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The Circuit

Eight tracks. One season. From Imola to Monza: where the asphalt itself became a character.

Green, white and red fireworks above the control tower of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari before the 6 Hours of Imola.
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PUBLISHED4.909 km

01 · Imola

ITALY · AUTODROMO ENZO E DINO FERRARI

Anti-clockwise, barely a straight to speak of, and mid-week the infield is just a public park.

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Hypercars through Eau Rouge and Raidillon during the WEC round at Spa-Francorchamps.
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A GT car through the painted red-and-yellow kerbs of Eau Rouge with spectators above.
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UPCOMING7.004 km

02 · Spa-Francorchamps

BELGIUM · CIRCUIT DE SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

The Ardennes as a weather station: Eau Rouge is never just a corner.

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Aerial view of a Hypercar over the Le Mans track paint and kerbs.
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Hypercar in silhouette on the run to Indianapolis at sunset, under the Rolex banner.
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UPCOMING13.626 km

03 · Le Mans

FRANCE · CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE

The night everyone knows, and a Mulsanne that is never the same twice.

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Rolex branding and Brazilian colours painted on the apex curb at Interlagos.
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Hypercars and LMGT3 cars through the Interlagos infield with São Paulo in the background.
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UPCOMING4.309 km

04 · Interlagos

BRAZIL · AUTÓDROMO JOSÉ CARLOS PACE

Steep climb, anti-clockwise, and weather that changes its mind by the hour.

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The COTA observation tower and painted stars on the apex curb in Austin, Texas.
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A LMGT3 car on the back straight at Circuit of the Americas with the Texas flag flying.
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UPCOMING5.513 km

05 · Circuit of the Americas

UNITED STATES · CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS

Twenty corners in the Texas hills; sector one opens with a climb that sets up everything.

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Fuji Speedway with snow-capped Mount Fuji in the background.
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A Hypercar in silhouette against low sun and clouds at Fuji Speedway.
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UPCOMING4.563 km

06 · Fuji

JAPAN · FUJI SPEEDWAY

Cold asphalt at the foot of a volcano, and the longest straight on the calendar.

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The main grandstand at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya above the start-finish straight.
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UPCOMING4.657 km

07 · Barcelona

SPAIN · CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA

A wind that never settles, and a final sector that asks the front end for trust.

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The Variante del Rettifilo and Ascari chicane complex at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
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Ferrari Hypercar and GT cars on the pit straight at Monza during the WEC round.
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UPCOMING5.793 km

08 · Monza

ITALY · AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA

Full throttle for most of the lap, and a low-downforce gamble that punishes hesitation.

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