List of motor racing venues by capacity

The following is a list of motor racing venues, ordered by capacity; i.e. the maximum number of spectators they can accommodate. Due to the length of motor racing courses, and the fact that the cars pass each point frequently, it is often not possible to see the entire track from any one seat. This makes it possible to seat larger numbers of people, and differentiates a race-track from other stadiums, in which the entire field of play usually is visible from every seat. Some race-tracks also contain sitting or standing areas in the form of grassy banks. Currently all venues with a standard capacity of 35,000 or more are included. Almost all of the NASCAR venues listed host races in more than one of its racing series. Due to space considerations, only the highest series is listed (in order of importance: Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, Truck Series).

Italics indicate that the circuit formerly hosted a certain championship round.

VenueCapacityCityCountrySeries
Circuit de la Sarthe 263,500[1]Le Mans FranceACO 24 Hours of Le Mans
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 257,325[2]SpeedwayUnited States United StatesIndy Car, NASCAR Sprint Cup, FIM MotoGP
Adelaide Street Circuit 210,000[3]AdelaideAustralia AustraliaFIA Formula One
Shanghai International Circuit 200,000[4]ShanghaiChina ChinaFIA Formula One
Texas Motor Speedway 181,655 Fort Worth United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar
Bristol Motor Speedway 160,000[4] Bristol United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup
Istanbul Park 155,000[4]IstanbulTurkey Turkey FIA Formula One
Silverstone Circuit 150,000[5]Silverstone United KingdomFIA Formula One, FIM MotoGP
Aintree Motor Racing Circuit 150,000 Aintree United KingdomFIA Formula One
Nürburgring 150,000[4]Nürburg GermanyFIA Formula One, DTM
Las Vegas Motor Speedway 142,000[4] Las Vegas United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup
Fuji Speedway 140,000[6]Oyama JapanFIA Formula One
Charlotte Motor Speedway 140,000[4] Concord United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup
Korea International Circuit 135,000[7]Yeongam South KoreaFIA Formula One
Sepang International Circuit130,000[8]Sepang MalaysiaFIA Formula One, FIM MotoGP, SuperGT
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit 124,300[9]Melbourne AustraliaFIA Formula One
Circuit of the Americas120,000Austin United States United States FIA Formula One, FIM MotoGP, FIA World Endurance Championship, United SportsCar Championship, Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Summer X Games
Buddh International Circuit 120,000[10]DelhiIndia IndiaFIA Formula One
Hockenheimring120,000[11]Hockenheim GermanyFIA Formula One, DTM
EuroSpeedway Lausitz120,000[12]Klettwitz GermanyA1GP, DTM, SBK
Hungaroring 120,000[13]Mogyoród HungaryFIA Formula One, FIA WTCC, DTM
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 120,000[14]Magny-Cours FranceFIA Formula One
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 119,000[15]Sao Paulo BrazilFIA Formula One
Autodromo Nazionale Monza 115,000[16]Monza ItalyFIA Formula One
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit 108,110[17]Surfers Paradise AustraliaCART
Circuit de Catalunya 107,000[18]Barcelona SpainFIA Formula One
Kentucky Speedway 107,000[4] Sparta United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar
Daytona International Speedway 101,000[4] Daytona Beach United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand-Am, ARCA
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez100,000Mexico City MexicoMexican Grand Prix, Gran Premio de México, A1 Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve100,000Portimão PortugalSuperleague Formula, GP2 Series, A1 Grand Prix
Goodwood Circuit100,000Chichester United KingdomGoodwood Revival
Suzuka Circuit 100,000[19]Suzuka JapanFIA Formula One
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 100,000[20]Montreal CanadaFIA Formula One, NASCAR Nationwide Series
Circuit de la Sarthe – Bugatti Circuit100,000[21]Le Mans FranceFIM MotoGP
Atlanta Motor Speedway 99,000[4] Hampton United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup
Dover International Speedway 95,500[22] Dover United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup
Richmond International Raceway 94,000[4] Richmond United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup
New Hampshire Motor Speedway 93,000[4] Loudon United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup
