FIA FORMULA 1™ World Championship

Monaco Grand Prix is just the most special one of the season. A Formula 1 race through tiny streets of this small country has just no equivalent. Amazing show is on the track with fight between drivers and off the track with beautiful people, who all want to be on podium of glamour.

Canada’s Gilles-Villeneuve track always reserves a warm welcome to Formula 1, even since 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve is not driving in the category anymore. Sometimes drivers are welcomed by the “Bienvenue au Québec” wall, especially rookies. A special parenthesis in the calendar in the middle of European races.

Valencia welcomes the European Grand Prix on a street track around its port since 2008, in the same area that welcomed America’s Cup. It’s the second Formula 1 Grand Prix held in Spain after Barcelona, that is the national one, and one of the only four street races of the season.

Every summer, Formula 1 has its own Grand Prix at home, on the land the sport was born. Silverstone is in the middle of all the F1 teams factories, and reborn in 2011 with brand new garages and hospitalities. It’s a unique experience to see Formula 1 on its birth land!

Motorsport is massive in Germany as it is in the UK. Hockenheim sticks the rule and remains one of the big dates of the Formula 1 calendar. Local fans are pleased to have seen local hero Michael Schumacher back in 2010, and even more to see him in silver now, as Mercedes had built the track for tests back in 1939.

In a bit more than twenty years, Hungaroring became a classic of the Formula 1 calendar. An amazing scenery with Budapest, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, just next to, and a just as amazing crowd coming to the Grand Prix. The track is not very fast, but it’s very physical, which is a real challenge for the drivers in the middle of the summer.

Spa-Francorchamps is on the podium of the Formula 1 drivers regarding tracks, and only the very best and fastest ones win there. Raidillon and Eau-Rouge are only for the very brave ones to go full throttle. The track keeps the charm of the old days, as it didn’t really change through the years – just like the surroundings.

Monza is the temple of speed. It’s been the third permanent track in the world, after Brooklands and Indianapolis. A lot of straight lines, just what you need of turns (including the famous Parabolic), and time made the rest. Ferrari is home with all supporters… All ingredients for an epic (and fast) race once a year.

The only Formula 1 Grand Prix by night! And it’s also in town! Very special Grand Prix then, not crossing a tunnel like in Monaco GP, but two bridges. With the heat, Singapore Grand Prix is very physical for drivers who barely not see the difference with daytime races, as the lights are more efficient than on a football stadium.

Suzuka track, built by Honda for cars and motorbikes tests back in 1962, is one of the most amazing circuits of the F1 calendar. It’s among drivers’ top favorite tracks, like a Spa-Francorchamps, a Monaco or a Hungaroring. A theme park is also nearby, that’s why we can see a big wheel in the landscape.

Despite Korea is the fifth producer of road cars worldwide, the country only organized the first Korean Grand Prix back in 2010. The circuit (located 370km away from Seoul) is kind of the biggest stadium in Korea, with 130.000 seats. The main grandstand itself offers capability of 16.000 seats, the whole thing designed with a roof like a traditional Korean house.

Back in 2011, India finally had her own Formula 1 Grand Prix. A date in history between past and future, with this new track built in the south of New Delhi, in the suburbs of Noida. The circuit is among the most interesting recently built ones.

If Singapore is a Grand Prix by night, Abu Dhabi is the sunset Grand Prix. The start is day-time and drivers cross the finish line night-time! Yas Marina Island has been developed to welcome this GP, including the now famous Yas Marina Hotel that spans the track and Ferrari World, a Ferrari themed park developed with the Maranello manufacturer.

Formula 1 and United-States are back again together, and after Indianapolis till 2007, it’s Austin, in Texas, that will host the race. The track (anticlockwise) has been designed and built to welcome Grand Prix of Americas in Wandering Creek.

Since Emerson Fittipaldi back in the 70’s and then of course Ayrton Senna by the 80’s, Brazil has always had a huge interest into Formula 1, and showed effervescence for their Brazilian Grand Prix. Almost as much as into football! Interlagos is a track surrounded by houses and buildings, as the city has been growing fast after track’s construction.

Formula 1 World Championship is used to kick off in Melbourne since 1996. The track is using a part of Melbourne’s beautiful Albert Park. The Good spirit of the locals brings spectators to come back from one year to the other to celebrate the start of Formula 1 season.

Malaysia decided to get fully industrialized country by 2020 and took decision to make it through automobile. Country then had to get a Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix, which happened in 1999. Early race of the season, Kuala Lumpur is always a special stage as the climate and weather conditions are so special. But the track is also pretty technical and enjoyed by F1 drivers.