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The original 1-mile grasstrack course was tarmaced in 1949. The first meeting took place on April 16th 1950. Racing was anti-clockwise until 1954 when the extension from the Paddock bend area was added to create the Druids loop and then downhill to rejoin the track at Bottom bend. The circuit then stood at 1.24 miles.
The large 'P' shape made up by the rides in the woods to the south of the circuit became the familiar course of the Grand Prix loop extension. The first meeting on the new GP circuit of 2.65 miles was August 1st 1960. An F1 race was held at that meeting (The Silver City Trophy) won by Jack Brabham but an actual F1 world Championship GP did not take place until the European GP on 11th July 1964 won by Jim Clark.
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