It is not always feasible to facilitate a purpose-built built track, they are expensive and take up a lot of space. Fortunately, motorsport has been circumnavigating this problem for as long as the sport has existed by forming temporary tracks in cities or towns and utilising public roads, parks and runways.
A street circuitA circuit is a racetrack for car racing. There's more... requires roads to be closed off to have barriers
Barriers are used on race tracks to keep the cars in and the public out. Whereever possible barriers are set... There's more... installed and temporary facilities (garages, pits
The Pits refers to the area immediately outside a team's garage where they are able to work on the car,... There's more..., grandstands and entertainment facilities) erected. Evolution is a key part of the weekend with support categories used to help runner in the track.
In 2022 there are 7 street circuits including Melbourne, MonacoMonaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west... There's more... and Singapore. Miami is the latest street circuit and a circuit taking in Las Vegas’ strip is due to follow next year.