British Grand Prix secures deal extension till 2034

The British Grand Prix will remain on the F1 agenda till at the very least 2034 right after Components Just one has introduced the deal extension with promoter Silverstone and its operator the British Racing Drivers’ Club.

The new offer will see the Northamptonshire circuit race into its ninth ten years getting hosted the very first at any time Components one Grand Prix in 1950.

Current yrs have witnessed the British Grand Prix turn into a single of the premier attended functions on the F1 calendar. 2023 captivated some of the greatest names in activity, tunes and lifestyle, as the race drew in a report group of 480,000 throughout the weekend with a lot more than sixty,000 enthusiasts tenting in the area space.

In 2024, the British Grand Prix is established to get spot on the seventh of July with the circuit promising lots of “off-observe leisure with live shows every single night on Silverstone’s primary phase headlined by music’s greatest artists, together with Stormzy and Kings of Leon.”

The three.six mile (five.8km), eighteen-corner Silverstone circuit has been revered by motorists by means of the ages. seventy four yrs on from Giuseppe Farina’s very first victory, a roll simply call of Components one 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 report 8 victories. A few other customers of the 2024 grid have claimed victory all over the famed circuit together with two-time winners Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso, and Carlos Sainz who took his maiden victory there in 2022.

Commenting on the announcement, F1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali extra: “I am delighted to announce that the British Grand Prix will continue to be on the calendar for 10 a lot more yrs with this arrangement. Silverstone is an legendary location at the coronary heart of F1 record and as it ways its ninth ten years web hosting Grands Prix, the occasion proceeds to bring in enthusiasts from all over the earth for superb racing on observe and the remarkable supporter encounter off it.

“I would like to thank Peter Digby and the BRDC, as perfectly as Stuart Pringle and the full Silverstone group for their really hard function and perseverance to get the British Grand Prix to new heights and I glimpse ahead to doing the job intently with them as they glimpse to even further increase the amenities and supporter encounter above the subsequent 10 yrs.”

Increasing on the deal extension, Stuart Pringle, Main Govt Officer, Silverstone, claimed: “This prolonged-time period dedication demonstrates the worth of the British Grand Prix to Components one and their acknowledgement of our capability to supply a earth-course encounter for the British enthusiasts who are amongst the most enthusiastic and professional in the earth.

“The cheers of help for the dwelling groups, and especially for the British motorists on the grid, tends to make the Silverstone environment exceptional and I am on the lookout ahead to harnessing this enthusiasm for our activity and having the occasion to the subsequent degree in the coming ten years.”