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.

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Wellington Straight canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf race track section
straight
country United Kingdom
followsSection The Loop
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
linked to: Silverstone Circuit
locatedIn Buckinghamshire
Northamptonshire
Silverstone Circuit
locatedOn former RAF Silverstone airfield
namedAfter Wellington bomber
partOf Silverstone Circuit
precedesSection Brooklands Corner
linked to: Brooklands corner
usedBySeries British Touring Car Championship
FIA Formula One World Championship
linked to: Formula One

FIA World Endurance Championship
MotoGP
usedFor Formula One
Grand Prix racing
motorsport
usedInEvent British Grand Prix
usedSince 2010 Silverstone layout revision

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Silverstone Circuit hasStraight Wellington Straight
International Circuit hasFeature Wellington Straight