Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch was the home of 500cc Formula 3 racing when it opened for cars on 16 April 1950.
Grand Prix Circuit
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Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.433 (Miles)
Fastest Race Lap
Paul di Resta (Mercedes-Benz C63 DTM), 1m19.943, 109.564 mph, DTM, 2018
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz C63 DTM), 1m17.948, 116.866 mph, DTM, 2018
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.301 (Miles)
Fastest Race Lap
Adam Carroll (Ferrari A1GP), 1m10.902, 116.832 mph, A1GP, 2009
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Adam Carroll (Ferrari A1GP), 1m12.276, 114.611 mph, A1GP, 2009
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.423 (Miles)
Fastest Race Lap
Nelson Angelo Piquet (Lola A1GP-Zytek), 1m16.547, 113.954 mph, A1GP, 2005
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Nelson Angelo Piquet (Lola A1GP-Zytek), 1m14.965, 116.358 mph, A1GP, 2005
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.6082 (Miles)
Change
Chicane at Dingle Dell Bend (Sheene's) bypassed
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.6228 (Miles)
Change
Graham Hill Bend re-profiled
Fastest Race Lap
Takuma Sato (Dallara F301-Mugen), 1m18.372, 120.478 mph, F3, 2001
Fastest Qualifying Lap
James Courtney (Dallara F302-Mugen), 1m18.313, 120.569 mph, F3, 2002
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.6002 (Miles)
Change
Chicane built at Dingle Dell Bend (Sheene's)
Fastest Race Lap
Emanuele Naspetti (Reynard 91D-Cosworth), 1m13.86, 126.736 mph, F3000, 1991
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Alessandro Zanardi (Reynard 91D-Mugen), 1m12.44, 129.220 mph, F3000, 1991
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.6136 (Miles)
Change
Paddock Hill Bend and Cooper Straight modified
Fastest Race Lap
Nigel Mansell (Williams FW11-Honda), 1m09.593, 135.200 mph, F1, 1986
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Nelson Piquet (Williams FW11-Honda), 1m06.961, 140.515 mph, F1, 1986
Type
Permanent road course
Length
2.65 (Miles)
Change
Grand Prix circuit opened
Fastest Race Lap
Niki Lauda (Ferrari 312B3) and Tom Pryce (Shadow DN5A-Ford), 1m21.1, 117.632 mph, F1, 1974 and 1975 respectively
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Niki Lauda (Ferrari 312B3), 1m19.7, 119.699 mph, F1, 1974
Indy Circuit
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Type
Permanent road course
Length
1.208 (Miles)
Type
Permanent road course
Length
1.1986 (Miles)
Type
Permanent road course
Length
1.2262 (Miles)
Type
Permanent road course
Length
1.204 (Miles)
Change
Paddock Hill Bend and Cooper Straight modified
Type
Permanent road course
Length
1.24 (Miles)
Type
Permanent road course
Length
1.24 (Miles)
Change
Track widened, Druids Hill Bend added and direction of racing now reversed to clockwise
Type
Permanent road course
Length
1 (Miles)
Change
Original circuit