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THE SILVERSTONE CLASSIC 2010
Photos by Tim Scott
The Silverstone Classic 2010 was held 23-25 July at the famed Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, England, with over 1000 drivers racing more than 800 of the finest competition cars spanning the full spectrum of motor sport history.
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| Roger Wills Williams FW05 |
Spectacular action from capacity grids marked the two days of racing at the 2010 Silverstone Classic, as more than 20 races were held on the high-speed Historic Grand Prix Silverstone circuit track.
Winner of the 2010 Silverstone Classic ‘Driver of the Weekend’ was Bill Coombs, in his first year driving in Grand Prix Masters with very few races in such a powerful car as his Tyrrell 009.
Bill suffered gearbox problems in Saturday’s race which dropped him to third place at the flag. On Sunday he fought through from fourth place to take the lead and then fended off all the challenges of Saturday’s winner Steve Hartley – the duelling duo running side-by-side through Stowe, Priory and Brooklands corners – to score a victory in his Tyrrell 009.
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| Ian Simmonds Tyrrell 012 |
There were also wins for Steve Hartley in the James Hunt Trophy for Grand Prix Masters in his Arrows A4. Grand Prix Cars of the 1970s competed for the Sir Jackie Stewart Trophy for Grand Prix Masters and in a thrilling contest it was Bill Coombs (Tyrrell 009) who just pipped race one winner Steve Hartley (Arrows A4).
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| Bill Coombes Tyrrell 009 |
“I’m absolutely over the moon to win at this event,” said Coombs, who has now won four of the six Grand Prix car races he has started and was awarded the BRM ‘driver of the weekend’
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| INDEX OF CLASSES |
STE
Jackie Stewart Class - 1969 to 1971 Winged F1 cars |
FIT
Emerson Fittipaldi Class - 1972 to 1974 Winged F1 cars |
LAU
Niki Lauda Class - 1975 to 1977 Winged F1 cars |
HEA
Patrick Head Class - Post 1978-1985 Ground Effect and Flat-Bottomed F1 cars |
WHERE CAN YOU NEXT SEE THE F1's IN ACTION? |
| JUL 23-25 |
SILVERSTONE Grand Prix Masters |
| SEP 03-05 |
NOGORO France
ROUND 5 FIA Historic Formula 1 |
The FIA Historic Formula One Championship ™ is at the pinnacle of historic motorsport. Its fans get a taste of classic old school Formula 1 and thrill to the sights and sounds of the cars driven by legends such as Gilles Villeneuve, Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi and Keke Rosberg.
The Championship features the great Grand Prix cars raced between 1966 and 1985 re-creating the spectacle of the legendary 3 litre Formula 1 era on the great Race Circuits of the World. |
The Masters Historic Car Series is for 3 litre F1 Cars built between 1968 and 1978. From the pre-ground effects and pre-turbo era of F1 racing, Grand Prix Masters promises fast racing and close competition. Running in four distinct classes, providing a series of double-header races, emotive grids from the likes of Tyrrell, Lotus, Matra, McLaren, Cooper, Surtees and BRM, compete over two separate races per weekend.
Grand Prix Masters relives a fantastic decade of Grand Prix racing, including the actual cars driven by GP stars such as Hunt, Fittipaldi, Stewart, Amon, Rindt, Hill, Reutemann, Beltoise, Cevert and Peterson. |
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