The 2013 Silverstone Classic – the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival – broke its own record number of entries, producing some of the best historic racing ever seen in the process.

A record total of 1113 single-seater, sports car and touring car machines, spanning nearly 90 years of motor sport history, followed up Saturday’s action with another packed bill of races on Sunday, watched by a record crowd of close to 90,000 fans over the weekend.

Nic Minassian smashed the Classic lap record in the Jaguar XJR14 on his way to Group C victory. After the opening Group C race was cancelled on Saturday due to adverse weather conditions, fans lined the circuit to watch Sunday’s 1980s race, starring Le Mans cars in period livery.

Minassian won, setting his record lap time of 1:36.712s on the way – which was more than a second quicker than the previous best set by Bob Berridge in the Mercedes C11 back in 2011.  ‘To be given a car like this to drive, and at an event like this, is just pure joy,’ said Minassian.

Michael Lyons did the double in the FIA Masters Historic Formula 1 Championship races, as he backed up Saturday’s win with another on Sunday. The race got off to a dramatic following a three-car accident at the start. After a short spell behind the safety car Lyons blasted away from his rivals and the RAM Williams FW07 sailed to victory in a race representing the Classic’s most recent era of F1.

The Ferrari 250 SWB of Gary Pearson and Jackie Oliver claimed the famous Tourist Trophy, withstanding a late charge from the pole-sitting Aston Martin DP212 of Wolfgang Friedrichs and Simon Hadfield. An epic battle between a Jaguar D- and C-type ensued in the aforementioned Woodcote Trophy. The D-type of Gary and John Pearson held on to take the win – incredibly by just 0.429s after an hour of racing.

With the 50 year anniversary of Jim Clark’s maiden British Grand Prix win and Formula One World Championship being so hugely celebrated at this year’s Classic, his original 1963 Lotus 25 was taken to another class victory by Andy Middlehurst. The race – named the Jim Clark Trophy for HGPCA pre-66 GP cars – was again won overall by Jason Minishaw in a Brabham BT4.

So the sun has set on another record-breaking Silverstone, with 24 races, rock concerts and family fun. Silverstone Classic Event Director Nick Wrigley said: ‘The Classic is getting bigger every year, we’ve hit some record numbers in 2013. I’ve just been up on the BMW eye to close out the day, and it’s incredible to see how this event has developed over the last four years.’