Silverstone
LOCATION 3 miles west of Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
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CIRCUIT LENGTH 2.889 milesup to 1951
2.927 milesup to 1973
2.932 milesup to 1985
2.969 milesup to 1988
2.970 milesup to 1990
3.247 milesup to 1993
3.142 milesup to 1995
3.152 milesup to 1996
3.194 milesto present
ACTIVE YEARS 1950-1954, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987-present
LAP RECORD 1m09.832s - Nigel Mansell, 1987
DRIVER WITH MOST WINS Alain Prost, 5 - 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993
DRIVER WITH MOST POLE POSITIONS Jim Clark, 3 - 1963, 1965, 1967
Nigel Mansell, 3 - 1990, 1991, 1992
Damon Hill, 3 - 1994, 1995, 1996
EVENTS HELD 39
MOST ENTRIES 39 - 1989
LEAST ENTRIES 17 - 1969
MOST STARTERS 31 - 1952
LEAST STARTERS 17 - 1969
MOST FINISHERS 22 - 1952
LEAST FINISHERS 9 - 1958, 1998
MOST RETIREMENTS 18 - 1953
LEAST RETIREMENTS 1 - 2005
CLOSEST FINISH 1.447s - 2000
LARGEST WINNING MARGIN 1 lap - 1952, 1956, 1969, 1975, 1985
LONGEST RACE TIME 2h59m47.0s - 1956 (101 laps)
SHORTEST RACE TIME 1h18m10.436s - 1985 (65 laps)
FASTEST RACE 146.274mph - 1985
SLOWEST RACE 89.687mph - 1954
MOST DIFFERENT LEADERS 7 - 1975
MOST LEAD CHANGES 8 - 1975
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