Auto Club Raceway at Pomona91,000Pomona United StatesNHRA
Auto Club Speedway 91,000[4] Fontana United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 90,000[23]Spa BelgiumFIA Formula One, FIM MotoGP
Donington Park90,000[24]Castle Donington United KingdomSuperleague Formula
Portland International Raceway 86,000[4] Portland, Oregon United States United States SCCA
Michigan International Speedway 85,000[4] Brooklyn United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup
Talladega Superspeedway 80,000[4]TalladegaUnited States United StatesNASCAR Sprint Cup, ARCA
Pocono Raceway 77,000[4] Long Pond United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup
Kansas Speedway 74,000[4] Kansas City United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar
Chicagoland Speedway 70,000[4] Joliet United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 75,000[4] Lexington United States United States IndyCar
Twin Ring Motegi 68,156[4][25] Motegi Japan Japan FIM MotoGP, IndyCar
Martinsville Speedway 65,000[4] Ridgeway United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup
Gateway International Raceway 65,000[4] Madison United States United States NASCAR Nationwide Series
Circuit Park Zandvoort62,000Zandvoort NetherlandsDutch Grand Prix, DTM, Masters of Formula 3
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 60,000[26]Imola ItalyFIA Formula One
Darlington Raceway 60,000[4] Darlington United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup
Circuito de Jerez60,000Jerez de la Frontera SpainFIA Formula One, FIM MotoGP
TT Circuit Assen 60,000[27]Assen NetherlandsFIM MotoGP
Circuit de Valencia 60,000[28]Cheste SpainFIM MotoGP
Phakisa Freeway 60,000[29]Welkom South AfricaFIM MotoGP
Mount Panorama Circuit 57,939[30]Bathurst AustraliaSupercars Championship
Homestead-Miami Speedway 55,000[4] Homestead United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 53,100[31]Phillip IslandAustralia AustraliaFIM MotoGP
Rockingham Motor Speedway 52,000[4] Corby United KingdomBritish Touring Car Championship
Bahrain International Circuit 50,000[32]Sakhir BahrainFIA Formula One
Croft Circuit50,000Dalton-on-Tees United KingdomBritish Touring Car Championship
Milwaukee Mile 50,000[4] West Allis United States United States Indy Car, NASCAR Nationwide Series
Mugello Circuit50,000Mugello ItalyFIM MotoGP, A1GP, DTM, SBK, F3
Nashville Superspeedway 50,000[4] Gladeville United States United States NASCAR Nationwide Series
Sanair Super Speedway50,000Saint-Pie CanadaGrand Prix of Montreal, Truck racing, Drag racing
Yas Marina Circuit 50,000[33]Yas Island United Arab EmiratesFIA Formula One
Phoenix International Raceway 50,000[4] Avondale United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup
Chang International Circuit 50,000[4] Buriram Thailand Thailand Superbike World Championship
Sonoma Raceway 47,000[4] Sonoma United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar
Autódromo do Estoril45,000Estoril PortugalFIM MotoGP,, FIA Formula One, A1 Grand Prix, FIA WTCC, Superleague Formula
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 45,000[34]Buenos Aires ArgentinaFIM MotoGP
Calder Park Raceway44,000Melbourne AustraliaATCC, Australian NASCAR Championship, AUSCAR, Australian National Drag Championships, Australian Grand Prix, FIA WTCC
Cadwell Park40,000[35]Tathwell United KingdomBritish Superbike
Brands Hatch40,000West Kingsdown United KingdomFormula Three, British Superbike, FIA Formula One
Circuito del Jarama40,000Madrid SpainFIA Formula One, FIM MotoGP, SBK
Oulton Park40,000Little Budworth United KingdomBritish Touring Car Championship, British Superbike
Pikes Peak International Raceway40,000Fountain United StatesIndyCar, NASCAR Busch Series
Watkins Glen International 35,000[4] Watkins Glen United States United States NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar

Defunct venues

VenueCapacityCityCountryClosedSeries
Brooklands287,000Weybridge United Kingdom1939Grandes Épreuves
Ontario Motor Speedway140,000Ontario United States1980Motor racing
Crystal Palace71,311London United Kingdom1972Motor racing
Maroubra Speedway70,000Maroubra Australia1947Motor racing
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 60,000 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 2008 CART, MotoGP
Harringay Stadium50,000London United Kingdom1987Motor racing
Nazareth Speedway45,000Nazareth United States2004IRL, NASCAR Busch Series
Hyde Road40,000Manchester United Kingdom1987Speedway

See also

References

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