List of Formula One circuits

A map of the world showing the locations of the circuits to host a Grand Prix in the 2017 Formula One season
Locations of the circuits that hosted a Grand Prix. Nations that hosted (or scheduled to host) a Grand Prix in 2017 are highlighted in green, with circuit locations marked in black. Former host nations are shown in dark grey. Former host circuits are marked with a white dot.

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body.[1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform. The Formula One World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, usually held on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.

The first World Championship Grand Prix was held in 1950 at Silverstone; since then 71 circuits have hosted a Grand Prix. Circuits such as the Nürburgring have hosted Grands Prix using different configurations. The first race at the Nürburgring used the 22.835 km (14.189 mi) configuration, but concerns over safety meant that more recent Grands Prix have used a shorter, safer circuit.[2] F1 circuits were predominantly in Europe during the early years of the championship, as the sport has expanded so has the location of its circuits. The expansion into Asia and America has been a recent occurrence. Of the 20 circuits that hosted a Grand Prix in 2012, nearly half were not on the calendar before 1999.[3]

The Autodromo Nazionale Monza has hosted the most Grands Prix; it has been used as the circuit for the Italian Grand Prix 66 times. The only season it did not host a race was in 1980, when the Italian Grand Prix was held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.[4] The Baku City Circuit became the 71st circuit to host a Grand Prix, when it held the European Grand Prix in 2016. The longest circuit to have hosted a Grand Prix is the Pescara Circuit, which hosted the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix. The 25.800 km (16.031 mi) long circuit in Pescara, Italy, held the annual Coppa Acerbo race; in 1957 it was included as part of the World Championship, a race which Stirling Moss won.[5]

As some circuits have hosted Grands Prix using different configurations, the most recent configuration used is listed in the table below.

