Silverstone
About Silverstone
The English motor racing track Silverstone Circuit is located close to the villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury in Northamptonshire. When the British Grand Prix was first held there in 1948, it became the home of the race. The inaugural event in the newly established World Championship of Drivers was the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1950. From 1955 to 1986, the race alternated between Silverstone, Aintree, and Brands Hatch before relocating to Silverstone permanently in 1987. The British round of the MotoGP series is also held at the circuit.
Facts about Silverstone
F1 lap record
Max Verstappen set the lap record for Formula 1 at Silverstone in 2020 with a time of 1:27.097
F1 fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap record for Formula 1 at Silverstone in 2020 with a time of 1:24.303
GT3 lap record
Norbert Siedler set the lap record for GT3 at Silverstone with a time of 1:58.165
MotoGP lap record
Álex Rins set the lap record for MotoGP at Silverstone with a time of 1:59.346
Here are some other facts about Silverstone:
- The circuit is 5.891 kilometers long and has 18 turns
- The first Grand Prix at Silverstone was held in 1950
- The top speed at Silverstone is 208.7 miles per hour
- The circuit opened in 1948
- The 2023 British Grand Prix set new attendance records for F1 in the UK
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