The 75 greatest grands prix

This year Formula 1 reaches an important milestone as the World Championship for Drivers marks its 75th anniversary, with the sport showing no signs of slowing down. If anything, grand prix racing is accelerating like never before, reaching new audiences, territories and attracting ever more technical, commercial and sporting interest.

The top tier of our sport has come a long way since that very first world championship grand prix at Silverstone in 1950. Prior to the start of the 2025 season, a total of 1,125 F1 World Championship events have taken place, with 1,114 of those bearing the title ‘grand prix’ – the other 11 being the editions of the Indy 500 that formed part of the world championship between 1950-1960.

In total, F1 has visited 75 different countries across that time, competing at 77 different circuits under 54 different race titles. And Motor Sport has been there to report on each and every one. From 1.5-litre screamers, to raucous V12s and hybrid V6s, our reporters have witnessed all eras of the sport from trackside and documented within our archive each and every defining moment.

With such a rich history to draw from, and an anniversary to mark, it only felt right to nail our colours to the mast and attempt the impossible: ranking the greatest 75 world championship grands prix.

The entries are taken from contemporary reports and our previously published list of the greatest 100 GPs. They cover those formative races right up the tech-laden sprints we have today and were compiled and ranked by the editorial team here at Motor Sport – not without the odd argument.

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