List of Formula One Grands Prix

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is 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] The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, usually held on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets.[3] Each Grand Prix meeting takes place over three days with two practice sessions on Friday and a third on Saturday before a three-part qualifying session to set the starting order for the race on Sunday.[4] Grands Prix are frequently named after the country they occur in,[5] and in some seasons, nations have hosted more than one race.[6] Should F1 hold two or more races in the same country in the same year, either on a different circuit or the same one, then their Grand Prix names will be different.[7] The results of each event are combined to determine two annual championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.[4]

Grand Prix distance regulations have varied throughout F1 history.[8][9] Between 1950 and 1957, events ran for more than 300 km (190 mi) or three hours.[9] In 1958, race lengths were set between 300 and 500 km (190 and 310 mi) or two hours.[10] It was reduced to between 300 and 400 km (190 and 250 mi) from 1966 with an established maximum length of 321.87 km (200.00 mi) in 1971. From 1973 to 1980, races had to last either 321.87 km (200.00 mi) or two hours, whichever came first. Distances of between 250 and 320 km (160 and 200 mi) or two hours were used from 1981 to 1984. The minimum distance was revised to 300 km (190 mi) including the formation lap in 1984. The maximum race length was standardised at 305 km (190 mi) in 1989.[lower-alpha 1][8] The exception to the rule is the Monaco Grand Prix, which has a scheduled length of at least 260 km (160 mi). No race can last more than two hours if it goes unhalted.[4] From 2012, the maximum permitted Grand Prix time including probable stoppages is four hours, before being reduced to three hours for 2021.[12][13]

The British and Italian Grands Prix are the two most frequently held events in the F1 World Championship with 71 editions, followed by the Monaco Grand Prix which has been held 66 times. Italy's Autodromo Nazionale di Monza has hosted the highest number of Grands Prix on any circuit with 70. The Circuit de Monaco in Monaco is second with 66 events and the Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom is third with 55 races.[14][15] Austria, Bahrain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States have all held two Grands Prix in various seasons;[16] the United States and Italy are the only countries to have hosted three races during a season in each of 1982 and 2020.[17] Italy has held the highest number of Grands Prix with 100 since its first in 1950. Only Morocco has staged just one Grand Prix. The most recent country to host its first Grand Prix was Azerbaijan in 2016.[18]

Locations of the countries that hosted a Grand Prix. Nations on a current schedule are highlighted in green, with circuit locations marked in black. Former host nations are shown in dark grey. Former host circuits are marked with a white dot. De facto status of territories is shown.

As of the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 1,035 World Championship events have been held over 71 seasons in 32 countries and under 49 race titles at 77 racing circuits.[14][18][19] These figures include the Indianapolis 500 races which were a part of the World Championships from 1950 until 1960 despite not being named a Grand Prix.[20] The 1950 British Grand Prix was the first F1 World Championship Grand Prix,[21] and the most recent was the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[19] Non-championship Grand Prix held to F1 regulations from 1950 to 1983 are not included in this list.[15][19]