Helpful suggestions and knowledge 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 way of the gates of 480,000 over 4 days, the identical determine as 2023 and equal to the second-best attended Method 1 race of all time. On race day, attendance of 164,000 followers was a file 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 be price testing.
It ought to be scorching and sunny within the UK in July, so pack mild clothes and a few sunscreen. Common Admission areas have loads of shade out there from timber and short-term buildings, and there’s a selection of coated and uncovered stands. If the climate forecast predicts any type of rain, make sure to pack a lightweight rain jacket or poncho and umbrella – hopefully wellies won’t be required!
Silverstone Entry & Orientation
Arriving at Silverstone: Getting There & Round has extra details about attending to Silverstone & parking. The circuit is nicely signposted and simple to navigate.
Coming 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 observe. Be ready to queue forward of coming into the circuit, particularly at peak occasions, whereas safety and ticket checks are carried out.
Quick Monitor: Quick Monitor tickets, permitting you to skip queues when coming into the circuit gates can be found on the Silverstone web site.
Prohibited Objects: You aren’t allowed to herald any glass bottles or containers. Luggage/backpacks with a capability bigger than 20 litres are additionally prohibited. Different prohibited objects embrace bicycles and scooters, and animals/pets apart from licenced information canine. View the complete listing of prohibited objects.
Allowed Objects: 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 won’t be allowed into the grounds)
Cross Outs: You might be allowed to go away and return to the circuit. Don’t overlook 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 assist you to navigate across the circuit and maintain updated with the timetable over the British Grand Prix weekend. Obtain the app through the App Retailer.
Inside Monitor: Improve your British Grand Prix expertise with tickets to the interior observe. When you’re searching for an opportunity to satisfy the drivers, that is your greatest wager. Inside observe tickets permits you entry to unique viewing areas plus entry to the ‘Driver’s Row’ outdoors the Method 1 paddock, the place the drivers arrive every day. Be sure that to have a pen on the prepared for autographs and your digicam charged for selfies! 3-day Inside Monitor 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-Monitor Schedule: The entire timetable for the 2025 British Grand Prix won’t be printed till round six weeks earlier than race weekend. F1 session occasions are confirmed for 2025 and listed beneath. (View the 2024 schedule right here.)
Assist Classes: Method 2 and Method 3 will each be in motion at Silverstone subsequent season. Extra 2025 help classes haven’t but been confirmed. (Porsche Supercup won’t be racing on the 2025 British GP.)
Pit Lane Walks: A Pit Lane Stroll is held on Thursday afternoon, however you should buy a Thursday (or 4-day) ticket to the race to be able to take part. In the course of the race weekend from Friday to Sunday, visitors within the Method 1 Paddock Membership can take part in day by day pit lane walks.
Put up Race Monitor Invasion: As the results of a security evaluate, Silverstone imposed a brand new restrict on the variety of followers who can enter the observe to look at the rostrum ceremony after the race in 2024. Podium entry was solely out there solely to followers within the Vale space of the observe. All Vale Grandstand ticket holders had been granted entry, whereas wristbands had been issued to followers with common 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), observe entry is now out there for all ticket holders.
Friday, July 4
12:30-13:30: Method 1 – Free Follow 1 (FP1)
16:00-17:00: Method 1 – Free Follow 2 (FP2)
Saturday, July 5
11:30-12:30: Method 1 – Free Follow 3 (FP3)
15:00-16:00: Method 1 – Qualifying
Sunday, July 6
15:00-17:00: Method 1 British Grand Prix 2025 (52 laps or 2 hours)
Fanzone & Trackside Leisure
Take a wander across the observe 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 about to supply every little thing from bungee trampolines to segways. Most actions may even be free.
British Grand Prix Concert events & Leisure
The primary stage at Silverstone has performed host to a number of massive names in music over time. In February 2025, it was confirmed that Raye, Fatboy Slim and Becky Hill are to headline every night time of the 2025 British Grand Prix weekend, with Sam Fender performing on the opening live performance on Thursday night time. Additional help acts and the complete leisure line up might be introduced within the coming weeks.
The live shows happen on the Predominant 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 even make appearances on the Predominant Stage throughout the race weekend. Interviews often happen earlier than the opening Free Follow session on Friday morning and on Saturday and Sunday night.
Additional appearances on the Predominant Stage in 2024 included stay reveals from the Method 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 levels at Silverstone. Along with driver interviews, Method 1 staff principals and reserve drivers had been additionally interviewed over the weekend on the Predominant 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 ultimate sector of the observe. The stage is household pleasant through the day, with youngsters’s movie screenings and reveals from the Ministry of Science. At night time, the stage hosts a variety 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 individual sandwiches. Bringing loads of your individual bottled water is rarely a nasty concept both, particularly with the potential warmth and sunshine, and the necessity to keep hydrated while out and about all day.
Anticipate to pay £10 for a big slice of pizza and a beer or gentle drink from the numerous 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 supply at Silverstone is getting higher annually, and there’s a lot to swimsuit vegetarian guests as nicely.
Meals stalls are dotted far and wide, however the principle meals area at Silverstone is a big grassy space close to the principle stage with loads of picnic tables and a pleasant, pageant really feel. There are additionally one or two champagne bars and smarter locations to sit down, however once more anticipate to pay over the chances for the privilege.
