BRDC International Trophy
The International Trophy is a prize awarded annually by the British Racing Drivers' Club to the winner of a motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit, England. For many years it formed the premier non-championship Formula One event in Britain, alongside the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch.
The event was instituted by the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) in August 1949, sponsored by the Daily Express newspaper, for cars meeting contemporary Grand Prix motor racing regulations. The BRDC drew the name from that of an extinct event formerly held at the Brooklands circuit in the early 1930s. The first Silverstone event was noteworthy as it was the first to use the former airfield's perimeter roadways rather than the main runways; a circuit layout that persisted for over forty years.
With the introduction of the new
From 1979, the trophy continued as a Formula Two-only event. When F2 was replaced at the end of 1984, the trophy switched to the new Formula 3000 rules from 1985. In turn, it was replacement of F3000 by GP2 in 2005 that ended the International Trophy as an event for cutting-edge racing cars.
Since 2005 the trophy has been awarded to the winner of a race for historic F1 cars at the annual Silverstone Classic race meeting.
Winners of the International Trophy
1949–1980: Formula One years
Note that in 1952 and 1953, the race was run to Formula Two, while the 1961 race was held for the short lived Intercontinental Formula. The 1980 event formed a round of the 1980 British Formula One Championship.
1977–1984: Formula Two years
Year | Driver | Constructor | Report |
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1977 | René Arnoux | Renault-Gordini | Report |
1979 | Eddie Cheever | Osella-BMW | Report |
1981 | Mike Thackwell | Ralt-Honda | Report |
1982 | Stefan Bellof | Maurer-BMW/Heidegger | Report |
1983 | Beppe Gabbiani | March-BMW/Rosche | Report |
1984 | Mike Thackwell | Ralt-Honda/Mugen | Report |
1985–2004: Formula 3000 years
Year | Driver | Constructor | Report |
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1985 | Mike Thackwell | Ralt-Cosworth | Report |
1986 | Pascal Fabre | Lola-Cosworth | Report |
1987 | Maurício Gugelmin | Ralt-Honda | Report |
1988 | Roberto Moreno | Reynard-Cosworth | Report |
1989 | Thomas Danielsson | Reynard-Cosworth | Report |
1990 | Allan McNish | Lola-Mugen Honda | Report |
1991 | Not held, due to track refurbishment | ||
1992 | Jordi Gené | Reynard-Mugen Honda | Report |
1993 | Gil de Ferran | Reynard-Cosworth | Report |
1994 | Franck Lagorce | Reynard-Cosworth | Report |
1995 | Ricardo Rosset | Reynard-Cosworth | Report |
1996 | Kenny Bräck | Zytek
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Report |
1997 | Tom Kristensen
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Zytek
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Report |
1998 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Zytek
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Report |
1999 | Nicolas Minassian | Zytek
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Report |
2000 | Mark Webber | Zytek
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Report |
2001 | Sébastien Bourdais | Zytek
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Report |
2002 | Tomáš Enge | Zytek Judd
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Report |
2003 | Björn Wirdheim | Zytek Judd
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Report |
2004 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Zytek Judd
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Report |
2005 onward: Historic F1 years
Year | Driver | Constructor | Report |
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2005 | Duncan Dayton | Williams-Cosworth | Report |
2006 | Manfredo Rossi | Brabham-Repco | Report |
2007 | Peter Dunn | March-Cosworth | Report |
2008 | Peter Sowerby | Williams-Cosworth | Report |
2012 | Bill Coombs | Tyrrell-Cosworth | Report |
2005:
2008: FIA Historic F1
References
- "Facts and Figures From the World of Formula 3000". Motorsport-Stats.com. Archived from the original on 2006-07-01. Retrieved 2001-10-25. (F3000 Results.)
- "Le Mans, F2, Voiturettes, FJ and F3 Results". Le Mans & Formula 2 Register. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-10-25. (F2 Results.)
- "The Formula One Archives". GEL Motorsport Information. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-25. (Complete F1 Results.)