Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit

Brookland is in essence where the story of motorsport at permanent racing venues really begins.

Brooklands motor racing circuit. Brooklands became europe s first permanent circuit when it opened on july 17 1907. Brooklands circuit history brooklands track weybridge surrey. To begin with many of the procedures were based on horse racing traditions partly in an attempt to attract a ready made audience to this new and curious sport. He donated over 30 acres of his esta.

Motor racing 1907 1914. Yet on the other hand brooklands remains one of the true wonders of the world. A year later again a grand prix at the brooklands circuit. In 1926 the first ever british grand prix was held at brooklands.

But when in september 1939 word war two broke out motor racing stopped again. Brooklands was also a major centre for aircraft design construction and flight testing for most of the 20th century. The world s first purpose built motor racing circuit was opened in 1907 on a marshy piece of country estate in weybridge surrey by wealthy english industrialist hugh fortescue locke king who wanted to establish a venue for british. Within its original 330 acre boundary many of britain s earliest motoring motor racing and aircraft businesses.

A permanent grand prix circuit named after sir malcolm campbell. Because brooklands was the world s first purpose built motor racing circuit there were no established rules to follow. Brooklands is the world s first purpose built motor racing circuit crafted by local landowner hugh locke king on 330 acres of farm and woodland on his estate at weybridge in surrey. Car at pit stop.

As grand prix racing began to capture the imagination on the continent brooklands held britain s first such events in 1926 and 1927. Motor racing continued in 1920 the beginning of the golden decade of the brooklands circuit. Car race at brooklands surrey. Brooklands was a 2 75 mile 4 43 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.

Work commenced in late 1906. Permanent oval and road courses circuit history. The liberal use of straw bales made various circuit layouts possible around the starting straight and test hill.