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Formula 1 2010 - world venue map and circuit guide

Explore the venues for the 2010 Formula 1 season with BBC Sport's interactive map of the 19 circuits.

On the map below, click a photo thumbnail to view a gallery of images and find out more about the venue you have chosen.

Double-click the map then click-and-drag, or use the map's controls in the top left-hand corner, to zoom in and discover more venues, particularly in Europe, where several venues lie close to each other.

Below the map you can find more details on each track, as well as links to other related resources around the internet.

 

BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

Venue: Sakhir, Manama
Date: Sunday 14 March
Lap length: 3.363 miles
Race laps: 57
2009 winner: Jenson Button (Brawn)
First grand prix: 2004
Fascinating fact: In deference to the Bahrain's Islamic rulers, race organisers ban the traditional spraying of champagne on the podium, instead providing drivers with a local non-alcoholic beverage known as warrd - a blend of pomegranate, bitter orange and rosewater.

AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX

Venue: Albert Park, Melbourne
Date: Sunday 28 March
Lap length: 3.295 miles
Race laps: 58
2009 winner: Jenson Button (Brawn)
First grand prix: 1996
Fascinating fact: The race returned to Melbourne in 1996 when Martin Brundle was involved in a terrifying crash on the first lap, which split his Jordan car in two. Amazingly, the British driver was able to run back to the pits to collect the spare car for the restart - only to spin off at the same corner on the first lap.

MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX

Venue: Sepang, Kuala Lumpur
Date: Sunday 4 April
Lap length: 3.444 miles
Race laps: 56
2009 winner: Jenson Button (Brawn)
First grand prix: 1999
Fascinating fact: Kuala Lumpur literally means "muddy estuary". The city's grand prix track was built on a 260-hectare swamp, a factor some have blamed for the increasing number of bumps on the track. Some people claim the circuit may be literally sinking.

CHINESE GRAND PRIX

Venue: Shanghai International Circuit
Date: Sunday 18 April, 0800 BST
Lap length: 3.387 miles
Race laps: 56
2009 winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
First grand prix: 2004
Fascinating fact: Until 2009, Spain's Fernando Alonso had never finished lower than fourth in the five races in Shanghai, making him the most successful driver there, just ahead of Kimi Raikkonen. The Finn, who has switched to rallying for 2010, has only once failed to finish in the top four, in 2006 when he retired.

SPANISH GRAND PRIX

Venue: Circuit de Catalunya, Montmelo
Date: Sunday 9 May
Lap length: 2.892 miles
Race laps: 66
2009 winner: Jenson Button (Brawn)
First grand prix: 1991
Fascinating fact: The pole-sitter has gone on to win the Spanish Grand Prix for the last 10 years. The first car on the grid has only failed to top the podium four times in 17 races.

MONACO GRAND PRIX

Venue: Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
Date: Sunday 16 May, 1300 BST
Lap length: 2.075 miles
Race laps: 75
2009 winner: Jenson Button (Brawn)
First grand prix: 1929
Fascinating fact: Ayrton Senna took over from Graham Hill as King of Monaco when he recorded a record sixth win in 1993. Describing the circuit, the Brazilian said: "Sometimes it takes so much concentration, so much energy, that you see nothing else except the narrow road, the barriers, the walls and the wheels."

TURKISH GRAND PRIX

Venue: Istanbul Park
Date: Sunday 30 May
Lap length: 3.317 miles
Race laps: 58
2009 winner: Jenson Button (Brawn)
First grand prix: 2005
Fascinating fact: During a GP2 race in 2008, Ayrton Senna's nephew Bruno, who is making his F1 debut for the new Campos team in 2010, ran into a stray dog. The collision ripped off the front wing and right front suspension of Senna's car and killed the dog.

CANADIAN GRAND PRIX

Venue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
Date: Sunday 13 June
Lap length: 2.71 miles
Race laps: 70
2009 winner: N/A
First grand prix: 1978
Fascinating fact: The race track runs around the Ile Notre Dame in the St Lawrence Seaway, and passes a series of buildings built for Expo '67 in the city. The rowing lake used in the 1976 Olympics backs on to the paddock, and F1 personnel have to walk across a pontoon bridge to get to the track from the car park.

EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX

Venue: Valencia, Spain
Date: Sunday 27 June
Lap length: 3.367 miles
Race laps: 57
2009 winner: Rubens Barrichello (Brawn)
First grand prix: 2008
Fascinating fact: Paella originated in the province of Valencia. After leaving Renault for McLaren in 2007, Spanish star Fernando Alonso admitted driving for the team had become like "eating the same plate of paella every night". He was ready for another helping in 2008 after an ill-fated season with McLaren, but is clearly up for a bit of pasta now he has moved to Ferrari for 2010.

