Formula One (F1) is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing series managed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (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, 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 77 editions each since the races first formed a part of the series in 1950, followed by the Monaco Grand Prix which has been held 72 times, all on the same course, the Circuit de Monaco. Italy's Monza Circuit has hosted the most on any circuit with 76. The Circuit de Monaco is second with 72 events and the Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom is third with 61 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. Italy has held the most with 110 since its first in 1950. Only Morocco has staged just one Grand Prix. The most recent addition was the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix in .
As of the , 1,165 World Championship events have been held over 77 seasons in 34 countries and under 55 race titles at 78 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 1946 to and as part of each of the British Formula One Championship and the South African Formula One Championship.
Active and past races
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By race title Races have been held under 55 race titles as of the .
+Formula One by race title Race title Years held 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 1 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – 1 17 Argentine Grand Prix –, , –, –, – 1 20 Australian Grand Prix –, – 2 40 Austrian Grand Prix , –, –, – 2 39 Azerbaijan Grand Prix –, – 1 9 Bahrain Grand Prix –, – 2 22 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix 1 1 Belgian Grand Prix –, , –, , –, –, – 3 71 Brazilian Grand Prix – 2 47 British Grand Prix – 3 77 Caesars Palace Grand Prix – 1 2 Canadian Grand Prix –, –, –, –, – 3 55 Chinese Grand Prix –, – 1 19 Dallas Grand Prix 1 1 Detroit Grand Prix – 1 7 Dutch Grand Prix –, , –, –, – 1 36 Eifel Grand Prix 1 1Emilia Romagna Grand Prix –, – 1 5 European Grand Prix –, –, –, 6 23 French Grand Prix –, –, –, – 7 62 German Grand Prix –, –, –, –, , – 3 64 Hungarian Grand Prix – 1 41 Indian Grand Prix – 1 3 Indianapolis 500 – 1 11 Italian Grand Prix – 2 77 Japanese Grand Prix –, –, – 2 40 Korean Grand Prix – 1 4 Las Vegas Grand Prix – 1 3 Luxembourg Grand Prix – 1 2 Malaysian Grand Prix – 1 19 Mexican Grand Prix –, –, – 1 20 Mexico City Grand Prix – 1 5 Miami Grand Prix – 1 5 Monaco Grand Prix , –, – 1 72 Moroccan Grand Prix 1 1 Pacific Grand Prix – 1 2 Pescara Grand Prix 1 1 Portuguese Grand Prix –, –, – 4 18 Qatar Grand Prix , – 1 4 Russian Grand Prix – 1 8 Sakhir Grand Prix 1 1 San Marino Grand Prix – 1 26 São Paulo Grand Prix – 1 5 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – 1 5 Singapore Grand Prix –, – 1 16 South African Grand Prix –, , –, –, – 2 23 Spanish Grand Prix , , –, , – 6 56 Styrian Grand Prix – 1 2 Swedish Grand Prix – 1 6 Swiss Grand Prix –, 2 6 Turkish Grand Prix –, – 1 9 Tuscan Grand Prix 1 1 United States Grand Prix –, –, –, –, – 6 46 United States Grand Prix West – 1 8
By host nation
There have been 34 countries that have hosted a Formula One World Championship race, as of the .
+Formula One by host nation Country Races held Argentine Grand Prix (1953–1958, 1960, 1972–1975, 1977–1981, 1995–1998) 20 1 Australian Grand Prix (1985–2019, 2022–2026) 40 2 Austrian Grand Prix: 39 (1964, 1970–1987, 1997–2003, 2014–2026)Styrian Grand Prix: 2 (2020–2021) 41 2 European Grand Prix: 1 (2016)Azerbaijan Grand Prix: 8 (2017–2019, 2021–2026) 10 1 Bahrain Grand Prix: 21 (2004–2010, 2012–2025)Sakhir Grand Prix: 1 (2020) 22 1 Belgian Grand Prix (1950–1956, 1958, 1960–1968, 1970, 1972–2002, 2004–2005, 2007–2026) 71 3 Brazilian Grand Prix: 47 (1973–2019)São Paulo Grand Prix: 5 (2021–2025) 52 2 Canadian Grand Prix (1967–1974, 1976–1986, 1988–2008, 2010–2019, 2022–2026) 55 3 Chinese Grand Prix (2004–2019, 2024–2026) 19 1 French Grand Prix: 62 (1950–1954, 1956–2008, 2018–2019, 2021–2022)Swiss Grand Prix: 1 (1982) 63 7 German Grand Prix: 64 (1951–1954, 1956–1959, 1961–2006, 2008–2014, 2016, 2018–2019)European Grand Prix: 12 (1984, 1995–1996, 1999–2007)Luxembourg Grand Prix: 2 (1997–1998)Eifel Grand Prix: 1 (2020) 79 3 Hungarian Grand Prix (1986–2026) 41 1 Indian Grand Prix (2011–2013) 3 1 Italian Grand Prix: 77 (1950–2026)Pescara Grand Prix: 1 (1957)San Marino Grand Prix: 26 (1981–2006)Tuscan Grand Prix: 1 (2020)Emilia Romagna Grand Prix: 5 (2020–2022, 2024–2025) 110 4 Japanese Grand Prix, 40 (1976–1977, 1987–2019, 2022–2026)Pacific Grand Prix: 2 (1994–1995) 42 3 Malaysian Grand Prix: 19 (1999–2017)Bahrain Grand Prix: 1 (2026) 20 1 Mexican Grand Prix: 20 (1963–1970, 1986–1992, 2015–2019)Mexico City Grand Prix: 5 (2021–2025) 25 1 Monaco Grand Prix (1950, 1955–2019, 2021–2026) 72 1 Moroccan Grand Prix (1958) 1 1 Dutch Grand Prix (1952–1953, 1955, 1958–1971, 1973–1985, 2021–2026) 36 1 Portuguese Grand Prix (1958–1960, 1984–1996, 2020–2021) 18 4 Qatar Grand Prix (2021, 2023–2025) 4 1 Russian Grand Prix (2014–2021) 8 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (2021–2025) 5 1 Singapore Grand Prix (2008–2019, 2022–2025) 16 1 South African Grand Prix (1962–1963, 1965, 1967–1980, 1982–1985, 1992–1993) 23 2 Korean Grand Prix (2010–2013) 4 1 Spanish Grand Prix: 56 (1951, 1954, 1968–1979, 1981, 1986–2026)European Grand Prix: 7 (1994, 1997, 2008–2012)Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix: 1 (2026) 64 7 Swedish Grand Prix (1973–1978) 6 1 Swiss Grand Prix (1950–1954) 5 1 Turkish Grand Prix (2005–2011, 2020–2021) 9 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2009–2025) 17 1 British Grand Prix, 77 (1950–2026)European Grand Prix, 3 (1983, 1985, 1993)70th Anniversary Grand Prix, 1 (2020) 81 4 Indianapolis 500, 11 (1950–1960)United States Grand Prix, 46 (1959–1980, 1989–1991, 2000–2007, 2012–2019, 2021–2025)United States Grand Prix West, 8 (1976–1983)Caesars Palace Grand Prix, 2 (1981–1982)Detroit Grand Prix, 7 (1982–1988)Dallas Grand Prix, 1 (1984)Miami Grand Prix, 5 (2022–2026)Las Vegas Grand Prix, 3 (2023–2025) 83 12
By venue
A total of 78 circuits have hosted a Formula One World Championship race, as of the .