There has been a race track at Brands Hatch since 1926, when the land was first used for grass track bike racing. In those days, competitors ran anti-clockwise, but the direction of the circuit was switched in 1954.
The heritage of Brands is vast - name any famous driver from the last 50 years or so and they are bound to have cut their teeth racing here. Stirling Moss, Jim Clark, Barry Sheene, Jack Brabham, Ayrton Senna, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are among the countless drivers to have raced and won at Brands over the years.
Nigel Mansell scored his first Grand Prix victory here, also winning the final F1 World Championship race at Brands Hatch in 1986. The circuit became the spiritual home of the World Superbike Championship in the 1990s and 2000s, and hosted the first A1 Grand Prix in 2005. Past winners of the Formula Ford Festival meanwhile have included Jenson Button and Mark Webber. Brands Hatch continues to make history, with the Road Cycling events at the 2012 Paralympic Games based at the Kent circuit proving a huge success, with Alex Zanardi's performances voted as the number one moment of the 2012 Paralympic Games by the International Paralympic Committee. In 2013 it became one of few circuits in the world to stage an F1, Indycar and NASCAR event, the latter making its debut at the American SpeedFest with the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. International racing also continues to thrive with the Blancpain GT Series.
Brands Hatch's unique combination of dips, cambers, fearsome corners and hills means it is still one of the world's favourite racing circuits, and continues to go from strength to strength.
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Brands Hatch is situated on the A20 near West Kingsdown. Just 3 miles from junction 3 (Swanley) of the M25, it is linked via the A20 to the M20 and M25/26 motorways. Regular train services to Swanley station operate from London Victoria.
NAME | ADDRESS | CONTACT | |
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Fawkham Green Garage | Brands Hatch Rd, Longfield DA3 8PD | +44 (0)14 7487 2355 | |
Eynsford Garage | 45 Blue Chalet Industrial Park, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks TN15 6BQ | +44 (0)14 7485 3264 | |
Hartley Garage | Ash Road, Longfield DA3 8EL | +44 (0)14 7470 6501 | |
PJM Recovery | Unit 5 Mark Way, Swanley BR8 8NJ | +44 (0)13 2266 6669 | |
NAME | ADDRESS | CONTACT | MAP |
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Inglenooks Restaurant | Fawkham Green Road, Longfield. Kent. DA3 8NL | +44 (0)1474 872 291 | |
The Hilltop | Labour-In-Vain Rd, Stansted TN15 7NY | +44 (0)1732 822696 | |
The Fighting Cocks | The St, Horton Kirby, Dartford DA4 9BY | +44 (0)13 2286 2299 | |
Twig and Spoon | Ash Lane, Ash, Nr Sevenoaks, Kent. TN15 7EG | +44 (0)1474 852788 | |
Rajdani | 17-20 London Rd, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks TN15 6ES | +44 (0)1474 853501 | |
Golden Dragon | Ash Rd, Hartley, Longfield DA3 | +44 (0)1474 709888 | |
The Rising Sun Inn | Fawkham Green Road, Longfield. Kent. DA3 8NL | +44 (0)1474 872 291 | |
Royal Oak | Chapelwood Road, New Ash Green, Kent. TN15 7HT | +44 (0)1474 871588 | |
The Green Man | Hodsoll Street, Sevenoaks. TN15 7LE | +44 (0)1732 823 575 | |
Kentagon | Brands Hatch Circuit, Brands Hatch Road, Fawkham, Longfield, DA3 8NG | +44 (0) | |
The White Swan | Ash Road, Ash, Near Sevenoaks. Kent. TN15 7HJ | +44 (0)1474 872300 | |
The Gamecock | London Rd, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks TN15 | +44 (0)1474 852240 | |
The Badger | The Row, New Ash Green, Dartford DA3 8JB | +44 (0)1474 873921 |
NAME | ADDRESS | CONTACT | MAP |
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Mercure Hotel & Spa | Brands Hatch, Dartford DA3 8PE | +44 (0)871 376 9008 | |
Brands Hatch Place Hotel | Brands Hatch Road, Fawkham, Gravesend DA3 8NQ | +44 (0)845 072 7395 | |
The Hilltop Hotel | Labour-In-Vain Rd, Stansted TN15 7NY | +44 (0)1732 822696 | |
Thriftwood Holiday Park | Plaxdale Green Road, Stansted, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 7PB | +44 (0)1732 822261 | |
Holiday Inn Maidstone | London Road, Wrotham Heath, Sevenoaks, TN15 7RS | +44 (0)871 942 9054 |