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This is a list of Automobile racing and Motorcycle racing venues in the United Kingdom
Road Courses
[edit]England
[edit]| Name | Map | Type | Direction | Location | Opened (closing date if now defunct) | Length | Major Events |
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| Aintree Motor Racing Circuit | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Aintree, Merseyside | 1954 | 2.47 kilometres (1.53 mi) (Club Circuit) | FIA Formula One World Championship British Grand Prix (1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962) |
| Battersea Park Street Circuit | 
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Temporary | Anticlockwise | Battersea, Greater London | 2015 (2016) | 2.925 kilometres (1.818 mi) | FIA Formula E Championship London ePrix (2015-2016) |
| Bedford Autodrome | Permanent | Thurleigh, Bedfordshire | |||||
| Brands Hatch | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Fawkham, Kent | 1950 | 3.908 kilometres (2.428 mi) (GP Circuit) | FIA Formula One World Championship British Grand Prix (1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986)
FIA Formula One World Championship Grand Prix of Europe (1983, 1985) FIA World Touring Car Championship Race of UK (2006-2010) |
| Cadwell Park | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Louth, Lincolnshire | 1934 | 3.477 kilometres (2.161 mi) (Full Circuit) | |
| Castle Combe Circuit | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Castle Combe, Wiltshire | 1950 | 2.977 kilometres (1.850 mi) | |
| Croft Circuit | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Dalton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire | 1948 | 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) | |
| Donington Park | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Castle Donington, Leicestershire | 1931; 1977 (reopened) | 4.020 kilometres (2.498 mi) (Grand Prix Circuit) | FIA Formula One World Championship European Grand Prix (1993)
FIA World Touring Car Championship Race of UK (2011) FIM Road Racing World Championship British Grand Prix (1987-2009) |
| Goodwood Circuit | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Chichester, West Sussex | 1948 | 3.809 kilometres (2.367 mi) | |
| Lydden Hill Race Circuit | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Wootton, Kent | 1955 | 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) | FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of Great Britain (2014-2016) |
| Mallory Park | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire | 1955 | 2.173 kilometres (1.350 mi) | |
| Oulton Park Circuit | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Little Budworth, Cheshire | 1953 | 4.332 kilometres (2.692 mi) (International Circuit) | |
| Rockingham Motor Speedway | 
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Permanent | Anticlockwise | Corby, Northamptonshire | 2001 | 3.122 kilometres (1.940 mi) (International Super Sports Car Circuit) | |
| Silverstone Circuit | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Silverstone, Northamptonshire | 1948 | 5.901 kilometres (3.667 mi) (Arena Grand Prix Circuit) | FIA Formula One World Championship British Grand Prix (1950-1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987-2016) (add F2 note)
FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Silverstone (2012-2016) FIA World Touring Car Championship Race of UK (1987, 2005) FIM Road Racing World Championship British Grand Prix (1977-1986, 2010-2016) |
| Snetterton Circuit | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Snetterton, Norfolk | 1951 | 4.779 kilometres (2.970 mi) (Snetterton 300 Circuit) | |
| Thruxton Circuit | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Thruxton, Hampshire | 1950 | 3.792 kilometres (2.356 mi) |
Northern Ireland
[edit]Scotland
[edit]| Name | Map | Type | Direction | Location | Opened (closing date if now defunct) | Length | Major Events |
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| Knockhill Racing Circuit | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Dunfermline, Fife | 1974 | 2.092 kilometres (1.300 mi) (International Circuit) |
Wales
[edit]| Name | Map | Type | Direction | Location | Opened (closing date if now defunct) | Length | Major Events |
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| Aintree Motor Racing Circuit | 
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Permanent | Clockwise | Ty Croes, Anglesey | 1997 | 3.38 kilometres (2.10 mi) (International GP Circuit) |