Formula Vintage - Round 1 - Silverstone

13 Apr 2019 - 14 Apr 2019

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The opening round of the 2019 Formula Vintage Championship will take place on the national Circuit of Silverstone over the weekend of 13 and 14 April. 

The action packed two day event builds upon the history of the traditional Spring Start Race Meeting and VSCC racing at Silverstone which dates back to April 1949.

Seventy years later, the April Race Meeting at Silverstone remains one of the VSCC’s most popular events with spectators and competitors alike. The action packed two day event builds upon the history of the traditional Spring Start Race Meeting and VSCC racing at Silverstone which dates back to April 1949.

Event Timetable


Friday 12th April
1600hrs – 1800hrs                       Signing On                                  Garages 12d – 12e
1600hrs – 1815hrs                       Scrutineering                               Scrutineering Bay
1830hrs                                        Drivers Briefing                          Woodcote Media Centre
           
Saturday 13th April
0730hrs - 0945hrs                        Signing On                                  Garages 12d – 12e
0730hrs – 1015hrs                       Scrutineering                               Scrutineering Bay
0800hrs – 1015hrs                       Drivers Briefings Commence     Woodcote Media Centre
0830hrs                                        Engines may be started
0900hrs – 1150hrs                       Practice Sessions
1200hrs                                        Race 1 – Standard & Modified Pre-war Sports Cars
1225hrs                                        Race 2 – Vintage Racing Cars
1250hrs                                        Race 3 – Special Pre-war Sports Cars
1315hrs                                        Race 4 – Pre-1961 Racing Cars
1330hrs – 1430hrs                       Lunch Break including GRID WALK
1410hrs                                        Drivers Briefing – Benjafields start drivers only – Le Mans start procedures
1430hrs                                        Race 5 – Benjafields 100
1525hrs                                        Race 6 - Short Handicap Race
1550hrs                                        Race 7 – HGPCA
1620hrs                                        Race 8 – Standard Racing & Sports Cars, plus Allcomers Scratch Race
1645hrs                                        Race 9 – Short Handicap Race
1710hrs                                        Race 10 – Short Scratch Race
1800hrs                                        Curfew
 
Sunday 14th April
0730hrs – 0900hrs                       Signing On                                  Garages 12d – 12e
0730hrs – 0915hrs                       Scrutineering                               Scrutineering Bay
0800hrs – 0920hrs                       Drivers Briefings Commence     Woodcote Media Centre
0830hrs                                        Engines may be started
0900hrs – 1135hrs                       Practice Sessions
1135hrs – 1225hrs                       Lunch Break
1225hrs                                        Race 11 – HRDC Allstars
1305hrs                                        Race 12 – HGPCA
There is no Race 13
1335hrs                                        Race 14 – AR Morgan Challenge
1405hrs                                        Race 15 – Hawthorn International & Tom Cole 1950s Race
1445hrs                                        Race 16 – HRDC Classic Alfa Challenge
1525hrs                                        Race 17 – AR Morgan Challenge
1555hrs                                        Race 18 – HRDC Coys Trophy
1650hrs                                        Race 19 – F3 500s
1800hrs                                        Curfew


Aside from the exciting action on track, ‘Formula Vintage’ will again offer the Spectator all that is great about attending a VSCC Race Meeting, with free access to the Paddock, where you can get up-close to the cars and drivers, a mouth-watering display of cars from our Principal Associates Bonhams, an AutoSolo in the Outer Paddock area during Saturday morning, onsite catering facilities, Car Club displays, a busy Trade Village and much more ‘Vintage’ entertainment for the whole family. 

Spectator Downloads
Pit Stop Cafe menu

Tickets now available on the gate £20 per day.

Saturday 13th April

A truly Vintage Racing Day Out with the content on the opening round of our championship featuring Pre-war cars in the main, with the welcome addition of the Historic Grand Prix Cars Association.

Races featured at this event are detailed below, with race order to be confirmed in due course.

51st GP   Itala  & 57th   Lanchester Trophy Race for Vintage Racing Cars - 15 minutes

21st   Amschel Rothschild & 34th   Patrick Lindsay Memorial Trophy  Race for Front-Engined   Pre-1961 Racing Cars - 15 minutes

47th Fox   & Nicholl Trophy Race for Standard & Modified Pre-war Sports-Cars - 15 minutes

11th   Silverstone Trophy Race for Special Pre-war Sports-Cars - 15 minutes

Short Scratch for all  Pre-war Cars - 10 minutes

Short Handicap for all Pre-war Cars - 5 laps

Standard Pre-war Racing & Sports Cars - 15 minutes

Historic Grand Prix Car Association - 20 minutes

Benjafields Bentley Centenary Race - 60 minutes

Sunday 14th April

Our tribute to Historic Racing takes place on Sunday 14th April, with a day dedicated to the era of cars that immediately follow the Pre-war period.

The races detailed below will feature during the meeting, with final race order to be announced in due course.

31st Hawthorn  International Trophy Race & Tom Cole Trophy Race - 1950 Sports Racing Cars & FISCAR - 30 minutes

Historic Grand Prix Car Association - 20 minutes

AR Racing Morgan Aero Challenge - 2 x 20 minute races

HRDC ALLSTARS - 30 minutes

HRDC COYS TROPHY - 45 minutes

HRDC CLASSIC ALFA  CHALLENGE - 30 minutes

F3 500s - 15 minutes

Follow signs off the A43 south of Towcester
Northampton Tourist Information, Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, tel 01604 838800/01604 838801 http://www.explorenorthamptonshire.co.uk

Please contact Lesley and Mark at Homeside B&B, a family-run B&B on the Dadford Road, Silverstone, about ten minutes walk to the circuit.
www.homesidesilverstone.com
Please contact the Competition Department on 01608 644777 or email colette.trippick@vscc.co.uk

The entry list is only available to logged in members.