- Not to be confused with Street racing.
The Monaco Grand Prix, held at the Circuit de Monaco, is one of the world's most prestigious auto races.
Argentine TC 2000 Championship has raced in street circuits such as Santa Fe.
The Streets of St. Petersburg is one of the first non-oval venues ever visited by the IndyCar Series.
A street circuit is a racing circuit composed by temporarily closed-off public roads of a city, town or village, used in motor races. Facilities such as the paddock, pit boxes, fences and grandstands are usually placed temporarily and removed soon after the race is over but in modern times the pits, race control and main grandstands are sometimes permanently constructed in the area. Since the track surface is originally planned for normal speeds, race drivers often found it bumpy and lacking grip. Run-off areas may be non-existent, which makes driving mistakes more expensive than in purpose-built circuits with wider run-off areas.
Local governments sometimes support races held in street circuits to promote tourism. This is in contrast with illegal street racing, where racers do not ask permission to the authorities.
List of street circuits[]
Americas[]
- Santa Fe, Argentina (TC 2000, F3 Sudamericana)
- Potrero de los Funes, Argentina (TC 2000, Turismo Carretera, FIA GT)
- Carrera Panamericana, Mexico (WSC)
- Baltimore, United States (IndyCar, ALMS)
- Dallas, United States (F1)
- Denver, United States (Champ Car)
- Belle Isle Park, Detroit, United States (Champ Car, IndyCar, ALMS)
- Renaissance Center, Detroit, United States (F1, CART)
- Halifax, Canada (British F2, IMSA)
- Houston, United States (Champ Car, ALMS)
- Las Vegas, United States (Indycar)
- Long Beach, United States (F1, Champ Car, ALMS)
- Bayfront Park, Miami, United States (Champ Car, IMSA, ALMS)
- Bicentennial Park, Miami, United States (CART, IMSA)
- Port Imperial Street Circuit, New Jersey, United States (F1)
- Phoenix, United States (F1)
- San Jose, United States (Champ Car)
- St. Petersburg, United States (Champ Car, IndyCar, ALMS)
- Toronto, Canada (Champ Car, IndyCar)
- Trois-Rivières, Canada (ALMS, Grand-Am, NASCAR)
- Vancouver, Canada (Champ Car)
- Monterrey, Mexico (Champ Car)
- Montevideo, Uruguay (Top Race, AUVo)
- Piriápolis, Uruguay (F3 Sudamericana, AUVo)
- Punta del Este, Uruguay (TC 2000, AUVo)
- Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (Brazilian Stock Car)
- Salvador, Brazil (Brazilian Stock Car)
- São Paulo, Brazil (IndyCar)
Asia and Africa[]
- Ain-Diab, Morocco (F1)
- Marrakech, Morocco (WTCC)
- Marina Bay, Singapore (F1)
- Thomson Road, Singapore
- Mellaha Lake, Libya
- Jakarta, Indonesia (A1GP)
- Macau Peninsula, Macau (F3, WTCC, Superbikes)
- Shanghai, People's Republic of China (DTM)
- Beijing, People's Republic of China (A1GP)
- Zhuhai, People's Republic of China (BPR GT)
- Durban, South Africa (A1GP)
- Changwon, South Korea (F3)
Europe[]
- Aix-les-Bains Circuit du Lac, France
- Circuit Paalgraven, Neatherlands
- Skerries Road Racing Circuit, Ireland
- Tandragee 100 Road Race Circuit, Ireland
- Killalane Road Races, Ireland
- Boyne 100, Ireland
- Horice Road Racing Circuit, Czech Republic
- Alemannenring, Germany (DTM)*
- Assen, Netherlands (MotoGP)
- Baku, Azerbaijan (FIA GT Series)
- Circuito Urbano Bilbao, Spain (World Series by Renault)
- Nikola Tesla Belgrade, Serbia (Belgrade24h promo race 2010, Serbian National Championship)
- Billown Circuit, Isle of Man
- Birmingham, United Kingdom (F3000, BTCC)
- Boavista, Portugal (F1, WTCC)
- Bucharest, Romania (FIA GT, British F3)
- Cagliari, Italy (Euro F3000)
- Clady Circuit, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Clypse Course, Isle of Man
- Dundrod Circuit, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Four Inch Course, Isle of Man
- Göteborg City Race, Sweden (STCC)
- Helsinki Thunder, Finland (FIA GT, F3000, DTM)
- Imatra Circuit, Finland
- Highroads Course, Isle of Man
- Circuito Lasarte, Spain (Grand Prix)
- Le Mans, France (ILMC)
- Masaryk street circuit, Czech Republic (GP, ETCC, MotoGP)
- Mille Miglia, Italy (WSC)
- Circuit de Monaco, Montecarlo (F1, F3)
- Montjuïc circuit, Spain (F1, MotoGP)
- Circuit des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
- Norisring, Germany (DTM, F3 Euroseries)
- North West 200, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Oliver's Mount, United Kingdom
- Opatija Circuit, former Yugoslavia
- Pau Circuit, France (F3, WTCC)
- Pedralbes Circuit, Spain (F1)
- Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit, Estonia
- Snaefell Mountain Course, Isle of Man
- St John's Short Course, Isle of Man
- Tolbert Circuit, Netherlands
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium (F1)
- Targa Florio, Italy (WSC)
- Valencia Street Circuit, Spain (F1, Spanish F3, Open GT)
- Varsselring, Netherlands
- Noordzee omloop, Belgium
- Circuit de Chimay, Belgium
- Frohburger Dreieck, Germany
- Těrlický okruh, Czech Republic
- Solitude Racetrack, Germany
Oceania[]
- Adelaide, Australia (F1, ALMS, V8 Supercars)
- Canberra, Australia (V8 Supercars)
- Homebush, Australia (V8 Supercars)
- Melbourne, Australia (F1, V8 Supercars)
- Mount Panorama, Australia (V8 Supercars)
- Surfers Paradise, Australia (Champ Car, V8 Supercars)
- Townsville, Australia (V8 Supercars)
- Dunedin, New Zealand
- Hamilton, New Zealand (V8 Supercars, Toyota Racing Series)
- Paeroa, New Zealand
- Wanganui, New Zealand (Boxing Day Motorbike Races)
- Wellington, New Zealand (Touring Cars, V8 Supercars)
See also[]
- Open Road Racing
- Motorcycle Road Racing