F1 Great Britain GP 2026: Silverstone Circuit

Length

5.891 km

Laps

Distance

306.198 km

Corners

DRS Zones

Top Speed

325 km/h

First GP

1950

Location

Silverstone

About the Circuit

Silverstone is the home of British motorsport and hosted the very first Formula 1 World Championship race in 1950. Built on a former RAF airfield, the circuit is defined by its high-speed flowing corners—Maggots, Becketts and Chapel is arguably the greatest sequence of corners in world motorsport, requiring extraordinary commitment and car balance at over 250 km/h.

Home of F1High-speed flowing cornersMaggots-Becketts-ChapelSprint weekendAerodynamic challenge

Recent winners and famous corners

Recent Winners

Last 10

2025Lando NorrisMcLaren
2024Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2023Max VerstappenRed Bull
2022Carlos SainzFerrari
2021Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2020Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2016Lewis HamiltonMercedes

Famous Corners

Turn 9Copse

A 290 km/h right-hander taken in seventh gear. One of the highest-speed corners in F1 — a true statement of car balance and driver commitment.
Turns 10–14Maggotts–Becketts–Chapel

A flowing left-right-left-right-left sequence widely considered the greatest sequence of corners in world motorsport. Drivers carry over 250 km/h through a series of changes of direction.
Turn 15Stowe

A heavy braking right-hander at the end of the Hangar Straight. A classic late-braking overtaking spot that has decided multiple British Grands Prix.
Turn 17Club

The long, double-apex final corner that leads onto the start/finish straight. The exit is critical for slipstreaming on the run to Copse.