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Motorsport in the United Kingdom
Motorsport is a popular sport in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is a key player in the world of motorsport, hosting rounds of the Formula One World Championship, World Rally Championship and Grand Prix motorcycle racing, amongst others. It is also the home of many of the current teams in Formula One, such as McLaren and Williams, while teams such as Red Bull Racing, Mercedes and Lotus are also based in England. There are also a range of popular national series held such as the British Touring Car Championship. The Motor Sports Association is the official governing body of motorsport in the United Kingdom.
==Formula One==
The United Kingdom has been a major player in the Formula One World Championship since it began in 1950, providing ten different world champions, winning 16 titles between them, more than any other nation. Mike Hawthorn became the first British world champion in , defeating Stirling Moss, labelled by many as "the greatest driver never to have won the world championship".〔(Grandprix.com )〕 The country won four consecutive titles between 1962 and 1965, with Graham Hill, Jim Clark (twice) and John Surtees. Hill won again in 1968, and was succeeded by Jackie Stewart, who won in , and . James Hunt was world champion for McLaren in , and was the last British champion until , when Nigel Mansell won for Williams. Damon Hill, son of Graham, was champion in , while Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button won back-to-back titles for the country in and , with Hamilton becoming the first Briton to win back to back titles in 2014 and 2015.
Other than the Italian Scuderia Ferrari, the most successful teams in Formula One have been based in Britain. McLaren and Williams are the most successful of these, with former teams Team Lotus and Brabham also winning multiple titles. Of the 11 teams currently competing in Formula One, eight are based in England.
Silverstone Circuit currently hosts the British Grand Prix every year. Silverstone hosted the first ever Formula One World Championship Grand Prix in . Aintree Motor Racing Circuit and Brands Hatch have also previously hosted the British Grand Prix. The European Grand Prix was held at Brands Hatch in 1983 and 1985, and at Donington Park in 1993.
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