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De facto status of territories is shown. 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. [1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform. [2]
Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto (formerly known as Circuito de Jerez and Circuito de Velocidad Jerez), is a 4.428 km (2.751 mi) racing circuit located close to the city of Jerez de la Frontera, 90-kilometre (56 mi) south of Seville and deep within the sherry-producing region in the south of Spain. The project was led by the Spanish engineer ...
FIA Formula One, FIM MotoGP: 8 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit: 150,000: Aintree United Kingdom: FIA Formula One: 9 Nürburgring: 150,000 [4] Nürburg Germany: FIA Formula One, DTM: 10 Las Vegas Motor Speedway: 142,000 [4] Las Vegas: United States: NASCAR Cup Series, IndyCar: 11 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya: 140,700 [7] Barcelona Spain: FIA ...
There are 38 Grade One circuits with 45 layouts. Circuits holding Grade One certification may host events involving "Automobiles of Groups D (FIA International Formula) and E (Free Formula) with a weight/power ratio of less than 1 kg/hp." [1] As such, a Grade One certification is required to host events involving Formula One cars.
The 1933 season was to be the final one run to Formula Libre (open formula) regulations. The CSI regulatory body of the AIACR had announced a new 750kg, weight-based formula coming into effect from 1934. For unknown reasons, the European Championship was discontinued after only two years, despite five of the national races being planned to be held.
Jerez de la Frontera (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈɾeθ ðe la fɾonˈteɾa]) or simply Jerez, also cited in old English-language sources as Xeres, is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
Sufficient capital was raised from the Italian government's funding of a fair promoting the colony so as to make the venture possible, and upon the circuit's completion the Grand Prix was scheduled for the spring of 1933. [2] This new Mellaha Lake track was a 13.140 kilometer (8.165 mi) long affair situated in a salt basin between Tripoli, Suq ...
Formula One Spanish Grand Prix (1969, 1971, 1973, 1975) European Formula Two Championship (1970, 1974) Sidecar World Championship (1951–1952, 1955, 1961–1967) Grand Prix motor racing Penya Rhin Grand Prix (1933–1936) Formula 750 (1973) Temporary Street Circuit (1933–1950, 1953–1986) Length: 3.791 km (2.356 miles) Turns: 12: Race lap ...