Hi Tony, Check out our guide to Copse here.. https://www.enterf1.com/british-grand-prix/where-to-sit-at-silverstone/copse. Please come back and share your experiences after the race! Follow Is it a decent position ? You literally just get to see the cars go past you at full speed and that is it. There will be loads of food and drinks vendors on site, but these will be quite pricey. Scroll down to the General Admission tab on the following page and watch the YouTuve video there. (Adult) He is a huge Hamilton fan and I want to get him the best seats possible or area possible . These will come with a small cost. Looking at the uncovered grandstand seats. CCN/CC3/E/0404 Theres not enough tickets in farm curve, is Stowe a good place? General admission tickets also get you full access to all of the off-track activities like the concerts, entertainment zones, fan zones and more. Im looking at village but what would you suggest I will spend about 200 ish pounds of us 2 adults and 150 ish for our son. This is a huge open area of grass that gives you views of the exit of Stowe and the whole of Vale, Club and the run on to the Hamilton Straight. Enjoy the race and please come back to share you experiences with us! Having looked at your great info on site I have decided to try to obtain tickets in the Woodcote stand. To get the best views Id recommend going on a Saturday too and check out some of the viewing spots. Its been so informative reading all the advice & comments on here. I agree its something weve spoken to the ticket providers about before. Many thanks John. Looking to buy tickets as a Christmas present but dont want to spend much money, are Saturday standing general admission tickets still a good view if you get there early? Basically he told me to arrange everything and he would give me the credit card to pay for all the expenses. Are these right at the the far left hand side and if so can you see the vale corner from here. You can book Park and Ride tickets nearer the time (April 2016). What a great way to clear the parents out for a house party ;-). I couldnt find an seating plans on the internet. Im sure youve read on the guide it can be a real scramble to get the best spots. Following this, the cars head down the hangar straight (which provides some excellent viewing for those with general admission tickets) towards Stowe. Hi Lia, Unfortunately bikes are no longer allow inside the venue for the Silverstone F1. 4) Is it easy to reach by public transport? Budget isnt an issue I would just really appreciate some advice on where to start !? etc. Can I see any of Stowe and the vale chicane? 22,817 Youve picked a great year to start and Silverstone have lots on next weekend to commemorate the 50th race at the circuit. You can add them to our Facebook page or do you have a Flickr or Google Plus account? 4) Please read our public transport info here: https://www.enterf1.com/british-grand-prix/public-transport. There are two GA Plus areas at Copse Corner, and two at Luffield Corner. INSURANCE, EDUCATIONAL ADMISSION, SCHOLARHSIPS, OR FELLOWSHIPS, HOUSING, TENANCY, BENEFITS, PRIVILEGES OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY ANY BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT. Its half the price, and would the views be good? Not ideal for sausage rolls on the tartan blankets! They said: The pricing scheme for the 2023 British GP at @SilverstoneUK seems completely wrong for F1 fans. Instead plan to spend another couple of hours enjoying the live music, concerts and after parties. This is the information from Silverston Club Corner continues to be the fans favourite because you get to see the international straight, Club Corner, Vale the pity entry and the podium. Viewing takes place from a wide range of flat and banked areas surrounding the entire circuit, so you can choose your preferred spot or mix things up by changing your position throughout the weekend. The general admission spectating area here runs in front of the grandstand. Customers who have already bought their tickets are already entered! Hi I want to take my hubby and maybe our children 5 & 3 to either F1 or MotoGP. 