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Three panels headed Not All Streets Are Slow: a Mercedes at floodlit Jeddah marked 250+, a McLaren at Melbourne marked 238.1 and a Ferrari between the Monaco barriers marked 163.0 in red, average lap speed in km per hour.

The Fastest Street Circuit in F1, Measured

Jeddah is the fastest street circuit in Formula 1, but only just. Measured on the same cars, Melbourne is 1.9 km/h behind it and Monaco is 83 km/h slower.

Bhavin Lathia· Sep 5, 2026

Bar chart headed The Fastest Lap In F1 next to a black and teal Mercedes number 63, ranking average lap speed with Spa 238.8, Melbourne 238.1, Silverstone 237.5, Spielberg 233.1 and Monaco far shorter at 163.0, captioned all five set by Mercedes.

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The Fastest F1 Circuits, Ranked by Average Lap Speed

Every 2026 F1 circuit ranked by measured average lap speed, the fastest lap in Formula 1 history, and why the track with the highest top speed is not the fastest track.

Bhavin Lathia· Aug 6, 2026