Every Formula 1 circuit you can visit, by country

By Atlas Travel · 5 October 2026 · 5 min read

The 2026 Formula 1 calendar, as published, has 24 Grands Prix at 24 circuits in 21 countries. Some are permanent venues with tours and museums; others are ordinary city streets you can walk or drive on any day of the year. Here’s every one, grouped by country, with what it’s like to visit.

Calendars change, sometimes mid-season, so check the official F1 schedule before you book anything around a race weekend.

Europe

Austria: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg

A short, fast lap set into the green hills of Styria, about an hour’s drive from Graz. Outside race weekends the circuit runs driving experiences, and the scenery alone justifies the detour.

Belgium: Spa-Francorchamps

At just over 7 km, the longest lap on the calendar, winding through the Ardennes forest. Stand at the bottom of Eau Rouge and look up the climb to Raidillon to understand the fuss. Pack for rain: Spa’s weather can differ from one end of the lap to the other. The circuit’s museum sits in the abbey at nearby Stavelot.

Hungary: Hungaroring, Mogyoród

About 20 km northeast of Budapest. A tight, twisty track that’s hard to overtake on, and usually very hot in summer.

Italy: Monza

Opened in 1922 and nicknamed the Temple of Speed. The circuit sits inside Monza Park, one of the largest walled parks in Europe, and the crumbling concrete of the old banked oval still stands in the trees. Milan is a short train ride away.

Monaco: Circuit de Monaco

The most walkable circuit in the world, because it’s just the streets. Start on Boulevard Albert Ier, climb past Beau Rivage to Casino Square, drop down through Mirabeau to the hairpin, then follow the harbour round to Tabac, the swimming pool and La Rascasse. The full lap is about 3.3 km and takes under an hour on foot. Avoid May and early June if you want it quiet: the grandstands and barriers take several weeks to build.

Netherlands: Zandvoort

A seaside circuit in the dunes with steeply banked corners, half an hour by train from Amsterdam. 2026 is scheduled to be the Dutch Grand Prix’s final year, so this is the one to catch soon.

Spain: Barcelona-Catalunya and Madrid

Spain has two races in 2026. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya at Montmeló is a train ride north of Barcelona plus a walk, and a long-time testing venue that teams know by heart. New for 2026 is Madring in Madrid, laid out around the IFEMA exhibition centre near the airport, mixing street sections with a purpose-built stretch that includes a steeply banked corner called La Monumental.

United Kingdom: Silverstone

A former RAF airfield in Northamptonshire that hosted the very first World Championship race in 1950. The Silverstone Museum, next to the track, is one of the best motorsport museums anywhere and is open year-round.

Middle East and the Caucasus

Azerbaijan: Baku City Circuit

A street circuit along Baku’s Caspian seafront boulevard, with a flat-out stretch of more than 2 km and a tight, narrow section squeezing past the walls of the Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Outside race week you can walk most of it.

Bahrain: Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir

In the desert south of Manama. It hosted the Middle East’s first Grand Prix in 2004 and now races under floodlights.

Qatar: Lusail International Circuit

North of Doha, built in 2004 for MotoGP and on the Formula 1 calendar since 2021. Like Bahrain, it races at night.

Saudi Arabia: Jeddah Corniche Circuit

A very fast street circuit running along the Red Sea, with long walled sweeps that look even quicker in person. Pair it with Jeddah’s historic Al-Balad district.

United Arab Emirates: Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi

The traditional season finale. A hotel straddles the track, and Ferrari World is next door. On set evenings the track opens to cyclists and runners, which is the cheapest way to do a lap of a Formula 1 circuit anywhere.

Asia-Pacific

Australia: Albert Park, Melbourne

Laid out on the roads around Albert Park Lake, a tram ride from the city centre. Outside the race period much of the lap is ordinary parkland road, open to traffic, cyclists and joggers.

China: Shanghai International Circuit

In the Jiading district, reachable by Metro Line 11. From above, the layout traces the Chinese character 上 (“shang”), the first character of Shanghai’s name.

Japan: Suzuka

A figure-of-eight layout, the only one on the calendar, in Mie Prefecture, about an hour by train from Nagoya. It’s owned by a Honda company and shares its grounds with an amusement park.

Singapore: Marina Bay Street Circuit

Formula 1’s first night race, in 2008. The lap uses public roads around Marina Bay, past the Esplanade and over the Anderson Bridge, so you can walk much of it on any evening.

The Americas

Brazil: Interlagos, São Paulo

One of the few circuits that runs anticlockwise. Its name means “between lakes”, after the two reservoirs nearby. The Senna S at the end of the main straight is named after Ayrton Senna, São Paulo’s most famous son.

Canada: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal

On Île Notre-Dame, an artificial island built for Expo 67, a short metro ride from downtown. Outside events the track is open to cyclists, rollerbladers and runners. Look for the Wall of Champions at the final chicane.

Mexico: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City

At more than 2,200 m above sea level, the highest circuit on the calendar; the thin air affects the cars and the spectators. The final sector runs through the old Foro Sol baseball stadium.

United States: Austin, Miami and Las Vegas

Three races, three very different venues. The Circuit of the Americas in Austin opened in 2012 and starts with a steep uphill run into Turn 1, overlooked by an observation tower. The Miami International Autodrome is built around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, on private land. The Las Vegas Strip Circuit, first raced in 2023, runs on Saturday night along the Strip itself, past Caesars Palace and the Bellagio, and you can drive most of it in a taxi any day of the year.

Former circuits worth a detour

Some of the most rewarding circuits aren’t on the 2026 calendar. The Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany opens to the public as a toll road on many days, so you can lap the “Green Hell” in your own car. Imola, which dropped off the calendar after 2025, has a memorial to Ayrton Senna by the Tamburello corner. And from 2027, Zandvoort joins this list.

Planning a circuit trip

• Friday is the bargain. Practice-day tickets cost far less than Sunday and give you more freedom to wander.
• Book accommodation first. Rooms near popular races sell out or reprice months ahead, often before tickets do.

If you’re collecting circuits, the host cities make a ready-made travel list. In Atlas Travel you can mark each city as you go, log the flights to get there, and watch the season fill in your map.