Compiled by Ian Parkes, PA Sport

1950

The Formula One world championship was born in a quiet corner of Northamptonshire. A quartet of Alfa Romeos were the class of a patchy grid. When Juan Manuel Fangio's race was cut short by engine trouble, Giuseppe Farina wrote his name into Formula One history by taking victory from Luigi Fagioli.

1957

An historic day as for the first time in the world championship, a British driver won in a British car on home soil. In front of an enormous Aintree crowd, pole-sitter Stirling Moss retired on lap 21, only to take over the car of Vanwall team-mate Tony Brooks soon after. Although then down in ninth, Moss reeled in the field, regaining the lead on lap 69 and going on to take the flag when the gearbox of Jean Behra's Maserati exploded.

1970

Arguably one of the most dramatic finishes to a British Grand Prix as Jack Brabham appeared certain of victory at Brands Hatch in his Brabham Ford, only to run out of fuel just 200 yards from the line, handing the win to Jochen Rindt, driving a Lotus. In a further twist, Rindt was disqualified for wing infringements, but was later reinstated.

1973

A multiple accident at the end of lap one stole the limelight from Peter Revson, whose courageous drive earned a first grand prix win. Jackie Stewart and Ronnie Peterson duked it out early on, but the Scot spun at Stowe. Revson had been quiet after starting third, but Emerson Fittipaldi's retirement gave him a run on leader Peterson and on lap 39 he roared past and on to victory, earning a few quid into the bargain as he had placed a £100 bet on himself to win.

1976

Truly dramatic as a first corner pile-up caused a red flag. Fans at Brands Hatch, upon hearing home hero James Hunt would be unable to restart due to rules surrounding spare cars, started to throw beer bottles onto the track. Race officials relented and allowed Hunt and a number of other drivers to compete in the spares. The decision appeared justified when he passed Niki Lauda with 21 laps remaining before becoming the first Englishman to win the British Grand Prix since Peter Collins in 1958. However, two months later the FIA disqualified Hunt, stating he should never have been allowed to restart, giving Lauda the win.

1981

John Watson was never a contender until his rivals began dropping like flies. Alan Jones and Gilles Villeneuve clashed, while Nelson Piquet fell by the wayside with a tyre failure. Watson was quietly making progress, passing Carlos Reutemann and Mario Andretti before Alain Prost's engine failure put him second. When Rene Arnoux suffered the same problem, the home hero closed in to win.

1982

Just 10 of 26 cars finished, with an early accident accounting for Riccardo Patrese and Rene Arnoux. Watson spun out on lap two, then Nigel Mansell retired on lap 29 due to an injury sustained to his left arm in the preceding Canadian Grand Prix. That left home hopes riding on Derek Warwick in an uncompetitive Toleman. Yet by lap 40 he was remarkably running second, only to join the list of retirees with a driveshaft failure, allowing Lauda to claim the win.

1987

Nigel Mansell had fostered a bitter enmity with Williams team-mate Nelson Piquet and their Silverstone duel was one of the most epic fought out on a race track. The Brazilian led for much of the race, but Mansell reeled him in. With two laps to go, at close to 200mph, Mansell feigned one way and Piquet moved to block, allowing the Englishman to switch direction and he was through to win.

1994

Damon Hill endured a desperate duel with Michael Schumacher over the opening laps after making a fine start from pole. The German then narrowly edged ahead at the first round of pit stops, only to be handed a five-second stop-go penalty by stewards who deemed he had overtaken Hill on the formation lap. For failing to respond, he was black-flagged, only for that to be withdrawn as chaos took hold. Schumacher eventually took his punishment and finished 18 seconds adrift of an ecstatic Hill.After the race Schumacher was disqualified from second for ignoring the black flag.

1995

Hill led early, but dropped behind old rival Schumacher. On lap 46, Hill went for an all-or-nothing move which went wrong, leaving the two rivals in the gravel. That handed the lead to Johnny Herbert, who fell behind David Coulthard until the Scot earned a stop-go penalty. Herbert reclaimed the lead and won his first grand prix on home soil.