Silverstone GP
Silverstone GP circuit is a motor racing circuit in England next to Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. At 3.6 miles, Silverstone is the third longest Formula 1 circuit and one of the most challenging tracks on the calendar.
This circuit is quick, challenging and very rewarding. We will show you how to tackle the Silverstone’s most famous corners and straight so you can push your driving skills to the limit and feel the thrill while you are on track.
Corner one and two – Abbey & Farm Curve
The first turn on the Silverstone GP circuit leads into a fast committed sequence of corners. Getting the correct line is important to help prevent running wide too early and having to lift off the power mid corner and lose time. Braking point for this turn is approximately a car’s length down the left hand curb before a smooth turn in and picking up a mid to late apex (use all the flat part of the inside curb).
You will carry thee speed through Abbey corner into turn two (Farm Curve) which should be a flat out corner. Make sure you bring the car over to the left curb for a late apex, and allow the car to run to the middle of the track on the exit before bringing the car over to the left ready for the hairpin corner at turn three
Corner three – Village
This tight right-handed hairpin can be either a 2nd or 3rd gear corner. It is important to trail brake right into the apex so you can keep the weight on the front wheels to help with the tight turn in – ease the power in smoothly then hard.
It is not important to use all the width of the track on the exit as you need to bring the car back 3/4’s to the right ready for the next corner which is another tight hairpin turning left.
Corner four and five – The Loop & Aintree
This tight corner also requires trail braking towards the apex to help bring the car into the corner. Once the power is applied be careful not to unwind the steering too quickly and run out too wide, but do insure to use the full width of the track on the exit.
The following curve onto Wellington back straight will be flat out in most cars – but it’s crucial to get the turn in point correct and use all the flat curb on the inside by the apex for this to be possible. The momentum is carried onto a long straight, which makes this corner very important.
Corner six – Brooklands
This particular corner can have a few different lines into it, it also can come down to the driver’s preference.
We advise to brake late into this corner and slowly ease the car into the left turn by the arrow board which runs along side the curb in the braking zone, and trail brake as normal all the way into the corner easing off just before the apex, then squeeze the power in smoothly and using all the width on exit of the corner.
Corner seven – Luffield
You enter the corner fairly tight, but then allow the momentum to push the car about a car’s width into the corner, before bringing the car back for a very late apex and attacking the exit
Corner eight – Copse
On the approach to this corner make sure you are as far to the left as possible to help with the line through as it’s a blind exit when you turn in. There are two reference points that can help you through this corner: on the approach, there is an arrow board on the left side of the track which you can use as a braking point, then there’s a 50m board which you can use as a turning point.
You need a nice slow turn in so you don’t rush to the inside, feed the power in smoothly and use the full width of the track on the exit of the corner.
Corner nine and ted – Maggotts & Becketts
On the approach to Maggotts you have an arrow board on the right-hand side of the circuit which you can use as a gentle turn in point to set you up nicely into a straight line for braking into the right-hand turn.
It’s only a short brake as you want to carry loads of speed into this right-hand turn. It’s crucial to use the entire flat curb on the right to help straighten out the corner as much as possible.
The next left and right turn, known as Becketts, is also a fairly fast sequence of corners. Always look a long way up ahead of yourself and try to pick up a late apex on each of the corners with a balanced throttle. Is crucial to get correct the final right turn and obtain full power as early as possible to carry as much speed onto the longest straight – Hanger straight.
Corner eleven – Stowe
Braking point for this corner is close to the start of the curb on the left and the turn in point is just before the end of the curb. Then turn in to the corner nice and slow, which will help to bring the car in for a late apex as the corner tightens up on the exit. This will help to prevent running wide. Then it will be full power onto a short straight down to the tight left Vale corner.
Corner twelve
On the approach to this corner, there is an arrow board on the right-hand side of the track that you can use as a rough breaking point. Like the other hairpins, it’s important to trail brake all the way to the apex.
Turn in point for this left turn is towards the end of the right-hand curb, allowing the car to run to the middle of the track on the exit of the left turn. This will help with the line into the next right turn.
Corner thirteen – Club
Approaching the last corner on the lap is important as it leads onto the pit straight. Turn in point for this corner is just before the end of the left curb, but the steering very nearly stays on a continuous curve from the previous turn. Using the flat part of the inside apex curb is important; be careful not to hit the large sausage curb on the inside otherwise it will launch the car.
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