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