Circuit

Silverstone Circuit

United Kingdom · 61 grands prix

Silverstone, in Northamptonshire, England, staged the very first Formula One World Championship race in 1950 and has hosted the British Grand Prix for most years since. A fast, flowing circuit on a former RAF airfield, it is defined by the high-speed Maggotts, Becketts and Chapel sequence and the quick Copse corner.

A flat-out eighth-gear right off the start-finish straight, named for the ruins of Luffield Abbey on the site; made a chicane in 1994 after Senna's death and reprofiled back to a fast corner in the 2010 Arena redevelopment.
A flat-out left-hander taken right after Abbey, one of four corners created in the 2010 Arena redevelopment.
The first heavy braking point, a slow fourth-gear right created in 2010.
The slowest corner on the circuit, taken at around 90 km/h, created in 2010.
A corner exited under power onto the Wellington Straight DRS zone, created in 2010.
A sharp left-hander that rewards a late apex.
A long 180-degree right-hander named for the medieval Luffield Abbey ruins, demanding patience on the throttle; Max Verstappen crashed here in 2018 practice.
The corner onto the old pit straight; a chicane was added here in 1975 after the 1973 first-lap pile-up, and Lewis Hamilton's tyre failed here on the last lap of 2020, though he held on to win.
A fast right-hander taken at around 290 km/h and one of the original corners; Hamilton and Verstappen collided here on lap 1 of 2021, Verstappen crashing at an estimated 51G.
The entry to the rapid-fire Maggotts and Becketts left-right-left-right sequence, where cars pull over 5G.
The second element of the fast Maggotts left-right; Daniil Kvyat's tyre failed through here in 2020.
The tightening third element of the Maggotts and Becketts complex.
The final element of the Becketts sequence before Chapel.
The corner that opens onto the Hangar Straight, the circuit's main DRS run.
A high-speed right-hander named for the nearby Stowe School, feeding into the hardest braking zone.
The hardest stop on the track, a tight left-hand kink.
The entry to the long, accelerating double-apex Club right-hander.
The final corner completing the Club complex before the pit straight.

Winners by year

2026Charles LeclercFerrari
2025Lando NorrisMcLaren
2024Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2023Max VerstappenRed Bull
2022Carlos SainzFerrari
2021Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2020Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2020Max VerstappenRed Bull
2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2016Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2014Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2013Nico RosbergMercedes
2012Mark WebberRed Bull
2011Fernando AlonsoFerrari
2010Mark WebberRed Bull
2009Sebastian VettelRed Bull
2008Lewis HamiltonMcLaren
2007Kimi RäikkönenFerrari
2006Fernando AlonsoRenault
2005Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren
2004Michael SchumacherFerrari
2003Rubens BarrichelloFerrari
2002Michael SchumacherFerrari
2001Mika HäkkinenMcLaren
2000David CoulthardMcLaren
1999David CoulthardMcLaren
1998Michael SchumacherFerrari
1997Jacques VilleneuveWilliams
1996Jacques VilleneuveWilliams
1995Johnny HerbertBenetton
1994Damon HillWilliams
1993Alain ProstWilliams
1992Nigel MansellWilliams
1991Nigel MansellWilliams
1990Alain ProstFerrari
1989Alain ProstMcLaren
1988Ayrton SennaMcLaren
1987Nigel MansellWilliams
1985Alain ProstMcLaren
1983Alain ProstRenault
1981John WatsonMcLaren
1979Clay RegazzoniWilliams
1977James HuntMcLaren
1975Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren
1973Peter RevsonMcLaren
1971Jackie StewartTyrrell
1969Jackie StewartMatra-Ford
1967Jim ClarkLotus-Ford
1965Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
1963Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
1960Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
1958Peter CollinsFerrari
1956Juan FangioFerrari
1954José Froilán GonzálezFerrari
1953Alberto AscariFerrari
1952Alberto AscariFerrari
1951José Froilán GonzálezFerrari
1950Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo