Host of the inaugural F1 world championship grand prix, on May 13 1950, Silverstone was due to disappear from the calendar this year after Donington Park won the contract to host the British GP. When those plans foundered, however, Silverstone earned a reprieve… and a freshly inked, 17-year contract.
One of the most charismatic of all venues, it will feature a revised layout in 2010. The previous version was the second fastest circuit on the calendar, after Monza, and had the quickest average cornering speed. The planned developments will not dilute its essence.
Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain, Sunday Race
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Time |
| Sunday Race |
| 1 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
52 |
1:24:38.200 |
| 2 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
52 |
+1.3 secs |
| 3 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
52 |
+21.3 secs |
| 4 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
52 |
+21.9 secs |
| 5 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
52 |
+31.4 secs |
| 6 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
52 |
+32.1 secs |
| 7 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
52 |
+36.7 secs |
| 8 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
52 |
+40.9 secs |
| 9 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
52 |
+41.5 secs |
| 10 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
52 |
+42.0 secs |
| 11 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
52 |
+42.4 secs |
| 12 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
52 |
+47.6 secs |
| 13 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 Team |
52 |
+59.3 secs |
| 14 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
52 |
+62.3 secs |
| 15 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
52 |
+67.4 secs |
| 16 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
51 |
+1 Lap |
| 17 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
51 |
+1 Lap |
| 18 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
50 |
+2 Laps |
| 19 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
50 |
+2 Laps |
| 20 |
Sakon Yamamoto |
HRT F1 Team |
50 |
+2 Laps |
| Ret |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
44 |
Brakes |
| Ret |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
29 |
Accident damage |
| Ret |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 Team |
19 |
Driveshaft |
| Ret |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin Racing |
9 |
Hydraulics |
Silversstone Circuit, Great Britain, Saturday Qualifying
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
| Saturday Qualifying |
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:30.841 |
1:30.480 |
1:29.615 |
| 2 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:30.858 |
1:30.114 |
1:29.758 |
| 3 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:30.997 |
1:30.700 |
1:30.426 |
| 4 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:31.297 |
1:31.118 |
1:30.556 |
| 5 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:31.626 |
1:31.085 |
1:30.625 |
| 6 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 |
1:31.680 |
1:31.344 |
1:31.040 |
| 7 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:31.313 |
1:31.010 |
1:31.172 |
| 8 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:31.424 |
1:31.126 |
1:31.175 |
| 9 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:31.533 |
1:31.327 |
1:31.274 |
| 10 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:32.058 |
1:31.022 |
1:31.430 |
| 11 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:31.109 |
1:31.399 |
|
| 12 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:31.851 |
1:31.421 |
|
| 13 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:32.144 |
1:31.635 |
|
| 14 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:31.435 |
1:31.699 |
|
| 15 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
1:32.226 |
1:31.708 |
|
| 16 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 |
1:31.638 |
1:31.796 |
|
| 17 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:31.901 |
1:32.012 |
|
| 18 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:32.430 |
|
|
| 19 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
1:34.405 |
|
|
| 20 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin racing |
1:34.775 |
|
|
| 21 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
1:34.864 |
|
|
| 22 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin racing |
1:35.212 |
|
|
| 23 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
1:36.576 |
|
|
| 24 |
Sakon Yamamoto |
HRT F1 Team |
1:36.968 |
|
|
Silversstone Circuit, Great Britain, Saturday Free Practice 3
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Gap |
| Saturday Free Practice 3 |
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:30.958 |
|
| 2 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:30.992 |
0.034 |
| 3 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:31.101 |
0.143 |
| 4 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:31.188 |
0.230 |
| 5 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:31.240 |
0.282 |
| 6 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 |
1:31.519 |
0.561 |
| 7 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:31.549 |
0.591 |
| 8 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:31.555 |
0.597 |
| 9 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:31.559 |
0.601 |
| 10 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T williams F1 |
1:31.581 |
0.623 |
| 11 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 |
1:31.698 |
0.740 |
| 12 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:31.703 |
0.745 |
| 13 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T williams F1 |
1:31.867 |
0.909 |
| 14 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:31.947 |
0.989 |
| 15 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:31.994 |
1.036 |
| 16 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:32.235 |
1.277 |
| 17 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:32.331 |
1.373 |
| 18 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
1:32.723 |
1.765 |
| 19 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
1:34.339 |
3.381 |
| 20 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin racing |
1:35.479 |
4.521 |
| 21 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
1:36.098 |
5.140 |
| 22 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
1:36.286 |
5.328 |
| 23 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin racing |
1:36.640 |
5.682 |
| 24 |
Sakon Yamamoto |
HRT F1 Team |
1:37.178 |
6.220 |
Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain, Friday Free Practice 2
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Gap |
| Friday Free Practice 2 |
| 1 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:31.234 |
|
| 2 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:31.626 |
0.392 |
| 3 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:31.875 |
0.641 |
| 4 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:32.099 |
0.865 |
| 5 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:32.166 |
0.932 |
| 6 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:32.660 |
1.426 |
| 7 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 |
1:32.745 |
1.511 |
| 8 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:32.757 |
1.523 |
| 9 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:32.787 |
1.553 |
| 10 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:32.967 |
1.733 |
| 11 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 |
1:33.019 |
1.785 |
| 12 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:33.164 |
1.930 |
| 13 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:33.200 |
1.966 |
| 14 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:33.402 |
2.168 |
| 15 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
1:33.728 |
2.494 |
| 16 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:33.836 |
2.602 |
| 17 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:34.051 |
2.817 |
| 18 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:34.643 |
3.409 |
| 19 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
1:35.465 |
4.231 |
| 20 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin Racing |
1:36.237 |
5.003 |
| 21 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:36.553 |
5.319 |
| 22 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
1:37.019 |
5.785 |
| 23 |
Sakon Yamamoto |
HRT F1 Team |
1:38.303 |
7.069 |
| 24 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
1:42.901 |
11.667 |
Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain, Friday Free Practice 1
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Gap |
| Friday Free Practice 1 |
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:32.280 |
|
| 2 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:32.614 |
0.334 |
| 3 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 |
1:32.725 |
0.445 |
| 4 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:32.747 |
0.467 |
| 5 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:32.968 |
0.688 |
| 6 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:33.318 |
1.038 |
| 7 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:33.377 |
1.097 |
| 8 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:33.519 |
1.239 |
| 9 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:33.955 |
1.675 |
| 10 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:34.016 |
1.736 |
| 11 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:34.132 |
1.852 |
| 12 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 |
1:34.365 |
2.085 |
| 13 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:34.490 |
2.210 |
| 14 |
Paul di Resta |
Force India F1 Team |
1:34.580 |
2.300 |
| 15 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:34.710 |
2.430 |
| 16 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:34.901 |
2.621 |
| 17 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:35.037 |
2.757 |
| 18 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:35.318 |
3.038 |
| 19 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
1:36.747 |
4.467 |
| 20 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:37.330 |
5.050 |
| 21 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin Racing |
1:37.518 |
5.238 |
| 22 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
1:38.735 |
6.455 |
| 23 |
Fairuz Fauzy |
Lotus Racing |
1:39.510 |
7.230 |
| 24 |
Sakon Yamamoto |
HRT F1 Team |
1:39.673 |
7.393 |