Motorsport in the United Kingdom the official governing body of motorsport in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has been a major player in the Formula One World Championship since it began in 1950, providing ten different world champions, winning 18 titles between them, more than any other nation. Mike Hawthorn became the first British world champion in , defeating Stirling Moss, labelled by many as "the greatest driver never to have won the world championship". The country won four consecutive titles between 1962 and 1965, with Graham Hill, Jim Clark (twice) and John Surtees. Hill won again in 1968, and was succeeded by Jackie
1996 Formula One World Championship finishing second, McLaren got 7 and 8 for finishing fourth, Ligier and 9 and 10 for finishing fifth, and so on. The following teams and drivers competed in the 1996 FIA Formula One World Championship. Forti Grand Prix were declared bankrupt after the British Grand Prix and took no further part in the championship. The 1996 FIA Formula One World Championship comprised the following races: The race weekend schedule was changed for the 1996 season compared to . The number of free practice sessions was increased from the two to three with the number of laps allocated for each day