2005 British GP Facts & Figures

By BMW WilliamsF1 Team
July 4 2005

Facts & Figures

Circuit/Date: Silverstone Circuit/10th July 2005 Start time (local/GMT): 13:00 hrs/12:00 hrs Lap/Race distance: 5.141 km/308.355 km (60 laps) Winner 2004: Michael Schumacher (Scuderia Ferrari) Pole 2004: Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren Mercedes), 1:18.233 min Lap record: Michael Schumacher (Scuderia Ferrari), 1:18.739 min (2004) F1 statistics: BMW WilliamsF1 Team: 95 starts, 10 wins, 17 poles WilliamsF1 pre-2000: 356 starts, 103 wins, 108 poles BMW pre-2000: 97 starts, 9 wins, 15 poles History and background: For WilliamsF1, the British Grand Prix is always a poignant race. Not only is it WilliamsF1's home race but, on 14th July 1979, Clay Regazzoni secured the first victory for Frank Williams' team at Silverstone. The team's 100th victory was also achieved at the Northamptonshire circuit, on 13th July 1997, by Jacques Villeneuve. In total, WilliamsF1 has taken eight wins at the Home of British Motor Racing. This year's British Grand Prix will be the 39th to have been held at the Northamptonshire circuit. Other British Grands Prix have been held at Aintree (5) and at Brands Hatch (12). Three European Grands Prix have also been staged in England, at Brands Hatch in 1983 and 1985, and at Donington Park in 1993. Since Silverstone first hosted a Grand Prix in 1950, the track has undergone numerous modifications. In more recent years, the infrastructure surrounding the circuit has also been improved. Parking areas and access roads in particular have been dramatically improved following the 2000 race when un-seasonally heavy rain caused major disruption to the weekend.