The British race is the oldest in the F1 calendar as the 1950 race at Silverstone was round one of the first championship season.
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The British Grand Prix is a Grand Prix motor race organized in the United Kingdom by the Royal Automobile Club. First held in 1926, the British Grand Prix has been held annually since 1948 and has been a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship every year since 1950. In 1952, following the transfer of the lease of the Silverstone Circuit to the British Racing Drivers’ Club, the RAC delegated the organization of the race to the BRDC for the first time, and this arrangement has continued for all British Grands Prix held at Silverstone since then.
The British race is the oldest in the Formula One World Championship calendar as the 1950 race at Silverstone was round one of the first championship season in 1950. It and the Italian Grand Prix are the only two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix that have been staged during every season that the championship has been held. The British Grand Prix was a round of the World Manufacturers’ Championship in both 1926 and 1927, but was never held during the existence of the European Championship.
The Formula One British Grand Prix weekend starts on Friday July 1 with two practice sessions for the drivers, each session is one hour long. The next day starts with free practice 3 and is followed by the qualifying round. Sunday is the day for some high octane racing drama on the Silverstone circuit as the race starts at 19:30 IST.
| Date/Day | Time | Event |
| Friday, July 1 | 17:30 – 18:30 | FP1 |
| 20:30 – 21:30 | FP2 | |
| Saturday, July 2 | 16:30 – 17:30 | FP3 |
| 19:30 – 20:30 | Qualifying | |
| Sunday, July 3 | 19:30 – 21:30 | Race |
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