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Attainable luxury · Supercar driving
Six supercar driving experiences worth booking once
Skip the ten minutes in a Lambo on an airfield. A good supercar driving experience puts you in a proper car, on a proper track, with someone beside you who can make you faster. Six we would book, what each costs per person, and how long you actually drive.
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The short answer
Which supercar driving experience is the best
Prices checked 18 October 2026
The six supercar driving experience days we would book: a three-car Triple Platinum day through ExperienceDays (£284), 90 minutes in a Porsche 911 with your own coach at Silverstone (£325), Silverstone's own McLaren, Ferrari and Aston Martin day (from £396), a full day of race cars at PalmerSport (£950 plus VAT), two days of ice driving in Swedish Lapland (from €4,950) and Aston Martin's own two-day Supercharged course (£7,995).
The best one for most people is the Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone. It is the only one under £1,000 that gives you a full 90 minutes at the wheel, with a coach in the passenger seat for all of it.
Every price is per person, from the operator's or seller's own page, read on 18 October 2026. Most need a full driving licence, and several want you to have held it for three years or more. We say which, and what is extra.
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Make it a trip
A course, not a thrill
From €4,950 for two days on ice
- Coaching all day, not three laps.
- Ice teaches car control you can use.
- Book months ahead; seasons are short.
The six
Six supercar drives, from £284
Photos are illustrative, not the cars or circuits themselves.
01 · Silverstone, Northamptonshire
Porsche Experience Centre
Run by Porsche
- You drive
- The latest Porsche 911 Carrera
- At the wheel
- 90 minutes
- Coaching
- One to one, the whole session
- Price
- £325 per person
"it's a magical feeling that no other car possesses"
Rush Magazine, April 2024
The best value here, and our pick for most people. Ninety minutes in a current 911 with a Porsche Driving Consultant beside you, on handling tracks that include a kick plate, a low-friction area and an ice hill. You learn more in an hour and a half than in a day of three-lap sessions.
Skip it if you want to say you drove Silverstone itself. The 90-minute course runs on Porsche's own tracks beside the circuit; only the longer Sport Driving School courses add a session on the Silverstone circuit.
How to book it
Book on Porsche's Silverstone booking site; courses run Monday to Friday. Bring your photocard licence: photos, copies and expired licences are turned away. You must be 18 to 80; Turbo models need you to be 21, GT models 25.
£325 including VAT on Porsche's booking page; Rush Magazine paid the same in April 2024. Other models are priced on request.
Sources: Porsche Experience Centre Silverstone: 911 Driving Experience (read 18 October 2026) · Porsche Experience Centre Silverstone: FAQ (licence and age rules) · Porsche UK: Porsche Experience, Silverstone handling tracks · Rush Magazine: Porsche Experience Centre Silverstone review (April 2024)
02 · Silverstone, Northamptonshire
The Ultimate Supercar Experience
Run by Silverstone
- You drive
- McLaren 620R, Ferrari 488 GTB, Aston Martin V8 Vantage
- At the wheel
- 3 laps in each car, 9 in all
- Circuit
- Silverstone International, 1.85 miles
- Price
- From £396 per person
The one that answers "where can I drive a Ferrari in the UK". Three serious cars, one of them a race-bred McLaren 620R, on the circuit Formula 1 uses for its International layout. About 2.5 hours at Silverstone in all, with an instructor's demonstration lap first.
Skip it if you are under 21, or have held a manual licence for less than three years. Silverstone requires both, and you show the licence on the day.
How to book it
Book direct with Silverstone, or buy it as a gift voucher there. Silverstone also runs evening sessions on the full 5.8km Grand Prix circuit in one car, from £579 in 2026, and a two-session Aston Martin Vantage drive from £249.
"From £396" on Silverstone's page; the price varies by date.
Sources: Silverstone: The Ultimate Supercar Experience (read 18 October 2026) · Silverstone: GP Circuit Evening Experience (2026 date) · Silverstone: Aston Martin Experience (read 18 October 2026)
03 · Bedford Autodrome, Bedfordshire
PalmerSport
Motorsport school
- You drive
- McLaren Artura GT4, Formula 3000, JP-LM, Ginetta G56, Caterham, Alpine A110 S
- At the wheel
- 8 driving activities in a full day
- Circuits
- Four at Bedford Autodrome
- Price
- £950 plus VAT per person
The serious one. A full day in race cars rather than road cars, from a McLaren GT4 to a Formula 3000 single-seater, with live timing and trophies. Instructors ride with you in every high-performance car except the single-seater, which you drive alone.
Skip it if you want a car you could one day own. These are race cars and prototypes, and the price is for set dates, not any day you like.
How to book it
Book through PalmerSport's sales team for a published date: £950 plus VAT (£1,140) for 5 December 2026. Hambleton Hall in Rutland sold its October 2026 day as Drive and Dine for £890 a head, or from £1,105 with a night at the hotel.
