Alastair Gibson
2024 British Grand Prix Trophies
The sculptures are each made up of 44 individual pieces…
An underfloor plank from a raced F1 car, showing unique signs of wear and tear, forms the base of the trophy, using the shape of a disc rather than a solid base, so that all the beautiful F1 parts and intricate components can be seen from the inside.
Contained by an aluminium I.D (identification) ring; beautifully machined and laser engraved.
A crackle effect paint, used to add depth to the checkered effect which represents the start-finish line at Silverstone Racetrack.
A central carbon fibre post wrapped in a Union Flag is a nod to the origin of Modern F1 racing…the first ever Formula One championship race, the 1950 British Grand Prix was held at Silverstone which saw Nino Farina take first place for the first time!
This post is mounted onto a recycled, hard anodised aluminium disc bell with bespoke 3D printed nylon bobbins, each a unique shape to precisely house ten carbon fibre front wing flaps. The way these branch up and out at gradually increasing heights loosely represents leaves or flower petals.
Cocooned inside the surrounding flaps, sits a turbocharger cold side impeller. Alastair chose to keep all the machining veins and balancing marks visible to maintain authenticity but decided to break and sandblast the sharp edges for a more polished look and for precautionary safety reasons.
Inspired by Olympic medals- each turbocharger is painted in a different colour to represent their respective pole positions; gold for the winner, silver for second place, bronze for third place and graphite for the constructor’s trophy. These are then securely fastened to the post with high end titanium GP bolts.
With names and dates of all the past winners of the 59 British Grand Prix held at Silverstone, placed in order on the vertical carbon fibre front wing flaps, in hommage to the heritage of this fantastic sport and of Silverstone racetrack.
An underfloor plank from a raced F1 car, showing unique signs of wear and tear, forms the base of the trophy, using the shape of a disc rather than a solid base, so that all the beautiful F1 parts and intricate components can be seen from the inside.
Contained by an aluminium I.D (identification) ring; beautifully machined and laser engraved.
A crackle effect paint, used to add depth to the checkered effect which represents the start-finish line at Silverstone Racetrack.
A central carbon fibre post wrapped in a Union Flag is a nod to the origin of Modern F1 racing…the first ever Formula One championship race, the 1950 British Grand Prix was held at Silverstone which saw Nino Farina take first place for the first time!
This post is mounted onto a recycled, hard anodised aluminium disc bell with bespoke 3D printed nylon bobbins, each a unique shape to precisely house ten carbon fibre front wing flaps. The way these branch up and out at gradually increasing heights loosely represents leaves or flower petals.
Cocooned inside the surrounding flaps, sits a turbocharger cold side impeller. Alastair chose to keep all the machining veins and balancing marks visible to maintain authenticity but decided to break and sandblast the sharp edges for a more polished look and for precautionary safety reasons.
Inspired by Olympic medals- each turbocharger is painted in a different colour to represent their respective pole positions; gold for the winner, silver for second place, bronze for third place and graphite for the constructor’s trophy. These are then securely fastened to the post with high end titanium GP bolts.
With names and dates of all the past winners of the 59 British Grand Prix held at Silverstone, placed in order on the vertical carbon fibre front wing flaps, in hommage to the heritage of this fantastic sport and of Silverstone racetrack.
The height of the winning driver's and constructor's trophies are 62cm
The height of the 2nd and 3rd place trophies are 45 cm
The height of the 2nd and 3rd place trophies are 45 cm
Further images
Alastair was approached by Silverstone organisers to make the 2024 Formula 1 Qatar Airways British Grand Prix Trophies- a longtime ambition of Alastair's since his F1 days as Chief Mechanic...
Alastair was approached by Silverstone organisers to make the 2024 Formula 1 Qatar Airways British Grand Prix Trophies- a longtime ambition of Alastair's since his F1 days as Chief Mechanic for BAR and Honda.
This commission includes the 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place winner’s trophies as well as the constructors trophy. He was also asked to make a special Marshal award, to recognise those who play an essential part in the safety of all Silverstone’s motorsport events from the pits and paddock to trackside.
The final trophy design is essentially Carbon Art’s take on a traditional podium bouquet of flowers, which in the 1920’s and 30’s was handed to Formula 1 Grand Prix winners directly after the race.The making of this trophy has significant meaning to Alastair- both as an engineer and as an artist and it represents a full-circle moment in his career, from fighting for the trophy from the pits to designing it!
