British GP Sees Third Highest Attendance for Race Day

Silverstone have announced the 2013 British Grand Prix was the third highest attended of all time with 120,000 flocking to the race.

Richard Phillips, Managing Director of Silverstone Circuits Limited, belives the race was an overwhelming success and one of the biggest and best in recent years. to a dramatic, action packed race at a sun drenched Silverstone. 

Phillips commented: “The British Grand Prix was back to its very best this year. For us it’s all about the fans’ experience and I don’t think the event could have gone any better. We had huge crowds here on Friday, Saturday and Sunday – Sunday was our third biggest attendance of all time – and early feedback from the fans has been exemplary. The biggest indicator for us is on-event sales for next year’s British Grand Prix, which were up 50% over the weekend. That alone speaks volumes about the success of this year’s event. 

“There was a real festival atmosphere; the sun shone, everyone got in and out of the circuit in record time and the race itself was full of drama, keeping us all on the edge of our seats. We almost had a British driver on the podium too – a few more laps and Lewis would have been up there. But if we can’t have a British driver, we’ll settle for two local teams; I was pleased for Mercedes and Red Bull.” 

Race winner Nico Rosberg later joined British drivers Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Paul Di Resta and Max Chilton, plus a host of British motor sport legends and current F1 drivers, at Silverstone’s post-race Grand Prix Party on Sunday evening. 

More than 18,000 fans stayed behind for the traditional post-race finale to hear from the drivers at the Grand Prix Party, which was free to all ticket holders.