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[LHamilton0810]

This doesn't just include the circuits visited by Formula 1 but any around the world

[Jon83]

I only really know ones used in F1 past or present (going back to the mid-90s)

 

In no particular order, I like.

 

Istanbul

Spa (before they ruined the last sector)

Monza

Montreal

Interlagos

San Marino

Nurburgring

Hockenheim (before the changes)

Magny-Cours

Albert Park

 

I haven't included Suzuka but it did give me my favourite f1 moment (MSC 2000)

[Nemo1965]

The old Zandvoort... before it was butchered... I had the incredible luck to be driven around it at alarming high speed in the old configuration. The sweeping corners, the elevations, the feeling you started to go up, up when you came out of Bos Uit and onto the straight... magic. The only footage I've seen that was comparable was the old Spa...

 

Apart from that: I was quite suprised that Jeremy Clarkson said after driving in Monte Carlo, that it would a fun track even if it would be in the desert somehow... can't imagine it myself, but perhaps he has a point...

Edited by Nemo1965, 23 April 2014 - 11:50.

[byrkus]

Nurburgring Nordschleife

TT Isle of Man

Piccolo Madonie (Targa Florio)

Potrero de los Funes

[Victor_RO]

Nurburgring Nordschleife

TT Isle of Man

Piccolo Madonie (Targa Florio)

Potrero de los Funes

 

I'd like to add Le Mans (the full Sarthe circuit) and Bathurst to that list.

[Afterburner]

In no particular order:

Nurburgring Nordschleife
Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Sebring International Raceway
Spa Francorchamps
Osterreichring
Road Atlanta
Daytona International Raceway
Suzuka Circuit
Monte Carlo

I think that's a pretty comprehensive list.

EDIT: I did forget Mount Panorama. Swap it out with the Osterreichring if you'd like as it doesn't exist anymore. And Monza, which I'd probably swap with Road Atlanta, which remains for irrational favouritism reasons. Oh, and there's also Watkins Glen, as well--drop Suzuka for that one if you'd like.

Edited by Afterburner, 23 April 2014 - 14:38.

[Radoye]

Only circuits that exist today in their current form, no particular order:

 

Potrero de los Funes / San Luis

Mount Panorama / Bathurst

Road America / Elkhart Lake

Guia / Macau

Nurburgring Nordschleife

Spa-Francorchamps

Monte Carlo

Monza

Suzuka

IMS

[HeidfeldsBeard]

Difficult to add many to what's already been said. Laguna Seca must be worth a shout though? 

 

If only Bathurst was safe enough for F1 cars 

[king_crud]

 

If only Bathurst was safe enough for F1 cars 

 

If it was then it wouldn't be Bathurst

[pacificquay]

Cadwell Park

[Seanspeed]

Just present/modern-day tracks, I'm guessing?

Spa
Road America
Portimao
Macau
Bathurst
Suzuka
Isle of Man
Nordschleife
Buddh(yes, really, love it)
San Luis

[tifosiMac]

Nurburgring Nordschleife

TT Isle of Man

Piccolo Madonie (Targa Florio)

Potrero de los Funes

Indeed the TT track on the Isle of Man is arguably the greatest track on the planet largely due to its length, difficulty and the sheer amount of balls you need to race it IMO.      

[UPRC]

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Hockenheim (the original)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe
Mount Panorama
Nurburgring Nordschleife
Potrero de los Funes
Spa Francorchamps
Suzuka

 

And the one I'm probably alone in...

 

Shanghai International Circuit

Edited by UPRC, 23 April 2014 - 14:34.

[PayasYouRace]

Mexico City

Kyalami

Pikes Peak

...