3 Becketts corner. Also I have read that you can do pit walks- is this an extra payment and how much? How about a hotel at the circuit! with a GA ticket will I get a chance to sit down on an actual chair? Hi Kenny, Looks like its only a 3 day event this year (Fri Sun). We cant wait to be at Silverstone next week, and we hope to see some of you there. Without one youll be stood up or uncomfortably sat on the grass all day, with a poor view. Move freely around the outside of the track; Flexibility to move around some of the best viewing areas of the circuit (with no access to the grandstands) I managed to find the following reviews on Trip Advisor, I hope this helps. Its partially blind and has the new pit wall on the inside. General Admission areas stretch all the way around the track. Some of the most popular general admission spots are outlined below but take time to explore the circuit and find your own favourite spots. Heres a list of what to bring to Silverstone for general admission ticket holders: Silverstone have published a pretty comprehensive list of items which you are prohibited from bringing with you in to the circuit. Youll also have the pit lane entrance in front of you and be close to the podium celebrations which are situated at club corner. The keenest of the F1 fans know exactly where to go and it will be difficult to beat them to the prime spots!! This is of course the old first corner, so has the potential to see a high-speed crash under braking, and also is an area where cars can benefit from the slipstream so expect a lot of overtaking. My options as of today are Village A, Farm, Club A, or Stowe for 199 or Vale for 149.95 (currently cheaper than GA through Silverstone website). Hello, if I want to sit on the grass instead of sitting in the seats where would you say is the best place to watch the gp. Perfect. There is no dress code for general admission, general admission plus or grandstand seat ticket holders at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The camp site has its own paths to the circuit, but you need to make your way to Club Corner gates 15 and 16 for entry to the pit walk. Please contact us if you would like to use our content. 2) What time the practise & qualifying sessions start on Saturday? I hope the sun shines for you all. Please note: for the 2023 event, General Admission tickets do not include roving access to the public grandstands on Friday. -EST. Was looking at either Farm or Vale, but open to suggestions! It's great fun but tiring. At the end of the Hamilton Straight lies Abbey. People sit outside the gates from 8pm Saturday night waiting for them to open a 4am Sunday. WOB/WDB1/P/0014 This isnt a defined amount, but again just be sensible. Is it worth the extra cost for the stand? 2 hours away) I would give Vale a try if you in early! I would estimate you being quite far round Club Corner and looking towards the podium. Its a once in a lifetime thing for us both, and I am really anxious about spending a lot of money and getting it all wrong. View, size of crowd, access to amenities, large screen etc. General admission tickets can be over 50% cheaper for a 3-day pass than some of the grandstands at Silverstone, so its likely youll save yourself a heap of money. Only VIP areas have their own toilets. Dont expect to be able to chat to your friends without shouting if sitting here! Regards; Hi Astrid, Discounted grandstand child tickets are available for children up to 15 years of age (excluding Ultimate, Platinum and Gold Grandstands). The guide below aims to be as helpful as possible in advising you to pick a grandstand to watch the next British Grand Prix from. . 2 quick questions: 1. Hi, Ive been going to Silverstone for many years now and have always bought grandstand weekend tickets. First timer GP.. I'm just wondering where's the best view ideally to watch the racing.. we're going to head to hangar straight and becketts.. but expecting it to be very busy. Have a great time. I can tell you first hand that this is an excellent area to sit.A seat in Stowe A, B or C gives you a perfect view of the end of a DRS zone, so crashes and overtaking are guaranteed. There are lots of good food vendors, these are often a little pricey, so bringing your own can be cheaper. Drones are absolutely not allowed at Silverstone for the F1, and if you are caught attempting to fly one you will have the police to deal with. I was looking at the tickets and found band 12 :national straight but not sure if theyre any good, they got cover, but does it matter. View 716 Silverstone Dr, Richardson, TX 75080 property records for FREE including property ownership, deeds, mortgages, titles & sales history, current & . Our article on spectating at Stowe corner has a lot more info. Call now. You also said there are plenty of food available in the circuit. since you have been at Stowe I thought Id ask your opinion. Arriving at enormous speed after two flat out corners, the drivers have to pick a braking point whilst coming from the right hand side to the left hand side of the circuit. Id recommend calling the following helpline for further advice on disabled facilities 0844 3728 232. Planning to go only on Sunday would you recommend general admission or a specific seat? I think at a push I could afford 400 per