BRITISH GRAND PRIX

Venue: Silverstone, Northamptonshire
Date: Sunday 11 July
Lap length: 3.194 miles (unless planned track changes are introduced for
Race laps: 60
2009 winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
First grand prix: 1948
Fascinating fact: Keke Rosberg, father of current Mercedes Grand Prix driver Nico, drove his Williams at an average of 160.938mph to claim pole in 1985, making Silverstone the world's fastest circuit at the time. It later emerged he had a slow puncture.

GERMAN GRAND PRIX

Venue: Hockenheim
Date: Sunday 25 July
Lap length: 2.842 miles
Race laps: 72
2008 winner: Mark Webber (Red Bull) (at the Nurburgring)
First grand prix: 1977
Fascinating fact: The original Hockenheim was a sausage-shaped four-mile track which was basically two long straights through a forest joined by a flat-out right-hander at one end and the current stadium section at the other. Two chicanes were introduced after the great Jim Clark was killed in a Formula Two race in 1968, and a third when Alfa Romeo driver Patrick Depailler lost his life in F1 testing in 1980. The current, much shorter, circuit was introduced in 2001.

HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX

Venue: Hungaroring, Budapest
Date: Sunday 1 August, 1300 BST
Lap length: 2.722 miles
Race laps: 70
2009 winner: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
First grand prix: 1986
Fascinating fact: Damon Hill produced one of the most famous near-wins in F1 history in 1997, passing Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve to take the lead in his unfancied Arrows. But he suffered a mechanical failure after the last round of pit stops and had to settle for second.

BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

Venue: Spa-Francorchamps
Date: Sunday 29 August
Lap length: 4.352 miles
Race laps: 44
2009 winner: Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
First grand prix: 1924
Fascinating fact: In 1998, an incredible 13 cars were involved in a first-lap pile-up as the race began in torrential rain. Only eight finished, Damon Hill taking advantage of the carnage to hand Jordan their first race win.

ITALIAN GRAND PRIX

Venue: Monza
Date: Sunday 12 September
Lap length: 3.510 miles
Race laps: 53
2009 winner: Rubens Barrichello (Brawn)
First grand prix: 1922
Fascinating fact: Nicknamed the Pista Magica in Italy, Monza is the quickest circuit in F1, with cars reaching a top speed of 215 mph on the long pit straight.

SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX

Venue: Marina Bay
Date: Sunday 26 September
Lap length: 3.148 miles
Race laps: 61
2009 winner: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
First grand prix: 2008
Fascinating fact: The circuit takes in the iconic Raffles Hotel, where the gin-based cocktail the Singapore Sling was invented at the start of the 20th century. It will set you back more than £10 (as of February 2009) to sip one at the Raffles.

JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

Venue: Suzuka
Date: Sunday 10 October
Lap length: 3.608 miles
Race laps: 53
2009 winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
First grand prix: 1987
Fascinating fact: Suzuka is the only F1 race track that follows a figure-of-eight format, where the circuit passes over itself - it is also sited in a theme park.

SOUTH KOREAN GRAND PRIX

Venue: Yeongam
Date: Sunday 24 October
Lap length: 3.39 miles
Race laps: 55
2009 winner: N/A
First grand prix: 2010
Fascinating fact: Located in Yeongam, 400km south of the capital Seoul, the organisers of the race have admitted that finding hotel accommodation for the visitors to the race will be their biggest headache in its debut year.

BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX

Venue: Interlagos, Sao Paulo
Date: Sunday 7 November
Lap length: 2.677 miles
Race laps: 71
2009 winner: Mark Webber (Red Bull)
First grand prix: 1972
Fascinating fact: The circuit's official name is Autodromo Carlos Pace. The appropriately monikered Brazilian claimed his only Grand Prix win at Interlagos in 1972, which also marked Graham Hill's last race. Both men died in air accidents, Hill in 1975 and Pace two years later.

ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX

Venue: Yas Marina
Date: Sunday 14 November
Lap length: 3.451 miles
Race laps: 55
2009 winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
First grand prix: 2009
Fascinating fact: The Yas Marina track cost a staggering £800m and is part of a massive development aimed at bringing tourism to the United Arab Emirates. Among the attractions will be Ferrari World, which opens in 2010 as the world's largest indoor theme park with the world's fastest rollercoaster. The marina by the track has space for more than 150 yachts and can even accommodate six 200ft-long monsters - that's the length of more than six double-decker buses.




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