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. 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.
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List of street circuits
Americas
- Santa Fe, Argentina (TC 2000, Formula Renault)
- Denver, United States (Champ Car)
- Detroit, United States (F1, Champ Car, IndyCar)
- Houston, United States (Champ Car, ALMS)
- Las Vegas, United States (F1, Champ Car)
- Long Beach, United States (F1, Champ Car, ALMS)
- Miami, United States (Champ Car, IMSA, ALMS)
- Phoenix, United States (F1)
- San Jose, United States (Champ Car)
- St. Petersburg street circuit, United States (Champ Car, IndyCar, ALMS)
- Toronto, Canada (Champ Car)
- Trois-Rivières, Canada (ALMS, Grand-Am)
- Vancouver, Canada (Champ Car)
- Monterrey, Mexico (Champ Car)
- Montevideo, Uruguay (Top Race, AUVo)
- Piriápolis, Uruguay (F3 Sudamericana)
- Punta del Este, Uruguay (TC 2000, Formula Renault)
Europe
- Helsinki, Finland (FIA GT, F3000, DTM)
- Pau, France (F3, WTCC)
- Alemannenring, Germany (DTM)
- Norisring, Germany (DTM, F3 Euroseries)
- Cagliari, Italy (Euro F3000)
- Monaco, Monaco (F1, F3)
- Boavista, Portugal (F1, WTCC)
- Bucharest, Romania (FIA GT, British F3)
- Bilbao, Spain (World Series by Renault)
- Valencia, Spain (F1, Spanish F3, Open GT)
- Montjuïc, Spain (F1, MotoGP)
- Pedralbes, Spain (F1)
- Lasarte, Spain (Grand Prix)
- Birmingham, United Kingdom (F3000, BTCC)
Oceania
- Adelaide, Australia (Formula One)
- Canberra, Australia (V8 Supercars)
- Homebush, Australia (V8 Supercars)
- Townsville, Australia (V8 Supercars)
- Melbourne, Australia (Formula One, V8 Supercars, ALMS)
- Surfers Paradise, Australia (Champ Car, V8 Supercars)
- Dunedin, New Zealand
- Hamilton, New Zealand (V8 Supercars, Toyota Racing Series)
- Paeroa, New Zealand
- Wanganui, New Zealand
- Wellington, New Zealand (Touring Cars, V8 Supercars)
Asia and Africa
- Ain-Diab, Morocco (F1)
- Marrakech, Morocco (WTCC)
- Singapore, Singapore (F1)
- Jakarta, Indonesia (A1GP)
- Macau, People's Republic of China (F3, WTCC, Superbikes)
- Shanghai, People's Republic of China (DTM)
- Beijing, People's Republic of China (A1GP)
- Durban, South Africa (A1GP)
- Changwon, South Korea (F3)
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