Silverstone
Like so many of England's racing circuits, Silverstone started life as an aerodrome. When the Second World War ended in 1945, England's other two circuits, Donington Park and the legendary Brooklands, had fallen into disrepair. And so it was that the outer taxiways and interconnecting runways of Silverstone became adopted by the Royal Automobile Club as the home for the British Grand Prix in 1948. The circuit was fast and challenging and in 1949 the shape was formed that remains the basis of the track to this day.
When the Formula One World Championship was incepted in 1950, Silverstone held the very first round, won by Guiseppe Farina in an Alfa Romeo. In 1951 the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) was handed the lease by the RAC, and huge modifications were made. The pits were moved to the straight between Woodcote and Copse, from the Farm straight where they had originally been, and a short circuit was built within the larger circuit, cutting from Becketts corner to Woodcote.
From 1955 the British Grand Prix swapped venues between Aintree and Silverstone, but with the advent of the 1960s, Aintree fell out of favour and the race was switched between Silverstone and Brands Hatch.
In 1971 the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) bought the entire 720 acre plot on which Silverstone sits and went about redeveloping the track. New pits were built and a chicane was erected at Woodcote which provided close finishes and great overtaking opportunities.
In 1987, with speeds reaching astounding levels, a corner was built before Woodcote, and in 1992 a new complex of corners was created between Farm and Woodcote. And in recent years various upgrades have been made to the track's facilities. A racing school now exists at the circuit and with government funding a new bypass has been built, greatly improving access to the once notoriously out-of-the-way venue.
In 2010 came another major change to the circuit's Formula One layout, designed to further improve the venue for spectators and provide an even greater driver challenge. The new infield layout juts right at the reworked Abbey bend before heading into the new Arena complex of turns. This takes drivers on to the main straight of Silverstone’s National circuit, before rejoining the previous Grand Prix layout at Brooklands.
Session Times
Fri 28 June 2013
Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
Sat 29 June 2013
Practice 3 10:00 - 11:00
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 30 June 2013
Race 13:00
Live on Sky Sports F1 HD
* For BBC times and info see here *
Track Diagram
Circuit Information
Race Date: 30 Jun 2013
First Grand Prix: 1950
Number of Laps: 52
Circuit Length: 5.891 km
Race Distance: 306.198 km
Lap Record: 1:34.661 - K Raikkonen (2012)
Championship Standings
Technical Changes
http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/
Photos from the event
Thursday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2013/901/general/thursday.html
Friday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2013/901/general/friday.html
Saturday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2013/901/general/saturday.html
Sunday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2013/901/general/sunday.html
FIA Press Conference
Thursday - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/6/14709.html
Friday - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/6/14722.html
Saturday - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/6/14731.html
Sunday - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/6/14742.html
Practice 1
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps[/b]
1. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m54.249s 10
2. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m55.033s + 0.784s 7
3. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m55.354s + 1.105s 7
4. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m55.458s + 1.209s 5
5. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m55.825s + 1.576s 9
6. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m56.361s + 2.112s 7
7. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m57.891s + 3.642s 4
8. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m58.859s + 4.610s 6
9. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m59.719s + 5.470s 7
10. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m59.876s + 5.627s 8
11. Felipe Massa Ferrari 2m06.534s + 12.285 6
12. Nico Rosberg Mercedes no time 3
13. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes no time 4
14. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault no time 1
15. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes no time 1
16. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes no time 4
17. Fernando Alonso Ferrari no time 4
18. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault no time 1
19. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes no time 1
20. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault no time 3
21. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault no time 4
22. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault no time 0
Practice 2
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps[/b]
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m32.248s 33
2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m32.547s + 0.299s 26
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m32.680s + 0.432s 31
4. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m32.832s + 0.584s 34
5. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m32.911s + 0.663s 28
6. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m33.171s + 0.923s 34
7. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m33.290s + 1.042s 38
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m33.313s + 1.065s 34
9. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m33.322s + 1.074s 38
10. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m33.494s + 1.246s 32
11. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m33.740s + 1.492s 29
12. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m33.896s + 1.648s 36
13. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m34.120s + 1.872s 30
14. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m34.130s + 1.882s 29
15. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m34.998s + 2.750s 32
16. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m35.070s + 2.822s 29
17. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m35.127s + 2.879s 35
18. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m35.802s + 3.554s 27
19. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m35.984s + 3.736s 32
20. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m36.079s + 3.831s 35
21. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m37.329s + 5.081s 33
22. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m43.466s + 11.218s 7
Practice 3
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap Laps[/b]
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m31.487s 18
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m31.633s +0.146s 20
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m32.037s +0.550s 20
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m32.078s +0.591s 17
5. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m32.391s +0.904s 18
6. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m32.440s +0.953s 19
7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m32.454s +0.967s 18
8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m32.459s +0.972s 22
9. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m32.536s +1.049s 17
10. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m32.571s +1.084s 17
11. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m32.580s +1.093s 15
12. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m32.926s +1.439s 18
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m33.133s +1.646s 17
14. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m33.225s +1.738s 16
15. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m33.273s +1.786s 16
16. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m33.309s +1.822s 25
17. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m33.370s +1.883s 19
18. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m33.607s +2.120s 9
19. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m34.971s +3.484s 18
20. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m34.990s +3.503s 17
21. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m36.694s +5.207s 16
22. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m37.443s +5.956s 18
Qualifying
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time Gap [/b]
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m29.607s
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m30.059s + 0.452s
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m30.211s + 0.604s
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m30.220s + 0.613s
5. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m30.736s + 1.129s
6. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m30.757s + 1.150s
7. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m30.908s + 1.301s
8. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m30.955s + 1.348s
9. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m30.962s + 1.355s
10. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m30.979s + 1.372s
Q2 cut-off time: 1m31.592s Gap **
11. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m31.649s + 0.659s
12. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m31.779s + 0.789s
13. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m31.785s + 0.795s
14. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m32.082s + 1.092s
15. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m32.211s + 1.221s
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m32.359s + 1.369s
Q1 cut-off time: 1m32.512s Gap *
17. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m32.664s + 1.669s
18. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m32.666s + 1.671s
19. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m33.866s + 2.871s
20. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 1m34.108s + 3.113s
21. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m35.481s + 4.486s
22. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m35.858s + 4.863s
Race
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time/Gap[/b]
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1h32m59.456s
2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault + 0.765s
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 7.124s
4. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes + 7.756s
5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault + 11.257s
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari + 14.573s
7. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 16.335s
8. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 16.500s
9. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 17.993s
10. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari + 19.700s
11. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault + 21.135s
12. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault + 25.094s
13. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes + 25.968s
14. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari + 26.285s
15. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault + 31.613s
16. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth + 36.097s
17. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth + 1:07.660s
18. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault + 1:07.759s
19. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault + 1 laps
Fastest lap: Webber, 1:33.401
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