PalmerSport lists prices per date, not a standard rate; half days are also offered.
Sources: PalmerSport, Bedford Autodrome: dates and prices (read 18 October 2026) · Hambleton Hall: PalmerSport racing day package (October 2026)
04 · Arjeplog, Swedish Lapland
Lapland Ice Driving
Frozen-lake circuits, January to March
- You drive
- Porsche 992 GT3 among 30+ supercars
- At the wheel
- 1.5 days on the entry package
- Where
- Frozen lake tracks near Arjeplog
- Price
- From €4,950 per driver
"An absolute adrenaline buzz, 100 times more exciting than normal track days."
Tripadvisor reviewer, March 2023
The one you will talk about for years. Sliding a GT3 sideways on a frozen lake teaches car control at speeds that would be frightening on tarmac, and the coaching is included. A real trip rather than an afternoon.
Skip it if you need every detail fixed before you pay. The package page gives prices and days but not the nights, the cars or the flights, so get a written quote.
How to book it
Ask for a quote on Lapland Ice Driving's site. The 1.5-day Découverte package is from €4,950 per driver including tax; the 2.5-day Elle et Lui package is from €5,750. Coaching, track access, the clubhouse and insurance with an excess are listed as included. Prices vary by season.
From €4,950 per driver including tax; flights and nights are not listed on the package page.
Sources: Lapland Ice Driving: packages and prices (read 18 October 2026) · Elferspot: Lapland Ice Driving feature (January 2025) · Tripadvisor: Lapland Ice Driving review (March 2023)
05 · Millbrook, Silverstone and Gaydon
Aston Martin Supercharged
Run by Aston Martin
- You drive
- The Aston Martin range
- At the wheel
- Two days: Millbrook, then Stowe circuit
- Includes
- A night at Silverstone, a hot lap, a Gaydon tour
- Price
- £7,995 per person, £8,995 a couple
The big-birthday one, run by the maker itself. Day one is vehicle dynamics and driving at Millbrook Proving Ground, then a night at the Escapade hotel at Silverstone; day two is Stowe circuit, a hot lap with a racing driver and a tour of Aston Martin's Gaydon headquarters. Owners and enthusiasts alike can book.
Skip it if you are under 25 or have held a full licence for less than five years. Aston Martin's insurance needs both.
How to book it
Email Aston Martin's experiences team to book; full payment by card, or a gift voucher, secures the place. The 2026 dates ran in May, July and September, so ask for the next ones. An extra night is £245, and a chauffeur from Heathrow or London £395 each way.
£7,995 for one driver; £8,995 for a couple, where the partner can come along without driving.
Sources: Aston Martin: Supercharged UK 2026 brochure (read 18 October 2026)
06 · Brands Hatch, Donington, Oulton Park and more
Triple Platinum Supercar Thrill
Sold by ExperienceDays
- You drive
- Three of: Ferrari 458, McLaren 570S, Lamborghini Gallardo LP570, Audi R8 V10, Nissan GT-R
- At the wheel
- 6 miles in each car, 18 in all
- Plus
- Sighting laps and a passenger hot lap
- Price
- £284 per person
The gift-catalogue day done properly. Three supercars, 18 miles in all, which is about twice the drive of the usual three-car voucher, and you can take it at a real circuit such as Brands Hatch, Donington Park, Oulton Park or Castle Combe.
Skip it if you would end up at an airfield. Several venues on the list are airfields; choose a circuit when you book, and budget £55 extra, paid to the track, at Brands Hatch, Donington, Mallory Park, Oulton Park and Snetterton.
How to book it
Buy the voucher from ExperienceDays (valid 12 months), then book a date with the provider. Weekends are £25 extra. You need a full UK or European licence, to be 17 or over and to drive a manual. The listing quotes about 25 minutes of driving; confirm the timings when you book.
£284 on ExperienceDays; the exact cars can vary on the day.
Sources: ExperienceDays: Triple Platinum Supercar Driving Thrill with Hot Lap (read 18 October 2026) · Littlewoods: Virgin Experience Days Triple Supercar Blast, up to nine miles (read 18 October 2026)
The price ladder
From £284 to £7,995
- Triple Platinum£284three supercars, 18 miles
- Porsche at Silverstone£32590 minutes in a 911
- Silverstone Ultimate£396nine laps, three cars
- PalmerSport£1,140a full day, VAT included
- Lapland Ice Driving€4,9501.5 days on ice
- Aston Martin Supercharged£7,995two days, one night
Price per person, from each operator's or seller's own page. Bars are to scale, treating £1 as about €1.15.
