Helpful suggestions and data for F1 followers attending the 2025 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Entrance, timetable, live shows & extra.
The 2024 British Grand Prix drew a crowd by means of the gates of 480,000 over 4 days, the identical determine as 2023 and equal to the second-best attended Components 1 race of all time. On race day, attendance of 164,000 followers was a report for Silverstone. The organizers all the time handle to pack in a full schedule of occasions on the British Grand Prix. Along with a bumper help schedule, off-track actions embrace air shows, live shows, static shows and amusement rides. The Silverstone Expertise museum can also be price trying out.
It needs to be scorching and sunny within the UK in July, so pack mild clothes and a few sunscreen. Basic Admission areas have loads of shade accessible from bushes and momentary buildings, and there’s a alternative of coated and uncovered stands. If the climate forecast predicts any form of rain, you should definitely pack a lightweight rain jacket or poncho and umbrella – hopefully wellies is not going to be required!
Silverstone Entry & Orientation
Arriving at Silverstone: Getting There & Round has extra details about attending to Silverstone & parking. The circuit is effectively signposted and straightforward to navigate.
Getting into the Circuit: To enter the circuit, you’ll must have your tickets displayed within the Silverstone Tickets app. For fast entry, ensure to obtain your tickets forward of your arrival on the monitor. Be ready to queue forward of coming into the circuit, particularly at peak instances, whereas safety and ticket checks are carried out.
Quick Observe: Quick Observe tickets, permitting you to skip queues when coming into the circuit gates can be found on the Silverstone web site.
Prohibited Gadgets: You aren’t allowed to herald any glass bottles or containers. Baggage/backpacks with a capability bigger than 20 litres are additionally prohibited. Different prohibited objects embrace bicycles and scooters, and animals/pets aside from licenced information canines. View the complete listing of prohibited objects.
Allowed Gadgets: Attendees are allowed to carry an inexpensive quantity of alcohol into the venue for private consumption. Limits: one bottle of wine (strictly no glass), 6 cans of beer (500ml), or 6 cans of premixed aperitifs per individual. (Bottles of spirits or fortified wines is not going to be allowed into the grounds)
Cross Outs: You’re allowed to go away and return to the circuit. Don’t neglect to scan your digital ticket out when leaving the circuit or you’ll not be re-admitted.
Trackside Radio: Comply with the on-track motion on Radio Silverstone at 87.7FM.
Obtain the Silverstone occasions app: Launched in 2023, the Silverstone Occasions app will provide help to navigate across the circuit and maintain updated with the timetable over the British Grand Prix weekend. Obtain the app by way of the App Retailer.
Internal Observe: Improve your British Grand Prix expertise with tickets to the inside monitor. In case you’re in search of an opportunity to satisfy the drivers, that is your greatest guess. Internal monitor tickets permits you entry to unique viewing areas plus entry to the ‘Driver’s Row’ outdoors the Components 1 paddock, the place the drivers arrive every day. Make certain to have a pen on the prepared for autographs and your digital camera charged for selfies! 3-day Internal Observe entry for the 2024 British Grand Prix is priced at £170.
Plan your journey to Silverstone!
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2025 British Grand Prix Schedule
On-Observe Schedule: The whole timetable for the 2025 British Grand Prix is not going to be revealed till round six weeks earlier than race weekend. F1 session instances are confirmed for 2025 and listed under. (View the 2024 schedule right here.)
Help Classes: Components 2 and Components 3 will each be in motion at Silverstone subsequent season. Extra 2025 help classes haven’t but been confirmed. (Porsche Supercup is not going to be racing on the 2025 British GP.)
Pit Lane Walks: A Pit Lane Stroll is held on Thursday afternoon, however you have to buy a Thursday (or 4-day) ticket to the race with a purpose to take part. In the course of the race weekend from Friday to Sunday, visitors within the Components 1 Paddock Membership can take part in day by day pit lane walks.
Publish Race Observe Invasion: As the results of a security assessment, Silverstone imposed a brand new restrict on the variety of followers who can enter the monitor to observe the rostrum ceremony after the race in 2024. Podium entry was solely accessible solely to followers within the Vale space of the monitor. All Vale Grandstand ticket holders had been granted entry, whereas wristbands had been issued to followers with normal admission entry at Vale Financial institution on a first-come, first-saved foundation on this space from 06:00 on Sunday. After the rostrum ceremony, at round 17:30 (or one hour after the race finishes), monitor entry is now accessible for all ticket holders.
Friday, July 4
12:30-13:30: Components 1 – Free Apply 1 (FP1)
16:00-17:00: Components 1 – Free Apply 2 (FP2)
Saturday, July 5
11:30-12:30: Components 1 – Free Apply 3 (FP3)
15:00-16:00: Components 1 – Qualifying
Sunday, July 6
15:00-17:00: Components 1 British Grand Prix 2025 (52 laps or 2 hours)
Fanzone & Trackside Leisure
Take a wander across the monitor in case you have the time, as there’s a lot occurring to maintain the followers entertained all through the weekend, notably the brand new and improved F1 Fan Zone, which is ready to supply all the things from bungee trampolines to segways. Most actions may also be free.
British Grand Prix Live shows & Leisure
The principle stage at Silverstone has performed host to a number of massive names in music through the years. In February 2025, it was confirmed that Raye, Fatboy Slim and Becky Hill are to headline every evening of the 2025 British Grand Prix weekend, with Sam Fender performing on the opening live performance on Thursday evening. Additional help acts and the complete leisure line up might be introduced within the coming weeks.
The live shows happen on the Major Stage after every day of on-track motion has been accomplished. The live performance space was expanded for 2023, with house for as much as 45,000 followers. The F1 drivers may also make appearances on the Major Stage throughout the race weekend. Interviews normally happen earlier than the opening Free Apply session on Friday morning and on Saturday and Sunday night.
Additional appearances on the Major Stage in 2024 included dwell reveals from the Components For Success Podcast (hosted by David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan), The Quick and The Curious Podcast (hosted by Radio 1’s Greg James, Christian Hewgill and Betty Glover) and the P1 Podcast (hosted by Matt Gallagher and Tom Bellingham).
There are a complete of three phases at Silverstone. Along with driver interviews, Components 1 workforce principals and reserve drivers had been additionally interviewed over the weekend on the Major Stage, the Driver’s Inn Stage and within the Fan Zone.
For 2024, Silverstone launched a brand new stage on the British Grand Prix: the Made at Vale Stage, positioned close to the Vale nook within the remaining sector of the monitor. The stage is household pleasant throughout the day, with kids’s movie screenings and reveals from the Ministry of Science. At evening, the stage hosts a spread of DJs and tribute bands. The complete leisure line-up may be discovered on the Silverstone web site.
Silverstone Meals & Drink
Meals is fairly costly at Silverstone, so be ready to shell out or pack your personal sandwiches. Bringing loads of your personal bottled water isn’t a nasty concept both, particularly with the potential warmth and sunshine, and the necessity to keep hydrated while out and about all day.
Count on to pay £10 for a big slice of pizza and a beer or delicate drink from the various meals stands at Silverstone. The identical kind of worth will get you a big pot of noodles and a drink, or a burrito and one thing candy. The vary of meals on provide at Silverstone is getting higher every year, and there’s a lot to swimsuit vegetarian guests as effectively.
Meals stalls are dotted all over, however the principle meals enviornment at Silverstone is a big grassy space close to the principle stage with loads of picnic tables and a pleasant, competition really feel. There are additionally one or two champagne bars and smarter locations to take a seat, however once more anticipate to pay over the chances for the privilege.
