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Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
, abbreviated to F1, is currently the highest class of open-wheeled
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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; en, International Automobile Federation) is an association established on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users. It is the governing body for ...
(FIA), motorsport's world governing body. 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 , 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 ( World Drivers' Championship), and one for constructors ( World Constructors' Championship). 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 for a detailed explanation.


History

The first World Championship Grand Prix was held in at Silverstone; since then 76 circuits in total have hosted a Grand Prix. A lot of classic (older) circuits have hosted using different configurations throughout their history: Nürburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, etc. Taking Nürburgring as an example, the first World Championship race there used the configuration, but concerns over safety meant that more recent have used a shorter, safer circuit. 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 , nearly half were not on the calendar before . The Autodromo Nazionale Monza has hosted the most World Championship races; the only season it did not host a race was in , when the
Italian Grand Prix The Italian Grand Prix ( it, Gran Premio d'Italia) is the fifth oldest national Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix (after the French Grand Prix, the United States Grand Prix, the Spanish Grand Prix and the Russian Grand Prix), having been he ...
was held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. The
Miami International Autodrome The Miami International Autodrome is a purpose-built temporary circuit around Hard Rock Stadium and its private facilities in the Miami metropolitan area, Miami suburb of Miami Gardens, Florida. The track is long and features 19 corners with a ...
became the 76th circuit to host a Grand Prix, when it held the Miami Grand Prix in 2022; 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 long circuit in
Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...
, Italy, held the annual Coppa Acerbo race, and in it was the only time that this race was included as part of the World Championship, a race which Stirling Moss won. The Las Vegas Street Circuit is due to host its first Grand Prix in 2023, with the Las Vegas Grand Prix. As some circuits have hosted using different configurations, the most recent configuration used is listed in the table below.


Circuits

* 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.


Footnotes


References

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External links


Formula One official website

FIA official website
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Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...