"If the track doesn't suit the modern day of F1, it gets bumped off the calendar." Tell that to Monaco.

Estoril? Long Beach? Adelaide? Magny-Cours? Watkins Glen? Original Zandvoort?

so glad you mentioned both south african tracks in your series.

new series idea: "Deadliest F1 Tracks". it would be an opportunity to highlight the evolution of safety in the sport and pay respect to the many who have lost their lives.

Don’t understand how Estoril wasn’t in any of the videos tbh

Dallas Grand Prix held in 1984. Held in Fair Park (where the Texas State Fair is held every year) just outside of Downtown Dallas.

G'day I'm surprised you missed the Adelaide F1 street track... it hosted some epic races like in 1986 when Mansel, Piquet and Prost were all in contention to win the World Drivers Championship at the last race in Adelaide ...unfortunately for Mansel he blew a tyre with 19 laps left, Prost went on to win the race ahead of Piquet to claim his 2nd championship title The Adelaide GP was also the last win for Senna in 93 before he tragically died the following year at Imola The track is still used today for Australian Supercars, and hosts the Adelaide 500, which is held over four days in early March, the "500" itself currently consists of two 250 km races. Keep up the great work! I thoroughly enjoy watching your uploads 👍

Here's another track in case you want to make episode 6. Zandvoort was the host for the Dutch grand Prix for many years. Niki Lauda was the last winner on this track in 1985. The track is reconsidered toreturn on the f1 calendar in 2020. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Grand_Prix

Riverside is a Shopping Mall now

There is Longford circuit is tasmania, Australia held the Australian grand prix in 1959 and 65 and also the tasman series from 64 to 68 in the f1 off season, it was a street track that is no longer drivable and also they had to delay a race to wait for a train to cross the track

First let me say nice that more people are interested in old race tracks. I run a website about it since 2003 and also my KZfaq channel is dedicated to it. About Riverside: This circuit was sold in 1988 to a project devoleper. It has been completely demolished and there is a shopping mall now. In 2012 I visited the site, but there is notinh left, not even a small memorial.

Davidstow Circuit in Cornwall. Built on an RAF airfield, used in the 50s. Lotus had their first F1 win there, if I remember.

I live in Riverside, CA the last track you talk about. Its completely gone. It's a mall now and it's sad it's gone....

Riverside raceway no longer exists. I believe the last race was in the late 80’s

If you ever do another part, then you could look into the Pescara GP, in Pescara, Italy. It was held just the once, and I believe it's the longest track ever used during the official F1 championship era. There's also one in Boavista, Portugal you could look at. Good series btw, I enjoyed watching these. 🙂

Südschleife ... or the old "Eifelrennen" before the Nürburgring :)

Enjoyed that series Alex...Nice work..

I feel like Imola would have the same problems as Brands Hatch in the current cars, I never agree with people asking for it to come back

NASCAR left Riverside in 1988 because it was being destroyed to make condos. It was sad because it was “the road course” on the West Coast for decades. It was 2 hours from LA so it used in several movies and TV series.

Do Zandvoort there are Still little races held there like oscaro but kind of abandoned

Franco's Guarda heavily suppressed concerns over the condition of the Montjuic circuit. When teams, marshals and spectators expressed concerns, the Guarda utilised various intimidation tactics to lead concerned eyes away from the poorly fastened barriers (Stommolen would eventually break through, not over, through the loose barriers during the race, killing 5 people).

Riverside was closed in 1988 and was demolished two years later.

who else be watching this after liberty media announced hanoi for 2019? also wonder how many years that’ll last before its bumped

Riverside only lasted 1 year for the same reason that Sebring lasted 1 year: because very few people went to both races and the organizers were just able to break even.

Riverside was slated for demolition for a shopping mall for years before it was actually even closed, and NASCAR continued to go there in the intervening years, until it was closed in 1989, and subsequently demolished for the Moreno Valley Mall in Moreno Valley, CA. And, I can't remember if you've done this one, yet, but the story behind why Ontario Motor Speedway (which held the non-championship Questor Grand Prix in 1971) was torn down is interesting, and speaks to the fallible nature of the human race.

Hey Alex, love the videos but just wanted your thought on something, do you consider the Adelaide Street Circuit for the old Australian GP an "F1 Abandoned track"?

aintree is used by the liverpool motor club for track day and the track is also used for motorcycle racing by aintree motorcycle racing club.

I know Two more tracks: The old Detroit Street Circuit and the Phoenix street circuit

It wasn’t the fact that NASCAR left, it’s that all the series that raced there had to leave. The track was shut down around the mid to late 80s when housing areas were being put up next to the track, so it had to be shut down for more suburb area. Ya try to find modern images of it, it’s cause it doesn’t exist anymore. Which it’s really sad cause it was such a good track, I’ve raced it in one of the Indy 500 games. I honestly hope they try to recreate it in like Project Cars, Race Room or any of the racing games/simulator.

Riverside shut down in 1988 and is not there anymore. It was demolished in the 1990s and a shopping mall was put their. It is in California and nascar did everything they could to keep it because everyone loved it but the track couldn’t support anything anymore.

The Riverside International Raceway doesn't exist anymore. In the place where the track was is now a Shopping Mall

Nascar raced riverside forever but I never knew f1 raced there, nascar didn't want to leave, the city bought the land

Like to see the track maps of these abandoned tracks

Calder raceway in Melbourne, Victoria only healed it for 1 year.

Zandvoort?????

