Silverstone – Facts and Figures

1. The 2025 race will be the 7^th edition of the 4 Hours of Silverstone and the 8^th time the ELMS has raced at Silverstone since 2013.
2. The very first race of the new ELMS era run by LMEM was held at Silverstone on the 13^th April 2013 with a three-hour race on the full GP circuit.The race was won by British team JOTA Sport with British drivers Oliver Turvey and Simon Dolan winning in a British built Zytek-Nissan.
3. Silverstone was the first circuit to host a 4-hour race for the ELMS on 19^th April 2014.
4. Silverstone also hosted the first race for LMP3 in 2015, which was won by an all-British team, crew and car. Sir Chris Hoy and Charlie Robertson won for Team LNT in a Ginetta-Nissan.
5. Five British drivers have won in LMP3 at home in Silverstone: Sir Chris Hoy, Charlie Robertson, Alex Brundle, Christian England and Matt Bell.
6. Cars run by TDS Racing have won the 4 Hours of Silverstone in 2014 (Thiriet by TDS) and 2018 (G-Drive Racing), whilst 2025 championship-leaders VDS Panis Racing are operationally linked to TDS in this campaign.
7. Both the LMP2 Pro/Am and LMGT3 classes compete at Silverstone for the first time.
8. British teams Gulf Racing (now GR Racing), Aston Martin Racing, TF Sport and JMW Motorsport were victorious at home in the LMGTE class since 2013. Three of these teams, GR Racing, TF Sport and JMW Motorsport, will compete in the LMGT3 category at Silverstone in 2025.
9. United Autosports has been the most successful team at Silverstone in the ELMS with an overall win in 2017, three wins in LMP3 in 2018, 2017 and 2016 and three further LMP3 podiums in 2019, 2017 and 2016.

Lap Records (Race)

1. LMP2 – James Allen – 1m43.954 – 204.4 kph – 31/08/2019
2. LMP3 – Mikkel Jensen – 1m55.016 – 184.7 kph – 31/08/2019
3. LMGT3 – To be set at the 2025 4 Hours of Silverstone

Fastest Laps

1. LMP2 – Ben Hanley – 1m41.798 – 208.7 kph – 31/08/2019 – Qualifying
2. LMP3 – Yann Ehrlacher – 1m53.468 – 187.2 kph – 31/08/2019 – Qualifying

Silverstone Race Winners Competing in 2025

There are eight previous winners competing at Silverstone

1. Paul Loup Chatin (no28 IDEC Sport) – 2019 – LMP2
2. Paul Lafargue (no28 IDEC Sport) – 2019 – LMP2
3. Miguel Molina (no74 Kessel Racing) – 2018 - LMGTE
4. Filipe Albuquerque (no24 Nielsen Racing) – 2017 – LMP2
5. Michael Wainwright (no86 GR Racing) – 2015 - LMGTE
6. Matt Griffin (no55 Spirit of Race) – 2014 - LMGTE
7. Duncan Cameron (no55 Spirit of Race) – 2014 - LMGTE
8. Christian Ried (no60 Proton Competition) – 2013 – LMGTE

The 4 Hours of Silverstone is Round 5 of the 2025 European Le Mans Series and will take place on 12-14 September.