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Circuits

Every circuit, compared

The same three judgements for every track on the calendar. Track type tells you what kind of place it is, overtaking tells you whether Sunday can undo Saturday, and upset risk tells you how much to trust the favourites.

CircuitLocationTrack typeOvertakingUpset risk
Albert Park CircuitMelbourne, AustraliaTemporary parklandModerateHigh (season opener)
Autódromo Hermanos RodríguezMexico City, MexicoPermanent (high altitude)GoodMedium
Autódromo José Carlos PaceSão Paulo, BrazilPermanent (anticlockwise)Very goodHigh
Autodromo Nazionale MonzaMonza, ItalyPermanentGoodMedium
Baku City CircuitBaku, AzerbaijanStreetVery goodVery high
Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaBarcelona, SpainPermanentModerateLow
Circuit de MonacoMonte Carlo, MonacoStreetVery hardLow, then sudden
Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsStavelot, BelgiumPermanentVery goodHigh
Circuit Gilles VilleneuveMontreal, CanadaTemporary parklandGoodHigh
Circuit of the AmericasAustin, United StatesPermanentGoodMedium
Circuit ZandvoortZandvoort, NetherlandsPermanentHardMedium
HungaroringBudapest, HungaryPermanentHardLow
Las Vegas Strip CircuitLas Vegas, United StatesStreet (night)Very goodHigh
Lusail International CircuitLusail, QatarPermanent (night)ModerateMedium
MadringMadrid, SpainStreet and permanent mixUnprovenHigh (new circuit)
Marina Bay Street CircuitSingapore, SingaporeStreet (night)HardMedium to high
Miami International AutodromeMiami, United StatesTemporaryGoodMedium
Red Bull RingSpielberg, AustriaPermanentGoodMedium
Sepang International CircuitKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPermanent (tropical)EasyHigh
Shanghai International CircuitShanghai, ChinaPermanentGoodMedium
Silverstone CircuitSilverstone, United KingdomPermanentGoodWeather dependent
Suzuka International Racing CourseSuzuka, JapanPermanentHardLow (unless it rains)
Yas Marina CircuitAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesPermanent (dusk)ModerateLow