Are u gonna do an episode of some sort with the Adelaide street circuit. Also have you done some research on the Bend Motorsport Park with the links that I left you??

Maybe you could do circuit Mont-Tremblant (called St-Jovite at the time of the GPs) in Québec, Canada. It hosted 2 F1 Grand Prix after Mosport and is in the middle of nowhere. It is still in use and I went there last year. It is in the forest and has a lot of elevation changes, so It is pretty cool in my opinion.

The last one reminds me of the Phillip’s Island track

What about the southern part of the old Nürburgring?

Have to admit I didn't give much thought to North American tracks that were left behind when I offered suggestions after the fourth episode of this series. Probably some psychological twist to it. Could have something to do with the Ceasar's Palace monstrosity. I know I was particularly bitter about that (as is often the case, it was all about the money) after attending Watkins Glen faithfully for ten years before it was sold off to Nascar. Vegas just seemed so tawdry a place (parking lots - like autocross for Formula One!) for a series that is highlighted annually at Monaco. Not a proud time for Americans. Someone has already mentioned Riverside being torn down for a shopping mall. Some great racing there though, including Can-Am. It was also the test venue for Carrol Shelby's team where they ran his car that won a world title. Lots of stories there. Let's not forget the famous track north of our border - Mosport! Home of the famous double apex Moss corner. No, the track was not named as a tribute to the legend of Stirling Moss, but, rather just a short form of 'MOtor SPORT'. Some fabulous racing there and my brother and I still reminisce about watching the SIX WHEEL Tyrell fly sideways in the turn at the end of the Andretti Straight. Six wheel drifts! Glorious! Overall a great job, Alex!

There are still so many more tracks that are abandoned

Mosport I'm Canada, it's not abandoned but a historic track nonetheless. It's the only track to have held f1, can-am, and indycar

Montjuic was a fantastic track! It was kinda like a competitor of Monaco, because it was extremely wide for a street circuit. I'd love it to be back instead of the shitty Catalunya circuit.

cool video series, thank you. what about the old nürburgring?

If you look at where the Moreno Valley Mall is at would be where Riverside was at The reason Riverside closed was that urban sprawl was booming in the 80’s and people were complaining about the racetrack and the noise of the racing cars made and in 1984 Moreno Valley was incorporated and the Raceway was part of the city of Moreno Valley You can find more on Riverside on Wikipedia and on historicarials.com and look at RIR from the beginning to the end of its life

Dutch GP - Zandvoort (Might Return in 2020), German GP - Nurburgring (Nord-schleife) (Might Return if Hockenheim can't pay the Fee)

Don't worry Alex, from 2019 you can call Silverstone an abandoned track

Can you do one on the old Phoenix, AZ street circuit? I was born a few months after the last race in 1990

Dont know if you've mentioned it yet, but have you mentioned longford yet?

What about: Jerez, Estoril, Anderstorp, Mont Tremblants, Pedralbes, Pescara, Porto?

Is that a DEI NASCAR collection and an Ernie Irvan in the background?

What about the street track from Phoenix, Arizona that had a gp in 1991

Riverside raceway got turned into a mall

02:53 is the racing car open on the side, so you can see the legs of the driver?

Morocco Grand Prix . Held 13 times between 1925 until 1958

I keep hearing about a track called El Captain but can't see to find it any where. ; /

I thought I suggested Detroit Rennaissence Street Circuit in the previous part? I'm pretty sure that track is abandoned.

Bowmanville Ontario in Canada . I Think 1970 and 1971

Toronto speedway in California “the Indy of the west”

Were is Pescara I really wanted to see that one

The Porto street circuit

Adelaide, South Aussie (Australia)

Fair Park in Dallas?

Add in the sudschleife of nurburgring

contine this series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Phoenix street circuit and the Detroit street circuit

Racing tracks that should be on the F1 calender

Batu tiga speedway circuit in Malaysia

I missed Estoril on the series

You forgot of Estoril in Portugal were senna won is first gp

Watching right now. Wondering if Riverside made it in.

You could do the one on the gp deutchland 1959... azuz is the name i think, a made gp

Its now a shopping center and housing development

Korea International Circuit

I hope Paul Ricard becomes one.I hate it.Got lost in the track layouts.Got dizzy because of the runoff area.

what about Watkins Glen and Zandvoort

and argentine grand prix

RIVERSIDE SHOULD COME BACK I LIVE NEAR THERE

outro music ?

Watkins Glen if you didn't use it

What about Clermont-Ferrad Circuit in France?? Also no F1 races anymore @alexzafro

Riverside was closed and the track was destroyed and is now a shopping mall

Totally wrong about Riverside. It was very popular with nascar and they raced there until the track was closed. Not the other way around.

montjuic can return with the formula electric. there are now much worse, uglier and dangerous tracks which are been used for the electric formula.

What about pescara?

Chuck Daigh's last name was pronounced "day".

Why haven’t you included Indianapolis or Zandvoort

in 1913 and 1914 they held a Russian GP

In Spanish j is pronounced H, as in Jalapeno or Fajitas. Hope that helps!

Why not Mont Tremblant or Mosport

Europe in Valencia ,south Korea

4:11 So basically America

5 videos and no mention of Estoril which had 12 races What a joke F1 fan you are LUL

Forgot the portuguese grand prix

tripoli grand prix

Charade circuit in france

Longford, Tasmania....en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longford_Circuit

Imola

Lol i live in East London in South Africa

Adelaide!!!!!?????