Circuits

Key
dagger Current circuits (for the 2016 season)
Formula One circuits
Circuit Map Type Direction Location Current length Grands Prix Season(s) Grands Prix held
Adelaide Street Circuit Street circuit Clockwise Adelaide, Australia 3.780 km (2.349 mi) Australian Grand Prix 1985–1995 11
Ain-Diab Circuit Road circuit Clockwise Casablanca, Morocco 7.618 km (4.734 mi) Moroccan Grand Prix 1958 1
Aintree Road circuit Clockwise Liverpool, United Kingdom 4.828 km (3.000 mi) British Grand Prix 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961–1962 5
Albert Parkdagger Street circuit Clockwise Melbourne, Australia 5.303 km (3.295 mi) Australian Grand Prix 1996–2016 21
Autódromo do Estoril Race circuit Clockwise Estoril, Portugal 4.182 km (2.599 mi) Portuguese Grand Prix 1984–1996 13
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Race circuit Anti-clockwise Imola, Italy 4.909 km (3.050 mi) Italian Grand Prix 1980 1
San Marino Grand Prix 1981–2006 26
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguezdagger Race circuit Clockwise Mexico City, Mexico 4.313 km (2.680 mi) Mexican Grand Prix 1963–1970, 1986–1992, 2015–2016 17
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet Race circuit Anti-clockwise Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5.031 km (3.126 mi) Brazilian Grand Prix 1978, 1981–1989 10
Autódromo José Carlos Pacedagger Race circuit Anti-clockwise São Paulo, Brazil 4.309 km (2.677 mi) Brazilian Grand Prix 1973–1977, 1979–1980,
1990–2016		 34
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Race circuit Clockwise Buenos Aires, Argentina 4.206 km (2.613 mi) Argentine Grand Prix 1953–1958, 1960, 1972–1975, 1977–1981, 1995–1998 20
Autodromo Nazionale Monzadagger Race circuit Clockwise Monza, Italy 5.793 km (3.600 mi) Italian Grand Prix 1950–1979, 1981–2016 66
AVUS Street circuit Anti-clockwise Berlin, Germany 8.300 km (5.157 mi) German Grand Prix 1959 1
Bahrain International Circuitdagger Race circuit Clockwise Sakhir, Bahrain 5.412 km (3.363 mi) Bahrain Grand Prix 2004–2010, 2012–2016 12
Baku City Circuitdagger Street circuit Anti-clockwise Baku, Azerbaijan 6.006 km (3.732 mi) European Grand Prix 2016 1
Brands Hatch Race circuit Clockwise Kent, United Kingdom 3.703 km (2.301 mi) British Grand Prix 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 12
European Grand Prix 1983, 1985 2
Buddh International Circuit Race circuit Clockwise Greater Noida, India 5.141 km (3.194 mi) Indian Grand Prix 2011–2013 3
Bugatti Circuit Race circuit Clockwise Le Mans, France 4.273 km (2.655 mi) French Grand Prix 1967 1
Caesars Palace Grand Prix Street circuit Anti-clockwise Las Vegas, United States 3.650 km (2.268 mi) Caesars Palace Grand Prix 1981–1982 2
Charade Circuit Road circuit Clockwise Clermont-Ferrand, France 8.055 km (5.005 mi) French Grand Prix 1965, 1969–1970, 1972 4
Circuit Bremgarten Road circuit Clockwise Bremgarten, Switzerland 7.208 km (4.479 mi) Swiss Grand Prix 1950–1954 5
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunyadagger Race circuit Clockwise Montmeló, Spain 4.655 km (2.892 mi) Spanish Grand Prix 1991–2016 26
Circuit de Monacodagger Street circuit Clockwise Monte Carlo, Monaco 3.337 km (2.074 mi) Monaco Grand Prix 1950, 1955–2016 63
Circuit de Spa-Francorchampsdagger Race circuit Clockwise Spa, Belgium 7.004 km (4.352 mi) Belgian Grand Prix 1950–1956, 1958, 1960–1968, 1970, 1983, 1985–2002, 2004–2005, 2007–2016 49
Circuito de Monsanto Street circuit Clockwise Lisbon, Portugal 5.440 km (3.380 mi) Portuguese Grand Prix 1959 1
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Race circuit Clockwise Nevers, France 4.411 km (2.741 mi) French Grand Prix 1991–2008 18
Circuit Gilles Villeneuvedagger Street circuit Clockwise Montreal, Canada 4.361 km (2.710 mi) Canadian Grand Prix 1978–1986, 1988–2008, 2010–2016 37
Circuit Mont-Tremblant Race circuit Clockwise Mont-Tremblant, Canada 4.265 km (2.650 mi) Canadian Grand Prix 1968, 1970 2
Circuit of the Americasdagger Race circuit Anti-clockwise Austin, Texas, United States 5.470 km (3.399 mi) United States Grand Prix 2012–2016 5
Circuit Park Zandvoort Race circuit Clockwise Zandvoort, Netherlands 4.252 km (2.642 mi) Dutch Grand Prix 1952–1953, 1955, 1958–1971, 1973–1985 30
Circuit Paul Ricard Race circuit Clockwise Castellet, France 5.800 km (3.604 mi) French Grand Prix 1971, 1973, 1975–1976, 1978, 1980, 1982–1983, 1985–1990 14
Circuit Zolder Race circuit Clockwise Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 4.011 km (2.492 mi) Belgian Grand Prix 1973, 1975–1982, 1984 10
Circuito da Boavista Street circuit Anti-clockwise Porto, Portugal 7.775 km (4.831 mi) Portuguese Grand Prix 1958, 1960 2
Circuito de Jerez Race circuit Clockwise Jerez de la Frontera, Spain 4.428 km (2.751 mi) Spanish Grand Prix 1986–1990 5
European Grand Prix 1994, 1997 2
Circuito del Jarama Race circuit Clockwise Jarama, Spain 3.404 km (2.115 mi) Spanish Grand Prix 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974,
1976–1979, 1981		 9
Detroit street circuit Street circuit Anti-clockwise Detroit, United States 4.168 km (2.590 mi) Detroit Grand Prix 1982–1988 7
Dijon-Prenois Race circuit Clockwise Dijon, France 3.886 km (2.415 mi) French Grand Prix
Swiss Grand Prix 		1974, 1977, 1979, 1981–1982, 1984 6
Donington Park Race circuit Clockwise Leicestershire, United Kingdom 4.020 km (2.498 mi) European Grand Prix 1993 1
Fair Park Street circuit Anti-clockwise Dallas, United States 3.901 km (2.424 mi) Dallas Grand Prix 1984 1
