Stowe corner is a very fast right hander towards the end of the lap on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit. Formula One cars enter the braking zone for Stowe at almost 200mph. It’s a great place to spectate from, with three different grandstands and some general admission viewing areas.
For the 2025 British GP the three grandstands will become the ‘Landostands’.
This article provides all the details on spectating at Stowe, including grandstand seating plans, images and videos of the view and TV screens, nearest car parks, entrances and more.
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Where is Stowe corner?
Stowe corner is Turn 15 on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit layout. It’s a fast right-hander that’s about three quarters of the way around the lap.
It’s at the end of the very fast Hangar Straight where F1 cars reach their top speed and just before Vale corner and Club corner, the final technical section of the lap.
Image below courtesy of the Silverstone website.
How fast do F1 cars go around Stowe?
On the run down Hangar Straight prior to Stowe corner, F1 cars reach their top speed around Silverstone of almost 320kph. This video of Lewis Hamilton’s 2020 pole lap at the British Grand Prix shows him maxing out at 318kph. That’s 198mph.
Is Stowe a good place to sit at Silverstone?
Stowe is a good place to sit at Silverstone for the F1 if you want to see the cars involved in some high speed cornering with their downforce being put to the test.
Unlike Copse or Abbey it’s not flat out, which means it’s a little harder to judge for the drivers and often you’ll see cars running slightly wide on the large run-off area at the corner exit.
The long Hangar Straight before Stowe is often a good opportunity for some slipstreaming before late braking in to the corner.
Stowe is only used as part of the Grand Prix circuit which is raced on by the Formula One, MotoGP and Silverstone Classic. The BTCC and most club events use the National circuit which does not include Stowe corner.
There is a general admission spectating area at Stowe, as well as three different grandstands, Stowe A, B and C, all on the outside of corner. Each stand gives a slightly different perspective on the circuit and the action taking place on it. Read more info on the specific view from each grandstand later in this article.
For those interested in camping at Silverstone the sites to the South and East of the circuit are the closest to Stowe Corner. These include the Ridings, Whittlebury Park and Woodlands.
Stowe grandstand tickets
Tickets for this grandstand often sell out fast for the British GP. If that’s the case but you still want to sit here, I’d suggest buying tickets through StubHub. They always have lots of tickets for sale, including many single-day options. Often tickets will appear for sale on StubHub cheaper than the official prices in the run-up to the event.
I’ve used StubHub for F1 tickets many times over the last couple of years, including when I went to the Las Vegas GP in 2023. I’ve always had a great experience with them and will definitely use them again this year.
They also have a very robust ‘FanProtect guarantee’ which means your tickets and money are very well protected.
Landostand
Silverstone have just announced that for 2025 they’re partnering with Lando Norris and the three Stowe grandstands will become the Landostand, the official Lando Norris grandstand for fans of the McLaren driver.
Tickets for these will be for either 3 or 4-day reserved seats, and you get a free Landostand T-shirt plus a Lando fan pack with your seat purchase. The prices are supposedly fixed and won’t be dynamically increasing. They start at £474 for 3 days for a seat in either of the three grandstands.
There is also the option to go for standing tickets here. The standing area is in front of the grandstand, but I’d pay the extra and go for seats. I think any of these tickets will give you general admission access to the rest of the circuit.
All the other info on this page about the views from Stowe is applicable, it’s just that next year they’ll be called the Landostand!
More info on tickets can be found on the Silverstone website here.
Are the grandstands covered?
None of the Stowe grandstands are covered, all three of them are fully open to the elements. So bring your umbrella or your sun hat, depending on what the British weather fancies doing.
Are there big TV screens visible from here?
There are two large TV screens across the circuit, on the inside of the track. These are slightly spread out so are more or less visible depending on which bit of the corner, or which grandstand you are sat in.
The first image below is from Stowe grandstand A, the second from B and the third from C.
Stowe A grandstand
Where is it?
Stowe A is the closest of the three grandstands to the Hangar Straight, and sits parallel to it. It is on the outside of the circuit (left-hand side) just as the cars turn in to the corner. The track starts off close to the grandstand but gradually turns away from it.
