The British driver Lewis Hamilton
Mike Hawthorn was the first British Driver to win a formula one race. He did it in 1953 French Grand Prix. Also, he was the first British Driver to win the formula one drivers world championship title. He did it in the year 1958.
Lewis Hamilton
British driver Graham Hill won the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix Formula One motor races.
The 2014 British Formula One Grand Prix will be held on July 6th at Silverstone.
The first-ever Formula 1 Grand Prix was held at the Silverstone Circuit for the British Grand Prix. It was held on May 13th, 1950 and was won by 1950 World Champion, Giuseppe "Nino" Farina.
The first and only is Nigel Mansell whose 30th F1 win came at the 1992 Grand Prix of Portugal.
Last Male British champion: Fred Perry Last Female British champion: Virginia Wade Answered by Rudra Prasad Gayen
Mike Hawthorn was the first Brit to win a Formula One Grand Prix; he won the 1953 French Grand Prix driving a Ferrari.In 1958, he also became the first Brit to win the Formula One World Championship.
British driver Lewis Hamilton driving a Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes MP4-27.
Lewis Hamilton is the British Driver who won the 2008 formula one British grand prix. Heikki Kovaleinen in his McLaren Mercedes started the 2008 British GP on pole position. His teammate Lewis Hamilton won the race. Nick Heidfeld in his BMW Sauber finished in 2nd place and Rubens Barrichello in his Honda finished 3rd. Kimi Raikkonen in his Ferrari set the fastest lap of the race.
The 2008 Formula One season was the 59th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It began on 16 March and ended on 2 November with eighteen Grand Prix races. Lewis Hamilton won the driver's title while Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro won the constructors' title. In winning the title, Hamilton became the youngest driver ever to win the title and the first black driver to do so. He was also the first British champion since Damon Hill in 1996.