head, but if that will not secure seats at club corner, where would you suggest next being best? The only thing I think Ive worked out is that well camp for the weekend. I am looking to take my elderly dad to his first ever (and prob his last as getting on) F1 at Silverstone. Will be going with my mom and our twins as well so the thing is I have no idea where to start. Hope you can help me to make up my mind. Hiya, hope you can help. Hi Saravanan! Its a tricky corner to get right with the potential to lose lots of time rather high. General Admission tickets at Silverstone are the cheapest way to get access to the Formula One British Grand Prix. Love it but worried it maybe too loud for kids?! Have been to Silverstone before with my Dad and sat at Club, which was great, but I am thinking of going with a friend this year (2015) and so we are on a much tighter budget (we are 17 and 18) and so I am not sure which tickets to buy! all in all Silverstone is just an awesome track to be at during a Grand Prix. I was thinking about a whole weekend, is it lot going on on Friday and Saturday ? Gates open at 6am although Ive never been able to get out of my sleeping bag to see that! Youre correct about roaming for Friday Practice and Saturday qualifying. As for seating, if you have a 3 day grandstand ticket, its roving in available grandstands on Friday and Saturday and a reserved seat in the selected grandstand on Sunday accept Club Silverstone. Thanks. Decided to go for Woodcote and the system offers me the following ticket in Woodcote A, Block 2 WOAWDA2C 0094 is it a good spot or is better to go for Block 1 WOAWDA1F 0003? The map below courtesy of the Silverstone website shows the general admission spectating areas around the outside of the circuit. General Admission tickets to the F1 British Grand Prix are the most cost effective way to get in to the circuit and watch the action. At the MotoGP there will be helmet and leather parks for bikers. Woodcote is great choice! Sat here youll see the cars entering the pits and those in 2019 sawthat Vettel and Verstappen crash first-hand. Do people tend to stay in one place or move around in the day? You can see their downforce in action through the incredibly fast corner, and if you stand in the right place you can see them all the way down through Vale and Club. Im not totally sure which block we will be in mind, but she assured me you get a decent view of the track and the action, so i just hope she was being truthful. A place where collisions often occur, and youll also have front row seats for any pit-lane exit battles. Accuracy is required and a clean exit essential to carry as much speed as possible across the start/finish line, The International Pit Straight is an area of the Silverstone circuit that is seeing constant development year after year. Thanks, Bruce. Hi my wife has booked us a weekend here this year for the f1 with camping.we have seats reserved in Beckets BKT/BKS4/B/0283+0284 (if that makes sense) .will we be able to wander to different areas during practice and qualifying? Also where would you recommend is the best place to camp? You must make sure the gate staff scan your ticket on the way out, and then again on the way back in. A couple of my favourite spots include Vale, Becketts and Farm Curve. So depending on your seats you should have some great views of the in race action. Youll have a great time Gert! What is the best area? Is these better than booking national pits straight? Cheaper grandstands worth considering include Vale and Village A. Hi Simon. Farm Curve will allow you to see the car coming through the first turn at great speed, sweeping past you and then braking for Village and The Loop. This list is below, as posted ontheir website,and applies to Silverstone general admission ticket holders and every other type of ticket holder. so may have an improved view anyway. Becketts gives you a great view of the high speed section. Were not up to walking huge distances and I cant see us getting there at 6am to get the best positions, so where would you say are the best spots to head for a tidy view? WOB/WDB1/D/0011 During the race you will see the cars screaming past you at incredible speeds before they sweep into Copse corner. Since 1950 the former aerodrome has served as the leading racing car track holding host to legendary drivers such as Guiseppe Farina and Lewis Hamilton. WOB/WDB1/D/0010 Thank you for your reply, I have done some more research and have narrowed it down to either Woodcote A or Club A. These seats are the most expensive on the track, and understandably so. There are some hard-standing and tarmac areas. They have booked us in Stowe A- what's the actual view like from there? Do you know