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Which venues on the F1 calendar have the largest capacities and which have the smallest? We’ve ranked all of F1’s circuits based on their total capacity numbers.
Formula 1 attendance figures have been growing in recent seasons – but how many circuits achieve their maximum possible capacity over a race weekend? The headline attendance figures do not always give the full picture of how successful a race weekend has actually been for the race promoter, nor do they necessarily tell us what the capacity of each circuit is.
Below we’ve outlined the total capacity at every circuit on the Formula 1 calendar. We define the total capacity as being all grandstand seats at the circuit, all hospitality areas at the venue and, where it is available, all general admission tickets on offer at each track.
F1 Circuit Capacities
The table below shows the capacity of each venue on the current Formula 1 calendar. Some figures are estimates based on previous 3-day or 4-day attendance figures. It should be noted that actual capacities may change each year and that circuits may not place every available ticket on sale. It means that some events may be declared “sell-out” events and ticket options can be exhausted without every possible seat at the circuit being filled. See below for more details on each circuit.
CircuitRaceCapacity
Shanghai International CircuitChinese Grand Prix200,000
SilverstoneBritish Grand Prix164,000
SuzukaJapanese Grand Prix155,000
Circuit of the AmericasUnited States Grand Prix150,000
Autodromo Hermanos RodriguezMexico City Grand Prix150,000
Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaSpanish Grand Prix140,000
Albert ParkAustralian Grand Prix136,000
Spa FrancorchampsBelgian Grand Prix130,000
MonzaItalian Grand Prix120,000
Circuit Gilles VilleneuveCanadian Grand Prix115,000
Red Bull RingAustrian Grand Prix105,000
ZandvoortDutch Grand Prix105,000
Miami International AutodromeMiami Grand Prix100,000
HungaroringHungarian Grand Prix100,000
Las Vegas Strip CircuitLas Vegas Grand Prix100,000
InterlagosSao Paulo Grand Prix97,000
Marina Bay CircuitSingapore Grand Prix90,000
ImolaEmilia Romagna Grand Prix80,000
Bahrain International CircuitBahrain Grand Prix70,000
Yas Marina CircuitAbu Dhabi Grand Prix65,000
Lusail CircuitQatar Grand Prix52,000
Jeddah Corniche CircuitSaudi Arabian Grand Prix50,000
Circuit de MonacoMonaco Grand Prix37,000
Baku City CircuitAzerbaijan Grand Prix25,000
136,000: Albert Park, Australian Grand Prix
The Australian Grand Prix has been a sell-out event in recent years, with the 2025 event reaching a total 4-day attendance of over 465,000. Race day attendance at the 2024 event was 132,106.
The total capacity at Albert Park in recent years had been capped in recent years at around 130,000 – though the cap was raised slightly for 2025. No race day attendance figure for the 2025 race was announced, but Saturday’s qualifying action saw 136,347 fans attend the venue.
Albert Park has 16 grandstands in total, the capacity of which is around 46,000. 5,000 extra seats were added ahead of the 2023 Australian Grand Prix. That means that over 80,000 race day tickets are shared between general admission (park pass) ticket holders and those watching from VIP hospitality areas around the track. The latter figure is estimated to be 20,000. It is also believed that staff and competitors are included in Albert Park’s attendance calculations.
Given that the track has an estimated capacity of at least 136,000, the four-day event weekend would be able to eclipse the all-time F1 weekend attendance record if all four days sold out. The current attendance record is 520,000 at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix – which marked the final time that the Australian race was held in Adelaide.
200,000: Shanghai International Circuit, Chinese Grand Prix
The estimated capacity of Shanghai International Circuit is 200,000. It is one of the largest capacities on the current Formula 1 calendar. The vast main grandstand alone is able to hold up to 30,000 spectators. In recent years, new Grandstands B and E have added 22,300 seats to the circuit’s offering.
In theory, that means the maximum weekend attendance at the Chinese Grand Prix could reach 600,000 – but the chances of that ever happening appear slim. The highest weekend attendance figure to date at Shanghai International Circuit came in 2005, when 270,000 spectators attended the race weekend.
155,000: Suzuka, Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka has one of the highest capacities of any circuit on the current Formula 1 calendar, with space for 155,000 fans. The highest single-day attendance figure at the track exceeds that number slightly, with 161,000 spectators in attendance on Japanese Grand Prix race day in 2006. Recent race day figures have been around 100,000.
70,000: Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain Grand Prix
There are around 50,000 grandstand seats across eight grandstands at Bahrain International Circuit, including 10,500 in the grandstand on the main straight which has sold out in recent years. The Victory Grandstand (located near the final corner) was expanded in 2024, adding an extra 500 seats.
