Brands Hatch – F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners

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1964

First Grand Prix

Grand Prix

Most Driver Wins

Niki Lauda

Most Constructor Wins

Team Lotus

Brands Hatch, located in Kent, England, opened in 1950 on a former natural amphitheatre and grew from a club venue into a Grand Prix circuit by 1964. The 3.908 km Grand Prix configuration hosted twelve British Grands Prix between 1964 and 1986, alternating with Silverstone. Famous for its dramatic Paddock Hill Bend drop and the rolling Kent countryside character that made it a fan and driver favourite.

Layout & Facts

Lap distance	3.908 km / 2.428 mi
Circuit type	Permanent circuit
Elevation change	40 meters / 131 feet
Driving direction	Clockwise ↻
Corners	12 corners (2 low / 6 medium / 4 high speed)

Wins by grid position	P129%P214%P329%P414%P57.1%P6+7.1%based on 14 races
Pole position side	Left side
Top speed	305 km/h (190 mph)
Average race speed	202 km/h (126 mph)
Pit lane time loss	18.0 seconds
Lap record	1:09.593 (202 km/h / 126 mph) (Nigel Mansell, 1986)

Opened	1950 (76 years ago)
Local timezone	Europe/London (BST, UTC+01)
Owner	Jonathan Palmer (MotorSport Vision)
Official website	www.brandshatch.co.uk

History

More circuit history coming soon — we are still adding key corner stories for this track.

Winners & Podiums

No.	Year	Podium	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps	Results
14	1986	1 Nigel Mansell 1:30:38.471 2 Nelson Piquet +5.574 3 Alain Prost	Williams Williams McLaren	1:09.593 Nigel Mansell Williams	75	1986 Race Report & Results
13	1985	1 Nigel Mansell 1:32:58.109 2 Ayrton Senna +21.396 3 Keke Rosberg +58.533	Williams Team Lotus Williams	1:11.526 Jacques Laffite Ligier	75	1985 Race Report & Results
12	1984	1 Niki Lauda 1:29:28.532 2 Derek Warwick +42.123 3 Ayrton Senna +1:03.328	McLaren Renault Toleman	1:13.191 Niki Lauda McLaren	71	1984 Race Report & Results
11	1983	1 Nelson Piquet 1:36:45.865 2 Alain Prost +6.571 3 Nigel Mansell +30.315	Brabham Renault Team Lotus	1:14.342 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus	76	1983 Race Report & Results
10	1982	1 Niki Lauda 1:35:33.812 2 Didier Pironi +25.726 3 Patrick Tambay +38.436	McLaren Ferrari Ferrari	1:13.028 Brian Henton Tyrrell	76	1982 Race Report & Results
9	1980	1 Alan Jones 1:34:49.228 2 Nelson Piquet +11.007 3 Carlos Reutemann +13.285	Williams Brabham Williams	1:12.368 Didier Pironi Ligier	76	1980 Race Report & Results
8	1978	1 Carlos Reutemann 1:42:12.390 2 Niki Lauda +1.230 3 John Watson +37.250	Ferrari Brabham Brabham	1:18.600 Niki Lauda Brabham	76	1978 Race Report & Results
7	1976	1 Niki Lauda 1:44:19.660 2 Jody Scheckter +16.180 3 John Watson	Ferrari Tyrrell Penske	1:19.910 Niki Lauda Ferrari	76	1976 Race Report & Results
6	1974	1 Jody Scheckter 1:43:02.200 2 Emerson Fittipaldi +15.300 3 Jacky Ickx +1:01.500	Tyrrell McLaren Team Lotus	1:21.100 Niki Lauda Ferrari	75	1974 Race Report & Results
5	1972	1 Emerson Fittipaldi 1:47:50.200 2 Jackie Stewart +4.100 3 Peter Revson +1:12.500	Team Lotus Tyrrell McLaren	1:24.000 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell	76	1972 Race Report & Results
4	1970	1 Jochen Rindt 1:57:02.000 2 Jack Brabham +32.900 3 Denny Hulme +54.400	Team Lotus Brabham McLaren	1:25.900 Jack Brabham Brabham	80	1970 Race Report & Results
3	1968	1 Jo Siffert 2:01:20.300 2 Chris Amon +4.400 3 Jacky Ickx	Team Lotus Ferrari Ferrari		80	1968 Race Report & Results
2	1966	1 Jack Brabham 2:13:13.400 2 Denny Hulme +9.600 3 Graham Hill	Brabham Brabham BRM		80	1966 Race Report & Results
1	1964	1 Jim Clark 2:15:07.000 2 Graham Hill +2.800 3 John Surtees +1:20.600	Team Lotus BRM Ferrari		80	1964 Race Report & Results

