A former Catholic priest from Co Kerry who ran on to the track during the British Grand Prix said he has no regrets about the stunt as he walked free from jail.
Father Cornelius "Neil" Horan left court after being given a two month jail sentence for aggravated trespass at the Silverstone circuit. He served more than two thirds of the sentence on remand.
The 56-year-old said outside Northampton Magistrates' Court he believed the hand of God had protected him and the drivers as he raced on to the track to promote the bible.
Fr Horan, from Scartaglen in Co Kerry but with an address in south-east London, said he would not have carried out the protest at the Northamptonshire circuit on July 20th but a gate leading to the track had been left open and it represented a signal to him from God.
He pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to the single charge of aggravated trespass during the British Grand Prix, which was won by the Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello.
A television audience of millions world-wide watched as he ran onto the track dressed in an orange kilt, with a Star of David pinned to the front, a green shirt and brandishing a banner reading "Read the Bible, the Bible is always right".
The protest took place on the fastest part of the course, the Hangar Straight, where speeds can reach up to 200mph. Several drivers had to swerve to avoid him and the safety car had to be deployed to protect participants.
Fr Horan was eventually wrestled to the ground by a race marshal, arrested and taken for questioning.
Father Horan dances in public places wearing what he describes as "Irish national costume" as part of a "dance for peace".