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Circuits

78 circuits have hosted a world championship round.

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Where does pole position matter most?

Since 1950 the pole sitter has won 508 of 1,166 races (44%). The lists below rank circuits with ten or more races by how often the pole sitter won. Each circuit page shows where every winner there started.

Pole wins most often

CircuitPole to winRaces
Marina Bay Street Circuit 71%12 of 17
Yas Marina Circuit 71%12 of 17
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 67%24 of 36
Shanghai International Circuit 63%12 of 19
Circuit Paul Ricard 61%11 of 18
Suzuka Circuit 56%20 of 36
Reims-Gueux 55%6 of 11
Circuit Park Zandvoort 50%18 of 36
Bahrain International Circuit 50%11 of 22
Sepang International Circuit 50%10 of 20

Pole wins least often

CircuitPole to winRaces
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 10%1 of 10
Kyalami 20%4 of 20
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 26%5 of 19
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 28%5 of 18
Brands Hatch 29%4 of 14
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 33%25 of 76
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 34%11 of 32
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 35%7 of 20
Nürburgring 37%15 of 41
Silverstone Circuit 38%23 of 61

All 78 circuits

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CircuitLocationCountryRacesYearsPole to win
Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaMonzaItaly761950–202633% (25/76)
Circuit de MonacoMonte-CarloMonaco721950–202646% (33/72)
Silverstone CircuitSilverstoneUK611950–202638% (23/61)
Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsSpaBelgium591950–202641% (24/59)
Circuit Gilles VilleneuveMontrealCanada451978–202649% (22/45)
Autódromo José Carlos PaceSão PauloBrazil421973–202545% (19/42)
HungaroringBudapestHungary411986–202639% (16/41)
NürburgringNürburgGermany411951–202037% (15/41)
Red Bull RingSpielbergAustria401970–202640% (16/40)
HockenheimringHockenheimGermany371970–201949% (18/37)
Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaMontmelóSpain361991–202667% (24/36)
Circuit Park ZandvoortZandvoortNetherlands361952–202650% (18/36)
Suzuka CircuitSuzukaJapan361987–202656% (20/36)
Autodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariImolaItaly321980–202534% (11/32)
Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitMelbourneAustralia291996–202645% (13/29)
Autódromo Hermanos RodríguezMexico CityMexico251963–202548% (12/25)
Bahrain International CircuitSakhirBahrain222004–202550% (11/22)
Autódromo Juan y Oscar GálvezBuenos AiresArgentina201953–199835% (7/20)
KyalamiMidrandSouth Africa201967–199320% (4/20)
Sepang International CircuitKuala LumpurMalaysia201999–202650% (10/20)
Watkins GlenNew York StateUSA201961–198050% (10/20)
Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolisUSA191950–200726% (5/19)
Shanghai International CircuitShanghaiChina192004–202663% (12/19)
Circuit de Nevers Magny-CoursMagny CoursFrance181991–200828% (5/18)
Circuit Paul RicardLe CastelletFrance181971–202261% (11/18)
Marina Bay Street CircuitMarina BaySingapore172008–202671% (12/17)
Yas Marina CircuitAbu DhabiUAE172009–202571% (12/17)
Brands HatchKentUK141964–198629% (4/14)
Autódromo do EstorilEstorilPortugal131984–199646% (6/13)
Circuit of the AmericasAustinUSA132012–202546% (6/13)
Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaideAustralia111985–199545% (5/11)
Reims-GueuxReimsFrance111950–196655% (6/11)
Autódromo Internacional Nelson PiquetRio de JaneiroBrazil101978–198910% (1/10)
Baku City CircuitBakuAzerbaijan102016–202640% (4/10)
ZolderHeusden-ZolderBelgium101973–198450% (5/10)
Istanbul ParkIstanbulTurkey92005–202156% (5/9)
JaramaMadridSpain91968–198144% (4/9)
Long BeachCaliforniaUSA81976–198350% (4/8)
Mosport International RacewayOntarioCanada81967–197750% (4/8)
Sochi AutodromSochiRussia82014–202125% (2/8)
Circuito de JerezJerez de la FronteraSpain71986–199743% (3/7)
Detroit Street CircuitDetroitUSA71982–198843% (3/7)
Dijon-PrenoisDijonFrance61974–198433% (2/6)
Scandinavian RacewayAnderstorpSweden61973–197817% (1/6)
AintreeLiverpoolUK51955–196260% (3/5)
Circuit BremgartenBernSwitzerland51950–195420% (1/5)
Jeddah Corniche CircuitJeddahSaudi Arabia52021–202560% (3/5)
Miami International AutodromeMiamiUSA52022–202620% (1/5)
Rouen-Les-EssartsRouenFrance51952–196840% (2/5)
Valencia Street CircuitValenciaSpain52008–201260% (3/5)
Charade CircuitClermont-FerrandFrance41965–197250% (2/4)
Fuji SpeedwayOyamaJapan41976–200850% (2/4)
Korean International CircuitYeongam CountyKorea42010–201325% (1/4)
Losail International CircuitAl DaayenQatar42021–202575% (3/4)
MontjuïcBarcelonaSpain41969–19750% (0/4)
Buddh International CircuitUttar PradeshIndia32011–2013100% (3/3)
Las Vegas Strip Street CircuitLas VegasUnited States32023–202533% (1/3)
Phoenix street circuitPhoenixUSA31989–199133% (1/3)
Prince George CircuitEastern Cape ProvinceSouth Africa31962–196567% (2/3)
Autódromo Internacional do AlgarvePortimãoPortugal22020–202150% (1/2)
Circuit de PedralbesBarcelonaSpain21951–19540% (0/2)
Circuit Mont-TremblantQuebecCanada21968–19700% (0/2)
Circuito da BoavistaOportoPortugal21958–196050% (1/2)
Las Vegas Street CircuitNevadaUSA21981–19820% (0/2)
Nivelles-BaulersBrusselsBelgium21972–197450% (1/2)
Okayama International CircuitOkayamaJapan21994–19950% (0/2)
Ain DiabCasablancaMorocco119580% (0/1)
Autodromo Internazionale del MugelloMugelloItaly12020100% (1/1)
AVUSBerlinGermany11959100% (1/1)
Donington ParkCastle DoningtonUK119930% (0/1)
Fair ParkDallasUSA119840% (0/1)
Le MansLe MansFrance119670% (0/1)
MadringMadridSpain120260% (0/1)
Monsanto Park CircuitLisbonPortugal11959100% (1/1)
Pescara CircuitPescaraItaly119570% (0/1)
Riverside International RacewayCaliforniaUSA11960100% (1/1)
Sebring International RacewayFloridaUSA119590% (0/1)
ZeltwegStyriaAustria119640% (0/1)