British Grand Prix over the years

26 August 1950: In front of the watching King George VI at Silverstone, Giuseppe Farina won the first ever Formula 1 World Championship race, the British grand prix Photograph: J. Wilds/Getty Images

14 July 1951: Jose Froilan Gonzalez qualified in pole position and managed to pull clear of fellow Argentinian, Juan-Manuel Fangio, to claim Ferrari's first victory in F1 Photograph: Douglas Miller/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

17 July 1955: Stirling Moss pushed his illustrious Mercedes-Benz team-mate, Fangio, into second place, as he claimed pole, fastest lap and the race at Aintree. It was the first triumph by an Englishman in the British Grand Prix Photograph: Klemantaski Collection/Getty Images

19 July 1969: Jackie Stewart won by a lap in the end but the result does not tell the whole story. Stewart qualified in second behind Jochen Rindt's Lotus and the pair ran nose to tail in a classic race, until mechanical issues forced Rindt to pit near the end, losing valuable time Photograph: Schlegelmilch/Corbis

18 July 1976: After a first corner crash at Brand's Hatch that saw the emergence of red flags, James Hunt failed to complete a lap before pitting. Initially disqualified from the race, then reinstated, Hunt finished ahead of Niki Lauda's Ferrari but was once again disqualified after Ferrari appealed against his reinstatement Photograph: Getty Images

16 July 1977: Hunt made amends for the previous year's disqualification, winning the British grand prix for the first and only time of his career. Held at Silverstone, the race also saw the F1 debuts of Gilles Villeneuve and Renault's turbo-charged engine Photograph: Nick Rogers/Daily Mail/Rex Features

14 July 1991: Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna continued their fight for the Championship at Silverstone, with Mansell on pole. Senna took an early lead but Mansell fought back and after the Brazilian ran out of fuel on the last lap, Mansell secured a second consecutive victory and helped Senna back to the pits Photograph: Pascal Rondeau/Getty Images

10 July 1994: Damon Hill managed to secure a victory that his father, the two-time world champion Graham Hill, never did. The Brit finished ahead of Championship leader Michael Schumacher, who was later disqualified for ignoring a black flag Photograph: Michael Cooper/Getty Images

20 July 2003: Rubens Barrichello's win was overshadowed by a spectator running on to the track. The demonstrator carried a placard reading "Read the Bible - the Bible is always right" Photograph: Jim Tanner/Reuters

6 July 2008: Lewis Hamilton drove brilliantly in changing conditions to claim a first win at Silverstone in only his second F1 season. The McLaren driver's strategy was perfect as his team took advantage of the conditions to put Hamilton clear of rival Kimi Raikkonen, who finished fourth Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images