Silverstone
United Kingdom· British Grand Prix- Length
- 5.891km
- Turns
- 18
- Laps
- 52
- Lap record
- 1:27.0972020
Track Sectors
Abbey, Farm Curve, Village and the Loop — an aggressive direction-change opening that sets up the rhythm of the lap.
Copse, then the legendary Maggots-Becketts-Chapel sequence — high-speed esses taken at more than 300 km/h entry.
Hangar Straight, Stowe, Vale and the Club complex — heavy braking, medium-speed traction onto the pit straight.
About Silverstone
Silverstone is the historic home of Formula 1: the venue of the very first race of the very first F1 World Championship, in May 1950. The circuit sits on the wartime runways of RAF Silverstone in Northamptonshire, and the Maggots-Becketts-Chapel sequence in particular is one of the defining sections in motorsport — a multi-apex transition that asks more of an F1 car than almost any other on the calendar.
Down by nearly 30 seconds with 30 laps to go, Mansell ran his Williams down on harder tyres and dummied team-mate Piquet at Stowe on the penultimate lap. The Silverstone crowd invaded the track in celebration.
In a torrential downpour, Lewis Hamilton lapped the entire field bar Heikki Kovalainen — winning by more than a minute and signalling the depth of his talent in his championship year.
Leading on the final lap, Hamilton suffered a left-front puncture at Maggots. He nursed his Mercedes home half a second ahead of Verstappen on three wheels — one of F1's most iconic finishes.
Driver Records at Silverstone
How Silverstone Compares
Head-to-head on the things that matter for race day.
| Circuit | Length | Top Speed | Avg Overtakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverstone · United Kingdom | 5.891 km | 330 km/h | 30 |
| Spa · Belgium | 7.004 km | 340 km/h | 35 |
| Suzuka · Japan | 5.807 km | 320 km/h | 12 |
| Monza · Italy | 5.793 km | 360 km/h | 32 |