Roads around the circuit on the Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire border were grid locked as fans were left queuing in traffic jams.
"In the interests of safety we have turned people away," said Katie Tyler, the Silverstone spokesman. "We are genuinely upset. We are seriously sorry for the fans and are doing all we can to limit the impact. Ticket holders who missed out will be refunded."
Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez tweeted: "Very bad traffic to get into the circuit!! And they close one line, not a good idea."
Some 76 flood warnings and 142 flood alerts remain in England and Wales, with 12 flood warnings in Scotland.
Heather Shepherd from the National Flood Forum, said: "There are many properties across the country that haven't been affected by flooding before, and this is suddenly arriving on their doorstep unexpectedly."
In Yealmpton, Devon, one of the worst hit areas, about 40 homes were deluged by up to 6ft of water as the River Yealm reached a record high of seven and a half feet, breaching flood defences. Emergency services evacuated a number of families to a rescue centre.
The Environment Agency used pumps to help clear flood water from properties and warned people on campsites to stay alert.
Local resident Silvia Oldfield, 76, said the torrential rain overnight was "absolutely horrendous".
Her flooded garden is now "a sheet of water right across to the other side of the river," she said.
Elsewhere, the downpours, which follow the wettest June and April on record, brought disruption to homes, roads and railways.
* A road bridge in South Hams, Devon was in danger of collapsing after rapidly rising river levels.
* In Aveton Gifford, Devon, several cars were swept away from the low lying car park on the edge of the village.
* Fire crews in Dorset attended more than 60 incidents involving flooded properties or vehicles stuck in water.
* Firefighters were called to protect properties from flooding in Powys and Carmarthenshire, in Wales.
* Residents in about 13 houses in the Leicestershire village of Sheepy Magna were evacuated from their homes after flooding.
* A number of homes and a campsite near rivers in north Northumberland and County Durham were evacuated.
* In Midlothian, Scotland, several drivers had to be rescued from cars overnight on minor roads.
* Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue had received 140 flooding related calls since midnight on Friday.
* Conditions for thousands of fans at the T in the Park music festival in Balado near Kinross, were described as a "mudbath".
Peter Gibbs, a BBC weather forecaster, said a large area of rain had been concentrated over south-west England: "That's why we've got a red severe weather warning. That's the highest level that we issue, and the reason is that the rain just isn't going to move on."
As much as 2.8in of rain were due in some spots on Saturday, while about 1in was expected more widely.
The Met Office said a low pressure system was set to bring rain and thundery showers to the UK until early next week.
Fresh downpours follow last month's drenching. It was the wettest and dullest June since records began, provisional Met Office figures show.
Total UK rainfall was nearly 6in - more than twice as much as normally expected. It was also the rainiest April on record,
"Movements in the track of the jet stream, a narrow band of fast flowing westerly winds high in the atmosphere, have contributed to the weather we have seen," said a Met Office spokesman.
The Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall are due to visit flood-hit communities in Mid Wales next week.
They will also meet rescuers - including helicopter crew from the RAF base where Prince William is stationed - who winched holidaymakers to safety after they were hit by a 5ft deluge of floodwater in an "unprecedented event" last month.
More than 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes, caravans and tents when rivers burst their banks near Aberystwyth.
Clarence House yesterday confirmed that Prince Charles had donated an undisclosed sum towards the flood relief fund.
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