What a terrific event the Silverstone Classic is. With a full catalogue of historic racing – which runs right up until 9pm on the Saturday evening, with earlier finishes for Friday’s qualifying and Sunday’s racing – there was plenty of action to watch on track… if you could drag yourself away from the paddocks and static club and trader displays on the infield. Silverstone is spread over a vast area, but there’s seemingly something going in all of it.
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There was plenty to celebrate. Maserati’s centenary was marked with one-make race and a parade, while the relative whippersnapper that is the Ford Mustang (50 years old in 2014) had its own parade and the Mustang Trophy. The latter also included other makes of cars, meaning that the Mustang suffered the indignity of not winning the event it was named after. Elsewhere, there was everything from Formula Junior to Group C, and even a demonstration (with overtaking permitted…) of 1990s GT racers. It was great to see the likes of Porsche 911 GT1s and McLaren F1 GTRs in action, less so to see a Porsche 911 and Ferrari F40 come together on one of those overtakes. We were there for the full three days to capture the action.
To see all our coverage from Silverstone, click on the links below
Gallery: Group C, with race report
Gallery: Super Touring Car Trophy, with race report
Gallery: Historic Masters F1, with race report
Ford Mustang 50th anniversary celebration
Silverstone Auctions highlights – Part two
Silverstone Auction highlights – Part one
Gallery: Sir John Whitmore Trophy, with race report
Cars that rock Silverstone Classic: Nissan R91CK
Cars that rock Silverstone Classic: Iso Griffo A3/C
Cars that rock Silverstone Classic: Porsche 911 GT1
Cars that rock Silverstone Classic: 1950 Chevrolet Stepside
GRR arrives at the Silverstone Classic
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