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11th July 2007

Last weekend’s Formula One British Grand Prix attracted its largest ever attendance with 207,000 people visiting Silverstone between Friday and Sunday.

Figures released by the circuit operators claim that a capacity crowd of 85,000 was at the race on the Sunday, and that there were record breaking attendances on Friday of 42,000) and on Saturday of 80,000.

Silverstone managing director, Richard Phillips said, “Considering what we had to put up with in the weeks leading up to the event, including the torrential weather, flooded car parks and terrorist activities in London and Glasgow, I think the team and our contractors have done an amazing job and put on a fantastic event for the fans. We had to implement a number of contingency plans leading up to the event and, thanks to the team’s experience, hard work and commitment, we have managed to succeed where others might have failed. The fans also played a huge part. The bigger crowds, security procedures and revised traffic systems caused minor delays, and I’d like to thank the fans once again for their co-operation and understanding.

“We have the best and most passionate fans in the world – they are amazing. To get record crowds on Friday and Saturday, and a capacity crowd on Sunday is fantastic. We had a great race on Sunday, but the atmosphere after qualifying on Saturday was phenomenal. I’ve never seen anything like it. It was electric - we had more fans at Silverstone on Saturday than we had on race day last year. The noise and atmosphere when Lewis qualified on pole is something that will stay with me for a very long time.”

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