British Grand Prix: Date, schedule, history & odds

The British Grand Prix is one of the cornerstones of the F1 calendar, having been the very first race in the inaugural season back in 1950.

Home success has been plentiful, with Lewis Hamilton have taken the chequered flag a record eight times.

Here's everything you need to know as Formula 1 returns to the UK.

British Grand Prix circuit

The British Grand Prix takes place at Silverstone as it has done every year since 1987. It is one of the fastest circuits on the F1 calendar and the current iteration of the track has been in use since 2010 with an "arena" style start/finish complex.

Brands Hatch has also been a previous venue for the British GP, as well as the old Aintree circuit.

How many British Grands Prix have been run?

74 races have been officially held as part of the F1 World Championship, with Giuseppe Farina winning the first back in 1950.

British Grand Prix most successful driver

Unsurprisingly, Lewis Hamilton tops the charts having won the race eight times since his F1 debut in 2007.

He picked up a maiden home win in 2008 and has won the race in seven of the last eight seasons for Mercedes. Next on the list are former world champions Jim Clark and Alain Prost with five victories apiece and then Nigel Mansell, another home hero, who triumphed in 1986, 1987, 1991 and 1992.

2023 British Grand Prix winner

Max Verstappen finally broke his British Grand Prix duck in 2023 as he held off home favourites Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton to take the chequered flag.

Norris, who became the first British driver other than Hamilton to score a podium position at Silverstone since David Coulthard in 2000, had taken the lead of the race at the first corner before a DRS-assisted Verstappen regained control on lap four.

How have Red Bull performed at Silverstone in the past?

Not brilliantly is the short answer. Silverstone is a bit of a bogey circuit for the Austrian team, though Max Verstappen finally banished their winless streak at the British Grand Prix last year.

Mark Webber won at the Northamptonshire circuit in 2012 and 2010, while four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel triumphed 12 months earlier.

How have Ferrari performed at Silverstone in the past?

Ferrari hadn't had much to shout about at Silverstone in recent seasons but that all changed with Carlos Sainz's surprise victory in 2022.

Before Sainz's success, Ferrari had a lean spell in Britain. Since Michael Schumacher's last British GP win for the team in 2004, only three Scuderia drivers had jumped on to the top step of the podium: Kimi Raikkonen in 2007, Fernando Alonso in 2011 and Sebastian Vettel in 2018.

How much longer does Silverstone have the contract for the British GP?

The future of the British Grand Prix has been secured for another decade after it was announced in February that Silverstone had signed a new long-term agreement.

Worth an estimated £300million per year, the deal means that Silverstone will remain on the calendar until 2034.

2024 British Grand Prix schedule

Friday 5th July

• Free Practice One: 12:30-13:30
• Free Practice Two: 16:00-17:00

Saturday 6th July

• Free Practice Three: 11:30-12:30
• Qualifying: 15:00-16:00

Sunday 7th July

• Race: 15:00

Could Lewis Hamilton win this year's British GP?

Home fans have come to expect Hamilton victories at Silverstone but Mercedes are no longer the dominant force that saw them win eight consecutive Constructors' Championships.

The seven-time world champion is without a win since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, which is the longest stint Hamilton has gone without victory in his 17-year F1 career.

There have been some encouraging results for the Briton of late having finished 4th. 3rd and 4th in his previous three races.

British GP how to watch

Both Sky Sports F1 and Channel 4 have live coverage of every practice session, as well as qualifying and the race, with plenty of build-up and post-race fallout also on offer.

British GP expected attendance

A whopping 480,000 people descended on Silverstone across the race weekend in 2023, breaking the record for attendance at the circuit. There are estimates of a weekend crowd of 465,000-470,000 this year.