British GP at Silverstone already a 142,000 sellout as F1 boom continues

  • Race at Silverstone on 3 July set to smash attendance records
  • F1 expects all 20 remaining grands prix this year to sell out

The British Grand Prix at Silverstone has sold out in the shortest time in the race’s history and is now expected to break all previous attendance records this year. The sales reflect a growing surge in the popularity of Formula One, with race organisers at Silverstone citing an unprecedented demand for tickets, while F1 expect all of its remaining 20 races this year will also sell out.

All 142,000 tickets for race day at the British Grand Prix on Sunday 3 July have been sold, which will be a new record attendance. Organisers are expectant that demand for the Friday and Saturday of the race weekend is such that both days could also all be taken up. This would be the first time in the history of the race, which has been on the F1 calendar every year since 1950, all three days will have sold out. If it does the weekend crowd will surpass the record of 356,000 who attended in 2021.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/hPF6Bl5

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