F1 = 300km?

[phillippe]

And that too, one that depends on fading running shoes (Pirellis) and adrenaline booster shots (DRS) to retain its entertainment quotient.

[Richard]

Why 305km? It seems like an odd number. It's not as if it is a round number in miles - 190 miles.

[hollus]

I'd also like to know why almost round (305 or 190).

I had a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fo ... _by_season and the distance became a standard in 1989. Anybody knows why?
Here the actual race distances in 1988 and 1989 (Km rounded):

Race  1988   1989 
BRA    301    307
SMA    302    292 (2 hour limit)
MON    260    256
MEX    296    305
CAN    303    303 (2 hour limit)
USA    253    285 (2 hour limit)
FRA    305    305
GBR    310    305
GER    299    305
HUN    305    305
BEL    298    305
ITA    295    307
POR    304    309
SPA    298    311
AUS    310    264 (2 hour limit)

[beelsebob]

I'd also like to know why almost round (305 or 190).

I had a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fo ... _by_season and the distance became a standard in 1989. Anybody knows why?
Here the actual race distances in 1988 and 1989 (Km rounded):

Race  1988   1989 
BRA    301    307
SMA    302    292 (2 hour limit)
MON    260    256
MEX    296    305
CAN    303    303 (2 hour limit)
USA    253    285 (2 hour limit)
FRA    305    305
GBR    310    305
GER    299    305
HUN    305    305
BEL    298    305
ITA    295    307
POR    304    309
SPA    298    311
AUS    310    264 (2 hour limit)

It'll have become standard simply as a deal with all the track owners, that they all get a standard contract saying F1 will turn up and race for this long... Makes negotiations much easier for Bernie.