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.

Venue	Capacity	City	Country	Series
Indianapolis Motor Speedway	235,000[1]	Speedway	USA	Indy Car, NASCAR Sprint Cup, FIM MotoGP
Shanghai International Circuit	200,000[2]	Shanghai	China	FIA Formula One
Texas Motor Speedway	181,655	Fort Worth	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar
Bristol Motor Speedway	160,000[2]	Bristol	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup
Istanbul Park	155,000[2]	Istanbul	Turkey	FIA Formula One
Silverstone Circuit	150,000[3]	Silverstone	United Kingdom	FIA Formula One, FIM MotoGP
Aintree Motor Racing Circuit	150,000	Aintree	United Kingdom	FIA Formula One
Nürburgring	150,000[2]	Nürburg	Germany	FIA Formula One, DTM
Las Vegas Motor Speedway	142,000[2]	Las Vegas	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup
Fuji Speedway	140,000[4]	Oyama	Japan	FIA Formula One
Charlotte Motor Speedway	140,000[2]	Concord	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup
Korea International Circuit	135,000[5]	Yeongam	South Korea	FIA Formula One
Sepang International Circuit	130,000[6]	Sepang	Malaysia	FIA Formula One, FIM MotoGP, SuperGT
Circuit of the Americas	120,000	Austin	USA	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[7]	Delhi	India	FIA Formula One
Hockenheimring	120,000[8]	Hockenheim	Germany	FIA Formula One, DTM
EuroSpeedway Lausitz	120,000[9]	Klettwitz	Germany	A1GP, DTM, SBK
Hungaroring	120,000[10]	Mogyoród	Hungary	FIA Formula One, WTCC, DTM
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	120,000[11]	Magny-Cours	France	FIA Formula One
Autódromo José Carlos Pace	119,000[12]	Sao Paulo	Brazil	FIA Formula One
Autodromo Nazionale Monza	115,000[13]	Monza	Italy	FIA Formula One
Circuit de Catalunya	107,000[14]	Barcelona	Spain	FIA Formula One
Kentucky Speedway	107,000[2]	Sparta	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar
Daytona International Speedway	101,000[2]	Daytona Beach	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand-Am, ARCA
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	100,000	Mexico City	Mexico	Mexican Grand Prix, Gran Premio de México, A1 Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve	100,000	Portimão	Portugal	Superleague Formula, GP2 Series, A1 Grand Prix
Circuit de la Sarthe	100,000[1]	Le Mans	France	ACO 24 Hours of Le Mans
Goodwood Circuit	100,000	Chichester	United Kingdom	Goodwood Revival, FIA Formula One
Suzuka Circuit	100,000[15]	Suzuka	Japan	FIA Formula One
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	100,000[16]	Montreal	Canada	FIA Formula One, NASCAR Nationwide Series
Circuit de la Sarthe – Bugatti Circuit	100,000[17]	Le Mans	France	FIM MotoGP
Atlanta Motor Speedway	99,000[2]	Hampton	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup
Dover International Speedway	95,500[18]	Dover	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup
Richmond International Raceway	94,000[2]	Richmond	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup
New Hampshire Motor Speedway	93,000[2]	Loudon	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup
Auto Club Raceway at Pomona	91,000	Pomona	United States	NHRA
Auto Club Speedway	91,000[2]	Fontana	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	90,000[19]	Spa	Belgium	FIA Formula One, FIM MotoGP
Donington Park	90,000[20]	Castle Donington	United Kingdom	Superleague Formula
Portland International Raceway	86,000[2]	Portland, Oregon	USA	SCCA
Michigan International Speedway	85,000[2]	Brooklyn	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup
Talladega Superspeedway	80,000[2]	Talladega	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup, ARCA
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	80,000[21]	Melbourne	Australia	FIA Formula One
Pocono Raceway	77,000[2]	Long Pond	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup
