British Grand Prix
Il Circuito
Silverstone Circuit
▮Racing line traced from real OpenF1 GPS telemetry: fastest lap of the 2025 qualifying, car #1, 1:24.892
Lap length
5.891
kilometres
Corners
18
high downforce spec
Race laps
52
306 km race distance
Overtake zones
2
manual-override aid zones
Signature
290 km/h
through the Maggotts–Becketts sweeps
Expected conditions, race-week profile
Air
15–22 °C
Track
20–40 °C
Rain risk
ModerateBritish summer: four seasons in one afternoon
▮Historical race-week profile, not a live forecast
Circuit character
The old airfield remains F1's high-speed cathedral: Maggotts–Becketts–Chapel is the fastest direction-change sequence in motorsport and a front-tyre furnace. Wind direction swings the balance more than any setup change.
Where the passes happen
- ▸Stowe (T15) after the Hangar Straight
- ▸Brooklands (T6) off the Wellington Straight
- ▸Copse: for the brave, side by side
Lights out in
Lights out!Circuit briefing
Maggotts-Becketts under 2026 active aero is the fastest direction-change sequence in the sport's history.
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