It’s time for the Tissot Grand Prix of the United Kingdom at the legendary Silverstone circuit. Time and time again, this hallowed turf has laced MotoGP with memories to last a life time and beyond, with some of the best Grands Prix taking place. So sit back, grab an umbrella and then relax as we take you down memory lane for some of the best British GPs at Silverstone.
2011: Stoner wins as Edwards takes last MotoGP podium
It was wet for the 2011 British GP at Silverstone and it was Casey Stoner who started on pole and searched for another victory in his first year with Honda, whilst Marco Simoncelli and Jorge Lorenzo joined him on the front row. Lorenzo got the holeshot ahead of Stoner but on the first lap, Stoner and teammate Andrea Dovizioso passed him, with Simoncelli P4 until a few laps later, he too was P3. A mistake by the #58 at Turn 1 saw him run off but he was back on the podium as Lorenzo crashed at Turn 1 shortly after. Simoncelli’s first podium was forced to wait as he joined him in the same gravel two laps later. This promoted Colin Edwards to P3, something he held on until the end of the GP. Extra special for the ‘Texas Tornado’, who after missing a first GP in his career due to injury in Barcelona, returned to the MotoGP podium for the last time.
2013: established star vs rookie sensation
2013 was a classic year for many reasons; Jorge Lorenzo looked to defend his 2012 crown, Casey Stoner’s void had was filled by a remarkable Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi returned to Yamaha and was already a Grand Prix winner amidst a myriad of other stories. At Silverstone, it was all about Lorenzo and Marquez. A last lap decider between the #99 and #93 saw them swap places into Brooklands and again at Luffield – Marc tried the first move and went too tight into the penultimate corner, allowing Lorenzo to come back through. The title race had new life with the double Champion coming out on top, the gap down to 30 at the top.
WATCH: 2013 British GP
2015: Rossi reignites 2015 title hopes with first Silverstone victory
Where to start in 2015? A simmering rivalry between Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez but ‘The Doctor’ was yet to cross lines with main title rival Lorenzo and coming into Silverstone – off the back of a hard-fought Brno which saw Rossi P3 and Lorenzo win, both on 211 points – the Italian needed some magic. However, he hadn’t won the British Grand Prix in a decade, in a wet weather Grand Prix in 2005 at Donington Park. The rain came to Rossi’s side again though, this time at Silverstone. Taking the lead and battling early on with Marc Marquez – until the Spaniard crashed out at Copse – Rossi took back firm control of his Championship lead with what would be his last win of 2015 and on British soil, whilst Lorenzo was fourth. Danilo Petrucci took a first podium in second, Andrea Dovizioso a fine P3.
2016: Viñales rockets to first GP win as Suzuki return to the top
A year on from the drama of the title race and something different; Suzuki’s competitivity was growing all the time and after a first podium early in the season at Le Mans, their time was coming. A red flag after Viñales grabbed the holeshot due to an incident involving Loris Baz and Pol Espargaro meant a fresh start. Home star Cal Crutchlow got the holeshot but was picked off on the opening lap by Viñales, who then broke clear. Andrea Iannone was in the podium positions until he fell at Luffield whilst Rossi vs Marquez was as fierce as ever for the top three. However, nobody could stop Viñales, a first win of his MotoGP career and Suzuki’s first since Le Mans in 2007 with Chris Vermeulen.
2019: Rins denies Marquez in a true classic British GP at Silverstone
Three years on from Suzuki’s first triumph in the modern era at one of the great British racing venues, it happened again. Marc Marquez had done the majority of the work throughout the Grand Prix but Alex Rins was right there with him. Boxing clever into the final lap and taking defensive lines – whilst guarding the racing line, a lesson learnt from 2013’s battle with Lorenzo – it looked like the #93 had it all wrapped up. However, building out of Luffield and through Woodcote, the #42 of Rins carried all the speed to come through and get ahead of Marquez by the line in an epic finale to the Grand Prix. After a first win earlier in the year at COTA, Silverstone welcomed another Suzuki victory for Rins.
That’s not all; there’s been an array of classics throughout the years at Silverstone. 1977’s showdown between Kenny Roberts and British legend Barry Sheene is often regarded as one of the sport’s greatest historic moments, whilst fast forwarding to 2023’s British GP, it was more of the same with Aleix Espargaro surprising Francesco Bagnaia on the final lap to snatch victory away from the Italian. There have been four different winners in the last four GPs in 2025 and nine different winners from the last nine British GPs: the perfect stage for another blockbuster in Great Britain awaits.