Racetracks
Hockenheim
Hockenheimring is a motor racing circuit situated in the Rhine valley near the town of Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the German Grand Prix with the most recent being in 2016. The circuit has very little change in elevation. The circuit has Grade 1 license.
- Capacity: 120.000
- Opened: 29 May 1932
- Length: 4.574 km (2,84 mi)
- Turns: 13
- Lap record: 1:13.780 Kimmi Räikkönnen, McLaren, 2004, F1
Barcelona
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is a motorsport race track in Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit. The circuit has FIA Grade 1 license.
- Opened: September 1991
- Length: 4.655 km (2.892 mi)
- Turns: 16
- Lap record: 1:21.670 min. Kimi Räikkönnen, Ferrari, 2008
Valencia
Circuit Ricardo Tormo, also known as Circuit de Valencia and officially named Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, is a motorsport race track located in Cheste (Valencia, Spain) and built in 1999. It has a capacity of 120,000 and a main straight of 876 metres. It is often used as a test track by the Formula 1 teams, because of the mild temperatures in winter.
- Opened: 1999
- Length: 4,005 km (2,49 mi)
- Turns: 14
- Lap record : 1:25.234 Petro Lamy, Peugeot 908 Hdi FAP, 2007
Ascari
Circuito Ascari is a race track close to the city of Ronda in the spanish province Malaga. The private circuit is named after the famous italian race car criver Alberto Ascari. The track is mostly used for testing, track days and corporate events. 2006 Ascari earned the rating "Category 2T Nacional", granted by the Real Federation Espanola de Automovilismo. The venue was built by the dutch entrepreneur and race car driver Klaas Zwaart.
- Opened: 2003
- Length: 5,425 km (3.37 mi)
Slovakiaring
Automotodróm Slovaki Ring is a motor racing circuit in Orechová Potôň, Dunajská Streda district in Slovakia, approximately 30 km away from Bratislava airport. It was built between 2008 and 2009. The circuit has Grade 2 license.
- Capacity: ca. 60.000
- Opened: 2008
- Length: 5.922 km (3,68 mi)
- Lap record: 1:41.600 min. Sam Bird, ISR Racing, GP2, 2012
Brno
The Masaryk circuit or Masarykring now referred to as the Brno Circuit. The track is named after the first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomáš Masaryk. The annual Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Czech Republic is the circuit‘s most important event.
- Opened: 1930
- Length: 5.403 km (3.357 mi)
- Turns: 15
- Lap Record: 1:39.089 Ingo Gerstl, Top Speed, Boss GP 2015
Spa
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps motor-racing circuit is the venue of the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, and of the Spa 24 Hours and 1000 km Spa endurance races. Despite its name, the circuit is not in Spa but lies in the vicinity of the town of Francorchamps within the boundaries of the municipality of Stavelot, with a part in the boundaries of Malmedy.
- Opened: August 1921
- Length: 7.004 km (4.352 mi)
- Turns: 20
- Lap record: 1:47.263 min. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bul Renault, 2009
Monza
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. It is the world’s third purpose-built motor racing circuit after those of Brooklands and Indianapolis. The circuit’s biggest event is the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. With the exception of 1980, the race has been hosted there since the series’s inception.
- Capacity: 113.860
- Opened: 1922
- Length: 5,793 km (3,6 mi)
- Turns: 10
- Lap Record: 1:21,046 min. Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari, 2004
Abu Dhabi
The Yas Marina Circuit (Arabic: حلبة مرسى ياس) is the venue for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke, and is situated on Yas Island, about 30 minutes from the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi. Yas Marina is the second Formula 1 track in the Middle East, with the first being in Bahrain. Outside motorsport the circuit was used for the final stage of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour cycle race in 2015. The circuit has FIA Grade 1 license.
- Opened: October 2009
- Turn: 21
- Length: 5,554 km (3,45 mi)
- Lap record: 1:40.279 min. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bul Renault, 2009