The British Grand Prix, formerly known as the Birmingham Grand Prix or the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix, was an annual athletics meeting. From 2010 through 2021 it was a part of the Diamond League series of track and field meets. From 1997 through 2005 the name British Grand Prix was used for meetings that were part of the London Grand Prix series, before reverting to the meetings usually held in Gateshead and Birmingham.

In 2020 the event was due to be held at the Gateshead International Stadium but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The event returned once more to Gateshead in 2021. There was a 2022 Diamond League meeting (2022 Birmingham Diamond League) held at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, though it was officially a continuation of the Anniversary Games (usually held in London) rather than a British Grand Prix event.

Editions The event has been sponsored by a variety of companies including Bupa, Norwich Union, Aviva and Müller.

+ British Grand Prix editions Meeting Series Date Sponsor International Invitation Meeting9 Aug 1991Pearl Assurance International Invitation Meeting17 Jul 1992Vauxhall Motors International Invitation Meeting30 Jul 1993 1994 British Grand Prix II1994 IAAF Grand Prix II1 Jul 1994Bupa 1995 British Grand Prix II1995 IAAF Grand Prix II2 Jul 1995 1996 British Grand Prix II1996 IAAF Grand Prix II30 Jun 1996 1997 British Grand Prix II1997 IAAF Grand Prix II7 Sep 1997 1998 British Grand Prix II1998 IAAF Grand Prix II19 Jul 1998 1999 British Grand Prix II1999 IAAF Grand Prix II27 Jun 1999CGU 2000 British Grand Prix II2000 IAAF Grand Prix II28 Aug 2000 2001 British Grand Prix II2001 IAAF Grand Prix II19 Aug 2001Norwich Union 2002 British Grand Prix II2002 IAAF Grand Prix II30 June 2002 2003 British Super Grand Prix2003 IAAF Super Grand Prix13 Jul 2003 2004 British Super Grand Prix 2004 IAAF Super Grand Prix27 Jun 2004 2005 British Super Grand Prix2005 IAAF Super Grand Prix21 Aug 2005 2006 British Grand Prix2006 IAAF Grand Prix11 Jun 2006 2007 British Grand Prix2007 IAAF Grand Prix15 Jul 2007 2008 British Grand Prix2008 IAAF Grand Prix31 Aug 2008Aviva 2009 British Grand Prix2009 IAAF Grand Prix31 Aug 2009 2010 British Grand Prix2010 Diamond League10 Jul 2010 2011 Birmingham Grand Prix2011 Diamond League10 Jul 2011 2012 Birmingham Grand Prix2012 Diamond League26 Aug 2012 2013 Birmingham Grand Prix2013 Diamond League30 Jun 2013Sainsbury's 2014 Birmingham Grand Prix2014 Diamond League24 Aug 2014 2015 Birmingham Grand Prix2015 Diamond League7 Jun 2015 2016 Birmingham Grand Prix2016 Diamond League5 Jun 2016Müller 2017 Birmingham Grand Prix2017 Diamond League20 Aug 2017 2018 Birmingham Grand Prix2018 Diamond League18 Aug 2018 2019 Birmingham Grand Prix2019 Diamond League18 Aug 2019 2020: Meet canceled due to COVID-19 2021 British Grand Prix2021 Diamond League23 May 2021Müller The 2022 Birmingham meet was part of the London Diamond League series

Venues +Venues for the British Grand PrixYearsVenueRegionCountry1991–2001, 2003–2004, 2006, 2008–2010, 2021Gateshead International StadiumGatesheadEngland2002, 2005, 2007Don Valley StadiumSheffieldEngland2011–2019Alexander StadiumBirminghamEngland

World records Over the course of its history, the following world records have been set at the British Grand Prix.Powell equals 100m world record. BBC Sport (2006-06-11). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.

