Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch

LocationWest Kingsdown, Kent, England
Time zoneGMT (UTC+0)
BST (April–October, UTC+1)
Coordinates51°21′24″N 0°15′45″E / 51.35667°N 0.26250°E / 51.35667; 0.26250
FIA Grade2 (GP)
OwnerMotorSport Vision (January 2004–present)
Opened1950
Major events
Current:
GT World Challenge Europe (2014–2019, 2021–present)
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (2012–2019, 2021–present)
BSB (1995–present)
BTCC (1958–present)
British GT (1993–1997, 1999–2004, 2006–present)
TCR UK (2018–2019, 2021–present)
Formula Ford Festival (1976–present)
Former:
Formula One
British Grand Prix (Intermittently 1964–1986)
European Grand Prix (1983, 1985)
World Touring Car Championship
Race of UK (2006–2010)
World SBK (1993, 1995–2008)
A1GP (2005, 2007–2009)
DTM (2006–2013, 2018–2019)
W Series (2019)
CART (2003)
World Sportscar Championship (1967–1972, 1974, 1977, 1979–1982, 1984–1989)
FIM Endurance World Championship (1966–1968, 1978–1979, 2001)
Sidecar World Championship (1999–2003, 2005, 2007, 2015)
2012 Summer Paralympics
Websitehttp://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/brands-hatch/
Grand Prix Circuit (2003–present)
Length3.916 km (2.433 miles)
Turns9
Race lap record1:12.276 (Adam Carroll, A1GP Ferrari, 2009, A1GP)
Indy Circuit (2003–present)
Length1.944 km (1.208 miles)
Turns6
Race lap record0:38.032 (Scott Mansell, Benetton B197 Judd, 2004, EuroBOSS/F1)
Grand Prix Circuit (1999–2002)
Length4.221 km (2.623 miles)
Turns11
Race lap record1:18.372 (Takuma Sato, Dallara F301, 2001, F3)
Grand Prix Circuit (1988–1998)
Length4.182 km (2.599 miles)
Turns11
Race lap record1:13.471 (Jean-Louis Schlesser, Sauber C9, 1989, Group C)
Indy Circuit (1976–1998)
Length1.938 km (1.204 miles)
Turns6
Race lap record39.400 (Bernd Schneider, Porsche 962C, 1991, Group C1)
Grand Prix Circuit (1976–1987)
Length4.207 km (2.614 miles)
Turns9
Race lap record1:09.593 (Nigel Mansell, Williams FW11, 1986, F1)
Grand Prix Circuit (1960–1975)
Length4.265 km (2.650 miles)
Turns9
Race lap record1:21.100 (Niki Lauda, Ferrari 312B3, 1974, F1)
Club Circuit (1954–1975)
Length1.995 km (1.240 miles)
Turns5
Race lap record49.600 (Alan Fowler, Mercury 3-Ford, 1972, Group 5)
Original Circuit (1950–1953)
Length1.609 km (1.000 miles)
Turns4

Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Originally used as a grasstrack motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently hosts many British and International racing events. The venue is owned and operated by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation.


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