List of Formula 1 racetracks
The list of Formula 1 racetracks includes all the racetracks of the Formula 1 World Championship (until 1980: Automobile World Championship ) since it was founded (as of: Spanish Grand Prix 2020 ).
Most of the races in the Automobile World Championship in the early 1950s took place on closed public roads. Permanent race tracks such as the Nürburgring or the Autodromo Nazionale Monza were still the exception. The number of fatal accidents increased as the speeds increased. Accordingly, a rethink began that led to the switch to permanent race tracks with safety devices such as B. outlet zones, safety fences and cordoned off spectator areas.
Today all Formula 1 racetracks must meet the highest safety requirements of the FIA and are inspected by FIA commissioners. The track surface must consist of asphalt . The courses should not be longer than 7 km. The minimum length of a racetrack for Formula 1 races is 3.5 km. The only exception in the current Grand Prix calendar is the Circuit de Monaco with 3.340 km.
The minimum width of each newly approved route is 12 m, on the starting straight up to the end of the first curve it is even 15 m. The longitudinal gradient is regulated in relation to the speed. The starting straight should not have a gradient of more than 2% and the gradient across the direction of travel should be 1.5 to 3% for drainage. The camber of curves must not exceed 10%. Each launch site must have a length of 8 m.
Remarks
- It lists the racetracks on which races were held between 1950 and 2020 that were officially classified as the Formula 1 World Championship or the Automobile World Championship.
- Tracks on which Formula 1 races were originally to be held in the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship are highlighted in green.
- The race tracks are listed alphabetically by name in the following table. When renaming, the name of the track at the time of the last race of the Formula 1 World Championship or the Automobile World Championship was used, the current track name is given in brackets. When sorting, additions to names such as Autodromo or Circuit are not taken into account.
- For racetracks that are no longer used for Formula 1 World Championship races, the route sketch, direction of travel and route length of the last run are given.
- A distinction is made between permanent, semi-permanent and temporary racetracks in the design of the tracks. Permanent racetracks are closed off, permanent and primarily built for motorsport. In Formula 1 today, permanent racetracks are mainly used. Temporary race tracks, on the other hand, are set up on other areas such as public roads or airfields and dismantled after the event. The Circuit de Monaco was the only purely temporary Formula 1 race track from 1991 to 2015, and the Baku City Circuit has been a second temporary track on the calendar since 2016 . Semi-permanent tracks such as the Albert Park Circuit or the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve are mixed forms and have permanent track sections and / or pit facilities, but also use track sections that are only closed off for racing events. In the case of semi-permanent and temporary race tracks, the main use of the track is listed in the Type column in brackets.
statistics
- The Silverstone Circuit was the first circuit in 1950 to host a race for the World Automobile Championship.
- The races rated within the World Cup from 1950 up to and including 2019 were held on 71 race tracks in 32 countries.
- 52 Formula 1 tracks are laid out clockwise , 17 courses counter-clockwise. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was driven counterclockwise until 1960, from 2000 clockwise. The route of the Suzuka International Racing Course is the only one that has the shape of an eight.
- By 2019, most of these courses were in the US, with ten racetracks, followed by seven in France.
- Only at the Nürburgring did Grands Prix with four different titles take place, under the name Grand Prix of Germany, Luxembourg, Europe and the Eifel. Six other tracks meanwhile had two different titles.
- At 25.838 km, the 1957 Circuito di Pescara was the longest racing circuit, the variant of the Circuit de Monaco used from 1955 to 1972 was the shortest with 3.145 km.
- The Indianapolis 500 was the official run of the automobile world championship from 1950 to 1960. These were the only races in the history of the championship that took place on an oval course .
Racetracks
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| character | meaning |
|---|---|
| light green filed |
Tracks on which Formula 1 races will be held in the 2020 season. |
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Direction of travel clockwise. |
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Direction of travel counterclockwise. |
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The route is laid out in a figure eight and the first part will be driven clockwise (until 2020 only Suzuka). |
- Remarks
- ↑ As of July 8, 2018
- ↑ Indianapolis 1950–1960: The oval course is driven counterclockwise.
- ^ Indianapolis 2000-2007: The street course is driven clockwise.
See also
- List of motorsport racetracks
- List of IndyCar / ChampCar racetracks
- List of NASCAR circuits
- List of DTM racetracks
- List of dragster racetracks
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- Dates and routes: Formula 1 - The Official F1 Website (English), FIA homepage.
- Specific route data: Motor Racing Circuit Database (English).
- Specific route data: e-Tracks: World motor racing circuit (English).
- Lang, Mike; Grand Prix 1950–1965. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparkford Sommerset 1981, ISBN 0-85429-276-4 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Appendix O to the international sporting code (PDF file, English), FIA homepage, accessed on May 3, 2012.
- ^ Formula 1 - The Official F1 Results (English), FIA homepage.
