FORMULA 1 AT BRANDS HATCH RACING CURCUIT

Games Movies TV Wikis START A WIKI The Formula 1 Wiki The Formula 1 Wiki 2,672 PAGES ADD NEW PAGE CONTENTS SEASONS COMMUNITY TOP CONTENT EXPLORE in: Preload Templates, Circuits, British Circuits, and 4 more Brands Hatch EDIT SHARE United Kingdom Brands Hatch Location Fawkham, Kent, England Track length 3.908 Number of turns 9 Lap record 1:09.593 (United Kingdom Nigel Mansell, Williams-Honda, 1986 First race 1964 British Grand Prix Last race 1986 British Grand Prix Brands Hatch is a circuit in Kent, southeast of London, near the village of West Kingsdown. Between 1964 and 1986 it hosted the British Grand Prix twelve times, and the European Grand Prix twice more. Since then, the local council allowed housing to be built within 100 meters of the track, and the new residents have imposed restrictions on the track, which will prevent Formula One from returning. Contents[show] Circuit HistoryEdit Before the creation of the racing track, Brands Hatch was the name of a grassy hollow that a formed a natural amphitheatre in West Kingsdown of Kent. In 1926, a group of motorcyclists began to explore the land and began to use the Brands Hatch amphitheatre as a staging ground for local motorcross races. The first races were very informal and the motorcycle riders simply raced with the permission of the local land owner, Harry White. It was not until 1932 that a group of four local motorcycle clubs decided to purchase the circuit to make Brands Hatch an official motorcross circuit. It was then used extensively as a motorcross venue until the beginning of the Second World War. During the War, Brands Hatch was acquired by the British Army as a military training ground. As such, it was often made a target for bombing by the Luftwaffe. At the conclusion of the War, as the Army disbanded the Brands Hatch base, they left many tonnes of gasoline lying around the remains of the old circuit. The motorcycle clubs immediately moved back into the course, acquiring all the leftover gasoline barrels from the military for their racing needs. In 1948, Brands Hatch got its first true publicity when the BBC decided to televise one of the motorcross meetings at the circuit. This was the first televised motorcycle race in Brands Hatch's history. However it was not until motor cars became involved at Brands Hatch that it was considered a truly professional motor racing circuit. In 1950, tarmac was added to the circuit and the circuit hosted races for the British Formula Three championship. A very young Stirling Moss was one of the drivers to carry out the opening demonstration runs to which he competed in the inaugural race. Now getting some true publicity as well as professional motor racing, a proper pit complex was installed in 1953, and the Druids Hill Bend track extension was added to the circuit. Brands Hatch also opened up a driving school to which one of the first people to sign up for these circuit lessons was Graham Hill. In 1954, it was decided the track would now race in a clockwise direction rather than in the anti-clockwise direction that it had been traditionally raced. The circuit was also widened to allow larger cars and categories to compete. Following these modifications, British Formula One teams began to test on the circuit, the first race with Formula One cars on the circuit was a Formula Libre race which was won by Archie Scott-Brown in a Connaught in 1956. The first true Formula One race to be hosted at the Brands Hatch circuit was the non-championship 1960 Silver City Trophy. The race was won by Jack Brabham in a Cooper. Brands Hatch hosted the Silver City Trophy once again the following year which was won by Stirling Moss. In 1964, the RAC were delegated the organising body responsible for preparing the British Grand Prix by the FIA. This came after long competition between the BRDC and BARC. Rather than using the traditional circuits of Silverstone and Aintree, the RAC chose to nominate Brands Hatch as their venue for the British Grand Prix. The first British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch was won by Jim Clark. Subsequently, Brands Hatch would alternate with Silverstone as the venue of the British Grand Prix until 1986. The venue was known for its infamous duel between Jo Siffert and Chris Amon in 1968, the disqualification of James Hunt in 1976, and for Nigel Mansell's first two wins in 1985 and 1986. The circuit, however was failing to keep up with the ever growing demands in both safety and professionalism to host a modern Formula One race. This was confirmed in its final hosting of the British Grand Prix in 1986 when a multi-car pile-up saw Jacques Laffite break both his legs in a career ending crash. Circuit Layouts Edit Previous LayoutsEdit CurrentEdit Event historyEdit The following is a list of Formula One World Championship events held at the Brands Hatch circuit: Year Race Driver Constructor 1964 Report United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 1966 Report Australia Jack Brabham Australia Brabham-Repco 1968 Report Switzerland Jo Siffert United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 1970 Report Austria Jochen Rindt United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 1972 Report Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 1974 Report South Africa Jody Scheckter United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 1976 Report Austria Niki Lauda Italy Ferrari 1978 Report Argentina Carlos Reutemann Italy Ferrari 1980 Report Australia Alan Jones United Kingdom Williams-Ford 1982 Report Austria Niki Lauda United Kingdom McLaren-Ford 1983 Report Brazil Nelson Piquet United Kingdom Brabham-BMW 1984 Report Austria Niki Lauda United Kingdom McLaren-TAG 1985 Report United Kingdom Nigel Mansell United Kingdom Williams-Honda 1986 Report United Kingdom Nigel Mansell United Kingdom Williams-Honda NotesEdit V T E Circuits [show] v·d·e Nominate this page for Featured Article Categories: Preload Templates Circuits British Circuits Circuits that debuted in 1964 British Grand Prix European Grand Prix Former circuits Add category Recent Wiki Activity 2018 Formula One Season Lightening McQueen • 1 hour ago Switzerland Will49 • 4 hours ago Russia Will49 • 4 hours ago 1963 Mexican Grand Prix Will49 • 5 hours ago Help us grow The Formula 1 Wiki! 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