Circuit · Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Silverstone Circuit
Hosted the first ever World Championship Grand Prix on 13 May 1950, on a wartime bomber airfield. The British GP alternated with Aintree and Brands Hatch before settling here permanently in 1987.
- Championship races
- 61
- Seasons
- 1950–202660 seasons
- Length
- 5.891 kmcurrent layout
- Turns
- 18
- Direction
- clockwise
- Type
- permanent
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
High-speed and high-energy: Copse, Maggotts-Becketts-Chapel and Stowe are among the fastest corner sequences in the sport
Most wins here
| Driver | Wins | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 9 | 2008–2024 |
| Alain Prost | 5 | 1983–1993 |
| Jim Clark | 3 | 1963–1967 |
| Michael Schumacher | 3 | 1998–2004 |
| Nigel Mansell | 3 | 1987–1992 |
| Alberto Ascari | 2 | 1952–1953 |
| David Coulthard | 2 | 1999–2000 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 2006–2011 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 2 | 1996–1997 |
| Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 2 | 1951–1954 |
| Mark Webber | 2 | 2010–2012 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | 2020–2023 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 2009–2018 |
| Sir Jackie Stewart | 2 | 1969–1971 |
| Ayrton Senna | 1 | 1988 |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 | 2022 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 2026 |
| Clay Regazzoni | 1 | 1979 |
| Damon Hill | 1 | 1994 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 | 1975 |
| Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina | 1 | 1950 |
| James Hunt | 1 | 1977 |
| John Watson | 1 | 1981 |
| Johnny Herbert | 1 | 1995 |
| Juan Manuel Fangio | 1 | 1956 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 1 | 2005 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 1 | 2007 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 2025 |
| Mika Hakkinen | 1 | 2001 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 2013 |
| Peter Collins | 1 | 1958 |
| Peter Revson | 1 | 1973 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 2003 |
| Sir Jack Brabham | 1 | 1960 |
Show all 34 driversShow the first 10, Most wins here
Constructors here
| Constructor | Wins | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | 16 | 1951–2026 |
| McLaren | 13 | 1973–2025 |
| Mercedes | 9 | 2013–2024 |
| Williams | 8 | 1979–1997 |
| Red Bull Racing | 5 | 2009–2023 |
| Team Lotus | 3 | 1963–1967 |
| Renault | 2 | 1983–2006 |
| Alfa Romeo | 1 | 1950 |
| Benetton | 1 | 1995 |
| Cooper | 1 | 1960 |
| Matra | 1 | 1969 |
| Tyrrell | 1 | 1971 |
Every layout raced here 9 in the timeline, 8 drawn
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists. Each one is fitted to its own box, so these are not to scale: a longer layout is not drawn larger, and none of them carries a direction, a position or a start line. The drawing that opens the page is the latest layout raced or on the calendar here, not the longest. The length listed with each layout is this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under its drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.
- 1950–1951 Airfield perimeter
- 1952–1974 Perimeter, pits moved
- 1975–1986 With Woodcote chicane
- 1987–1990 With Bridge chicane
- 1991–1993 Bridge circuit
- 1994–1995 Bridge circuit, Abbey chicane
- 1996 Bridge circuit, revised
- 1997–2009 Bridge circuit, final form
- 2010– Arena layout
Each layout with its drawing, and what changed
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Airfield perimeter
- Years
- 1950–1951
- Length
- 4.649 km
- Confidence
- medium
The original wartime airfield perimeter road
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Perimeter, pits moved
- Years
- 1952–1974
- Length
- 4.711 km
- Confidence
- medium
Start line moved from Farm to the Woodcote straight
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
With Woodcote chicane
- Years
- 1975–1986
- Length
- 4.719 km
- Confidence
- medium
Chicane inserted at Woodcote after the 1973 first-lap pile-up
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
With Bridge chicane
- Years
- 1987–1990
- Length
- 4.778 km
- Confidence
- medium
Second chicane added at Bridge as speeds rose again
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Bridge circuit
- Years
- 1991–1993
- Length
- 5.226 km
- Confidence
- medium
Wholesale redesign: the Becketts complex, Vale and Priory replace the flat-out perimeter
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Bridge circuit, Abbey chicane
- Years
- 1994–1995
- Length
- 5.057 km
- Confidence
- medium
Copse tightened and an Abbey chicane added in the 1994 safety review
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Bridge circuit, final form
- Years
- 1997–2009
- Length
- 5.141 km
- Confidence
- medium
Abbey rebuilt as a left-right chicane; the layout of the Schumacher-Hakkinen era
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Arena layout
- Years
- 2010–
- Length
- 5.891 km
- Confidence
- medium
New infield loop between Abbey and Brooklands; the pit complex moved to the Wellington Straight for 2011
Every race here 61 · 1 to come
Held here as the British Grand Prix (60 races) and the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix (1 race).
The same on all 62 rows: Layout — not established.
Show all 62 racesShow the first 10, Every race here
Where this comes from
- Official name
- Silverstone Circuit
- Location
- Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
- Confidence
- verified