Stowe A is North-West facing.
What's the view like?
Being parallel to the Hangar straight, the view back down the straight towards the exit of Chapel is slightly compromised. Usually you can only see as far as the Hangar bridge.
The benefit of its orientation, however, is that you get a wonderful view of the cars as they leave Stowe corner and you can follow them all the way past the first apex of Vale, often the scene for some great overtaking. None of the other Stowe grandstands have such a good view of that section of track.
The image below shows the sections of the track visible from Stowe A, highlighted in pink.
This video perfectly captures the view, showing how much you can of the cars as they run down through Vale corner.
Stowe A granstand seating plan
Below is the seating plan for Stowe A grandstand. Enter your name and email in the boxes below and the full hi-res plan will be sent straight to your inbox.
You can see how the track curves away from this grandstand as it goes around Stowe corner.
Stowe A is the largest of the three grandstands here. The rows run from A (front / lowest) to W (back / highest) and seat numbers go from 1 (nearest to the start of the Hangar Straight) to 204 (furthest from the track as it curves away from you).
I would chose to sit in the middle of the grandstand to have the best view of the cars as they run down towards Vale.
Stowe B grandstand
Where is it?
Stowe B grandstand is in the middle of the other two grandstands, again on the outside of the circuit. It is directly opposite the apex of the corner and at 45 degrees to both Stowe A and C, so is pretty much North facing.
What's the view like?
The positioning of Stowe B grandstand at Silverstone means that you can see more of the Hangar straight than either of the other two grandstands. If you get the right spot you can actually see the cars as they exit Chapel corner, then lose them again briefly as they enter the Hangar Straight, then follow them all the way down to Stowe.
The downside is you can’t quite see as much as the cars head towards Vale. At best you can just about see them turn in to the left hander, but not a lot else.
The image below shows how much of the circuit can be seen from Stowe B, highlighted in pink.
This video provides a good example of the view from here.
Stowe B grandstand seating plan
Below is the seating plan for Stowe B grandstand. Enter your name and email in the boxes below and the full hi-res plan will be sent straight to your inbox.
The rows run from A (front / lowest) to U (back / highest) and seat numbers go from 1 (closest to Hangar Straight) to 144 (closest to Vale).
Stowe C grandstand
Where is it?
Stowe C grandstand is on the left of the other two grandstands as you look at the track from the outside of the corner. It is positioned parallel to the track as it exits Stowe and runs down to Vale.
Because of its location towards the exit of Stowe and to allow for the large gravel trap here, it is set back the furthest of these three grandstands. It’s North-East facing.
What's the view like?
Because it is set back quite a way from the edge of the track, Stowe C has the poorest view of these three grandstands. Your view back up the Hangar straight is compromised by things on the inside of the circuit. And your view down towards Vale is also limited by adjacent grandstands and spectator areas.
The best place to sit in Stowe C would be on the extreme right hand side. This means you are likely to get better views of both the Hangar Straight and the run to Vale.
The image below roughly shows the sections of the track that can be seen from here, highlighted in pink.
This video provides a good example of the view from this grandstand.
Stowe C grandstand seating plan
Below is the seating plan for Stowe C grandstand. Enter your name and email in the boxes below and the full hi-res plan will be sent straight to your inbox.
Stowe C is exactly the same size and seating layout as Stowe B. The rows run from A (front / lowest) to U (back / highest) and seat numbers go from 1 (closest to Hangar Straight) to 144 (closest to Vale).
Nearest spectator entrances
The closest entrance for spectators is Gate 10, this is directly behind Stowe corner on the outside of the circuit.
See our other post on Silverstone’s spectator entrance gates for more details and a map of their locations.
Other Silverstone Grandstands
Check out my spectating guides for all other grandstands at Silverstone:
- Abbey grandstands
- Becketts grandstands
- Chapel grandstand
- Club corner grandstands
- Copse grandstands
- Farm Curve grandstands
- Hamilton Straight grandstands
- Luffield grandstands
- National Pit Straight grandstands
- Stirling grandstands
- The View grandstands
- Vale grandstands
- Village grandstands
- Woodcote grandstands