where they might be located. In some ways its a frustrating corner for F1 drivers as it is low speed and is all about a clean exit onto the >National Pit Straight. Weve being recommending the following ticket resellers for over 10 years now. Take an fm radio so you can tune into silverstone radio for the 5 Live coverage (helps you understand what's going on). And do you have any other good sugestions that would be fairly cheap but also have a quite good view (obviously we know the best views are more expensive). The drivers arrive at 300 km/h from the Hanger straight, tap the brakes and launch in towards the apex in 4th gear. Read somewhere that you are far away from track? The aerodynamics on the Formula 1 cars are working at full capacity as they turn from left to right and then again, left to right in the space of a few seconds at immense speed. Do you know of any grass banks and/or areas to plonk a chair (still with a good view) that we could do the whole picnic thing from? Thanks. Cheers Mazo46. I gather your best places to go are Vale, Becketts and Farm curve, would it be in that order? Off the top of my head I can remember seeing a dedicated area for disabled fans towards the front of one of the Luffield stands. http://www.gootickets.com/EF1/en/formula-1/silverstone/ I would enter via Becketts and walk clockwise round the circuit to Club. Disabled view from Luffield what is that like? Budget (<500): The General Admission areas at Silverstone are very good these days, offering lots of excellent vantage points around the circuit, as well as roving access to most of the grandstands on Friday. Silverstone Official Hospitality Packages - Home Page Discover the best hospitality Discover more Experience incredible trackside action with our superb range of hospitality packages. This is also my 1st time and i have GA tickets for sat and sun too. Farm Curve Grandstand. Weve been there many times over the years and actually its just got better and better seeing as the new circuit layout can be seen from Becketts too (turns 3-4 and Wellington Straight). If you take a look at GooTickets they do have discounts for Children under 15, Hi We have seats Woodcote A 0147 & 0148. Northamptonshire, UK - 28 Feb 2023: Silverstone is proud to announce McFly, Sugababes, ABC and The Christians will headline this year's Silverstone Festival, which takes place over the summer . I am looking to buy tickets for my partner and I for 2015 at silverstone . Camp at Whittlebury, so easy walk to Becketts. Stowe A and Stowe B ticket holders get to see the cars drive the length of the Hanger straight, negotiate Stowe and then drop down the hill of Vale and onto club, Abbey has now earned the title of turn 1 thanks to the introduction of the new circuit layout and location of the pits and paddock for 2011. We had a great view of that area, as the cars came around from the International pit straight. Since Im planning to arrive early on Sunday food is mandatory. 1, You can book a mega bus to and from Silverstone. A lot of the other General Admission areas are either gravel, steep or small / cramped. So the perspective of F1 speed isnt great but you do get a huge viewing angle allowing you to see a lot of the circuit. Hi Sarah, Farm curve is a great spot especially at the start of the race as its just after the start/finish straight. A 6-pack of beer, however, will be fine. Hi, I am buying F1 ticket for my husband as a Christmas present. Wife, son and myself making our first trip to Silverstone in 2016 from US. Seems a long way from the track. Silverstone. Just a little further back round the track from Vale, the general admission viewing area at Stowe lets you see the cars as they come down the Hangar Straight towards you at close to 200mph. More on that below. 9,296, The fastest growing F1 community for fans! F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V. Hi all, me & my 9 year son are going the brittish gramprix this year but on general admission on the sunday. Its quite a narrow area, but it gives you a great view of the cars being sucked to the ground through the incredibly fast Maggots and Becketts corners, followed by Chapel. just booked weekend tickets for husbands Christmas present Copse C. Never been to FI before so hoping I have made a good choice. How many do you need, 2? Portable radio with headphones so you can tune in to the 5 Live or Radio Silverstone (87.7FM) coverage of the race (PA system at the track isnt always loud or clear enough). I live in London, I guess it takes around 1.5 hrs by car and around 3 hrs by public transport. Or would Block 2 B0465 be better for seeing the corner, podium and the pit. Theres an area in front of Vale (next to CLub) for General Admission tickets. Its positioned between Stowe corner and Club (which Id the last corner). 