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| "Home of British Motor Racing" | |
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Silverstone Circuit
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| Location | Silverstone, Northamptonshire (part) and Buckinghamshire (part), England, United Kingdom |
| Time zone | GMT |
| Coordinates | 52°4′43″N 1°1′1″W / 52.07861°N 1.01694°WCoordinates: 52°4′43″N 1°1′1″W / 52.07861°N 1.01694°W |
| Capacity | 150,000 |
| FIA Grade | 1 |
| Owner | British Racing Drivers' Club |
| Major events |
FIA Formula One : British Grand Prix MotoGP : British Grand Prix FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Silverstone FIM Superbike World Championship European Le Mans Series European Formula Two Championship FIA International Formula 3000 British Touring Car Championship British F3 International Series British GT British Superbike Championship Silverstone Classic |
| Arena Grand Prix Circuit (2011–present) | |
| Length | 5.891 km (3.661 mi) |
| Turns | 18 |
| Lap record | 1:30.621 ( Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 2017, F1) |
| Arena Grand Prix Circuit (2010) | |
| Length | 5.901 km (3.667 mi) |
| Turns | 18 |
| Lap record | 1:30.874 ( Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, 2010, F1) |
| Bridge Grand Prix Circuit | |
| Length | 5.141 km (3.194 mi) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Lap record | 1:18.739 ( Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 2004, F1) |
| International Circuit | |
| Length | 3.619 km (2.249 mi) |
| Turns | 10 |
| National Circuit | |
| Length | 2.638 km (1.639 mi) |
| Turns | 6 |
| Stowe Circuit | |
| Length | 1.281 km (0.796 mi) |
| Turns | 5 |
| Website | www |
Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side. The Northamptonshire towns of Towcester (5 miles) and Brackley (7 miles) and Buckinghamshire town of Buckingham (6 miles) are close by, and the nearest large towns are Northampton and Milton Keynes.
Silverstone is the current home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted in 1948. 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 relocated permanently to Silverstone in 1987.
The circuit also hosts the British round of the MotoGP series.
On 30 September 2004 British Racing Drivers' Club president Jackie Stewart announced that the British Grand Prix would not be included on the 2005 provisional race calendar and, if it were, would probably not occur at Silverstone. However, on 9 December an agreement was reached with Formula One rights holder Bernie Ecclestone ensuring that the track would host the British Grand Prix until 2009 after which Donington Park would become the new host. However, the Donington Park leaseholders suffered economic problems resulting in the BRDC signing a 17-year deal with Ecclestone to hold the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
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