Best Formula 1 circuits

São Paulo leads the Formula 1 ranking with 1397 ELO points over 123 duels, ahead of Spa-Francorchamps and Monza.

The sharpest drop sits between ranks 2 and 3, where 43 ELO points separate Spa-Francorchamps from Monza. Despite trailing São Paulo by 35 points, Spa-Francorchamps posts a higher win rate at 66 percent across 134 duels. The Brazilian circuit claims the top spot with 1397 ELO and a 64 percent win rate, edging out the Belgian classic. Monza holds third with 1319 ELO, followed by Suzuka at 1303 across 163 duels. Spielberg rounds out the top 5 with 1295 ELO and a 52 percent win rate over 151 duels. At the other end, Le Castellet languishes at the bottom with 1049 ELO after 146 duels, trailed only by Miami at 1071. Budapest sits just above at rank 20 with 1083 ELO, suggesting voters favor circuits with overtaking zones and elevation changes over tighter, more processional layouts that limit racing spectacle.

This ranking draws from 3499 duels contested by 49 players across 22 contenders, last updated on 12 October 2026. Each circuit that hosted a Grand Prix in the season faced off in head-to-head votes, building a collective portrait of what the community values in a racing venue. Cast your own vote to shift the order and settle which circuit deserves the crown.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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