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F1 street racing circuits, with eight of them featured in Formula 1 2024’s 24-race calendar, are true temples of speed. Despite typically offering less overtaking and wheel-to-wheel action, street circuits offer a unique challenge for drivers, which brings a thrilling spectacle for fans and petrolheads.
With narrow streets and tight corners, these tracks test the driver’s precision and control, allowing fans to experience their favorite drivers and teams in action firsthand. Additionally, F1 street racing circuits are set up in city centers, giving fans plenty of exploration opportunities between racing sessions.
From Baku’s high-speed straights to Singapore’s night racing, there are plenty of iconic F1 street racing circuits to visit around the world for the ultimate fan experience.
Disclaimer: This is purely the writer’s opinion. We may have missed out on a few things, please let us know more in the comments below.
6 Best F1 street racing circuits to visit this racing season
We have compiled a list of 6 best F1 street racing tracks that fans and motorsport enthusiasts can visit and experience the thrill of watching F1 races beyond the TV.
- Miami International Autodrome
- Circuit de Monaco
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
- Baku City Circuit
- Marina Bay Street Circuit
- Las Vegas Strip Circuit
1) Miami International Autodrome, USA
Since its first Grand Prix in 2022, the Miami GP has been a huge spectacle, with plenty of celebrities flocking to watch the race. It’s also one of the best F1 street racing circuits for fans to visit.
Purpose-built around the popular Hard Rock Stadium, the Miami International Autodrome features a 5.41 km-long track with 19 corners and three straights, giving F1 drivers plenty of overtaking opportunities and fans plenty of wheel-to-wheel action to enjoy. There are elevation changes, too, including the uphill approach and downhill exit of the turn 14-15 chicane.
Miami Grand Prix: May 6, 2024
2) Circuit de Monaco, Monaco
Monaco GP remains one of the most “glamorous” events in the F1 calendar. Being the “grandfather of all street circuits,” Circuit de Monaco is a must-see for fans. The short 3.33km track with a 19-turn challenge is considered the oldest, shortest, and slowest track on the modern F1 calendar.
Races on this track may often be processional, but with high demands of precision and skill from drivers, they present a unique challenge. It’s among the F1 street racing circuits where strategic errors can be harshly punished.
Monaco Grand Prix: May 26, 2024
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3) Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada
Named after one of the most exciting racing drivers in history, the late Gilles Villeneuve, the leafy setting of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is supposed to give fans a laidback venue to watch their favorite racing driver and team.
Track-wise, Canada’s F1 street racing circuit is a 4.361 km-long start-stop track with plenty of heavy-braking chicanes plus the notorious end-of-the-lap hairpin called ‘the Wall of Champions.’
Canadian Grand Prix: June 9, 2024
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4) Baku City Circuit, Azerbaijan
Baku’s 6.0 km-long F1 street racing circuit stands out from other F1 circuits for many reasons, one of which is its scenic route looping around the ancient city.
But while the backdrop may look serene, racing on this track is anything but serene, with its mashup of features of many iconic racing venues. It has over a mile-long straight where F1 cars can reach Monza-like speeds and technical sections like Monaco’s, where the smallest driving mistake can lead to safety cars and red flags.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix: September 15, 2024
5) Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
Singapore’s Marina Bay Street Circuit is one of the most demanding circuits in the F1 calendar, both in terms of the driver's skills and physicality. In a tight 5.06 km, 19-turn circuit with excruciating heat and humidity, the atmosphere of the race weekend can be electric.
Singapore GP is also a night race, dubbed ‘F1’s OG night race,’ which can make this street circuit something special for fans to experience.
Singapore Grand Prix: September 22, 2024
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6) Las Vegas Strip Circuit, USA
While Las Vegas is not new in the F1 calendar, its brand-new street track marked its first F1 race in 2023. Raced anti-clockwise, the Las Vegas Strip Circuit promises racing highlights, including cars racing the 6.12km track around the MSG Sphere Arena, the Bellagio Fountains, the famous casinos of Treasure Island, and more—at night.
Watching the race in the middle of America’s nightlife capital can give F1 fans an experience unlike any other race on the calendar.
Las Vegas Grand Prix: November 24, 2024
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These F1 street racing circuits are some of the best in the world, as they pose challenging tracks for drivers and allow F1 fans to witness some of the best high-speed races and spectacles. This year's Grand Prix season started with the Bahrain GP on March 2 and will end with the Abu Dhabi GP on December 8.
