Ultimate London Sightseeing Walking Tour 44 Recommended City Tours from 15.00 per adult The 5 Women & Jack the Ripper - Group Booking 164 Recommended Walking Tours from 75.00 per group (up to 10) The area Full view Best nearby Restaurants 9 within 3 miles Silverstone Circuit Restaurant 31 0.4 mi - British Murrays 98 As Ive said, I believe Vale is probably the best bet, especially for the picnic idea! Thanks for your help! Youll still have a blast on the National Pits Straight rest assured. I would recommend taking some binoculars. Is these better than booking national pits straight? A 6-pack of beer, however, will be fine. Both Block 1 and 2 have great views of the Woodcote, Luffield corners. Whilst a standard general admission ticket doesn't give you access to any grandstands or exclusive enclosures, it does mean you are free to walk around the outside of the whole circuit and find your favourite viewing spot. The map below courtesy of the Silverstone website shows the general admission spectating areas around the outside of the circuit. 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. As I recommend so any general admission tickets holder, the early bird really does catch the worm at Silverstone. Take a look at this link from the F1 website which has LAST years British GP timetable: http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/great_britain_924/event_timetable.html. General admission viewing areas are located in odd places around the circuit, where the views may be restricted in comparison to the more expensive tickets, though you can sometimes get closer to the action from unique viewing points. I also wonder which is the closest to the big screen I see on the video you have posted on your site with regard Woodcote. Just to also this is a great site and very informative! I obviously dont know where seats will be in either do all seats offer a reasonably good view? all in all Silverstone is just an awesome track to be at during a Grand Prix. If you want to maximise your chances of seeing overtaking I'd suggest you try the area between Stowe and Vale (also good access to the track for the podium ceremony if you wanted to do that) - the cars look amazing going through Becketts but you won't see much, if any, close racing, and Hangar straight is.well, fairly self-explanatory. I hope the sun shines for you all. FormulaNerds Have a great time. I agree its something weve spoken to the ticket providers about before. Silverstone. Looking at the uncovered grandstand seats. Its all covered and weve ranked it in order from our years of experience and personal opinions. looking forward to a great weekend!!!! Thanks you. Thank you, Maggots, Vale or Inside of Brooklands bend. Scroll down to the General Admission tab on the following page and watch the YouTuve video there. Sorry for all the questions just want to gain better understanding before purchasing the tickets Im thinking of booking for the 2016 F1 gp and I was wondering if you can see down the international pits straight from Club Block 2? For those that want to make the most of everything that the British . Copse corner use to be the first turn on the Silverstone circuit, but is now turn 9 after the circuit was updated a couple of years ago and the pit complex was moved. On Sunday, the day of the race, they opened at 6:30am. And what is this grandstand like. There general admission area Vale is massive and will no doubt have screens. Are you still allowed to take seats in. Without one youll be stood up or uncomfortably sat on the grass all day, with a poor view. Wind break one of the tiny tents or single side wind breaks can help, but dont go too big or you risk taking up spectating room for others. Competition Where is the McLaren F1 Team based. If you have a 3 day ticket, it makes sense to spend the first day or two walking around the circuit to sample the different viewing areas and find your favourite before race day on Sunday. Will be going with my mom and our twins as well so the thing is I have no idea where to start. There are a number of bars dotted around the site that will also be selling alcohol. WOB/WDB1/D/0011 Me and 3 friends will be there to witness our first F1 race and we will be sat in the becketts grandstand which by all accounts isnt a bad place to be. I would go from London Victoria, but it will be my first time at Silverstone. Youll get a brilliant view of cars flying down the Wellington Straight, the end of which is partial to a few braking zone crashes. You will see the action into Vale corner, the entrance to the pits and the podium so its a great spot to sit. 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. For example I reckon this years GP weekend will cost about 300. This will be our first time attending F1 but a celebration of birthday and wedding anniversary. Hi Lia, 2) There are a lot of complaints regarding queues to the bathroom (both men and women). 3) General Admission really is a take your chances kind of affair. Would you put Vale as the best GA spot? It just says ticket holders only on the schedule, but what tickets? I am trying to book tickets for the MotoGP next year and its offering me block 1 CCNCC1J 0539. This is the biggest and most popular general admission spectating area. I can however confirm that row D is 4 rows from the front of the grandstand. 