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Silverstone Circuit is the "Home of British Motor Racing". [1] Since it opened in 1948, Silverstone has hosted many major races for both cars and bike. Here are some of those race results:
# Wins | Rider | Years won |
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3 | Jorge Lorenzo | 2010, 2012, 2013 |
2 | Marc Márquez | 2010, 2014 |
Maverick Viñales | 2012, 2016 | |
Álex Rins | 2014, 2019 |
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Year | Race | Driver | Car |
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1978 | Daily Express Indy Silverstone | A. J. Foyt | Coyote-Foyt 75 |
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The BRSCC's F5000 championship, organised in the UK but taking in events across Europe, started in 1969. The title sponsorship moved from Guards to Rothmans to Shellsport before the series let in F1, F2 and Formula Atlantic cars for 1976.
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Year | Race | Driver | Car | |
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2006 | Euroseries 3000 Rd.6 | Race 1 | Vitaly Petrov | Lola-Zytek B02/50 |
Race 2 | Tuka Rocha | Lola-Zytek B02/50 | ||
Year | Race | Driver | Car | |
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2013 | Auto GP Rd.4 | Race 1 | Narain Karthikeyan | Lola-Zytek B05/52 |
Race 2 | Kimiya Sato | Lola-Zytek B05/52 | ||
2015 | Auto GP Rd.2 | Race 1 | Antônio Pizzonia | A1 GP-Ferrari |
Race 2 | Luís Sá Silva | A1 GP-Ferrari | ||
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Key | Race |
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Q R | – Qualifying Race |
C R | – Championship Race |
Year | Race | Driver | Car | ||
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1987 | Istel RAC Tourist Trophy | Enzo Calderari | Fabio Mancini | BMW M3 | |
2005 | WTCC Race of UK | Race 1 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 156 | |
WTCC Race of UK | Race 2 | Rickard Rydell | SEAT Toledo Cupra |
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+ race was also a round of the FIA European Touring Championship
++ stopped early due to heavy rain and no points were awarded [25] [26] [27]
Year | Race | Driver | Car | |
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1996 | International Touring Car Championship Round 7 | Race 1 | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 |
Race 2 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | ||
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