List of Formula One circuits

A map of the world showing the locations of the circuits to host a Grand Prix in the 2015 Formula One season
Locations of the circuits that hosted a Grand Prix. Nations that will host a Grand Prix in 2015 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 70 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 predominately 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 64 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 Sochi Autodrom became the 70th circuit to host a Grand Prix, when it held the Russian Grand Prix in 2014. 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

dagger Current circuits (for the 2015 season) are shown in bold
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 1996–2015 20
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
San Marino Grand Prix		 1980–2006 27
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguezdagger Race circuit Clockwise Mexico City, Mexico 4.438 km (2.758 mi) Mexican Grand Prix 1963–1970, 1986–1992 15
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,
1990–2014		 32
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, 1981–2014 64
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, 2012–2015 11
Brands Hatch Race circuit Clockwise Kent, United Kingdom 3.703 km (2.301 mi) British Grand Prix
European Grand Prix		 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972
1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982–1986		 14
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 1991–2014 24
Circuit de Monacodagger Street circuit Clockwise Monte Carlo, Monaco 3.340 km (2.075 mi) Monaco Grand Prix 1950, 1955–2014 61
Circuit de Spa-Francorchampsdagger Race Clockwise Spa, Belgium 7.004 km (4.352 mi) Belgian Grand Prix 1950–1956, 1958, 1960–1968, 1970, 1983, 1985–2002, 2004–2005, 2007–2014 47
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, 2010–2014 35
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, United States 5.470 km (3.399 mi) United States Grand Prix 2012–2014 3
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
European Grand Prix		 1986–1990, 1994, 1997 7
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
Hockenheimring Race circuit Clockwise Hockenheim, Germany 4.574 km (2.842 mi) German Grand Prix 1970, 1977–1984, 1986–2006,
2008, 2010, 2012, 2014		 34
Hungaroringdagger Race circuit Clockwise Budapest, Hungary 4.381 km (2.722 mi) Hungarian Grand Prix 1986–2014 29
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race circuit Clockwise (Road Course), Anti-Clockwise (Oval Track) Speedway, United States 4.192 km (2.605 mi) Indianapolis 500[A]
United States Grand Prix		 1950–1960, 2000–2007 19
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 Anti-clockwise 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 2008–2014 7
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, 1971–1977 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
European Grand Prix
Luxembourg Grand Prix		 1951–1954, 1956–1958, 1961–1969, 1971–1976, 1984–1985, 1995–2007
2009, 2011, 2013		 40
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 26
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 1999–2015 17
Shanghai International Circuitdagger Race circuit Clockwise Shanghai, China 5.451 km (3.387 mi) Chinese Grand Prix 2004–2015 12
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, 1987–2014 48
Sochi Autodromdagger Road circuit Clockwise Sochi, Russia 5.872 km (3.649 mi) Russian Grand Prix 2014 1
Suzuka Circuitdagger Race circuit Clockwise, counter-clockwise Suzuka, Japan 5.807 km (3.608 mi) Japanese Grand Prix 1987–2006, 2009–2014 26
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 2009–2014 6
Zeltweg Airfield Road circuit Clockwise Zeltweg, Austria 3.186 km (1.980 mi) Austrian Grand Prix 1964 1

Proposed circuits

Two new circuits are proposed to be used in Formula One in the near future. The Grand Prix of America is a planned race that was expected to take place on the Port Imperial Street Circuit on the streets around Hudson County, New Jersey,[6] starting in 2013, but was delayed several times.[7] The European Grand Prix is planned to be revived in 2016, with a race on the streets of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

Future Formula One circuits
Circuit Map Type Direction Location Current Length Grands Prix Season(s)
Baku Street Circuit
(Azadliq Avenue)[B] 		Street circuit Anti-clockwise[8] Baku, Azerbaijan 6.006 km (3.732 mi) European Grand Prix 2016
Port Imperial Street Circuit Street circuit Clockwise New Jersey, United States 5.101 km (3.170 mi) Grand Prix of America TBA

Footnotes

A. ^ From 1950 to 1960, the Indianapolis 500 was part of the F1 World Championship.[9]
B.  ^ The name "Baku Street Circuit" has been used to refer to three different circuits used by Formula One, FIA GT and the Blancpain Sprint Series. The proposed Grand Prix circuit will be based around Azadliq Avenue.

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. ↑ "New Jersey to host Grand Prix of America in 2013". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 25 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Exclusive Q&A: Chris Pook on the Grand Prix of America in New Jersey". Racer. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Baku street track for 2016 F1 European Grand Prix unveiled - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com". Autosport. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "United States Grand Prix history". Formula 1. 16 June 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

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