How many Formula 1 races are held outside Europe?
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Formula 1 has truly become an international sport in the last few years, thanks to the Liberty Media’s initiatives to take it to every corner of the world. In the F1 2022 season, while Ferrari had emerged as the early favorites, Red Bull successfully turned the tables to their favor, and now Max Verstappen is leading the standings with a whopping advantage of 116 point over his nearest rival Charles Leclerc. And there are only six races left in the roster to decide who gets to take the crown home. And all six of those races are going to be held at places far from the European continent.
As F1 is now stepping into the “non-European” leg of the Championship, fans have been wondering how many countries outside of Europe have held F1 Grands Prix at their circuits, given the fact that it has always been a primarily European sport. Ever since its inception, F1 has been regarded as a sport exclusive to the European elite. But now, more progress is being made to make it into an international phenomenon with Grands Prix spread all over the world.
In the current F1 2022 calendar, there are eleven races planned to take place outside Europe, of which, five have already been organized–the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the Australian Grand Prix, the Miami Grand Prix, and the Canadian Grand Prix. Even though the drivers are still mostly of European origin and most of the teams are also owned by European companies, F1 has made vast development in moving to the other continents as well. Now, this article will deal with the F1 races that have taken place in this current season and all the past seasons–outside Europe.
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Formula 1 Grands Prix have been held at 22 places outside Europe in the past–and 11 of them feature on this year’s calendar
Keeping the history of F1 in mind and also looking at the current calendar, many countries outside Europe have hosted their own Grands Prix to spread the word about this sport. Only this year, holding the Miami Grand Prix in the United States in addition to the Texas GP, was a smart move by the FIA, as they are now targetting the market across the pond to increase the popularity of F1. Next year, we will find yet another American circuit added to the roster–the Las Vegas GP. And in the past, some of the other American GPs have been the Dallas Grand Prix, the Detroit GP, Indianapolis 500 and Caesar’s Palace GP.
Moving to Asia, the Bahrain Grand Prix is the race that started off this season. Next, we have had the Indian Grand Prix in the past, which saw a huge throng of people turn up to see a victorious Sebastian Vettel who was virtually unbeatable at that time during his Red Bull days. Some other Asian GPs include the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix, the Japanese Grand Prix, the Chinese Grand Prix (not in the current calendar but expected to return in 2023), the Korean Grand Prix (not in the current calendar), the Malaysian Grand Prix (not in the current calendar), the Abu Dhabi GP and the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Some stories are also doing the rounds in the F1 community that the South African Grand Prix will be back in the near future. Some other African countries to host a Grand Prix include Morocco, which last held the Moroccan GP in 1958. And lastly, the Australian Grand Prix has become a regular on the calendar in these recent years, but it was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid restrictions.
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Riddhi Mondal
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