Formula 1 British Grand Prix
The British Grand Prix from Solihull
The British Grand Prix from Solihull. For households in and around Solihull, the pick-up is at home. Its population is put at about 206,000. Solihull station is 3 minutes away by car. Expect about an hour on the road via the M40, A422 and A43, a distance of 52.7 miles. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 31 minutes less in the car. The British Grand Prix returns 1–4 July 2027. About 120,000 spectators, including King George VI, attended that 1950 race at the former air base.
How the day runs
Collection is from your front door in Solihull. You travel in an executive saloon for couples and small parties. From there it is the M40, A422 and A43 to Silverstone Circuit. On drop-off, the course's rules apply. The circuit does not provide a drop-off facility. Visitors are directed to shuttle buses from rail stations or park-and-ride sites; locals can use a drop-off/pick-up point at Towcester Racecourse with pre-booked bus tickets. Parking must be booked. Between your arrival and the last of the day, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. Back at Solihull about an hour after leaving the gates, give or take the exit queue.
- Solihull to Silverstone Circuit1 hr 1 min, 52.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Silverstone Circuit to Solihull1 hr 1 min, 52.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
About 120,000 spectators, including King George VI, attended that 1950 race at the former air base.
Source: silverstone.co.ukThe circuit does not provide a drop-off facility. Visitors are directed to shuttle buses from rail stations or park-and-ride sites; locals can use a drop-off/pick-up point at Towcester Racecourse with pre-booked bus tickets. Parking must be booked.
Source: silverstone.co.ukOpenStreetMap records a population of about 206,091.
Source: openstreetmap.orgSolihull is in West Midlands.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Solihull by road is Solihull (SOL), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgSilverstone Circuit dates to 1947.
Source: wikidata.orgSilverstone Circuit lies in Northamptonshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest station named by the organisers is Northampton / Milton Keynes (no station at the circuit) (Paid official shuttle buses from Milton Keynes, Northampton, Banbury, Coventry and Oxford Parkway stations, dropping about 2 minutes from Abbey and Brooklands entrances).
Source: silverstone.co.uk
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Questions
How far is the British Grand Prix from Solihull?
About an hour and 52.7 miles in clear traffic, via the M40, A422 and A43; allow longer on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Ravensley is based in Oxford, about an hour and 9 minutes from Solihull; the car is positioned before your collection time.
When is the British Grand Prix in 2027?
1–4 July 2027.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.