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 the highest class of open-wheeled

auto racing Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...

series managed by the

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; en, International Automobile Federation) is an association established on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users. It is the governing body for ...

(FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name alludes to a series of FIA rules to which all participants and vehicles are required to conform. The Formula One World Championship season consists of a series of races around the world, known as , usually held on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. Each Grand Prix meeting occurs over three days with either two or three practice sessions before a three-part qualifying session on either Friday or Saturday to set the starting order for Saturday's sprint session (to set the race's final starting positions) or Sunday's race. are frequently named after the country, region or city in which they are raced, and in some seasons, nations have hosted more than one event. Should Formula One hold two or more races in the same nation in the same year, either on a different circuit or the same one, then their Grand Prix names will be different. The results of each Grand Prix held over the course of the season are combined to determine two annual championships, one for drivers and one for constructors. Grand Prix distance regulations have varied throughout Formula One history. Between and , events ran for more than or three hours. In , race lengths were set between or two hours. It was reduced to between from with an established maximum length of in . From to , races had to last either or two hours, whichever came first. Distances of between or two hours were used from to . The minimum distance was revised to including the

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in 1984 and the maximum length was standardised at in . The exception to the rule is the

Monaco Grand Prix 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 prestigio ...

, which has a scheduled length of at least . No race can last more than two hours if it goes unhalted. From , the maximum permitted race time including probable stoppages was four hours, before being reduced to three hours for . The

British Grand Prix The British Grand Prix is a Grand Prix motor race organised in the United Kingdom by the Royal Automobile Club. First held in 1926, the British Grand Prix has been held annually since 1948 and has been a round of the FIA Formula One World Cha ...

and

Italian Grand Prix The Italian Grand Prix ( it, Gran Premio d'Italia) is the fifth oldest national Grand Prix (after the French Grand Prix, the United States Grand Prix, the Spanish Grand Prix and the Russian Grand Prix), having been held since 1921. In 2013 it ...

are the most frequently held events in the Formula One World Championship with 73 editions each since the races first formed a part of the series in 1950, followed by the Monaco Grand Prix which has been held 68 times, all on the same course, the

Circuit de Monaco Circuit de Monaco is a 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, referred to as "Monte Carlo" because it is largely inside ...

. Italy's Monza Circuit has hosted the most on any circuit with 72. The Circuit de Monaco is second with 68 events and the

Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Towcester, Silverstone and Whittlebury. It is the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted as the 1948 British Grand Prix. The 1950 ...

in the United Kingdom is third with 57 races. Austria, Bahrain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States have all held two in various seasons; the United States and Italy are the only countries to have hosted three races during a season, in and respectively. Italy has held the most with 103 since its first in 1950. Only Morocco and Qatar have staged just one Grand Prix. The most recent addition was the

Miami Grand Prix The Miami Grand Prix is a Formula One Grand Prix which forms part of the 2022 Formula One World Championship, with the event taking place at the Miami International Autodrome on a ten-year contract. History In 2018, a proposal for the Miami Gra ...

in . The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix is due to be held in . Formula 1 all over the world

1,079 World Championship events have been held over 72 seasons in 34 countries and under 53 race titles at 76 racing circuits. These figures include the

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races which were a part of the World Championships from until despite not being named a Grand Prix. The was the first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix. Not included in this list are non-championship held to Formula One regulations from

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to and as part of each of the British Formula One Championship and the South African Formula One Championship.

Active and past races

By race title

Races have been held under 53 race titles

By host nation

Map of Formula One World Championship races by host country

There have been 34 countries that have hosted a Formula One World Championship race,

By venue

A total of 76 circuits have hosted a Formula One World Championship race,

Milestone races

Multiples of 100

Notes

References

Bibliography

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External links

Formula One official website

FIA official website
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