Motor racing-Formula One statistics for the British Grand Prix

(Reuters) - Formula One statistics for Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone, round 10 of the 22-race season:

Lap distance: 5.891km. Total distance: 306.198km (52 laps)

2021 pole position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull - grid set by result of sprint qualifying.

2021 race winner: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes

Race lap record: Verstappen, 2020: One minute 27.097 seconds.

Start time: 1400GMT (1500 local)

BRITAIN

Sunday's race will be the 73rd British Grand Prix.

Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix eight times and could become the first driver to win the same race nine times. He shares the record with Michael Schumacher (eight at the French Grand Prix).

He has also been on pole seven times at Silverstone and on the podium 11 times. No driver has been on the podium more at a home race.

Mercedes, under-performing this year with a bouncing car, have won eight of the last nine British Grands Prix.

Every winner has started from fourth or higher since 2000.

Three current drivers have won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone: Hamilton (2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021), Sebastian Vettel (2009, 2018) and Fernando Alonso (2006, 2011).

Verstappen won the 70th anniversary race at the circuit in 2020, the first time Silverstone hosted two races in a single season.

The British Grand Prix, with Italy, is one of two ever-present races on the calendar since 1950. This year's race will be the 56th British GP at Silverstone.

Ferrari have won the British GP 17 times.

RACE WINS

Red Bull have won seven of nine races this season, and the last six in a row. Verstappen has won six and team mate Sergio Perez one. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has won the other two.

Hamilton has a record 103 wins from 297 starts. He