Car by car
Every supercar driving experience here, side by side
What you drive, how long you actually drive it, and what it costs per person. From each operator's or seller's own page.
| Experience | Car(s) | Time at the wheel | Price per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Platinum (ExperienceDays) | Three of Ferrari 458, McLaren 570S, Lamborghini Gallardo, Audi R8, Nissan GT-R | 18 miles, about 25 minutes | £284 |
| Porsche Experience Centre | Porsche 911 Carrera | 90 minutes, one-to-one coach | £325 |
| Silverstone Ultimate Supercar | McLaren 620R, Ferrari 488 GTB, Aston Martin V8 Vantage | 9 laps of the International circuit | From £396 |
| PalmerSport | McLaren Artura GT4, Formula 3000, JP-LM, Ginetta G56 and more | 8 activities, full day | £950 plus VAT |
| Lapland Ice Driving | Porsche 992 GT3 and other supercars | 1.5 days | From €4,950 |
| Aston Martin Supercharged | Aston Martin range | 2 days | £7,995 |
Sources: ExperienceDays: Triple Platinum Supercar Driving Thrill with Hot Lap (read 18 October 2026) · Porsche Experience Centre Silverstone: 911 Driving Experience (read 18 October 2026) · Silverstone: The Ultimate Supercar Experience (read 18 October 2026) · PalmerSport, Bedford Autodrome: dates and prices (read 18 October 2026) · Lapland Ice Driving: packages and prices (read 18 October 2026) · Aston Martin: Supercharged UK 2026 brochure (read 18 October 2026)
Side by side
The six, at a glance
| Triple Platinum | Porsche | Silverstone | PalmerSport | Lapland | Aston Martin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where | Choice of UK circuits | Silverstone | Silverstone | Bedford | Arjeplog, Sweden | Millbrook and Silverstone |
| Run by | Gift catalogue | Porsche | The circuit | Motorsport school | Ice-driving specialist | Aston Martin |
| Price each | £284 | £325 | From £396 | £1,140 | From €4,950 | £7,995 |
| Licence rule | Full UK or EU, manual | Full UK or EU | Manual, held 3 years | Ask | Ask | Held 5 years, age 25+ |
| Best for | A gift | Learning to drive fast | A Ferrari at Silverstone | Race cars | Car control | A milestone |
Questions
Supercar driving experience: what people ask
Which supercar driving experience is the best?
For most people, the 90-minute 911 course at the Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone (£325). You get one car, one coach and an hour and a half at the wheel, which teaches you far more than three laps each in three cars. For a once-in-a-lifetime trip, ice driving in Lapland (from €4,950) is the one people talk about for years.
Where can I experience driving a Ferrari in the UK?
Silverstone's Ultimate Supercar Experience includes three laps in a Ferrari 488 GTB, alongside a McLaren 620R and an Aston Martin Vantage, from £396. ExperienceDays' Triple Platinum day lists a Ferrari 458 among its cars (£284), though the exact cars vary. Ferrari's own Corso Pilota courses are in Italy and Finland, from €12,000 plus VAT for the Sport course at Fiorano.
Is the Silverstone supercar experience worth it?
Yes, if you want the name and a Ferrari. The Ultimate Supercar Experience is from £396 for nine laps of the 1.85-mile International circuit in three cars. If you would rather learn, the Porsche Experience Centre next door gives you 90 minutes at the wheel for £325, though on Porsche's own tracks rather than the circuit.
Can I experience driving a supercar without a driving licence?
Not at these six. Porsche, Silverstone, ExperienceDays and Aston Martin all ask for a full licence, and Silverstone wants a manual licence held for three years. Bring the photocard: Porsche turns away photos and copies. PalmerSport and Lapland Ice Driving do not publish their rule on the pages we read, so ask before you book.
How much does a supercar driving experience cost?
For the six here, per person: £284 for three supercars through ExperienceDays, £325 for 90 minutes in a Porsche 911, from £396 for Silverstone's three-car day, £950 plus VAT for a day at PalmerSport, from €4,950 for ice driving in Lapland and £7,995 for Aston Martin's two-day course. Cheaper vouchers exist: Red Letter Days sells an Aston Martin drive for £149.99, but that is about ten minutes behind the wheel.
Sources: Porsche Experience Centre Silverstone: 911 Driving Experience (read 18 October 2026) · Porsche Experience Centre Silverstone: FAQ (licence and age rules) · Silverstone: The Ultimate Supercar Experience (read 18 October 2026) · ExperienceDays: Triple Platinum Supercar Driving Thrill with Hot Lap (read 18 October 2026) · Aston Martin: Supercharged UK 2026 brochure (read 18 October 2026) · Ferrari London Maranello dealer: Corso Pilota 2026 prices · Red Letter Days: An Aston Martin Thrill (read 18 October 2026)
How we chose: supercar driving experience days that are run by a manufacturer, a circuit or a serious motorsport school, or, for the one catalogue pick, that can be taken at a real circuit, each priced per person from the operator's or seller's own page and judged on time at the wheel rather than the number of cars. No one paid to be included. Every price and specification links to where we checked it on 18 October 2026. How we choose.
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