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| Location | West Kingsdown, Kent, England |
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| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) BST (April–October, UTC+1) |
| Coordinates | 51°21′24″N 0°15′45″E / 51.35667°N 0.26250°E |
| FIA Grade | 2 (both layouts) |
| Owner | MotorSport Vision (January 2004–present) |
| Opened | 1950 |
| Major events |
Current: GT World Challenge Europe (2014–2019, 2021–present) NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (2012–2019, 2021–present) BSB (1995–present) BTCC (1958–present) British GT (1993–1997, 1999–2004, 2006–present) TCR UK (2018–2019, 2021–present) Formula Ford Festival (1976–present) Former: Formula One British Grand Prix (Intermittently 1964–1986) European Grand Prix (1983, 1985) World Touring Car Championship Race of UK (2006–2010) World SBK (1993, 1995–2008) A1GP (2005, 2007–2009) DTM (2006–2013, 2018–2019) W Series (2019) CART (2003) World Sportscar Championship (1967–1972, 1974, 1977, 1979–1982, 1984–1989) FIM Endurance World Championship (1966–1968, 1978–1979, 2001) Sidecar World Championship (1999–2003, 2005, 2007, 2015) 2012 Summer Paralympics |
| Website | http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/brands-hatch/ |
| Grand Prix Circuit (2003–present) | |
| Length | 3.916 km (2.433 miles) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Race lap record | 1:12.276 (Adam Carroll, A1GP Ferrari, 2009, A1GP) |
| Indy Circuit (2003–present) | |
| Length | 1.944 km (1.208 miles) |
| Turns | 6 |
| Race lap record | 0:38.032 (Scott Mansell, Benetton B197 Judd, 2004, EuroBOSS/F1) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1999–2002) | |
| Length | 4.221 km (2.623 miles) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Race lap record | 1:16.170 (Tony Worswick, Jordan 194 Judd, 2001, EuroBOSS/F1) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1988–1998) | |
| Length | 4.182 km (2.599 miles) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Race lap record | 1:13.860 (Emanuele Naspetti, Reynard 91D, 1991, F3000) |
| Indy Circuit (1976–1998) | |
| Length | 1.938 km (1.204 miles) |
| Turns | 6 |
| Race lap record | 0:38.760 (Luiz Garcia Jr., Reynard 95D, 1996, F3000) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1976–1987) | |
| Length | 4.207 km (2.614 miles) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Race lap record | 1:09.593 (Nigel Mansell, Williams FW11, 1986, F1) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1960–1975) | |
| Length | 4.265 km (2.650 miles) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Race lap record | 1:21.100 (Niki Lauda, Ferrari 312B3, 1974, F1) |
| Club Circuit (1954–1975) | |
| Length | 1.995 km (1.240 miles) |
| Turns | 5 |
| Race lap record | 0:49.600 (Alan Fowler, Mercury 3-Ford, 1972, Group 5) |
| Original Circuit (1950–1953) | |
| Length | 1.609 km (1.000 miles) |
| Turns | 4 |
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Originally used as a grasstrack motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently hosts many British and International racing events. The venue is owned and operated by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation.