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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defined by the

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(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

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; 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 The is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long "North loop" track, built in the 1920s, around the village a ...

Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has hel ...

Monza Monza (, ; lmo, label= Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of M ...

, 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 The Monza Circuit ( it, Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, , National Automobile Racetrack of Monza) is a race track near the city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. Built in 1922, it was the world's third purpose-built motor racing circuit after ...

has hosted the most World Championship races; the only season it did not host a race was in , when the

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was held at the

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. The

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became the 76th circuit to host a Grand Prix, when it held the

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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

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, Italy, held the annual

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race, and in it was the only time that this race was included as part of the World Championship, a race which

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won. The

Las Vegas Street Circuit The Las Vegas Grand Prix is a planned Formula One Grand Prix due to form part of the 2023 Formula One World Championship, with the event taking place in Paradise, Nevada, on a temporary street circuit including the Las Vegas Strip. History ...

is due to host its first Grand Prix in 2023, with the

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. 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 A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of d ...

" 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.

History

Circuits

Footnotes

References

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