Last updated: 30 Aug 2026, 14:34

Drivers Ranking

NO	Driver	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	Niki Lauda	7	3	1	0	4	2	4	6.6	6.1	35
2	Nigel Mansell	5	2	0	1	3	0	2	7.8	8.0	22
3	Nelson Piquet	6	1	2	0	3	2	0	2.7	9.2	21
4	Jack Brabham	4	1	1	0	2	1	2	3.8	6.8	18
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	6	1	1	0	2	0	0	14.2	7.8	16
6	Jody Scheckter	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	9.3	7.5	15
7	Carlos Reutemann	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	8.2	6.6	14
8	Jim Clark	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	3.0	2.5	12
9	Jochen Rindt	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	4.3	5.0	11
10	Alan Jones	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	12.8	14.0	11
11	Jo Siffert	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	12.8	10.8	9
12	Denny Hulme	5	0	1	1	2	0	0	9.6	4.2	15
13	Alain Prost	6	0	1	1	2	0	0	6.2	6.2	15
14	Graham Hill	6	0	1	1	2	1	0	12.0	9.3	11
15	Ayrton Senna	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	3.7	7.0	10
16	Chris Amon	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	10.8	10.8	11
17	Derek Warwick	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	10.0	11.4	8
18	Jackie Stewart	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	6.8	9.8	7
19	Didier Pironi	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	8.0	11.0	6
20	Jacky Ickx	4	0	0	2	2	1	0	7.0	11.3	8
21	John Watson	7	0	0	2	2	0	0	12.6	11.0	8
22	John Surtees	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	9.8	9.3	6
23	Patrick Tambay	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	13.8	9.3	5
24	Peter Revson	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	12.5	9.5	4
25	Keke Rosberg	6	0	0	1	1	1	0	8.8	15.7	4
26	Elio de Angelis	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.0	12.2	8
27	Clay Regazzoni	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	9.5	6
28	Derek Daly	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.7	9.7	5
29	René Arnoux	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.6	11.6	4
30	Tom Pryce	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.5	6.0	3
31	Andrea de Cesaris	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.3	10.8	3
32	Patrick Depailler	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.3	14.8	3
33	Lorenzo Bandini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	5.0	2
34	Martin Brundle	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.5	11.5	2
35	Hans Joachim Stuck	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.7	16.3	2
36	Jean-Pierre Jarier	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.2	15.8	2
37	Michele Alboreto	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.2	14.4	2
38	Phil Hill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	6.0	1
39	Philippe Streiff	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.5	7.0	1
40	Bruce McLaren	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.7	11.7	1
41	Thierry Boutsen	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.8	11.3	1
42	Bruno Giacomelli	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	9.5	1
43	Arturo Merzario	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	15.5	1
44	Gunnar Nilsson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	11.0	0
45	Vic Elford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	15.0	0
46	Allen Berg	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26.0	26.0	0
47	Nanni Galli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	23.0	0
48	Guy Ligier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	10.0	0
49	Ian Raby	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	18.0	0
50	Ivan Capelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	17.0	0
51	Mike Beuttler	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	13.0	0
52	François Hesnault	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	15.0	0
53	Alessandro Nannini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	13.0	0
54	Frank Gardner	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	23.0	0
55	Robin Widdows	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	13.0	0
56	Jo Gartner	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27.0	27.0	0
57	George Eaton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	21.0	0
58	Chris Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	7.0	0
59	Innes Ireland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	10.0	0
60	Piers Courage	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	8.0	0
61	Bob Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	19.0	0
62	Rolf Stommelen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25.0	10.0	0
63	Danny Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	23.0	0
64	François Migault	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	16.0	0
65	Chico Serra	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	22.0	0
66	Chris Lawrence	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	11.0	0
67	Silvio Moser	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	11.0	0
68	Pierluigi Martini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26.0	26.0	0
69	Corrado Fabi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	21.0	0
70	Richie Ginther	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	8.0	0
71	Harald Ertl	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	7.0	0
72	Dave Charlton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	22.0	0
73	Brian Henton	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	17.0	8.0	0
74	Bob Bondurant	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	9.0	0
75	Giancarlo Baghetti	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	12.0	0
76	Tony Maggs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	17.0	0
77	Guy Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25.0	26.0	0
78	Wilson Fittipaldi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	12.0	0
79	Richard Attwood	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	17.0	0
80	Stefan Bellof	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26.0	13.0	0
81	Pete Lovely	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	10.0	0
82	Peter Arundell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	16.0	0
83	Rupert Keegan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	11.0	0
84	David Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	16.0	0
85	Raul Boesel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	15.0	0
86	John Miles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	20.0	0
87	Johnny Dumfries	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	7.0	0
88	John Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	11.0	0
89	Pedro Rodríguez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	11.0	0
90	Bob Anderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	10.0	0
91	Brett Lunger	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	10.5	0
92	Hector Rebaque	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	15.5	0
93	Christian Danner	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	20.0	0
94	Gerhard Berger	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.5	14.5	0
95	Peter Gethin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.5	25.0	0
96	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.5	19.0	0
97	Trevor Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	19.5	0
98	Tim Schenken	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	18.5	0
99	Roberto Guerrero	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	16.0	0
100	Huub Rothengatter	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.5	15.5	0

