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British Grand Prix: Information from Answers.com (509 words) |
 | Grand Prix motor racing was first established in Britain by Henry Segrave at the Brooklands course in 1926 after his winning of the French Grand Prix in 1923 and the following year at the Spanish Grand Prix which raised interest in the sport. |
| In October 2004 the British Grand Prix was left off the preliminary race schedule for 2005 because the BRDC refused to pay the race fee demanded by Bernie Ecclestone. |
| The 2005 Grand Prix was an important race for all the drivers, especially Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen and Michael Schumacher. |
| British Motorcycle Grand Prix 2001 (1605 words) |
| This will be the 25th British GP since it moved to the mainland from the IOM in 1977. |
| Ian McConnachie was the last British rider to take solo GP victory, winning the 80cc race at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1986. |
| The last time a British rider took a win in the 250 class was when Alan Carter won the French Grand Prix at Le Mans in 1983. |
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