Which country has hosted the most F1 races?

Since the first Formula 1 World Championship Grand Prix held at Silverstone in 1950, the series has hosted over 1,100 races over 74 seasons and has visited 77 circuits in 34 countries. 

F1 saw three races in America in 2023, with races in Miami, Austin and Las Vegas. This was only the third time a country hosted three races in a season, alongside Italy in 2020 (Imola, Mugello and Monza) and the United States again in 1982 (Long Beach, Detroit and Caesars Palace). 

F1 often adopts different race names for some races if there are multiple events being hosted in a country in one season. For example, this year’s American races were the Miami Grand Prix, the United States Grand Prix and the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

However, there have been some events that haven’t been logically named, for example, Italy has previously hosted the San Marino Grand Prix as there was already a race taking place in Italy. The event took place at the Imola track and was named after the nearby San Marino, even though the track was not in the microstate’s territory. 

Which country has held the most F1 grands prix?

Italy has held the most Formula 1 grands prix, with 105 visits to the country since 1950. The European country is the only one to have held over 100 races, with the Italian Grand Prix being held at Monza for all but one year – Imola hosting the 1980 Italian Grand Prix as Monza was under renovation. 

Though it was the first time that Imola was on the F1 calendar, the race was so popular with fans that it has since hosted 30 races. The 2020 Emilia Romagna GP, which took place at Imola, marked the 100th race to be held in Italy. 

Germany has hosted the second-most grands prix, with 41 of those taking place at the Nurburgring and 37 at the Hockenheimring and just one race at the AVUS. The 2024 season will be the ninth year that Germany won’t have hosted a grand prix, following the 2023, 2022, 2021, 2017, 2015, 1960, 1955 and 1950 seasons.  

The United Kingdom is also in the top three, having hosted 78 races over the years. Four British circuits have hosted races since 1950, with races taking place at Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Donington Park and Aintree. While Donington Park is a British track that hosted an F1 race, it didn’t actually host the British Grand Prix. This is because it hosted the 1993 European Grand Prix (won by Ayrton Senna), while the British Grand Prix took place at Silverstone.