020 season under way.

Motorsport • 02 Jun 20

The BBC has reported that the UK Government has given the go-ahead for Silverstone to host two races

Silverstone set to host two Formula One races in July

Silverstone is set to host two races this summer after Formula One got the green light from the Government, according to reports.

Other sport • 31 May 20

The Northampton circuit is set to stage the third and fourth races in the revised F1 calendar

Silverstone boss hopes F1 can overcome quarantine issue

Silverstone managing director Stuart Pringle says talks with the British Government about a quarantine rules exemption will "take a few weeks" but he remains optimistic about the track being able to host races later this summer.

Motorsport • 25 May 20

The managing director of the circuit told the BBC that an agreement in principle had been reached with Formula One to hold two races

Silverstone set to host two Formula One races in July

Two Formula One grands prix will be staged at Silverstone this summer, subject to approval from the UK government.

Other sport • 15 May 20

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel (L) celebrates winning the British Grand Prix with second-placed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton

Vettel wins British GP, Hamilton makes superb recovery

Lewis Hamilton battled back from last to second as his championship rival Sebastian Vettel won a dramatic British Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 08 Jul 18

Team chief slams Silverstone decision

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has accused Silverstone of "serious misjudgement and mismanagement" after the circuit's owners gave notice of their intent to pull the plug on Formula One.

Motorsport • 12 Jul 17

A decision on Silverstone won't be made until July

Silverstone: No decision yet on 2019 GP

Silverstone's owners have dismissed as "speculative and wrong" recent media reports suggesting the British Formula One Grand Prix would be dropped after 2019.

Motorsport • 20 Jan 17

Doubts have been raised over the future of F1 at Silverstone

Silverstone's owners question British GP future

The owners of Silverstone circuit have questioned the long-term future of the British Formula One Grand Prix because of the "potentially ruinous risk" posed by hosting fees.

Motorsport • 06 Jan 17

Cal Crutchlow lies 10th in the World Championship

Crutchlow claims MotoGP pole at Silverstone

British rider Cal Crutchlow followed up his Czech Grand Prix victory with pole position in a wet qualifying for his home MotoGP race at Silverstone on Saturday.

Motorsport • 03 Sep 16