Circuits
Silverstone
Towcester
Northants
NN12 8TN
Tel: 01327 857271
Fax: 01327 857663
Ticket Hotline: 08704 588260
Website: www.silverstone.co.uk
Lap Record: 1m 25.377s
Lap Record Holder: Gregorio Lavilla, Ducati
Directions:
Silverstone is located off the A43 in Silverstone village, between Towcester and Brackley. Travellers using the M1 motorway should use Junction 15A, taking the A43, while those using the M40 motorway need to exit at Junction 10.
Track Info:
Currently the home of the Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix and celebrating its 60th year, this former wartime airfield circuit can boast being one of the world's most famous motorsport venues while also remaining one of the world’s most historic and challenging tracks. Silverstone hosted the first ever round of the F1 World Championship in 1948, and over the years has developed to meet the needs of the modern sporting era. The circuit held the British Motorcycle Grand Prix for a decade, and has staged World Superbike Championship action in recent years in addition to the domestic
series. Shane Byrne secured the 2008 BSB Championship title here.
There are 4 possible circuits: the Grand Prix measuring 3.194 miles with 17 turns, the International with its 10 turns measures 2.249 miles, the National is 1.639 miles long and presents 6 turns while the shortest Stowe is only 0.796 miles long with a mere 5 turns.
