Which circuit has hosted the most Formula 1 races?

At the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve will equal the Nurburgring as the venue to have hosted the fifth most World Championship events. Which circuits have hosted the most Formula 1 races? We have the answers!

71 – Monza

No circuit has appeared on the Formula 1 calendar on more occasions than Monza. Just outside of Milan, Monza has been on the schedule in every single season except one. The exception was 1980, when renovation works at Monza saw the Italian Grand Prix move to Imola.

Monza has witnessed triumph and tragedy throughout its tenure on the calendar. In recent years, it has been the scene of two surprise wins for the Red Bull junior team (Sebastian Vettel in 2008 and Pierre Gasly in 2020) plus the venue at which McLaren took their first win in almost a decade in 2021.

With Monza having hosted 71 races so far and Imola on 30, Italy is the only country to have hosted over 100 World Championship F1 races. Pescara and Mugello have also hosted F1 races in the country.

68 – Monaco

Perhaps the world’s most iconic street race, the Monaco Grand Prix has appeared on the Formula 1 calendar almost 70 times. The coronavirus pandemic saw the 2020 Monaco Grand Prix cancelled, ending a 65 year run of Circuit de Monaco appearing on the schedule in consecutive years. The future of the event is currently under threat, with race organisers yet to secure a deal beyond 2022.

56 – Silverstone

Silverstone hosted the very first World Championship Formula 1 race on May 13^th 1950. It has since gone on to host the British Grand Prix on a further 54 occasions and hosted the one-off 70^th Anniversary Grand Prix in 2020.

Between 1963 and 1968, Silverstone alternated British Grand Prix hosting duties with Brands Hatch, hence why its total number of races hosted is not as high as Monza or Monaco. Silverstone has been on the calendar in every year since 1987.

54 – Spa

Another of F1’s iconic venues sits fourth in the list. Like those above it in the list, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps appeared on the first Formula 1 calendar in 1950 in a very different form to how it looks today. Originally a 14km track running through the local villages, the track was removed from the calendar over safety concerns in 1970. F1 would eventually return to Spa in 1983 on the layout that is still used today

41 – Nurburgring

Nicknamed the “Green Hell”, the ferocious 22km Nordschleife circuit has earned its place in F1 folklore. In total, the Nurburgring has hosted 41 rounds of the World Championship, including races on the original layout and, from 1984 onwards, on the new version of the track.

The Nurburgring is the only circuit to have hosted Grands Prix with four different titles. In its history, it has held the German Grand Prix, the European Grand Prix and even the Luxembourg Grand Prix in 1997 & 1998! The track made a surprise return to the calendar amid the coronavirus pandemic to host the one-off Eifel Grand Prix. In that race, Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 Grand Prix victories.

40 – Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve’s enforced break from the calendar in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic saw the Nurburgring move back ahead of it in the all time list. The Montreal venue – which first appeared on the calendar in 1978 – will equal the legendary German track for fifth in the list once more in 2022.

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve has been home to a number of maiden wins in its 40-race tenure on the F1 calendar. Its namesake took his first F1 victory in the inaugural race here in 1978, while Thierry Boutsen, Jean Alesi, Lewis Hamilton, Robert Kubica and Daniel Ricciardo have since added their names to the list of first time winners at the track.

The full list of circuits which have hosted Formula 1 races

The table below shows every circuit which has hosted a World Championship Formula 1 race, along with how many races it has hosted and when it first appeared on the calendar. Note that for ‘Red Bull Ring’, the number also includes races held at the Spielberg venue when it was called the Österreichring and the A1 Ring. This list was last updated before the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix.

Races	Circuit	Country	First hosted F1
71	Monza	Italy	1950
68	Monaco	Monaco	1950
56	Silverstone	United Kingdom	1950
54	Spa-Francorchamps	Belgium	1950
41	Nürburgring	Germany	1951
40	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Canada	1978
38	Interlagos	Brazil	1973
37	Hockenheimring	Germany	1970
36	Hungaroring	Hungary	1986
35	Red Bull Ring*	Austria	1970
32	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	Spain	1991
31	Suzuka	Japan	1987
31	Zandvoort	Netherlands	1952
30	Imola	Italy	1980
25	Albert Park	Australia	1996
21	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	Mexico	1963
20	Watkins Glen	USA	1961
20	Kyalami	South Africa	1967
20	Autodromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Argentina	1953
19	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	USA	1950
19	Sepang International Circuit	Malaysia	1999
19	Bahrain International Circuit	Bahrain	2004
18	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	France	1991
17	Circuit Paul Ricard	France	1971
16	Shanghai International Circuit	China	2004
14	Brands Hatch Circuit	United Kingdom	1964
13	Estoril	Portugal	1984
13	Yas Marina Circuit	United Arab Emirates	2009
12	Marina Bay Street Circuit	Singapore	2008
11	Circuit de Reims-Gueux	France	1950
11	Adelaide Street Circuit	Australia	1985
10	Zolder	Belgium	1973
10	Jacarepagua	Brazil	1978
9	Jarama	Spain	1968
9	Istanbul Park	Turkey	2005
9	Circuit of the Americas	USA	2012
8	Mosport Park	Canada	1967
8	Long Beach Street Circuit	USA	1976
8	Sochi International Autodrom	Russia	2014
7	Detroit	USA	1982
7	Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	1986
6	Scandinavian Raceway	Sweden	1973
6	Dijon-Prenois	France	1974
6	Baku Street Circuit	Azerbaijan	2016
5	Bremgarten	Switzerland	1950
5	Circuit de Rouen-les-Essarts	France	1952
5	Aintree	United Kingdom	1955
5	Valencia Street Circuit	Spain	2008
4	Circuit de Charade	France	1965
4	Montjuïc Park	Spain	1969
4	Fuji International Speedway	Japan	1976
4	Korea International Circuit	South Korea	2010
3	Prince George Circuit	South Africa	1962
3	Phoenix Street Circuit	USA	1989
3	Buddh International Circuit	India	2011
2	Pedralbes	Spain	1951
2	Circuito da Boavista	Portugal	1958
2	Mont-Tremblant	Canada	1968
2	Nivelles	Belgium	1972
2	Caesars Palace	USA	1981
2	TI Circuit Aida	Japan	1994
2	Portimao	Portugal	2020
2	Jeddah Corniche Circuit	Saudi Arabia	2021
1	Pescara	Italy	1957
1	Ain-Diab	Morocco	1958
1	Sebring International Raceway	USA	1959
1	Circuito de Monsanto	Portugal	1959
1	AVUS	Germany	1959
1	Riverside International Raceway	USA	1960
1	Zeltweg	Austria	1964
1	Circuit Bugatti	France	1967
1	Dallas Fair Park	USA	1984
1	Donington Park	United Kingdom	1993
1	Mugello	Italy	2020
1	Losail International Circuit	Qatar	2021
1	Miami International Autodrome	USA	2022