| Year | Series | Winner | Car | Avg. Speed |
| 2008 | Formula 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 191.603 mph |
| 2007 | Formula 1 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 138.335 mph |
| 2006 | Formula 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 133.886 mph |
| 2005 | Formula 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 136.060 mph |
| 2004 | Formula 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 135.709 mph |
| 2003 | Formula 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 129.789 mph |
| 2002 | Formula 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 125.299 mph |
| 2001 | Formula 1 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 134.359 mph |
| 2000 | Formula 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | |
| 1999 | Formula 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | |
| 1998 | Formula 1 | Michael Schumacher | McLaren | |
| 1997 | Formula 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | |
| 1996 | Formula 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | |
| 1995 | Formula 1 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | |
| 1994 | Formula 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | |
| 1993 | Formula 1 | Alain Prost | Williams | |
| 1992 | Formula 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | |
| 1991 | Formula 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | |
| 1990 | Formula 1 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | |
| 1989 | Formula 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | |
| 1988 | Formula 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | |
| 1987 | Formula 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | |
| 1986 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Brands Hatch | | |
| 1985 | Formula 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | |
| 1984 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Brands Hatch | | |
| 1983 | Formula 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | |
| 1982 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Brands Hatch | | |
| 1981 | Formula 1 | John Watson | McLaren | |
| 1980 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Brands Hatch | | |
| 1979 | Formula 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | |
| 1978 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Brands Hatch | | |
| 1977 | Formula 1 | James Hunt | McLaren | |
| 1976 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Brands Hatch | | |
| 1975 | Formula 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | |
| 1974 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Brands Hatch | | |
| 1973 | Formula 1 | Peter Revson | McLaren | |
| 1972 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Brands Hatch | | |
| 1971 | Formula 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | |
| 1970 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Brands Hatch | | |
| 1969 | Formula 1 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | |
| 1968 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Brands Hatch | | |
| 1967 | Formula 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus | |
| 1966 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Brands Hatch | | |
| 1965 | Formula 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus | |
| 1964 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Brands Hatch | | |
| 1963 | Formula 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus | |
| 1962 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Aintree | | |
| 1961 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Aintree | | |
| 1960 | Formula 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | |
| 1959 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Aintree | | |
| 1958 | Formula 1 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | |
| 1957 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Aintree | | |
| 1956 | Formula 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | |
| 1955 | Formula 1 | British GP held at Aintree | | |
| 1954 | Formula 1 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | |
| 1953 | Formula 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |
| 1952 | Formula 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |
| 1951 | Formula 1 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | |
| 1950 | Formula 1 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | |
