Editing List of Formula One circuits (section)

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[[File:Formula 1 all over the world.svg|thumb|upright=2|Locations of the circuits that hosted or are scheduled to host a Grand Prix. Nations on the current year's schedule are highlighted in green, with circuit locations marked in black. Former host nations are shown in dark grey. Former host circuits are marked with a white dot. ''De facto'' status of territories is shown.|alt=A map of the world showing the locations of the circuits that hosted or are scheduled to host a Grand Prix]]

[[Formula One]], abbreviated to F1, is currently the highest class of [[open-wheel car|open-wheeled]] [[auto racing]] defined by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA), motorsport's world governing body.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fia.com/en-GB/the-fia/about-fia/Pages/AboutFIA.aspx |title=About FIA |publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) |access-date=31 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628200958/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/the-fia/about-fia/Pages/AboutFIA.aspx |archive-date=28 June 2011}}</ref> The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform.<ref>{{cite web|last=Williamson|first=Martin|title=A brief history of Formula One|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/3831.html|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=23 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406023200/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/3831.html|archive-date=6 April 2015}}</ref> The [[List of Formula One seasons|Formula One World Championship season]] consists of a series of races, known as {{not a typo|[[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]]}}, usually held on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on [[Street circuit|closed city streets]].<ref>{{harvnb|Hughes|Tremayne|2002|pp=82–83}}</ref> The results of each race are combined to determine two annual championships, one for drivers ([[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Championship]]), and one for constructors ([[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|World Constructors' Championship]]).<ref>{{cite web|date=7 April 2020|title=2020 Formula One Sporting Regulations|url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2020_formula_1_sporting_regulations_-_iss_6_-_2020-04-07.pdf|access-date=15 April 2020|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)|pages=3–4|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412175805/https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2020_formula_1_sporting_regulations_-_iss_6_-_2020-04-07.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-format=PDF|url-status=live}}</ref>

This list is for the circuits that hosted World Championship races from 1950 until now. The terms "Formula One race" and "World Championship race" were not always synonymous throughout history – see {{section link|Formula One|Distinction between Formula One and World Championship races}} for a detailed explanation.