Wellington Straight
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Wellington Straight is a prominent high-speed straight section of the Silverstone Circuit used in Formula One and other major motorsport events.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
race track section
ⓘ
straight ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followsSection | The Loop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | ~700 metres ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cars reach very high speeds
ⓘ
heavy braking at end into Brooklands ⓘ |
| hasDirection | generally south-west ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
DRS zone
ⓘ
overtaking opportunity ⓘ |
| hasSpectatorArea | grandstands nearby ⓘ |
| hasSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasUsage |
qualifying sessions
ⓘ
race sessions ⓘ |
| isHighSpeed | true ⓘ |
| isKeyPerformanceSegmentIn | lap time at Silverstone Circuit ⓘ |
| isProminentSectionOf | Silverstone Grand Prix layout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buckinghamshire
ⓘ
Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Silverstone Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | former RAF Silverstone airfield ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wellington bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Silverstone Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesSection | Brooklands Corner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBySeries |
British Touring Car Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FIA Formula One World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ FIA World Endurance Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ MotoGP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Formula One
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Prix racing ⓘ motorsport ⓘ |
| usedInEvent | British Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSince | 2010 Silverstone layout revision ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.