Claim: Finishing the race at 1:43:02.2, Jody Scheckter of Team Tyrrell, an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell, was the fastest driver in the history of British Grand Prix.
Evidence: Robert Kenneth Tyrrell (3 May 1924 – 25 August 2001) was a British Formula Two racing driver and the founder of the Tyrrell Formula One constructor. France Patrick Depailler
France Jean Alesi
France Didier Pironi
South_Africa Jody Scheckter
United_Kingdom Jackie Stewart
Italy Andrea de Cesaris
France François Cevert
Germany Stefan Bellof
Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Republic_of_Ireland Derek Daly
Netherlands Jos Verstappen
United_Kingdom Martin Brundle
United_Kingdom Jonathan Palmer
Italy Michele Alboreto
Finland Mika Salo