General Admission tickets are not available for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Some sources cite total capacity at Bahrain International Circuit as 70,000, but this seems to be an overestimate. Race day in 2024 attracted 37,000 spectators, or around 80% of the circuit’s grandstand capacity. 3-day weekend figures for the Bahrain Grand Prix hover at around 100,000.
50,000: Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Jeddah Corniche Circuit has grandstand capacity for 50,000 fans. In addition to the six grandstands at the track, there are premium hospitality tickets available, as well as general admission viewing areas – meaning that total capacity is more than 50,000.
100,000: Miami International Autodrome, Miami Grand Prix
Miami International Autodrome joined the F1 calendar as host of the Miami Grand Prix in 2022 and soon set about extending its capacity. For its second appearance, 3,000 additional grandstand seats were available for the race, increasing the total grandstand capacity to 56,000 and overall capacity – including premium hospitality and general admission tickets – to just over 90,000.
2024 saw further expansions to the grandstands on the main straight and at Turn 1, seeing circuit capacity rise to 100,000 for the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. The race weekend had a total 3-day attendance of 275,000, indicating that over 90% of available tickets for the event were sold.
80,000: Imola, Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Imola’s official website notes that there is total capacity for more than 140,000 people at the track, though the calculation of this figure is unclear. The website provides a detailed list of the seats available in each of the circuit’s grandstands, totalling 34,419 seats. It also says there are 43,500 places in the general admission areas next to Rivazza and Tosa. That gives an overall capacity of just under 78,000.
In March 2025, Il Resto del Carlino reported that temporary grandstands were being constructed at Imola ahead of the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, expanding the circuit’s capacity to 90,000.
37,000: Circuit de Monaco, Monaco Grand Prix
The tight confines of the legendary Monaco track means that it has one of the lowest capacities of the year. There is room for 37,000 spectators, with 22,000 grandstand seats. However, attendances in the principality will reach 100,000 on race day, thanks to viewing spaces on yachts, apartment balconies, other private viewing areas and even nearby hills!
140,000: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spanish Grand Prix
Total capacity at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is a little over 140,000. That figure is the highest ever achieved on race day at the track, with Spanish Grand Prix attendance peaking at 140,700 in 2007.
Race day attendance in the last few years has been 125,000, or 90% of the total capacity. In recent years, race weekend figures have approached 300,000 – meaning that the circuit has attracted around 70% of its total possible capacity across the race weekend.
The Spanish Grand Prix moves to Madrid in 2026, where initial attendance is expected to be around 110,000 spectators, with plans to increase that to over 140,000 in the following years.
115,000: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian Grand Prix
The Canadian Grand Prix enjoyed a record breaking year in 2024, attracting a weekend crowd of 350,000. No official capacity figure for Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is available, though the capacity has been cited as 100,000. However, a 3-day weekend total of 350,000 suggests capacity at the track must be at least 115,000 in total and with race day usually attracting more fans than Friday or Saturday, the actual capacity figure is likely to be closer to 125,000.
105,000: Red Bull Ring, Austrian Grand Prix
Total capacity at the Red Bull Ring is 105,000 – or at least that is the daily figure at which attendance was capped for the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix. Attendance at the Red Bull Ring peaked in 2023, with 304,000 fans attending over the three days of the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix weekend. The circuit therefore reached 97% of its total capacity in 2023, if the same attendance cap was in place.
164,000: Silverstone, British Grand Prix
Silverstone attracts the biggest race day crowd of the Formula 1 season, with 164,000 fans in attendance on Sunday at the 2024 British Grand Prix. In 2020, Silverstone reported that the circuit has a total grandstand capacity of 103,000, meaning that combined, the track’s hospitality and general admission areas accommodate around 60,000 spectators.
130,000: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgian Grand Prix
Despite being the longest circuit on the Formula 1 calendar, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps does not have the highest grandstand capacity. The undulating track is located in the hilly Ardennes Forest. Capacity at the circuit was previously 70,000 but the figure has now increased thanks to new grandstands at some of the circuit’s most iconic corners. Grandstand capacity is now thought to be somewhere around 90,000.
With a race weekend total of 380,000 spectators at the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, race day will likely have welcomed around 130,000 fans to the track. That means that approximately 40,000 tickets will have gone to fans in general admission areas or premium hospitality.
100,000: Hungaroring, Hungarian Grand Prix
Including grandstands, general admission and other viewing areas, the Hungaroring has a total capacity upward of 100,000. In 2022, when tickets for race day at the Hungarian Grand Prix sold out, Zsolt Gyulay, CEO of Hungaroring Sport Zrt, said: “According to our calculations, around 100,000 people can safely visit the Hungaroring, and for them we can guarantee quality service and entertainment in the grandstands and in the spectators’ areas.”
