Most new British circuits were being built on disused Royal Air Force airfields, and Silverstone, located in Northamptonshire in central England, was one of those circuits.
A maioría dos novos circuítos británicos construíanse nos campos de aviación en desuso da Real Forza Aérea, e Silverstone, situado en Northamptonshire, no centro de Inglaterra, foi un deses circuítos.