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Aintree 
Liverpool, Great Britain
- Circuit type Race
- Circuit Turns 8
- Circuit Direction Clockwise
- Unused Since 1964
- Established 1954
Records and Statistics
| Race | Date | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First race | British Grand Prix | July 16, 1955 | Stirling Moss (GBR) | full results |
| Last race | British Grand Prix | July 21, 1962 | Jim Clark (GBR) | full results |
| Total races | 5 | |||
Profile
Think Aintree and almost all British sports fans think first of the Grand National, that once-a-year horses-over-fences extravaganza of betting. However, in the 1950s, the Liverpool venue also hosted the British Grand Prix, alternating with Silverstone before Brands Hatch took over its slot in 1964. The grandstands were in place already, with great views over much of the circuit spread across the flat land. Stirling Moss scored his first grand prix win here for Mercedes in 1955, and shared victory with Tony Brooks here two years later, to say nothing of winning four non-championship Aintree 200 races as well.
Reproduced from The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Formula One published by Carlton Books
