Silverstone Circuit

Silverstone Circuit
Home of British Motor Racing

Silverstone Circuit since 2011
LocationSilverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Time zoneGMT (UTC+0)
BST (April–October, UTC+1)
Coordinates52°04′30″N 1°01′00″W / 52.075°N 1.0167°W / 52.075; -1.0167
Capacity160,000
FIA Grade1 (GP)
2 (Historic)
OwnerBritish Racing Drivers' Club
Opened1948
Major eventsCurrent:
Formula One
British Grand Prix (intermittently 1948–1985, 1987–present)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
British motorcycle Grand Prix (1977–1986, 2010–2019, 2021–present)
BTCC (1979–2006, 2008–present)
British GT (1993–present)
Silverstone Classic (1990–2019, 2021–present)
Former:
FIA WEC 4 Hours of Silverstone (2012–2019)
WTCC Race of UK (2005)
World SBK (2002–2007, 2010–2013)
FIA World RX World RX of Great Britain (2018–2019)
FIM Endurance World Championship (1983, 2002)
European Le Mans Series (2004–2005, 2007–2011, 2013–2019)
GT World Challenge Europe (2013–2019)
FIA GT (1997–2002, 2005–2009)
World Sportscar Championship (1976–1988, 1990–1992)
Formula One
70th Anniversary Grand Prix (2020)
Websitehttps://www.silverstone.co.uk
Arena Grand Prix Circuit (2011–present)
Length5.891[1] km (3.661 miles)
Turns18
Race lap record1:27.097 (Max Verstappen, Red Bull RB16, 2020, F1)
Motorcycle Circuit (2010–present)
Length5.900 km (3.666 miles)
Turns18
Race lap record1:59.342 (Álex Rins, Suzuki GSX-RR, 2022, MotoGP)
Arena Grand Prix Circuit (2010)[2]
Length5.901 km (3.667 miles)
Turns18
Race lap record1:30.874 (Fernando Alonso, Ferrari F10, 2010, F1)
International Circuit (2010–present)
Length2.979 km (1.851 miles)
Turns10
Race lap record1:02.731 (Liam Morley, Division 1 Superkart, 2015, Superkart)
National Circuit (1997–present)
Length2.639 km (1.640 miles)
Turns6
Race lap record0:47.404 (Scott Mansell, Benetton B197, 2004, F1)
Bridge Grand Prix Circuit (1997–2010)
Length5.141 km (3.194 miles)
Turns17
Race lap record1:18.739 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F2004, 2004, F1)
Bridge Grand Prix Circuit (1996)
Length5.072 km (3.152 miles)
Race lap record1:29.288 (Jacques Villeneuve, Williams FW18, 1996, F1)
Bridge Grand Prix Circuit with Copse tightened and Abbey chicane (1994–1995)
Length5.057 km (3.160 miles)
Race lap record1:27.100 (Damon Hill, Williams FW16, 1994, F1)
Bridge Grand Prix Circuit (1991–1994)
Length5.226 km (3.260 miles)
Race lap record1:22.515 (Damon Hill, Williams FW15C, 1993, F1)
Grand Prix Circuit with Bridge chicane (1987–1990)
Length4.778 km (2.969 miles)
Race lap record1:09.832 (Nigel Mansell, Williams FW11B, 1987, F1)
Grand Prix Circuit (1975–1986)
Length4.719 km (2.932 miles)
Race lap record1:09.866 (Alain Prost, McLaren MP4/2B, 1985, F1)
Grand Prix Circuit (1952–1974)
Motorcycling Circuit (1952–1986)
Length4.711 km (2.944 miles)
Race lap record1:17.5 (Ronnie Peterson, Lotus 72E, 1973, F1)
Grand Prix Circuit (1949–1951)
Length4.649 km (2.888 miles)
Race lap record1:44.0 (Nino Farina, Alfa Romeo 159B, 1951, F1)

Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. It is the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted as the 1948 British Grand Prix. The 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone was the first race in the newly created World Championship of Drivers. The race rotated between Silverstone, Aintree and Brands Hatch from 1955 to 1986, but settled permanently at the Silverstone track in 1987. The circuit also hosts the British round of the MotoGP series.

  1. ^ "British GP". FIA.com. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 24 November 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ "New Silverstone circuit gets green light for 2010 British Grand Prix". Silverstone Circuit. British Racing Drivers' Club. 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.

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