Silverstone Museum pop-up at Christmas: The cars on display in 2026
10 November 2026Christmas at Silverstone isn’t just about Lap of Lights and ice skating. This year, a special pop-up Silverstone Museum display brings a slice of racing history to the festivities, with memorabilia from the archive and cars that each have a story to tell. From F1 cars that were built right here at Silverstone to cars that have won historic races on this very circuit.
Force India: A Formula 1 car created in Silverstone’s own backyard
The first to feature in the Silverstone Museum pop-up is a 2013 Force India Formula 1 car driven by Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil. Its chassis was designed and built at the team’s Silverstone HQ, which today sits just across the road from Silverstone Museum in its new Aston Martin F1 guise.
When and where the car was built serves as a reminder of how Silverstone and the wider region have morphed into “Motorsport Valley” over the past 20 years, becoming a cluster of pioneering technology hubs and high-performance engineering companies around the circuit.
Viking: Built in a workshop, raced to three titles
Having been built by Alan Baillie in his own workshop, this Viking single-seater racing car contested the Monoposto Formula Championship between 1972 and 1976. During that time, Baillie won 21 races in it, claiming the championship title in the 1974, 1975 and 1976 seasons.
Baillie has now been racing for nearly 60 years continuously, first racing at Silverstone in 1962 in an Austin-Healey.
Rover Vitesse: Tourist Trophy winner
This Rover Vitesse is another car with a rich history here at the circuit, having won the 1983 Tourist Trophy at Silverstone. The car was driven by Steve Soper and René Metge, seeing off potent competition from BMW and Jaguar over a 107-lap race.
The Vitesse also dominated the 1983 British Touring Car Championship, with Soper initially crowned champion, before the car was excluded for a technical infringement. It went on to become one of the most memorable touring cars of the 1980s, and won the Tourist Trophy twice more, in 1985 and 1986.
Dive deeper into motorsport history at Silverstone Museum
If the pop-up leaves you wanting more, the main Silverstone Museum is home to an extensive collection of revered racing cars, interactive exhibits and immersive displays that bring the past, present and future of British motorsport to life.
Christmas at Silverstone customers can get 20% off Silverstone Museum admission, from the day of their booking up until February half term. The last eligible day is Sunday 14 February 2027.