The circuit’s main grandstands have been overhauled ahead of the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix and with it, the track’s total capacity has risen. The race weekend hit a new record of 310,000 total spectators in 2024 – a figure which should increase in 2025.
105,000: Zandvoort, Dutch Grand Prix
Capacity at Zandvoort is a little over 100,000, with accommodation for up to 315,000 fans over the race weekend. The Zandvoort website also outlines capacities for hospitality viewing areas, which total around 2,500. The circuit’s main grandstand – on the start/finish straight has capacity for 2,750 fans.
120,000: Monza, Italian Grand Prix
A somewhat confusing statement in the official media kit released ahead of the 2021 Italian Grand Prix noted that total capacity at Monza is upward of 190,000 – though that seems inaccurate. It said that the capacity consisted of 56,296 seats in fixed stands, 17,578 seats on tiers and 118,865 infield seats. The latter figure is believed to be the actual capacity on Italian Grand Prix weekend, with 335,000 spectators in total attending the 2024 Italian Grand Prix.
25,000: Baku City Circuit, Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit has the lowest capacity of any Formula 1 venue. With limited space for grandstands in the city centre, the race was expected to have total grandstand capacity of just 19,500 ahead of its first appearance back in 2016.
The addition of two new grandstands increased spectator capacity by 35% for 2024, which would mean grandstand capacity now stands at just over 25,000.
In addition, the track also has a number of general admission viewing areas, though it’s not specified how many spectators these can hold. There was a total of 76,000 spectators in place across the three days of the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. There are plans to expand capacity further in 2025.
90,000: Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore Grand Prix
Capacity at Marina Bay Street Circuit – host of F1’s original night race, the Singapore Grand Prix – is around 90,000. Capacity at the track used to be a little higher, however.
The Bay Grandstand was one of the largest on the Formula 1 calendar and seated 27,000 spectators – but it was removed as a result of construction work in the area which resulted in the track being modified ahead of the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix.
Despite the loss of the Bay Grandstand, race organisers were able to recoup 10,000 of those tickets with other new grandstand offerings and expanded general admission areas. The 2024 race weekend attracted a 3-day total of 270,000 fans.
150,000: Circuit of The Americas, United States Grand Prix
According to official sources, COTA has a capacity of 120,000 but given that weekend spectator figures in recent years have been well above 400,000 at the United States Grand Prix in recent years, the actual capacity is more likely to be somewhere around 150,000.
150,000: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City Grand Prix
In recent years, the Mexico City Grand Prix at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez has attracted a sell-out race day crowd of around 150,000 spectators and ranks among the best-attended races of the year. Most of the spectators can be found in the Foro Sol stadium section, which has seating for around 40,000 fans.
97,000: Interlagos, Sao Paulo Grand Prix
Decade-old sources cite there being room for 65,000 fans in the grandstands at Interlagos, though the circuit’s overall capacity has increased in recent years. The addition of the Heineken Village – a general admission area in the final sector of the track – has boosted capacity by around 15,000. With a weekend attendance of close to 292,000 at the 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, total capacity at the track on race day is somewhere in the region of 97,000.
100,000: Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas Grand Prix
Having attracted 315,000 fans over its inaugural Grand Prix weekend, Las Vegas Strip Circuit is estimated to have a total capacity of around 100,000 across its grandstand, hospitality and general admission areas. In addition to the three nights of on-track action, there was an opening ceremony with 30,000 tickets available the day before Free Practice began. The event did not sell out but if we presume that the remaining three days did, capacity at the track is somewhere between 95,000 and 100,000.
The number of fans who can watch the Las Vegas Grand Prix from unofficial viewing spots around the track – like the many surrounding hotels and casinos – means that the number of people in the city for the race is probably a little higher than the official attendance figure.
52,000: Lusail Circuit, Qatar Grand Prix
Between its first appearance on the F1 calendar in 2021 and its second in 2023, capacity at Lusail Circuit, host of the Qatar Grand Prix, grew from 8,000 to 52,000 thanks to the addition of new grandstands. The main grandstand has space for 7,500 spectators and, according to Visit Qatar, grandstand seating accounts for 40,000 of the 52,000 capacity. Hospitality tickets and general admission access accounts for the other 12,000.
The 2024 Qatar Grand Prix weekend had a total attendance of just under 155,000. If the race ran with a 52,000 attendance limit per day, then over 99% of the circuit’s total capacity was filled over the three days of the weekend.
65,000: Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Capacity at Yas Marina Circuit is officially 60,000, though this information is outdated. High demand saw a new grandstand added between Turn 5 and Turn 6 ahead of the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, raising capacity slightly. Furthermore, a 3-day attendance of 190,000 in 2024 suggests that the total capacity across grandstands, hospitality and general admission zones is closer to 65,000.
