This summer’s eagerly anticipated Classic will serve up a double dose of automotive anniversaries at Silverstone with all of 2021’s major marque and model milestones added to those rolled over from last year’s postponed staging of the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival.

Ensuring all visitors to The Classic share in the celebrations, the 60th-anniversary Mini Cooper celebration will be spread over all three days. Qualifying for all important grid positions takes place on the Friday, followed by two stunning 20-minute races on both Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

The 2021 bill also features a special race to mark 60 years of the equally evocative Jaguar E-type as part of its programme of retro races that showcase the very best of historic motorsport from across the ages.