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) Where is the most overtaking at Silverstone? 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. As close as we'll ever get to a real-life Fast and Furious scene, the Formula One British Grand Prix racing car event takes place in the legendary Silverstone stadium. Hi Chris, Harry. Hi, I am buying F1 ticket for my husband as a Christmas present. Any, Hi Which block in your opinion is best from Abbey block 1 or 2. not sure what is happening at the circuit on thursday apart from the madness concert in the evening and the pit walk for certain ticket holders but there will also be entertainment in the camp site. Spare batteries for the radio if its not rechargeable. Farm edges it for me as its closer to the main attractions. Its just very scary making choices when you have never been there before, so I really appreciate this page and all of your support. Is there an open pit lane walk on a thursday at Silverstone as with some other european tracks? Read more Woodcote or check prices and availability for Woodcote Tickets. Weve taken into account the best place for overtaking, likely place for spins and crashes, the best atmosphere and proximity to the facilities. GP3 qualifying is at 8:45 and F1 FP3 is 10:00 aim for one of those, and relax the rest of the day, hopefully in the sunshine. Im not sure exactly where youll be sitting but these stands are well positioned and not a long way back from the circuit so Im sure youll enjoy the race. The ultimate in hospitality at the Silverstone Circuit. I cant wait for this years Grand Prix. Phone signal can be patchy so dont rely on being able to get on the 5 Live stream through your phones internet. Silverstone held a pit walks last year on the Thursday. Luffield and Woodcote are often some of the most underestimated seats on the track. Anybody else have any recommendations? Hi Ali, Sorry for the delay in replying. Hi Dave! An uncovered grandstand giving an excellent view . I wouldnt bet against an accident like this happening again this year. There are also food and drink outlets directly behind this grandstand, but you are welcome to bring food and drink into the circuit as well. They are nowhere near as elevated as the grandstands, but they do have a slightly higher viewpoint than the normal general admission areas. Enjoy! Parcel . An umbrella (it's the UK after all) good for rain or sunshine. If you click on the heading youll find more information and picutres. General Admission section row seat Hackey Silverstone Circuit 2013 British Grand Prix turn: Abbey General Admission section row seat Hackey Silverstone Circuit 2013 British Grand Prix turn: Finish Line Very busy, not recommended. Hi Eric, All are good for views of corners but for different reasons. Throughout the practice sessions and even sometimes during the race, you often see drivers running wide out of Luffield and bumping across the turf on the outside of the corner. No dogs, animals or other pets are allowed in to the circuit on in the car park 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. The newly remained Hamilton Straight makes up the start/finish line. I am looking to go to my First GP at Silverstone. Thank you, James for the information. since you have been at Stowe I thought Id ask your opinion. I am looking to buy a weekend ticket at Becketts stand 4, but without a seating plan dont know where to seat??? Your tickets include covered Grandstand, numbered seating and entry to an exclusive catering area. 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. Stowe corner is one of the fastest on the Silverstone circuit. Read more Copse or check prices and availability for Copse Tickets. For safety reasons there is no luggage storage at Silverstone, at the F1 or any other events for general admission ticket holders. Hi thanks for getting back. Yes shouldnt be a problem looking at Silverstone FAQs but dont take any glass bottles. Some of the best General Admission viewing areas at Silverstone include the International Pits Straight (with a view of the start/finish line), Stowe, Luffield, Beckets, Vale and Copse Corner. 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. Sorry me again. ALL TOGETHER NOW. Hi Mark, Have you had a look at our Where to Sit Guide? Its also the end of one DRS straight, so expect plenty of overtaking. Hi Sally, If you have the budget Id recommend booking a Grandstand as you are guaranteed a seat in your chosen location. https://www.flickr.com/photos/125055822@N03/ Please contact us if you would like to use our content. 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. Hi was wondering which has the best view of the TV screen woodcote A or B?? Lia. You can see the pit entrance and podium from here too. Many thanks Take a walk to find the best views and see the cars and their drivers perform under extreme conditions. Review. We are travelling from the south coast, and dont want to pay the 55 car park fee!