Street circuit
Not to be confused with Street racing.
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The Monaco Grand Prix, held at the Circuit de Monaco, is one of the world's most prestigious and famous auto races.
A street circuit is a racing circuit composed by temporarily closed-off public roads of a city, town or village, used in motor races. Facilities such as the paddock, pit boxes, fences and grandstands are usually placed temporarily and removed soon after the race is over but in modern times the pits, race control and main grandstands are sometimes permanently constructed in the area. Since the track surface is originally planned for normal speeds, race drivers often find street circuits bumpy and lacking grip. Run-off areas may be non-existent, which makes driving mistakes more expensive than in purpose-built circuits with wider run-off areas.
Local governments sometimes support races held in street circuits to promote tourism.
List of street circuits
Americas
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Punta del Este Street Circuit, Uruguay, the first ePrix of Formula E in the Americas. It runs along Punta del Este's harbour – nicknamed the Monte Carlo of South America[1][2][3]
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IMSA street circuit in Columbus, Ohio.
- Santa Fe, Argentina (TC 2000, F3 Sudamericana)
- Potrero de los Funes, Argentina (TC 2000, Turismo Carretera, FIA GT)
- Carrera Panamericana, Mexico (WSC)
- Baltimore, United States (IndyCar, ALMS)
- Dallas, United States (F1)
- Denver, United States (CART)
- Belle Isle Park, Detroit, United States (CART, IndyCar, ALMS)
- Renaissance Center, Detroit, United States (F1, CART)
- Halifax, Canada (British F2, IMSA)
- Houston, United States (CART, IndyCar, ALMS)
- Las Vegas, United States (Indycar)
- Long Beach, United States (F1, CART, IndyCar, ALMS, SCC, Formula E)
- Bayfront Park, Miami, United States (CART, IMSA, ALMS)
- Bicentennial Park, Miami, United States (CART, IMSA)
- Port Imperial Street Circuit, New Jersey, United States (F1)
- Phoenix, United States (F1)
- San Jose, United States (CART)
- St. Petersburg, United States (CART, IndyCar, ALMS)
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada (F1)
- Toronto, Canada (CART, IndyCar)
- Trois-Rivières, Canada (ALMS, Grand-Am, NASCAR)
- Vancouver, Canada (CART)
- Monterrey, Mexico (CART)
- Montevideo, Uruguay (Top Race, AUVo)
- Piriápolis, Uruguay (F3 Sudamericana, AUVo)
- Punta del Este, Uruguay (TC 2000, AUVo, Formula E)
- Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (Brazilian Stock Car)
- Salvador, Brazil (Brazilian Stock Car)
- São Paulo, Brazil (IndyCar)
- Puerto Madero Street Circuit, Argentina (Formula E)
Asia and Africa
- Ain-Diab, Morocco
- Marrakech, Morocco (WTCC)
- Marina Bay, Singapore (F1)
- Thomson Road, Singapore
- Mellaha Lake, Libya
- Jakarta, Indonesia (A1GP)
- Macau Peninsula, Macau (Macau Grand Prix: F3, TCR, Superbike)
- Shanghai, People's Republic of China (DTM)
- Beijing, People's Republic of China (A1GP)
- Beijing, People's Republic of China (Formula E)
- Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit, Hong Kong (Formula E)
- Zhuhai, People's Republic of China (BPR GT)
- Durban, South Africa (A1GP)
- Changwon, South Korea (F3)
- Putrajaya, Malaysia (Formula E)
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (V8 Supercars, DTM)
- Klang, Malaysia
Europe
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The Streets of St. Petersburg is one of the first non-oval venues ever visited by the IndyCar Series.
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, in Eau Rouge, one of the most famous turns in motorsport.
- Aix-les-Bains Circuit du Lac, France
- Alemannenring, Germany (DTM)*
- Assen, Netherlands (MotoGP)
- Baku, Azerbaijan (F1)
- Baku, Azerbaijan (FIA GT Series)
- Circuito Urbano Bilbao, Spain (World Series by Renault)
- Billown Circuit, Isle of Man
- Birmingham, United Kingdom (F3000, BTCC)
- Boyne 100, Ireland
- Bucharest, Romania (FIA GT, British F3)
- Circuit de Chimay, Belgium
- Boavista, Portugal (F1, WTCC)
- Cagliari, Italy (Euro F3000)
- Circuit Paalgraven, Netherlands
- Clady Circuit, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Clypse Course, Isle of Man
- Dundrod Circuit, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Four Inch Course, Isle of Man
- Frohburger Dreieck, Germany
- Göteborg City Race, Sweden (STCC)
- Helsinki Thunder, Finland (FIA GT, F3000, DTM)
- Highroads Course, Isle of Man
- Horice Road Racing Circuit, Czech Republic
- Imatra Circuit, Finland
- Killalane Road Races, Ireland
- Circuito Lasarte, Spain (Grand Prix)
- Le Mans, France (ILMC)
- Masaryk street circuit, Czech Republic (GP, ETCC, MotoGP)
- Mille Miglia, Italy (WSC)
- Circuit de Monaco, Montecarlo (F1, F3)
- Montjuïc circuit, Spain (F1, MotoGP)
- Circuit des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
- Nikola Tesla Belgrade, Serbia (Belgrade24h promo race 2010, Serbian National Championship)
- Noordzee omloop, Belgium
- Norisring, Germany (DTM, F3 Euroseries)
- North West 200, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Oliver's Mount, United Kingdom
- Opatija Circuit, former Yugoslavia
- Pau Circuit, France (F3, WTCC)
- Pedralbes Circuit, Spain (F1)
- Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit, Estonia
- Seinäjoki Vauhtiajot Circuit, Finland
- Skerries Road Racing Circuit, Ireland
- Snaefell Mountain Course, Isle of Man
- Solitude Racetrack, Germany
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium (F1)
- St John's Short Course, Isle of Man
- Tandragee 100 Road Race Circuit, Ireland
- Těrlický okruh, Czech Republic
- Tolbert Circuit, Netherlands
- Targa Florio, Italy (WSC)
- Valencia Street Circuit, Spain (F1, Spanish F3, Open GT)
- Varsselring, Netherlands
Oceania
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Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Australia, the only oceanian street circuit forming part of the 2015 championship of Formula 1.
- Adelaide, Australia (F1, ALMS, V8 Supercars)
- Canberra, Australia (V8 Supercars)
- Homebush, Australia (V8 Supercars)
- Melbourne, Australia (F1, V8 Supercars)
- Mount Panorama, Australia (V8 Supercars)
- Surfers Paradise, Australia (CART, V8 Supercars)
- Townsville, Australia (V8 Supercars)
- Dunedin, New Zealand
- Hamilton, New Zealand (V8 Supercars, Toyota Racing Series)
- Paeroa, New Zealand
- Wanganui, New Zealand (Boxing Day Motorbike Races)
- Wellington, New Zealand (Touring Cars, V8 Supercars)
References
- ↑ "Circuit Guide | Punta del Este, Uruguay | FIA Formula E". FIA Formula E. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "Formula E reveals circuit for Punta del Este ePrix". FIA Formula E. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ↑ "Formula E unveils Punta del Este circuit in Uruguay". autosport.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
See also
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