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The track reached its crowd record in 1985, when over 40,000 people arrived to watch Tähtien kisat ("The Race of Stars"), in which both Formula 1 and World Rally Championship stars from around the world, including Nelson Piquet, Keke Rosberg, Timo Salonen and Michele Mouton, gathered at Ahvenisto to race in identical and near-standard BMW cars.
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 ...
Circuit de Monaco is a 3.337 km (2.074 mi) street circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the Principality of Monaco.It is commonly, and even officially, [1] referred to as "Monte Carlo" because it is largely inside the Monte Carlo neighbourhood of Monaco.
The Monaco Grand Prix (French: Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One motor racing event held annually on the Circuit de Monaco, in late May or early June.Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world, [1] [2] [3] and is one of the races—along with the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans—that form the Triple ...
Grades 1–4 concern various categories of cars depending on their power to weight ratio, and grade 6 relates to autocross, rallycross and ice racing courses. Grade 5 was previously designated for alternative energy vehicles until September 2022 when this was changed to designate developing circuits with FIA Provisional Circuit Licences .
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.
[9] [10] In 2019 it hosted the 1000th round of the Formula One World Championship. The 2020 Grand Prix, scheduled for 19 April, was postponed and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11] Plans for 2021, 2022 and 2023 races were announced and later cancelled. [12] The Grand Prix returned to the Formula One calendar in 2024. [13]
Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (2021–present) Formula E Jeddah ePrix (2025) Former: GT World Challenge Europe 6 Hours of Jeddah (2024) WTCR Race of Saudi Arabia (2022) Grand Prix Circuit (2021–present) Surface: Asphalt: Length: 6.174 km (3.836 miles) Turns: 27: Race lap record: 1:30.734 (Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W12, 2021, F1) Formula ...