I may have misunderstood the question ;)

[Richard T]

In no particular order

Le Mans (la Sarthe)
Spa Francorchamps
Nurburgring Nordshleife
Macau
Mount Panorama
Albert Park
Suzuka
Monza
Daytona International speedway
Sebring

[noikeee]

Nordschleiffe

Bathurst

Macau

Le Mans

Spa

Suzuka

Road Atlanta

Mid-Ohio

Brands Hatch

Tarumã

[Kingshark]

Nurburgring Nordschleife

Le Mans

Bathurst

Sebring

Road America

Macau

Spa

Suzuka

Interlagos

Montreal

[rodlamas]

Road America / Elkhart Lake

Spa-Francochamps

Hockemheim (Old)

Monza

Interlagos (Old - a few non-brazilians actually know it was an 8km very fast circuit)

Jacarepagua / Old-Rio de Janeiro circuit - now destroyed

Old Nurburgring

Le Mans

Mid-Ohio (yeah, for the technical stuff without being a Mickey Mouse)

Suzuka

[chunder27]

Nurburgring

Cadwell Park

Brands Hatch

Road America

Spa

Imola pre Senna

Suzuka

Hockenheim pre idiocy

Monza

Bathurst

 

Never ever Le Mans, its dull as dishwater and full of chicanes.

[ch103]

My list (not original based on what has been said already)

 

1.  Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Only track I know of that hosted F1, Indycars and Nascar in the same calendar year)

2.  Suzuka Circuit

3.  Spa (before the bus stop chicane was destroyed)

4.  Monza (can we get rid of the chicanes?)

5.  Monaco 

6.  Interlagos

7.  Isle of Man (cannot say I know the track layout precisely, but having watched the race it is a monster)

8.  Pikes Peak 

9.  Daytona International Speedway (both Nascar Oval and 24 hr course)

10.  Rally Finland

[king_crud]

 

Hockenheim pre idiocy

 

 

Never ever Le Mans, its dull as dishwater and full of chicanes.

 

[SR388]

Indianapolis
Bristol
Spa
Suzuka
Bathurst
Laguna seca
Nordsliefe
Monaco
Le Mans
Road Atlanta

Edited by SR388, 23 April 2014 - 19:36.

[Andrew Hope]

Indianapolis

Road America

Monza

Nordschleife

Spa

La Sarthe

Pikes Peak

Sebring

Mount Panorama

Isle of Man

 

Would be more fair if we divided it up between lengths. 0-2km, 2-4km, 4-10km, 10+.

Edited by Andrew Hope, 23 April 2014 - 20:07.

[Seanspeed]

Never ever Le Mans, its dull as dishwater and full of chicanes.

Don't understand the love for that track, either. Dunlop curves are fun but the rest is definitely quite dull. I guess I'm just a bigger fan of corners and super long straights don't impress me much.

[noikeee]

Don't understand the love for that track, either. Dunlop curves are fun but the rest is definitely quite dull. I guess I'm just a bigger fan of corners and super long straights don't impress me much.

 

It's got a really nice flow and the cars get to stretch their legs properly. And the historical/novelty/romantic factor does matter a little bit. Like it far more than Monza which is a similar track but doesn't have the cadence of medium/quick corners at the start and end of lap that Le Mans does, also Monza's chicanes are a bit too tight and a pain to drive in sims.

 

I didn't include Pikes Peak and Isle of Man in mine, because the first isn't a circuit, the second isn't used by cars though I suppose it does qualify as a "race track".

[ollebompa]

Brands Hatch
Spa
Suzuka
That one track that was used by IndyCar in 1993?
Nordschleife
AVUS
Montjuic
Imola
Clermont-Ferrand
Mount Panorama

Edited by ollebompa, 23 April 2014 - 20:34.

[ollebompa]

That one track that was used by IndyCar in 1993?
 

 

After some research i believe this is Road America.

[Retrofly]

My top 10, bais becuase I have ridden a few of them.

 

No order

 

 

Brands Hatch

Snetterton (old layout)

Donnington Park

Spa

Interlargos

Monza

Silverstone (Current layout)

Laguna Seca

Nurburgring Nordschleife

Monaco

 

On the flip side, worst tracks:

 

Silverstone (Old layout)

Le Mans, any configuration, all rubbish.