+World records set at the British Grand PrixYearEventRecordAthleteNationality2004Pole vault4.87 m20069.77

Meeting records

Men

+Men's meeting records of the British Grand Prix EventRecordAthleteNationalityDatePlace100 m9.77 Asafa Powell11 June 2006Gateshead150 m14.97 Linford Christie4 September 1994Sheffield200 m19.94 Michael Johnson15 September 1991Sheffield300 m31.56Douglas Walker19 July 1998Gateshead400 m44.23Kirani James5 June 2016Birmingham600 m1:13.10 David Rudisha5 June 2016Birmingham800 m1:42.79Emmanuel Korir18 August 2018Birmingham1000 m2:16.18Bernard Lagat31 August 2008Gateshead1500 m3:29.33Asbel Kiprop5 June 2016BirminghamMile3:51.89Asbel Kiprop24 August 2014Birmingham2000 m4:48.36Hicham El Guerrouj19 July 1998Gateshead3000 m7:26.69Kenenisa Bekele15 July 2007SheffieldTwo miles8:07.85Mo Farah24 August 2014Birmingham5000 m13:00.20Vincent Chepkok10 July 2010Gateshead110 m hurdles12.95 Aries Merritt26 August 2012Birmingham300 m hurdles34.48Chris Rawlinson30 June 2002Sheffield400 m hurdles47.67Kevin Young14 August 1992Sheffield3000 m steeplechase8:00.12Conseslus Kipruto5 June 2016BirminghamHigh jump2.40 mMutaz Essa Barshim20 August 2017BirminghamPole vault5.91 mAleksandr Averbukh19 August 2001GatesheadLong jump8.53 m Luvo Manyonga18 August 2018BirminghamTriple jump17.74 m Christian Olsson13 July 2003GatesheadShot put22.45 mChristian Cantwell11 June 2006GatesheadDiscus throw69.83 mPiotr Małachowski10 July 2010GatesheadHammer throw78.51 mPawel Fajdek20 August 2017BirminghamJavelin throw95.66 mJan Železný29 August 1993Sheffield4 × 100 m relay37.95HSI:Jon DrummondBernard WilliamsCurtis JohnsonMaurice Greene28 August 2000Gateshead

Women

+Women's meeting records of the British Grand Prix EventRecordAthleteNationalityDatePlace100 m10.81 Carmelita Jeter26 August 2012Birmingham200 m22.15 Shaunae Miller-Uibo18 August 2018Birmingham300 m35.71Donna Fraser28 August 2000Gateshead400 m49.77Sanya Richards21 August 2005Sheffield800 m1:56.92Francine Niyonsaba5 June 2016Birmingham1000 m2:33.92Laura Muir18 August 2018Birmingham1500 m3:58.07Kelly Holmes29 June 1997SheffieldMile4:21.11Konstanze Klosterhalfen18 August 2019Birmingham2000 m5:34.49Angela Chalmers4 September 1994Sheffield3000 m8:28.90Sifan Hassan20 August 2017BirminghamTwo miles9:11.49Mercy Cherono24 August 2014Birmingham5000 m 14:51.77Tirunesh Dibaba21 August 2005Sheffield10,000 m 30:17.15Paula Radcliffe27 June 2004Gateshead100 m hurdles12.46 Kendra Harrison5 June 2016Birmingham12.46 Danielle Williams18 August 2019Birmingham400 m hurdles53.78Kaliese Spencer26 August 2012Birmingham3000 m steeplechase9:05.55Beatrice Chepkoech18 August 2019BirminghamHigh jump2.03 mKajsa Bergqvist21 August 2005SheffieldPole vault4.87 mYelena Isinbayeva27 June 2004GatesheadLong jump6.96 m Malaika Mihambo18 August 2018BirminghamTriple jump14.94 m Ashia Hansen29 June 1997SheffieldShot put20.52 mValerie Adams26 August 2012Birmingham20.57 m Nadzeya Astapchuk10 July 2010GatesheadDiscus throw69.23 mSandra Perković7 June 2015BirminghamHammer throw71.14 mJoanna Fiodorow20 August 2017BirminghamJavelin throw66.08 mBarbora Špotáková26 August 2012Birmingham4 × 100 m relay43.8017 July 1992Gateshead

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