List of Formula One circuits

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Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is currently the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body.{{cite web|url=http://www.fia.com/en-GB/the-fia/about-fia/Pages/AboutFIA.aspx |title=About FIA |publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) |access-date=31 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628200958/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/the-fia/about-fia/Pages/AboutFIA.aspx |archive-date=28 June 2011}} The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform.{{cite web|last=Williamson|first=Martin|title=A brief history of Formula One|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/3831.html|publisher=ESPN|access-date=23 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406023200/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/3831.html|archive-date=6 April 2015}} The Formula One World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as {{not a typo|Grands Prix}}, usually held on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets.{{harvnb|Hughes|Tremayne|2002|pp=82–83}} The results of each race are combined to determine two annual championships, one for drivers (World Drivers' Championship), and one for constructors (World Constructors' Championship).{{cite web|date=7 April 2020|title=2020 Formula One Sporting Regulations|url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2020_formula_1_sporting_regulations_-_iss_6_-_2020-04-07.pdf|access-date=15 April 2020|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)|pages=3–4|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412175805/https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2020_formula_1_sporting_regulations_-_iss_6_-_2020-04-07.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-format=PDF|url-status=live}}

This list is for the circuits that hosted World Championship races from 1950 until now. The terms "Formula One race" and "World Championship race" were not always synonymous throughout history – see {{section link|Formula One|Distinction between Formula One and World Championship races}} for a detailed explanation.

History

The first World Championship Grand Prix was held in {{F1|1950}} at Silverstone; since then 77 circuits in total have hosted a Grand Prix. A lot of classic (older) circuits have hosted {{not a typo|Grands Prix}} using different configurations throughout their history: Nürburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, etc. Taking Nürburgring as an example, the first World Championship race there used the {{convert|22.835|km|mi|abbr=on}} configuration, but concerns over safety meant that more recent {{not a typo|Grands Prix}} have used a shorter, safer circuit.{{harvnb|Hughes|Tremayne|2002|p=76}} Formula One 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 {{F1|2012}}, nearly half were not on the calendar before {{F1|1999}}.{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/22058/7283408/A-truly-global-sport |title=A truly global sport |publisher=Sky Sports |date=31 October 2011 |access-date=18 June 2012 |first=Pete |last=Gill |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103011931/http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/22058/7283408/A-truly-global-sport |archive-date= 3 January 2012}} The Autodromo Nazionale Monza has hosted the most World Championship races; the only season it did not host a race was in {{F1|1980}}, when the Italian Grand Prix was held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2006/9/4900.html |title=Facts and figures – Italian Grand Prix |publisher=Formula 1 |date=7 September 2006 |access-date=22 June 2012 |archive-date=18 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018133654/http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2006/9/4900.html |url-status=live }} The Las Vegas Strip Circuit became the 77th circuit to host a Grand Prix, when it held the Las Vegas Grand Prix in 2023; this is the latest addition to this list. The longest circuit to have hosted a Grand Prix is the Pescara Circuit, which hosted the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix: the {{convert|25.800|km|mi|abbr=on}} long circuit in Pescara, Italy, held the annual Coppa Acerbo race, and in {{F1|1957}} it was the only time that this race was included as part of the World Championship, a race which Stirling Moss won.{{cite web |url=http://en.espnf1.com/italy/motorsport/circuit/1273.html |title=Pescara Circuit |publisher=ESPN |access-date=18 June 2012 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205307/http://en.espnf1.com/italy/motorsport/circuit/1273.html |url-status=live }}

As some circuits have hosted {{not a typo|Grands Prix}} using different configurations, the most recent configuration used is listed in the table below.

Circuits

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The "Circuit" column uses the name contemporary to the last time the circuit was used in Formula One.
The "Map" column shows a diagram of the latest configuration on current tracks and the last configuration used on past tracks.
The "Type" column refers to the type of circuit: "street" is a circuit held on closed city streets, "road" refers to a mixture of public roads and a permanent track, and "race" is a permanent facility.
The "Last length used" shows the track length for the configuration that was used last time the Formula One race was held on a given track.
The "Direction" column shows the direction for the configuration that was used last time the Formula One race was held on a given track.
The turns column shows the number of turns for the configuration that was used the last time a Formula One race was held on a given track.

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List of Formula One circuits

History

Circuits

Footnotes

References

See also

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