Hockenhein Ring

Road America

Road Atlanta

Sebring

Any oval, including infield.

Lydden Hill.

Marina Bay

Valencia street circuit

Edited by Retrofly, 24 April 2014 - 20:20.

[ollebompa]

My top 10, bais becuase I have ridden a few of them.

 

No order

 

 

Brands Hatch

Snetterton (old layout)

Donnington Park

Spa

Interlargos

Monza

Silverstone (Current layout)

Laguna Seca

Nurburgring Nordschleife

Monaco

 

On the flip side, worst tracks:

 

Silverstone (Old layout)

Le Mans, any configuration, all rubbish.

Hockenhein Ring(If you mean old)

Road America

Road Atlanta

Sebring

Any oval, including infield.

Lydden Hill.

Marina Bay

Valencia street circuit

You and I could not be friends!

Edited by ollebompa, 24 April 2014 - 20:32.

[Risil]

Road courses only. I've biased it towards the ones I've seen make the best racing. Included Monaco cause I can watch F1 cars go around there for hours and still be enthralled.

 

Spa

Brands Hatch

Cleveland Airport

Road America

Monaco

Mugello

Phillip Island

Bathurst

Jerez

Interlagos

 

I wish they'd bring back Suzuka for MotoGP and restore Silverstone to its pre-1987 layout, with the tricky Woodcote chicane and naff all else.

Edited by Risil, 24 April 2014 - 20:33.

[scheivlak]

current ones:

 

Nordschleife N'ring

Le Mans (could do without a few chicanes, but still special - if only for that Indianapolis/Arnage section)

Brands Hatch (preferably in some glorious autumn sunshine)

Spa

Monaco (see Risil's post)

Potrero de los Funes

Monza (the scent of history is still there)

Road America

Mid-Ohio

Suzuka

 

common theme: tracks that have remained imbedded in their natural or cultural surroundings (still feeling dejected by the rape of old Hockenheim BTW)

[teejay]

Bathurst 

Road America

Laguna Seca

Spa

Interlagos 

Indy - both road and Oval

Monza

Nurburgring modern 

Canada 

Toronto Street Circuit

[LuckyStrike1]

Indianapolis

Nordschleife

Road America
Brands Hatch GP
TT Isle of Mans
Le Mans
Spa
Suzuka 
Bathurst Mont Panorama
Monaco 

 

[scolbourne]

Nurburgring Nordschleife
Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe
Pikes Peak
Bathurst
Spa Francorchamps
Istanbul
Daytona International Raceway
Monza
Monte Carlo

Isle of Man TT

[Thomas99]

People have said it already and said all the main ones, but Istanbul needs so much more credit than it gets. Absolutely one of my favorite all time tracks.

[AlexLangheck]

The Nordschleife

Elkhart Lake (Road America)

Bathurst

Circuit de la Sarthe (before the massive run offs in 2000 ish)

Hockenheim (pre butchered by Tilke)

Spa (with the Bus Stop and no tarmac run offs)

The Mountain Circuit IoM

Zandvoort

Suzuka

Imola (pre changes)

[Jon83]

People have said it already and said all the main ones, but Istanbul needs so much more credit than it gets. Absolutely one of my favorite all time tracks.

 

Mine too - its a real shame that F1 no longer goes there.

[V8 Fireworks]

Obviously

 

1. Nurburgring Nordscheliefe

2. Mt Panorama Bathurst

3. Isle of Mann

4. Road America

5. Monza

6. Spa

7. Indy Speedway

8. Le Mans

9. Monte Carlo

10. Tsukuba !! 

http://youtu.be/9Yc_qLlX67M?t=37m44s

Edited by V8 Fireworks, 25 April 2014 - 12:51.

