In 1982, as well as the United States Grand Prix West and the Caesars Palace Grand Prix, the Detroit Grand Prix also joined the calendar, making this the first season in Formula 1 history which has featured three races in the same country – something which would not occur again until 2020. Watkins Glen fell off the calendar for 1981 and the United States Grand Prix was replaced with the Caesars Palace Grand Prix – a race around the car park of the famous Caesars Palace Casino. The United States Grand Prix continued to be held at Watkins Glen towards the end of the year, while the United States Grand Prix West took place towards the start of each season at Long Beach. Between 19, two American races took place annually. It would be sixteen years before F1 raced in the same country twice in the same season once more and once again it would be in the USA where multiple races took place.
The Indianapolis 500 was no longer a round of the championship from 1961, but these two years would not be the only times that the United States hosted two races in a year… 1976-84 – USA The first United States Grand Prix in World Championship history was held at Sebring International Raceway in December 1959, while the second was held at Riverside International Raceway in 1960. The Indianapolis 500 – which was not run to Formula 1 regulations – was held in May each year, while a fully fledged F1 Grand Prix in the States was held for the first time in 1959. There were two rounds of the Drivers’ Championship held in the United States in 19. The start of the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix 1959 & 1960 – USA
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The 16 mile circuit was the longest ever to feature on the F1 calendar, and its dangerous nature led to Enzo Ferrari refusing to send his drivers to race there. This would also be the only time that the Pescara Grand Prix was run as a World Championship event. The race was slotted in two weeks before the Italian Grand Prix and this was to be the first of only a handful of occasions on which Formula 1 visited the same country for two consecutive races.
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With the calendar therefore standing at only six races – plus the Indianapolis 500 – following the cancellation of those races, an additional Grand Prix was added at the Pescara Circuit in Italy.
Due to financial disputes, both the Dutch and Belgian Grands Prix were cancelled in 1957. 1957 – Italyġ957 was the first season in which F1 raced in the same country twice. We take a look back at the seasons in which F1 raced in the same country twice or more. Since 1950, there have been 41 Formula 1 seasons which have featured multiple Grands Prix in the same country.
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