Brooklands
Brooklands circuit layout | |
| Location | Surrey, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°20′56″N 0°28′21″W / 51.34889°N 0.47250°W |
| Capacity | 287,000 |
| Broke ground | October 1906 |
| Opened | 17 June 1907 |
| Closed | August 1939 |
| Major events | British Grand Prix (1926–1927) |
| Outer Circuit (1907–1939) | |
| Surface | Concrete |
| Length | 4.453 km (2.767 mi) |
| Turns | 3 |
| Banking | 30° |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1926–1939) | |
| Length | 4.210 km (2.616 mi) |
| Turns | 3 |
| Mountain Circuit (1930–1935) | |
| Length | 1.880 km (1.168 mi) |
| Turns | 3 |
| International Trophy Circuit (1937–1939) | |
| Length | 5.422 km (3.369 mi) |
| Turns | 8 |
| Campbell Circuit (1937–1939) | |
| Length | 3.648 km (2.267 mi) |
| Turns | 8 |
Brooklands was a 2.767-mile (4.453 km) motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1907 and was the world's first purpose-built 'banked' motor racing circuit as well as one of Britain's first airfields, which also became Britain's largest aircraft manufacturing centre by 1918, producing military aircraft such as the Wellington and civil airliners like the Viscount and VC10.
The circuit hosted its last race in August 1939 and today part of it forms the Brooklands Museum, a major aviation and motoring museum, as well as a venue for vintage car, motorcycle and other transport-related events.