F1's best circuit?

For this poll we're looking at circuits which are currently in use. Click the buttons on the Formula One page to register your vote, and don't forget to let us know your reasoning in the comments box below.

Much more than just a Formula One racing circuit, this legendary German loop is one of the great public racetracks in the world, allowing all-comers to turn up and drive their own cars on either the 12-mile or 15-mile version of this undulating forest loop (the latter version containing part of the original loop plus the modern Grand Prix track). None other than Jackie Stewart has called it "the greatest and most challenging circuit in the world", but sadly modern safety and TV demands mean that it's impossible to run an F1 race on the entire 15-mile loop. The 3.2-mile Formula One does still retain some of the character of the bigger circuit, and is one of the best in use today.

One of a number of eye-catching new circuits to have joined the Formula One season in recent years, the host venue for the Turkish Grand Prix is a high-quality modern track custom-built to bring as much drama as possible to the 150,000 screaming spectators. That means more twists and turns than an episode of Hustle, with the highlight being the fabulous turn eight: a long, curving, bumpy, multi-apex monster that's taken at 170mph and catches out the very best drivers time and again.

Slow, short, quirky, narrow, congested, all but impossible to overtake on... and yet utterly intoxicating. The street circuit in Monaco somehow distils all the glamour that is an integral part of motorsport's greatest travelling circus, and bundles it up in one tiny, two-mile package. Like golf's Old Course in St Andrews or horse racing's Epsom Derby track, it's one of those sporting venues that would be decried as madness were it to be designed today – yet every driver in Formula One covets victory in Monaco like they do at no other circuit.

The host track for the Italian Grand Prix is about three things: speed, speed and more speed. Built in 1922, the circuit is one of the simplest and least technical tracks still in use – but that brings its own problems, since to maximise those 200+ mph top speeds the cars need to minimise downforce. With minimum grip, holding both line and speed on the famous Parabolica curve thus becomes one of the great tests of nerve in the sport.

Silverstone first hosted the British Grand Prix in 1948 and, though fans of Brands Hatch might disagree, has since become almost synonymous with Formula One racing in Britain. The original circuit – which was built around two runways of an old RAF base - was on a par with Monza for speed, with several fast corners that led to spectacular overtaking, particularly at the famous Woodcote bend. Today's track, however, is much altered since safety improvements brought in several extra chicanes, which has made it one of the most varied circuits with its mix of high and low-speed turns.

When Bernie Ecclestone was looking for a good way to put some extra excitement into the Formula One calendar, a night race on a street circuit must have ticked his boxes straight away. The spectacular cityscape of one of Asia's great centres makes for fabulous spectator viewing and TV pictures - though the drivers were less than impressed by the bumpy surface, the potentially car-wrecking high kerbs and Singapore's perennial 95 per cent humidity. But every sport needs a beast, an ultimate challenge that will test the best in the world to the limit – and that's exactly what Singapore provides.

The home of the Belgian Grand Prix is Formula One's longest track, and invariably voted by the drivers as their favourite. It's easy to see why: a hilly, twisting route in a staggeringly beautiful location makes this the most picturesque and thrilling of all the Grand Prix circuits for spectators and drivers alike. Added to that is the fact that the track contains probably the best corner in motorsport: – the section from Raidillon to Eau Rouge, which requires drivers to bomb downhill and over a bridge at 200mph before suddenly switching direction and heading up a steep hill.