1987 British Grand Prix aspirated entrants competing for the Jim Clark Trophy. Nelson Piquet 62 (1–62), Nigel Mansell 3 (63–65). 1987 British Grand Prix The 1987 British Grand Prix (formally the XL Shell Oils British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 July 1987 at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone. It was the seventh race of the 1987 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the 42nd British Grand Prix and the 23rd to be held at Silverstone. The race was held over 65 laps of the circuit for race distance of . The race was won by local driver Nigel
2008 British Grand Prix up six points on BMW, although they were still 10 points behind. 2008 British Grand Prix The 2008 British Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 July 2008 at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, England. It was the ninth race of the 2008 Formula One season. The 60-lap race was won by Lewis Hamilton for the McLaren team after starting from fourth position on the grid. Nick Heidfeld finished second in a BMW Sauber car, with Rubens Barrichello third in a Honda. Heikki Kovalainen started from pole position alongside