Last updated: 30 Aug 2026, 14:34

Constructors Ranking

NO	Team	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	Team Lotus	14	4	1	2	7	6	3	9.7	12.7	62
2	Williams	7	3	1	2	6	2	1	8.1	9.9	43
3	Brabham	14	2	4	1	7	2	3	10.2	11.0	50
4	Ferrari	13	2	2	3	7	3	2	8.9	9.7	56
5	McLaren	13	2	1	3	6	0	1	11.0	10.8	47
6	Tyrrell	10	1	2	0	3	0	2	14.1	11.5	32
7	Renault	6	0	2	0	2	0	0	10.1	12.9	13
8	BRM	6	0	1	1	2	0	0	13.5	13.1	10
9	Toleman	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	13.6	13.9	7
10	Penske	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	11.0	3.0	4
11	Shadow	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.7	9.5	5
12	Matra	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	11.8	4
13	Alfa Romeo	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.2	13.9	3
14	Ligier	8	0	0	0	0	1	2	14.4	14.8	3
15	Cooper-Maserati	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.3	10.3	2
16	Honda	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	5.0	2
17	March	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.6	14.1	2
18	Surtees	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.3	15.3	2
19	Cooper-Climax	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	13.3	1
20	Fittipaldi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.8	14.5	1
21	Arrows	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.5	12.9	1
22	Shannon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	20.0	0
23	Tecno	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	23.0	0
24	Wolf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	17.0	0
25	Benetton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5	16.5	0
26	Merzario	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	19.0	0
27	Iso Marlboro	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	21.0	0
28	Trojan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25.0	23.0	0
29	Cooper-BRM	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.5	14.0	0
30	BRP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	10.0	0
31	Politoys	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26.0	24.0	0
32	Zakspeed	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	14.0	0
33	Spirit	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.5	14.0	0
34	Minardi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.3	19.0	0
35	Theodore	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	12.0	0
36	Hesketh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	19.0	0
37	Eagle	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	18.5	0
38	RAM	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.3	22.0	0
39	Lola	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.2	18.2	0
40	Ensign	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.3	20.7	0
41	ATS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.6	13.8	0
42	Osella	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.9	21.1	0

Last updated: 30 Aug 2026, 14:34

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Brands Hatch — Frequently Asked Questions

How many F1 Grands Prix have been held at Brands Hatch?

Brands Hatch has hosted 14 Formula 1 Grands Prix since the first edition in 1964.

Who has the most F1 wins at Brands Hatch?

Niki Lauda holds the record at Brands Hatch with 3 victories.

Which constructor has won most often at Brands Hatch?

Team Lotus is the most successful constructor at Brands Hatch with 4 wins.

What is the lap record at Brands Hatch?

The lap record at Brands Hatch is 01:09.593, set by Nigel Mansell in 1986.

Where is Brands Hatch located?

Brands Hatch is located in West Kingsdown.

When was Brands Hatch built?

Brands Hatch opened in 1950.

In which direction is Brands Hatch driven?

Brands Hatch is driven clockwise.

How many corners does Brands Hatch have?

Brands Hatch has 12 corners.

Is Brands Hatch a street or permanent circuit?

Brands Hatch is a permanent circuit.

Last updated: 30 Aug 2026, 14:34

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2	Ferrari	358
3	McLaren	306
4	Red Bull	222
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