Formula One Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one ...

, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled

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series managed by the

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; ) is an international organisation with two primary functions surrounding use of the automobile. Its mobility division advocacy, advocates the interests of motoring organisations, the automot ...

(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 lasts three days with either one or three practice sessions before a three-part qualifying session on Saturday to set the starting order for Sunday's race. A Saturday sprint is held at select events, with the starting grid determined by a separate, shorter qualifying session held on Friday. 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, on either a different or the same track, then their names will be different. The results of each Grand Prix held throughout the season are combined to decide 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 formation lap in 1984 and the maximum length was standardised at in . The exception to the rule is the

Monaco Grand Prix The Monaco Grand Prix () 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 wo ...

, 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 and Italian Grand Prix are the most frequently held events in the Formula One World Championship with 75 editions each since the races first formed a part of the series in 1950, followed by the Monaco Grand Prix which has been held 71 times, all on the same course, the

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. Italy's Monza Circuit has hosted the most on any circuit with 74. The Circuit de Monaco is second with 71 events and the

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

in the United Kingdom is third with 59 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 ) and Italy () are the only countries to have hosted three races during a season. Italy has held the most with 108 since its first in 1950. Only Morocco has staged just one Grand Prix. The most recent addition was the Las Vegas Grand Prix in . As of the , 1,135 World Championship events have been held over 76 seasons in 34 countries and under 54 race titles at 77 racing circuits. These figures include the Indianapolis 500 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 54 race titles as of the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix.

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, as of the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix.

By venue

A total of 77 circuits have hosted a Formula One World Championship race, as of the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix.

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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