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Silverstone Circuit

📍 Silverstone, United Kingdom

Permanent CircuitSince 1947
Qualifying criticalPower circuit

Track position is king — qualifying determines the race at Silverstone.

5.891 km
Length
335 km/h
Top Speed
Next: British Grand Prix 2026 — Round 9
Race weekend: 2026-07-05
Race: Jul 5 · 14:00 UTC

About This Circuit

Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages Silverstone and Whittlebury. It is the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted as the 1948 British Grand Prix. The 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone was the first race in the newly created World Championship of Drivers. The race rotated between Silverstone, Aintree and Brands Hatch from 1955 to 1986, but settled permanently at the Silverstone track in 1987. The circuit also hosts the British round of the MotoGP series.

Source: Wikipedia →
1:27.097
Lap Record
Max Verstappen (2024)

Racing Intelligence

Tactical Notes

High-speed circuit where slipstream and DRS are highly effective. Low-downforce setups favoured. Straight-line speed is crucial for overtaking. Tyre management important on long high-speed runs.

Strategy Notes

Multiple pit-stop strategies are viable due to easy overtaking. Undercut and overcut opportunities depend on tyre degradation. DRS trains can form, affecting overtaking ability in traffic.

Circuit DNA

Overtaking
moderate
Qualifying
critical
Winner avg grid: P2
SC Risk
low
0 SC events
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How To Win Here

Qualifying is crucial at Silverstone — the race winner has typically started from P2 on the grid.

Lap Record & Sectors

1:28.293
Fastest Race Lap
🏆 Sainz, Carlos
28.550s
Sector 1
35.591s
Sector 2
23.979s
Sector 3

Strategy Profile

1.5
Avg Pit Stops
29.8s
Avg Pit Duration

Best Drivers Here

1Hamilton, Lewis4W8Pavg P1.8
2Verstappen, Max2W4Pavg P6.6
3Leclerc, Charles3Pavg P7.2
4Bottas, Valtteri3Pavg P8.4
5Norris, Lando2Pavg P5.7

Race History

British Grand Prix 2025Round 12
P1Norris, LandoMcLarenGrid P3
P2Piastri, OscarMcLarenGrid P2
P3Hulkenberg, NicoKick SauberGrid P19
British Grand Prix 2024Round 12
P1Hamilton, LewisMercedesGrid P2
P2Verstappen, MaxRed Bull RacingGrid P4
P3Norris, LandoMcLarenGrid P3
This Weekend

British Grand Prix 2026

2026-07-05 · Round 9 · Sprint Weekend
Seasons analyzed
4

Circuit DNA

Speed Profile
high-speed
Technical Demand
high
Tyre Degradation
high
Downforce Demand
high
Overtaking Difficulty
moderate
Safety Car Tendency
occasional
Wet Weather Tendency
occasional

Sector Profile (2025)

Sector 1 Turn 1 (Abbey) through Turn 6 (Brooklands)
31.5% of lap
31.6s
avg time
213.1 km/h
avg speed
Sector 2 Turn 7 (Luffield) through Turn 13 (Chapel)
41.2% of lap
41.4s
avg time
201 km/h
avg speed
Sector 3 Turn 14 (Stowe) through Turn 18 (Club)
27.4% of lap
27.5s
avg time
222.8 km/h
avg speed

What Usually Decides This Race Sportami Analysis

Tyre management through Sector 2 4 of 4 seasons

Maggotts-Becketts complex produces high tyre degradation. 4 of 4 recent races showed significant degradation on at least one compound.

Pit stop timing 2 of 4 seasons

2-stop strategy has been dominant in 2 of 4 recent races. Early pit window creates undercut opportunities.

Qualifying position 4 of 4 seasons

High-speed circuit where track position matters. DRS zones enable overtaking but clean air advantage is significant.

Safety car probability 3 of 4 seasons

Safety cars have appeared in 75% of recent British GPs, often reshuffling strategy.

How we compute this →

Tyre Story (2025)

INTERMEDIATE 31 stints
Avg stint 19.6 laps
Degradation 0.832s/lap
Avg pace 1:53.8
MEDIUM 14 stints
Avg stint 10 laps
Degradation 2.250s/lap
Avg pace 1:42.3
HARD 4 stints
Avg stint 10.2 laps
Degradation 3.613s/lap
Avg pace 1:53.1
SOFT 4 stints
Avg stint 9 laps
Degradation 3.421s/lap
Avg pace 1:40.0
Dominant strategy: 2-stop

Pit Windows Sportami Analysis

2025 36 stops · avg 29.7s
Window 1
Lap 41–44
peak: lap 41
Window 2
Lap 9–12
peak: lap 11
2024 46 stops · avg 29.8s
Window 1
Lap 26–28
peak: lap 27
Window 2
Lap 37–39
peak: lap 38
2023 26 stops · avg 29.6s
Window 1
Lap 29–36
peak: lap 32
Window 2
Lap 24–32
peak: lap 31
2022 49 stops · avg 29.7s
Window 1
Lap 1–6
peak: lap 1
Window 2
Lap 34–40
peak: lap 39
How we compute this →

Qualifying Records

2025 Pole
1:24.892 Max Verstappen
S1 Best
27.493s
verstappen
S2 Best
33.973s
verstappen
S3 Best
23.222s
russell
2024 Pole
1:25.819 George Russell
S1 Best
27.886s
hulkenberg
S2 Best
34.508s
russell
S3 Best
23.295s
russell
2023 Pole
1:26.720 Max Verstappen
S1 Best
27.461s
leclerc
S2 Best
35.234s
verstappen
S3 Best
24.004s
verstappen

Race Pace Sportami Analysis

2025
1:39.545 norris field +1.3s
2024
1:33.374 hamilton field +1.6s
2023
1:32.174 verstappen field +0.9s
2022
1:32.654 sainz field +1.6s
How we compute this →

Weather Profile

100%
Rain Probability
27.7°
Avg Track Temp
15.8°
Avg Air Temp
2024
wet 27.7° track 1.3 m/s wind

Historical Fastest Laps

2025
1:29.337 piastri lap 51 MEDIUM
2024
1:28.293 sainz lap 52 SOFT
2023
1:30.275 verstappen lap 42 SOFT
2022
1:30.510 hamilton lap 52 SOFT

Track Status History

Safety Car probability: 75% based on recent races
2025
1 SC 2 VSC
vsc lap 2–3 · vsc lap 5–7 · safety car lap 13–21
2024
Clean race
2023
1 SC 1 VSC
vsc lap 32–32 · safety car lap 33–38
2022
1 SC 1 Red Flag
red flag lap 1–1 · safety car lap 38–42

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Data sourced from FastF1 (F1 timing API). Statistics computed by Sportami.

Sections marked "Sportami Analysis" involve interpretation — methodology is linked from each section.

Generated: 2026-07-04

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