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The first World Championship Grand Prix was held in 1950 at Silverstone; since then 77 circuits in total have hosted a Grand Prix.A lot of classic (older) circuits have hosted 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 22.835 km (14.189 mi ...
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (French pronunciation: [siʁkɥi də spa fʁɑ̃kɔʁʃɑ̃]), informally referred to as Spa, [1] [2] is a 7.004 km (4.352 mi) motor-racing circuit located in Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium, about 8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Spa.
Europe MotoGP 4.657 km (2.894 mi) Circuit de Monaco: Monte Carlo Monaco: Grand Prix 3.340 km (2.075 mi) Europe Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours: Magny-Cours France: Grand Prix 4.411 km (2.741 mi) Europe Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps: Stavelot Belgium: Grand Prix 7.004 km (4.352 mi) Europe Circuit Gilles Villeneuve: Montreal Canada: Grand Prix
On September 25, 1949, the race was held for the first and the last time in Czechoslovakia as part of the Grand Prix motor racing (later evolved into Formula One). [4] The Czechoslovakian Grand Prix in 1949 was run clockwise on a shorter 17.800 km (11.060 mi) layout, which turned right at Veselka, bypassed Ostrovacice and entered Žebětín ...
Current track compared to previous track Aerial view of the track in 2023 with remains of the old track layout visible in the forest (upper left) Remains of the Ostkurve in early 2012 In the early 2000s, F1 officials demanded the 6.823 km (4.240 mi) track be shortened and threatened to discontinue racing there, threatening to relocate to other ...
The race is run around a 2.769 km (1.721 mi) long street circuit, the "Circuit de Pau-Ville" laid out around the French town, and is in many ways similar to the more famous Formula One Monaco Grand Prix. About 20 km (12 mi) to the west of the city, there is a 3.030 km (1.883 mi) long club track named Circuit Pau-Arnos.
Pirelli Motorsport has planned for a two-day tyre testing for its 2018 Formula 1 tyres at Circuit Paul Ricard in the months of May, June and September 2017. [7] The track remained on the F1 calendar until the 2022 season, after which it disappeared from the calendar again. [8] Paul Ricard has the 3-star FIA Environmental Accreditation.
It was the first F1 circuit with an artificial chicane, built in 1934 on the start-finish straight to reduce speed in the pits after 3.4 mi (5.5 km) of flat out. [4] [8] The track's last race was a four-hour World Sportscar Championship race in 1961, [1] [6] won by Lorenzo Bandini and Giorgio Scarlatti driving a Ferrari 250 TR for Scuderia ...