2 Stowe corner. Am I allowed to bring my own food and alcohol? Silverstone seat guide where on the track are you, what will you see? Watching the cars from the outside, it is very noticeable. https://www.enterf1.com/british-grand-prix/where-to-sit-at-silverstone/woodcote, hi, whats your opinion on stowe A and B in comparison to woodcote i cant decide between the three where to buy tickets for my husband and his father who would love to see overtaking. I plan on using the park and ride service-is this reliable, and much waiting/any tips? Thank you, Maggots, Vale or Inside of Brooklands bend. Where are the podium celebrations held or any other celebrations/events had after the race It certainly is a great place to watch from Leighton! Hi Dave! As Ive said, I believe Vale is probably the best bet, especially for the picnic idea! https://www.enterf1.com/where-to-buy-f1-tickets. Its my first time but not his . In your opinion is block 1 or block 2 better or does it not make much diffrence, Hi Marc, Block 2 is more popular than Block 1, We are going to f1 in July we have booked with uk breakaways and up graded to vale grandstand are these good seats please. Will you be bringing your own camping equipment or a motor home. Thanks a lot for your help. #F1 #bahrainGP. Just to also this is a great site and very informative! Dont forget the Cut To The Race podcast!! They seem absolutely glued to the track as the aerodynamics push the car into the ground. I know you get roving Grandstand tickets Fri & Sat, but am thinking it would be good to have specific booked tickets for the Sunday race. I am disabled and my hubby looks after me and our twins so I wanted it to be perfect He is a huge Valentino Rossi Fan and I did not have time to research also I was doing a charity event at midday yesterday so I had to buy tickets on my phone and I am now worried I have got wrong tickets. Being the International Pits Straight though youll have a great view into the pit lane! Thank you so much once again. Great 40th birthday present! Were bringing a motor home but hadnt thought much about budget. If you want to get a great spot close to the edge of the circuit, you will 100% need to be in the queue to enter the circuit before the gates open. (I wont hold you to it :). Thanks Neil, Hi, Im looking to book the Becketts grandstand for F1 2019. Formerly a tight chicane, Abbey is now an immensely fast right hand corner that is approached at 300km/h and leads onto the new circuit loop, first introduced for the 2010 British Grand Prix. You get a view all the way down the pit straight and get a podium view. We are in grandstand at farm curve Or, the next option for just 20 each more we could get the option of either Copse A, B or C, or Stowe A, B or C, with Silver tickets. Silverstone has a very broad choice of general admission views with areas stretching all around the track. I have CC1 O seats. Ive never been to f1 race (so far watched only in TV) and this will be my first time. Hi, are there any Club grandstand seating plans at all? Thanks for your help! my budget is max 275 where do you think would be best I was considering farm curve and club A but I am unsure if they are any good at all for overtaking never mind better. Instead of constant curve after Vale, leading onto the straight, it became a double apex corner which proved an interesting challenge of the F1 drivers. First time at Silverstone, booked the whole weekend. NEED HELP!!! Thanks Simon. I personally think the Farm Curve tickets are better than Copse C and National Pit Straight. Did MotoGP in Valencia before children. Luffield and Woodcote are often some of the most underestimated seats on the track. Enjoy! First timer GP.. I'm just wondering where's the best view ideally to watch the racing.. we're going to head to hangar straight and becketts.. but expecting it to be very busy. (Adult) It is prohibited in any grandstands and enclosed areas. Hi I am thinking of seeing my first ever British grand prix in 2017. You can add a comment when making a booking requesting a particular area but unfortunately theres no guarantee you will get your requested seats. Yes roaming is great for practices & qualifying. George Beech: Maggots and Becketts is a great spot to see how fast F1 cars can change direction, Stowe is not bad as you get to see them down the Hanger Straight and into Vale and Club. I'm just wondering where's the best view ideally to watch the racing.. we're going to head to hangar straight and becketts.. but expecting it to be very busy. Great to hear you are coming to the British Grand Prix this year.
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