A former World War Two bomber base in the Northamptonshire countryside is now one of the most famous venues in world sport.
Silverstone hosted its first official British Grand Prix 70 years ago, on May 13, 1950, which was the first round of the newly-created World Championship of Drivers.
An estimated 150,000 spectators attended the event including King George VI. It is still the only time a reigning monarch has attended a British Grand Prix.
Giuseppe Farina won the 1950’s race in an Alfa Romeo at an average speed of 90.95mph ... compared to Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes' average speed of 150mph-plus last year!
Aintree and Brands Hatch also hosted race between 1955 to 1986 before Silverstone became the British GP's permanent home in 1987.
From the days when pilots — as they were often referred to back then — had little more than a hard hat, a pair of goggles and an engine, to today's hi-tech machines with power units instead of engines and halos to protect drivers clocking up to 200mph, the circuit's history is littered with famous names and memories for motorsport fans.
We've delved into the archives to pick out just a few photos from the last 70 years.
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Sleek, low-slung cars were all the rage in 1979, like this Arrows Ford driven by Jochen Mass.The German was among ten cars not to finish the race won by Clay Regazzoni in a Williams among a star-studded field which also included Jody Scheckter, Gilles Villeneuve, Riccardo Patrese, Keke Rosberg, Alan Jones, Emerson Fittipaldi, Niki Lauda, Mario Andretti, and Nelson Piquet
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Nigel Mansell steered his Williams Honda into first place in the 1985 British Grand Prix
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Michael Schumacher won seven world titles but only three times at Silverstone and drew a blank with Benetton here in 1994. Britain's Damon Hill won in a Williams.
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Pit stops became as important in F1 as driving round the track. This is the Jordan Honda crew changing tyres and refuelling for Heinz-Harald Frentzen in 2001. Mika Hakkinen won in a McLaren from two Ferraris driven by Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello.