The British Grand Prix will keep on the F1 schedule until not less than 2034 after Formula One has introduced the contract extension with promoter Silverstone and its proprietor the British Racing Drivers’ Club.
The new deal will see the Northamptonshire circuit race into its ninth decade having hosted the primary ever Formula 1 Grand Prix in 1950.
Recent years have seen the British Grand Prix change into one of many largest attended occasions on the F1 calendar. 2023 attracted a number of the greatest names in sport, music and tradition, because the race drew in a file crowd of 480,000 throughout the weekend with greater than 60,000 followers tenting within the native space.
In 2024, the British Grand Prix is ready to happen on the seventh of July with the circuit promising loads of “off-track entertainment with concerts every evening on Silverstone’s main stage headlined by music’s biggest artists, including Stormzy and Kings of Leon.”
The 3.6 mile (5.8km), 18-corner Silverstone circuit has been revered by drivers via the ages. 74 years on from Giuseppe Farina’s first victory, a roll name of Formula 1 royalty have taken the chequered flag together with Alberto Ascari, Sir Stirling Moss OBE, Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark OBE, Jack Brabham AO OBE, Sir Jackie Stewart OBE, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher, and Sir Lewis Hamilton MBE, who has a file eight victories. Three different members of the 2024 grid have claimed victory across the well-known circuit together with two-time winners Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso, and Carlos Sainz who took his maiden victory there in 2022.
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Commenting on the announcement, F1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali added: “I’m delighted to announce that the British Grand Prix will stay on the calendar for ten extra years with this settlement. Silverstone is an iconic venue on the coronary heart of F1 historical past and because it approaches its ninth decade internet hosting Grands Prix, the occasion continues to draw followers from world wide for incredible racing on monitor and the wonderful fan expertise off it.
“I want to thank Peter Digby and the BRDC, in addition to Stuart Pringle and the entire Silverstone staff for his or her exhausting work and dedication to take the British Grand Prix to new heights and I sit up for working carefully with them as they appear to additional enhance the amenities and fan expertise over the following ten years.”
Expanding on the contract extension, Stuart Pringle, Chief Executive Officer, Silverstone, stated: “This long-term dedication displays the significance of the British Grand Prix to Formula 1 and their acknowledgement of our means to ship a world-class expertise for the British followers who’re among the many most enthusiastic and educated on the earth.
“The cheers of assist for the house groups, and significantly for the British drivers on the grid, makes the Silverstone ambiance distinctive and I’m trying ahead to harnessing this ardour for our sport and taking the occasion to the following stage within the coming decade.”
