Street circuit

A street circuit is a motorsport racing circuit composed of 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 find street circuits 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. Racing on a street circuit is also called "legal street racing".

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 and famous auto races.

Local governments sometimes support races held in street circuits to promote tourism.

List of street circuits

Americas
Punta del Este Street Circuit, Uruguay, the first ePrix of Formula E in the Americas. It runs along Punta del Este's harbour – nicknamed the Monte Carlo of South America[1][2][3]
Puerto Madero Street Circuit, Argentina, alongside a typical food stand in the Costanera Sur.
IMSA street circuit in Columbus, Ohio.

Asia and Africa
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore, currently used in Formula 1

Europe
The Streets of St. Petersburg being used by the IndyCar Series.

Oceania
Albert Park Circuit, Australia

Future circuits

See also

References
  1. "Circuit Guide | Punta del Este, Uruguay | FIA Formula E". FIA Formula E. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  2. "Formula E reveals circuit for Punta del Este ePrix". FIA Formula E. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  3. "Formula E unveils Punta del Este circuit in Uruguay". autosport.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  4. "Motor Racing: Hanoi to host F1 race in 2020". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  5. Sports, Dorna. "Dorna and ITDC set to bring MotoGP™ to Indonesia". www.motogp.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
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