Melbourne Melbourne fought hard to win the right to stage the Australian Grand Prix, overcoming stern protests from the environmental lobby, and provided a memorable first race in the superb settings of Albert Park. Facilities are excellent, and novel; a "shuttle boat" moves ...
	Sepang Sepang is one of the newer circuits on the F1 calendar, and features an interesting configuration that should make for good action. Features two long straights connected by a tight hairpin and two shorter straights, amid a variety of tight and flowing corners. A ...
	Bahrain International The Bahrain GP was staged for the first time in 2004. The circuit at Sakhir has accommodation for 50,000 spectators housed in two fixed grandstands and other temporary ones. The circuit built specially for the arrival of F1 racing, is almost five and a half ...
	Barcelona One of the most advanced circuits on the grand prix calendar, the Circuit de Catalunya is modern but also has character. There are a variety of corners, a short straight and a long pit straight. The circuit was first used in 1991 and was also the centre piece of Spain's ...
	Istanbul Turkey is one of the newer countries on the F1 calendar with its spectacular all-purpose 5.378km track at the Otodrom. The track is the brainchild of Herman Tilke, also responsible for Sepang, Bahrain and Shanghai. The circuit features 14 turns and cars reach speeds of...
	Monte Carlo The Monaco Grand Prix is quite simply the most famous street race in the world. The thriving heart of the city regarded as the "millionaire's playground" is transformed every year for probably grand prix racing's greatest fixture. Formula One takes control of the ...
	Montreal The Ile Notre-Dame was the heart of Olympic action when Canada hosted the 1976 games, and it also hosted the 1967 World Fair. Now it is famed for its grand prix circuit, renamed Gilles Villeneuve to commemorate Canada's favourite racing driver who was tragically killed ...
	Magny-Cours Circuit De Nevers is not considered to be an out-dated track although upgrades are talking place in a bid to keep the race on the Formula One calendar. It was opened to grand prix in 1991 following a massive upgrading of the old club racing circuit. The then French ...
	Silverstone Silverstone is owned and operated by the British Racing Drivers Club and opened for racing in 1948 using the runways and service roads of a wartime airfield. The outline is still visible, but constant development and massive investment are still needed to bring Silverstone's...
	Hockenheim Hockenheim just to be one of the longer world championship circuits, but has subsequently been revised. It is extremely fast with two distinct sections - the stadium complex with the track twisting in front of the grandstands and pit/paddock area, and then the flowing ...
	Hungaroring The Hungaroring held its first grandpPrix in 1986 and has since been ever-present on the Formula One calendar. The circuit is a modern complex and facilities are good. But overtaking is difficult and this often turns the races into a procession, earning the race a ...
	Valencia Valencia, Spain, has been announced as the venue for a Formula 1 race in 2008, the event to be named as the European Grand Prix. It will be held on a circuit around the Spanish port's streets in the Valencia Street Circuit. Valencia will be the first new street course in ...
	Spa Francorchamps In every sense one of the classics on the calendar. A circuit both spectacular and emotive; La Source hairpin, the downhill plunge to Eau Rouge, the forest setting and the longest lap distance in the World Championship. But the weather and size of the track means it can ...
	Monza The original banked track built in 1922 has long since been abandoned, with the modern Monza boasting fast sweeping corners and long straights. Some of the corners have been tightened a little in the interests of safety in recent years and chicanes have been brought into ...
	Singapore The Singapore Grand Prix is a Formula One race scheduled to take place on 28 September 2008. To be staged in the Marina Bay area, the circuit has been given in-principle approval by the FIA, and will be the first night race in the sport's history. The design proposal ...
	Fuji International Originally built in the style of an American speedway in 1966, Fuji is best remembered for hosting the very first Japanese Grand Prix in 1976. The inaugural race was the setting for one of Formula One racing's closest title showdowns, between James Hunt and Niki Lauda. ...
	Shanghai The adventurous circuit is designed by renowned specialist Hermann Tilke, who was also responsible for the new circuits in Bahrain and Malaysia and carried out modifications to the Nurburgring and Hockenheim's circuit. The track is shaped like the Chinese character 'shang'...
	Interlagos Interlagos was the home of the Brazilian Grand Prix in the 70's - then an awesome test with fast banked left-hander and a length of 6.92km (4.3 miles). But after losing the event for a decade to Rio the circuit was reshaped. Now it has been modernised and shortened to 4....