Six climate protesters in court over F1 track invasion at Silverstone British Grand Prix

Climate protesters arrive at Northants Crown Court. David Baldwin, Bethany Mogie, Alasdair Gibson and Emily Brocklebank arrive at Northampton Crown Court. Credit: PA
David Baldwin, Bethany Mogie, Alasdair Gibson and Emily Brocklebank arrive at Northampton Crown Court. Credit: PA Images

Six people have appeared in court charged over a track invasion at the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.

David Baldwin, 46, Emily Brocklebank, 23, Alasdair Gibson, 21, Louis McKechnie, 21, Bethany Mogie, 40, and Joshua Smith, 29, have all been charged with conspiracy to cause public nuisance at the Silverstone track.

Protesters stormed the Wellington Straight, the fastest point of the Northamptonshire track, before sitting down during the opening lap of the race on 3 July.

A previous court hearing heard demonstrators entered the track wearing orange tracksuits bearing the message "Just Stop Oil".

The contest had already been suspended following Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu's high-speed crash, but a number of cars sped by.

None of the defendants were required to enter a plea at Northampton Crown Court on Friday.

McKechnie and Smith, both from Manchester, were remanded into custody ahead of a plea hearing on 3 October.

Baldwin, of Witney, Oxfordshire; Brocklebank, of Yeadon, Leeds; Gibson, of Aberdeen; and Mogie, of St Albans, Hertfordshire, were granted bail until the same date.