British Grand Prix
United Kingdom Racing GameRace a 4.3 km circuit drawn from the United Kingdom's outline
- Length
- 4.3km
- Turns
- 17
- Main straight
- 720m
- Slowest corner
- 85km/h
- Climb
- 11m
- Setting
- Airfield
Old airfield, fast and flat: the United Kingdom racing game hosts the British Grand Prix in the spirit of Silverstone, past a row of hangars. The track is drawn from the United Kingdom's coastline, and its 17 corners follow it from Suffolk and Kent along the Channel, round Wales via Pembrokeshire and Gwynedd, up past Cumbria and the Scottish west coast to Fort William and Wick, then down through Aberdeenshire to Fife.
With 11 metres of climb, it's built for momentum.
The United Kingdom circuit map
- T1Suffolk
- T2Kent
- T3English Channel
- T4Bristol Channel
- T5Pembrokeshire
- T6Gwynedd
- T7Sefton
- T8Cumbria
- T9Dumfries and Galloway
- T10Inverclyde
- T11Grampian Mountains
- T12Argyll and Bute
- T13Fort William
- T14Wick
- T15Highland
- T16Aberdeenshire
- T17Fife
Each corner is named after the place on the United Kingdom's outline it traces.
Screenshots from the United Kingdom circuit
Around the United Kingdom track
Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster stand on the skyline, and Tower Bridge and Stonehenge appear further round the lap. Closer in there's a red telephone box by the fence, with black cabs, double-decker buses and cars parked behind the barriers and terraced houses in the background. The old hangars line one side of the airfield. The boards read Thames, Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, Cornwall and Snowdon.
- Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster
- Red telephone box
- Tower Bridge
- Stonehenge
How to drive the United Kingdom circuit
The 720-metre main straight ends at Suffolk, turn 1, the best place to pass. Two corners later comes the slowest of the lap, the English Channel, at 85 km/h, which is quick for a slowest corner. It's flat and fast everywhere else, so the lap rewards smooth hands through the long corners.
Ways to race United Kingdom
What country is this? Guess the United Kingdom from one lap
One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's the United Kingdom's outline. Could you name it before the reveal?
With sound: the video has a voiceover.
United Kingdom lap record
The United Kingdom leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.
United Kingdom racing game: questions
Is the UK track Silverstone?
No. It's drawn from Britain's coastline and laid out as a fast, flat airfield circuit in the spirit of Silverstone, with hangars by the track.
What landmarks are on the United Kingdom circuit?
Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster, Tower Bridge, Stonehenge and a red telephone box.
How long is the United Kingdom circuit?
4.3 km, with 17 turns and 11 metres of climb. The main straight is 720 metres long, and the slowest corner, English Channel, is taken at 85 km/h.
Can I race United Kingdom on my phone?
Yes. Globe Prix plays on phones and tablets with touch or tilt steering, and on desktop with a keyboard or a gamepad.
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