British GP - facts and figures.
8 the number of points finishes for Rubens Barrichello from the eleven races this season. The Brazilian has been on the podium six times (two seconds and four thirds) and he has been fifth once. Barrichello is now third in the championship on 34 points, thanks to the four points picked up at Silverstone. He overtakes Ralf Schumacher who is stuck on 31.
8 the number of points finishes for Rubens Barrichello from the eleven races this season. The Brazilian has been on the podium six times (two seconds and four thirds) and he has been fifth once. Barrichello is now third in the championship on 34 points, thanks to the four points picked up at Silverstone. He overtakes Ralf Schumacher who is stuck on 31.
8 the number of points finishes for the Williams-BMW drivers from a possible 22 opportunities in the 11 grands prix this season. Juan Pablo Montoya got his third race finish in Silverstone, adding a fourth place to the two seconds he picked up in Barcelona and the Nurburgring. However, Ralf Schumacher posted his sixth retirement of the season, following a run of three consecutive points finishes.
12 the number of British Grand Prix wins for McLaren, including the last three. Mika Hakkinen's name goes on a list featuring Pete Revson (1973,) Emerson Fittipaldi (1975,) James Hunt (1977,) John Watson (1981,) Niki Lauda (1982 and 1984,) Alain Prost (1985 and 1989,) Ayrton Senna (1988) and David Coulthard (1999 and 2000.) This is win number 133 for McLaren from 520 grands prix starts.
19 the number of points scored by Sauber in the first eleven races of this season. With six races remaining, the Swiss team has thus set a new record for its points total in a championship, one point more than in 1995. For the second time this season, both Nick Heidfeld and Kimi Raikkonen finished in the points: the German has 10 and the Finn has 9.
19 the number of wins for Mika Hakkinen from 156 grands prix starts. The Finnish driver has now put an end to a barren spell which dates back to last year's Belgian Grand Prix. With this Silverstone win, Hakkinen has gone past the 400 points mark with 402. The McLaren-Mercedes driver had never won the British Grand Prix before, although he had been in the points five times in the last eight years with two seconds, two third and a fifth.
40 the number of pole positions for Michael Schumacher from 156 grand prix starts. The world champion recorded his first ever pole at this track this weekend. In ten British Grand Prix, Michael's record is as follows: one win in 1998 with Ferrari, two second places, a third and fourth as well as recording two fastest race laps.