Kansas Speedway	74,000[2]	Kansas City	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar
Chicagoland Speedway	70,000[2]	Joliet	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	75,000[2]	Lexington	USA	IndyCar
Twin Ring Motegi	68,156[2][22]	Motegi	Japan	FIM MotoGP, IndyCar
Martinsville Speedway	65,000[2]	Ridgeway	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup
Gateway International Raceway	65,000[2]	Madison	USA	NASCAR Nationwide Series
Circuit Park Zandvoort	62,000	Zandvoort	Netherlands	Dutch Grand Prix, DTM, Masters of Formula 3
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	60,000[23]	Imola	Italy	FIA Formula One
Darlington Raceway	60,000[2]	Darlington	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup
Circuito de Jerez	60,000	Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	FIA Formula One, FIM MotoGP
TT Circuit Assen	60,000[24]	Assen	Netherlands	FIM MotoGP
Circuit de Valencia	60,000[25]	Cheste	Spain	FIM MotoGP
Phakisa Freeway	60,000[26]	Welkom	South Africa	FIM MotoGP
Homestead-Miami Speedway	55,000[2]	Homestead	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar
Rockingham Motor Speedway	52,000[2]	Corby	United Kingdom	British Touring Car Championship
Bahrain International Circuit	50,000[27]	Sakhir	Bahrain	FIA Formula One
Croft Circuit	50,000	Dalton-on-Tees	United Kingdom	British Touring Car Championship
Milwaukee Mile	50,000[2]	West Allis	USA	Indy Car, NASCAR Nationwide Series
Mugello Circuit	50,000	Mugello	Italy	FIM MotoGP, A1GP, DTM, SBK, F3
Nashville Superspeedway	50,000[2]	Gladeville	USA	NASCAR Nationwide Series
Sanair Super Speedway	50,000	Saint-Pie	Canada	Grand Prix of Montreal, Truck racing, Drag racing
Yas Marina Circuit	50,000[28]	Yas Island	United Arab Emirates	FIA Formula One
Phoenix International Raceway	50,000[2]	Avondale	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup
Chang International Circuit	50,000[2]	Buriram	Thailand	Superbike World Championship
Sonoma Raceway	47,000[2]	Sonoma	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar
Autódromo do Estoril	45,000	Estoril	Portugal	FIM MotoGP, FIA Formula One, A1 Grand Prix, FIA WTCC, Superleague Formula
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	45,000[29]	Buenos Aires	Argentina	FIM MotoGP
Calder Park Raceway	44,000	Melbourne	Australia	ATCC, Australian NASCAR Championship, AUSCAR, Australian National Drag Championships, Australian Grand Prix, FIA WTCC
Cadwell Park	40,000[30]	Tathwell	United Kingdom	British Superbike
Brands Hatch	40,000	West Kingsdown	United Kingdom	Formula Three, British Superbike, FIA Formula One
Circuito del Jarama	40,000	Madrid	Spain	FIA Formula One, FIM MotoGP, SBK
Oulton Park	40,000	Little Budworth	United Kingdom	British Touring Car Championship, British Superbike
Pikes Peak International Raceway	40,000	Fountain	United States	IRL, NASCAR Busch Series
Watkins Glen International	35,000[2]	Watkins Glen	USA	NASCAR Sprint Cup, IndyCar

Defunct venues

Venue	Capacity	City	Country	Closed	Series
Brooklands	287,000	Weybridge	United Kingdom	1939	Grandes Épreuves
Ontario Motor Speedway	140,000	Ontario	United States	1980	Motor racing
Crystal Palace	71,311	London	United Kingdom	1972	Motor racing
Maroubra Speedway	70,000	Maroubra	Australia	1947	Motor racing
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	60,000	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	2008	CART, MotoGP
Harringay Stadium	50,000	London	United Kingdom	1987	Motor racing
Nazareth Speedway	45,000	Nazareth	United States	2004	IRL, NASCAR Busch Series
Hyde Road	40,000	Manchester	United Kingdom	1987	Speedway

See also

• List of motor racing tracks
• List of stadiums by capacity
• List of horse racing venues by capacity
• List of sports venues by capacity

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