Sim racing tracks in Johnson City, TN

Raced by: Formula 1, FIA Formula 2, F1 Academy, Intercontinental GT Challenge, Australian Supercars

Abu Dhabi's showpiece circuit races from sunset into the night under floodlights. Long straights end in heavy braking zones, and the final sector winds through the marina and under the famous hotel that bridges the track. A great place to learn braking points before the lap times start to tumble.

Raced by: Formula 1, Australian Supercars, FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3

Melbourne's park-lane circuit flows around a lake on roads that are open to the public most of the year. It's quick and rhythmic, with fast direction changes where carrying speed matters more than late braking. A favourite for first laps, because it rewards smooth driving.

Raced by: Formula 1, DTM, FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, F1 Academy, Italian F4 Championship, ELMS, W Series

Set in the Styrian mountains, the Red Bull Ring is one of the shortest laps you can race, but it's anything but easy. Steep climbs, blind crests and big braking zones into the uphill hairpins make it perfect for close racing and quick back-to-back laps.

Raced by: Formula 1, FIA Formula 2, GT World Challenge Europe

Baku mixes two tracks in one: a tight, walled section that squeezes through the old city's castle streets, and one of the longest flat-out runs in racing along the seafront. Stay off the walls in the twisty part and you'll fly on the straight.

Raced by: Formula 1, FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, FIA WEC, Australian Supercars

A desert circuit built for overtaking, with long straights and hard stops into slow corners. It's a great track to practise braking and getting on the power early, and a classic for night racing under the lights.

Raced by: Formula 1, FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, FIA WEC, GT World Challenge Europe, Intercontinental GT Challenge, ELMS, Italian F4 Championship, DTM, W Series

The longest lap on the calendar and a driver's favourite. Spa sweeps through the Ardennes forest, and its most famous moment is Eau Rouge and Raidillon: a flat-out climb that compresses the car before it crests the hill. Every racer should try it at least once.

Raced by: Formula 1, Brazilian F4 Championship, FIA WEC, NASCAR Brasil Series, Stock Car Pro Series, TCR Brazil, TCR South America, ELMS, DTM

São Paulo's Interlagos runs anti-clockwise around a natural bowl, so you're climbing and dropping all lap. It ends with a long uphill run to the line that sets up last-gasp overtakes. Short, punchy and full of character.

Raced by: Formula 1, F1 Academy, Formula E, GT World Challenge Asia, FIA WEC, Australian Supercars

Shanghai opens with a never-ending, tightening right-hander that tests your patience on the throttle, and finishes with one of the longest back straights anywhere. Nail the first corner and the rest of the lap follows.

Raced by: Formula 1, British F4 Championship, British Touring Car Championship, F1 Academy, FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, ELMS, W Series, FIA WEC, GT World Challenge Europe

The home of British motor racing. Silverstone is fast and flowing, and its Maggotts, Becketts and Chapel sequence is one of the great high-speed tests in the sport: left, right, left, right at full commitment. Get it right and it feels incredible.

Raced by: Formula 1, FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, W Series, GT World Challenge Europe, Italian F4 Championship, DTM, ELMS

Twisty, technical and nicknamed 'Monaco without the walls'. The Hungaroring barely lets you rest, with one corner leading straight into the next. Qualifying position matters here, so it's a great track for a hot-lap challenge.

Raced by: Formula 1, FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, GT World Challenge Europe, Italian F4 Championship, F1 Academy, FIA WEC, ELMS, DTM

The Temple of Speed. Monza is all about top speed, with long straights broken by tight chicanes and the legendary Parabolica onto the main straight. It's one of the fastest laps you can drive and steeped in racing history.

Raced by: Formula 1, Intercontinental GT Challenge, Super Formula, Super GT, GT World Challenge Asia

The only figure-of-eight layout among the world's top circuits, with a bridge where the track crosses itself. The opening 'S' Curves and the fast 130R corner make Suzuka a favourite with drivers who love flow and commitment.

Raced by: Formula 1, FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, Formula E

The most famous street race in the world. Monaco threads through the harbour, past the casino and into the tunnel, with barriers just inches away. Speeds are lower, but the precision needed is the highest of any track. One mistake and your lap is over.

Raced by: Formula 1, British F4 Championship, DTM, F1 Academy, GT World Challenge Europe, FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, W Series

A rollercoaster of a track among the Dutch sand dunes, with steeply banked corners that let you carry more speed than you'd expect. Narrow and old-school, it's a real thrill once you trust the banking.

Raced by: Formula 1, FIA Formula 2, FIA WEC, F1 Academy

Built for motorbike racing and raced under floodlights, Lusail is full of fast, sweeping medium- and high-speed corners. It's all about rhythm: link one corner to the next and the lap time drops fast.

Raced by: Formula 1, Formula E, F1 Academy, FIA Formula 2, GT World Challenge Europe

One of the fastest street circuits ever built, running along the Red Sea coast. Jeddah has more corners than almost any other track, many of them blind and flat-out between the walls. Not for the faint-hearted.

Raced by: Formula 1, F1 Academy, W Series

Singapore's night race lights up the city skyline. It's a bumpy, physical street circuit with lots of slow corners and walls on every side, so it's a real test of focus over a full race distance.

Raced by: Formula 1, ELMS, FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, GT World Challenge Europe, Italian F4 Championship, F1 Academy, W Series, DTM

A track every racing team knows inside out, because it's where so much testing happens. Barcelona has a bit of everything: a long main straight, fast sweepers and slow technical corners. If you're quick here, you're quick anywhere.

Raced by: Formula 1, F1 Academy, FIA WEC, W Series, IndyCar Series, IMSA, Australian Supercars

Austin's Circuit of the Americas starts with a steep uphill climb into a tight hairpin, then flows through a fast, snaking esses section inspired by Europe's greatest tracks. America's home of Grand Prix racing and a must-drive for local racers.