Fuji Speedway Race circuit Clockwise Shizuoka, Japan 4.563 km (2.835 mi) Japanese Grand Prix 1976–1977, 2007–2008 4
Grand Prix of Long Beach Street circuit Clockwise Long Beach, United States 3.251 km (2.020 mi) United States Grand Prix West 1976–1983 8
Hockenheimringdagger Race circuit Clockwise Hockenheim, Germany 4.574 km (2.842 mi) German Grand Prix 1970, 1977–1984, 1986–2006,
2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016		 35
Hungaroringdagger Race circuit Clockwise Budapest, Hungary 4.381 km (2.722 mi) Hungarian Grand Prix 1986–2016 31
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race circuit Anti-clockwise Speedway, United States 2.500 mi (4.023 km) Indianapolis 500[A] 1950–1960 11
Clockwise 4.192 km (2.605 mi) United States Grand Prix 2000–2007 8
Istanbul Park Race circuit Anti-clockwise Istanbul, Turkey 5.338 km (3.317 mi) Turkish Grand Prix 2005–2011 7
Korea International Circuit Race circuit Anti-clockwise Yeongam, South Korea 5.615 km (3.489 mi) Korean Grand Prix 2010–2013 4
Kyalami Race circuit Clockwise(1967—85); Anti-clockwise(1992—93) Midrand, South Africa 4.200 km (2.610 mi) South African Grand Prix 1967–1980, 1982–1985, 1992–1993 20
Marina Bay Street Circuitdagger Street circuit Anti-clockwise Singapore 5.065 km (3.147 mi) Singapore Grand Prix 2008–2016 9
Montjuïc circuit Street circuit Anti-clockwise Barcelona, Spain 3.791 km (2.356 mi) Spanish Grand Prix 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975 4
Mosport International Raceway Race circuit Clockwise Bowmanville, Canada 3.957 km (2.459 mi) Canadian Grand Prix 1967, 1969, 1971–1974, 1976–1977 8
Nivelles-Baulers Race circuit Clockwise Nivelles, Belgium 3.724 km (2.314 mi) Belgian Grand Prix 1972, 1974 2
Nürburgring Race circuit Clockwise Nürburg, Germany 5.148 km (3.199 mi) German Grand Prix 1951–1954, 1956–1958, 1961–1969, 1971–1976, 1985, 2009, 2011, 2013 26
European Grand Prix 1984, 1995–1996, 1999-2007 12
Luxembourg Grand Prix 1997-1998 2
Pedralbes Circuit Street circuit Clockwise Barcelona, Spain 6.316 km (3.925 mi) Spanish Grand Prix 1951, 1954 2
Pescara Circuit Road circuit Clockwise Pescara, Italy 25.800 km (16.031 mi) Pescara Grand Prix 1957 1
Phoenix street circuit Street circuit Anti-clockwise Phoenix, United States 3.720 km (2.312 mi) United States Grand Prix 1989–1991 3
Prince George Circuit Race circuit Clockwise East London, South Africa 3.920 km (2.436 mi) South African Grand Prix 1962–1963, 1965 3
Red Bull Ringdagger (formerly A1-Ring and Österreichring) Race circuit Clockwise Zeltweg, Austria 4.326 km (2.688 mi) Austrian Grand Prix 1970–1987, 1997–2003, 2014–2016 28
Reims-Gueux Road circuit Clockwise Reims, France 8.302 km (5.159 mi) French Grand Prix 1950–1951, 1953–1954, 1956,
1958–1961, 1963, 1966		 11
Riverside International Raceway Race circuit Clockwise Riverside, United States 5.271 km (3.275 mi) United States Grand Prix 1960 1
Rouen-Les-Essarts Road circuit Clockwise Rouen, France 6.542 km (4.065 mi) French Grand Prix 1952, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1968 5
Scandinavian Raceway Race circuit Clockwise Anderstorp, Sweden 4.025 km (2.501 mi) Swedish Grand Prix 1973–1978 6
Sebring International Raceway Road circuit Clockwise Sebring, United States 8.356 km (5.192 mi) United States Grand Prix 1959 1
Sepang International Circuitdagger Race circuit Clockwise Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5.543 km (3.444 mi) Malaysian Grand Prix 1999–2016 18
Shanghai International Circuitdagger Race circuit Clockwise Shanghai, China 5.451 km (3.387 mi) Chinese Grand Prix 2004–2016 13
Silverstone Circuitdagger Race circuit Clockwise Silverstone, United Kingdom 5.891 km (3.660 mi) British Grand Prix 1950–1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987–2016 50
Sochi Autodromdagger Road circuit Clockwise Sochi, Russia 5.872 km (3.649 mi) Russian Grand Prix 2014–2016 3
Suzuka Circuit dagger Race circuit Clockwise and Anti-clockwise (figure eight) Suzuka, Japan 5.807 km (3.608 mi) Japanese Grand Prix 1987–2006, 2009–2016 28
Tanaka International Circuit Race circuit Clockwise Aida, Japan 3.703 km (2.301 mi) Pacific Grand Prix 1994–1995 2
Valencia Street Circuit Street circuit Clockwise Valencia, Spain 5.419 km (3.367 mi) European Grand Prix 2008–2012 5
Watkins Glen Race circuit Clockwise Watkins Glen, United States 5.430 km (3.374 mi) United States Grand Prix 1961–1980 20
Yas Marina Circuitdagger Race circuit Anti-clockwise Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 5.554 km (3.451 mi) Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2009–2016 8
Zeltweg Airfield Road circuit Clockwise Zeltweg, Austria 3.186 km (1.980 mi) Austrian Grand Prix 1964 1

Footnotes

A. ^ From 1950 to 1960, the Indianapolis 500 was part of the F1 World Championship.[6]

References

General

Specific

  1. ↑ "About FIA". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  2. ↑ Hughes & Tremayne 2002, p. 76
  3. ↑ Gill, Pete (31 October 2011). "A truly global sport". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Facts and figures – Italian Grand Prix". Formula 1. 7 September 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Pescara Circuit". ESPN. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "United States Grand Prix history". Formula 1. 16 June 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

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