circuit racing

Closed-course speed sport

Circuit racing is motorsport competition on closed courses where vehicles complete multiple laps around the same track.

The circuit may be purpose-built like a speedway or use public roads temporarily closed for the event.

Distinguished from point-to-point racing like rallying, circuit racing allows spectators to watch the entire course: Formula 1 circuit racing draws millions of viewers worldwide.

Related

checkered flag · victory lap · Formula One · NASCAR · speedway · drag strip · podium · pole position · green flag · overtake · hairpin · chicane · grid · asphalt · track limits · helmet · cockpit · burnout

Opposites
race format/course type

circuit racingrallying

Assembling for unified action

rally racing · hill climb · drag racing · sprint racing · road rally

racing discipline

circuit racingoff-road racing

Motorsport on unpaved surfaces

desert racing · mud racing · ice racing · street racing

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G