The 1997 British Grand Prix was held at the 150,000 capacity track owned by the British Racing Drivers' Club and James Hunt came in first ahead of 14 other drivers.
Ulsterman John Watson had an early battle with James Hunt, but the fuel system in Watson's Brabham-Alfa Romeo let him down and the winner Hunt (McLaren M26) won at a speed of 130.36, with Niki Lauda second for Ferrari from Gunnar Nilsson in a Lotus. The 1977 British Grand Prix saw the beginning of a revolution in Formula One, for towards the back of the grid was the product of Regie Renault which was exploiting a rule in F1 regulations that allowed the use of 1.5-litre turbocharged engines. 
