Here’s everything you need to know about the longest ever circuit in F1 history
In its illustrious history, the F1 World Championship has taken place in numerous circuits across the globe. While all F1 venues are special and unique in their way, some circuits do get into the history books for various reasons. For this very reason, the Pescara circuit in Italy is a part of F1 folklore despite hosting just one F1 World Championship race. It happens to be the longest circuit ever to host a Formula One Grand Prix.
The 25.801 km long Pescara circuit hosted the Pescara Grand Prix in 1957. Pescara was revered as a fantastic driver’s circuit because of its sheer length, it was extremely dangerous and unforgiving. In 1957, the Pescara Grand Prix, hosted at this venue, drew over 200,000 spectators. Till date, it remains the longest circuit in terms of lap distance ever to stage a Formula One Grand Prix.
The last motorsport race at this circuit was hosted way back in 1961. Following that race, the circuit has been permanently retired as a racing venue as it was impossible for the organizers to guarantee the safety of drivers and spectators.
Some of the iconic circuits in F1 history be the longest and most challenging circuits of all time. Venues with significant historical importance like Nurburgring in Germany, Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, and Monza in Italy are the few longest circuits ever to host an F1 Grand Prix. While some of them continue to host F1 races with a revised design, others have been marked unsafe for use and are now defunct.
The Nurburgring in Germany is the second longest track ever to host an F1 Grand Prix after the Pescara circuit in Italy. It was considered being the most challenging circuit ever and was nicknamed the ‘Green Hell.’ Next in the list is the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit. It. is over a kilometre longer than any other track on the current F1 calendar, yet the original layout dwarfs the current one at over twice the size. The original layout of the Monza circuit in Italy makes it the fourth longest circuit ever to host an F1 race.
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