Brazilian stat attack

As Rubens Barrichello attempts to halt team mate Michael Schumacher's seemingly inexorable run to a record nine wins in a row, he is also aiming for Brazil's eighth home win, which would tie with France. However, both lag well behind the 21 British wins on home soil. Thank you Stirling, Tony, Peter, Jimmy, Jackie, James, John, Nigel, Damon, Johnny and David...

The full list is:

21 Britain
8 France
7 Brazil
6 Italy
4 Argentina
3 Germany
1 Austria, Canada, South Africa
(includes all GPs held in each particular country, such as European and San Marino GPs)



With Ralf Schumacher's strong performance in Malaysia, hopes for a win this year for Michelin have been raised. If so, it would be the fifth occasion a tyre manufacturer entering or returning to the F1 World Championship has won a race in its first year. The previous occasions are:

Pirelli, 1950 (first year of the championship)
Continental, 1954 and 1958
Goodyear, 1965
Firestone, 1966

Only two manufacturers have won their first race in the formula:

Pirelli, 1950 British GP (first race of the new championship)
Continental, 1954 French GP

Continental is also the only manufacturer to win on its return to the formula - a one-off return in the 1958 Argentinian GP.



368 Goodyear
83 Dunlop
59 Michelin
44 Pirelli, Bridgestone
10 Continental
8 Englebert



1 Pirelli, 1950 British GP (first race in championship)
1 Continental, 1954 French GP (entry)
1 Continental, 1958 Argentinian GP (one-off return)
7 Firestone, 1966 Italian GP (entry)
10 Goodyear, 1965 Mexican GP (entry)
10 Michelin, 1978 Brazilian GP (entry)
18 Englebert, 1952 German GP (entry)
18 Bridgestone, 1998 Australian GP (return)
36 Pirelli, 1991 Canadian GP (second return)
58 Dunlop, 1958 Monaco GP (entry)
66 Pirelli, 1985 French GP (return)



1954 British GP, 5 (Avon, Continental, Dunlop, Englebert, Pirelli)