MotoGP Silverstone: Track & Statistics for the 2025 British GP

The Silverstone Circuit really needs no introduction. It's a track that everyone knows and almost everyone loves. Nevertheless, we've gathered a wealth of interesting information to get you in the mood for the seventh race of the 2025 MotoGP season, the British Grand Prix .

Great Britain has a rich tradition in motorcycle racing. Despite this, the first British Grand Prix wasn't held until 1977. The reason: From 1949 to 1976, the Isle of Man TT was part of the Motorcycle World Championship. Although a British race appeared on the calendar, the event wasn't known as the British GP.

In 1977, the venue was changed for safety reasons, and the first British Grand Prix was held at the Silverstone Circuit. Ten races were held there before moving to Donington Park in 1987. The World Championship caravan remained there until 2009. Since 2010, Silverstone has once again hosted the British Grand Prix, making it a fixture on the MotoGP calendar .

The Silverstone Circuit has changed many times over the years. The first layout in 1948 consisted largely of the three runways of a Royal Air Force airfield, which were connected together. The following year, the circuit was modified for the first time, with connecting roads between the runways. Thus, the track broadly adopted the characteristics of the layout, which was ultimately run virtually unchanged until 1975.

In the following years, minor updates were made until the track was almost completely redesigned in 1990 and 1991. This layout remained until 2009, when another major redesign followed. New pit facilities were built, the track layout was changed, and it was extended by around 800 meters to 5.901 kilometers, making it the longest circuit on the calendar.

With its long straights and 18 mostly fast corners, ten of which lead to the right and eight to the left, the Silverstone Circuit is the fastest track on the Motorcycle World Championship calendar, alongside Spielberg, Phillip Island and Mugello, with an average speed in the Grand Prix of over 175 km/h.

MotoGP returned to Silverstone in 2010, and since then , Jorge Lorenzo has been the most victorious rider. He won the British Grands Prix in 2010, 2012, and 2013, sharing the honor of being the record winner with Kenny Roberts. Apart from Lorenzo, no rider in the modern era has won multiple races at Silverstone. Casey Stoner, Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi, Maverick Vinales, Andrea Dovizioso, Alex Rins, Fabio Quartararo, Francesco Bagnaia, Aleix Espargaro, and most recently Enea Bastianini have each won once. This means that the British GP has been won ten times in a row by different riders.

Things have also gone well for the Germans in the past. Toni Mang took five victories in the 250cc and 350cc classes from 1978 to 1985. In 2011, Jonas Folger won the 125cc race, and Stefan Bradl won the Moto2 class. Austria has also celebrated success at Silverstone: Gustl Auinger won the 125cc race in 1985 and 1986.