[Rob Semmeling]

Restricting myself to current, non-oval, (semi) purpose-built circuits...

In alphabetic order:

- Autódromo de Interlagos José Carlos Pace, Brazil
- Barber Motorsports Park, USA
- Mount Panorama (Bathurst), Australia
- Nürburgring, Germany
- Potrero de los Funes, Argentina
- Road America, USA
- Salzburgring, Austria
- Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
- Virginia International Raceway, USA
- Watkins Glen, USA

Some honorable mentions & personal favorites:

- Autódromo de Yahuarcocha José Tobar Tobar, Ecuador
- Autódromo El Zonda (San Juan), Argentina
- Autódromo Geraldo Backer (Autódromo Mestre Álvaro), Brazil
- Autódromo Roberto Mouras (La Plata), Argentina
- Biķernieki, Latvia
- Cadwell Park, UK
- Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (Mosport), Canada
- Circuit de Charade, France
- Circuit Pau-Arnos, France
- Istanbul Park, Turkey
- Mega Space, Brazil
- Oregon Raceway Park, USA
- Road Atlanta, USA
- Silverstone, UK
- Suzuka Circuit, Japan
- Taebaek Racing Park, South Korea
- Tor Kielce, Poland

Probably forgot quite a few...

Edited by Rob Semmeling, 10 May 2014 - 18:45.

[Slartibartfast]

Spa Francorchamps (non-sanitised layout)

Monaco

Bathurst

Silverstone (old layout)

Isle of Man TT

Suzuka

Ascari Race Resort

A303

The Slartibartfast Scalextric Speedway

Goodwood

[petef1]

San Marino

Interlagos

Magny Cours

Spa (with the old Bus Stop chicane)

Suzuka

Old Hockenheim

Montreal

Monaco

Monza

Monaco  For me, is the ultimate circuit. As a huge F1 gamer, how these drivers hold their concentration and lap this track at the speed they do is breathtaking. And becasue it's Monaco. It is Formula 1 for me.

 

My secret fetish, the A1 ring   I know, I know, I should be shot. I just like the flow of it, might be an OCD thing of something.

Edited by petef1, 25 April 2014 - 13:09.

[MikeV1987]

In no particular, i love them all

 

Nurburgring

Spa

Suzuka

Monza

Silverstone

Catalunya

La Sarth

Road America

Circuit Gilles V.

Istanbul Park

Edited by MikeV1987, 25 April 2014 - 13:49.

[king_crud]

that Cleveland Airport circuit that indycars used to use, I loved that one. And Road America.

[Atreiu]

Road America

Cleveland airport

Suzuka

Spa

Silverstone

Daytona

Indianapolis

Mugello

Assen

Phillip Island

[MP422]

San Marino

Interlagos

Magny Cours

Spa (with the old Bus Stop chicane)

Suzuka

Old Hockenheim

Montreal

Monaco

Monza

Monaco  For me, is the ultimate circuit. As a huge F1 gamer, how these drivers hold their concentration and lap this track at the speed they do is breathtaking. And becasue it's Monaco. It is Formula 1 for me.

 

My secret fetish, the A1 ring   I know, I know, I should be shot. I just like the flow of it, might be an OCD thing of something.

 

Nice picks, I like the a1 ring too. The elevation changes and austrian country side looks nice. I wonder what it will look like in 2014.

[HoldenRT]

I love both Nurburgrings.

 

Suzuka.. Monaco.. Imola.. Montreal.. Monza.. Spa.. Laguna Seca.. Silverstone.. Montreal.. Interlagos.. Bathurst.. and Kyalami but it doesn't get raced much these days.

 

Topics like this make me excited to be a racing fan.  Lots of warm fuzzy feelings just from seeing the track names.

[HeadFirst]

Nordschleife 

Spa 

Monza

Monaco

Montreal

Mosport

Mugello (I think that's the one)

Watkins Glen (old circuit)

Iowa Speedway

Silverstone