Brands Hatch (1983, 1985) The event was initially created as a stop-gap. In 1983, the Formula One schedule originally featured a race near
Flushing Meadows in
New York City. When the race was cancelled three months before the event, track organisers at
Brands Hatch were able to create a European Grand Prix at the track in its place. The success of the event, buoyed by a spirited battle for the World Championship, led to the event returning on the schedule the following year. The
European Grand Prix (held on 25 September 1983) was F1's second visit of 1983 to the Brands Hatch circuit as the venue had held the
Race of Champions non-championship race on 10 April earlier that same year. Brands Hatch was unable to host the European Grand Prix in 1984, as it was hosting the
British Grand Prix in even numbered years (alternating with
Silverstone) so the European GP went to a redesigned and shorter
Nürburgring circuit in 1984. Brands Hatch returned to host the European Grand Prix in 1985, Originally the 1985 European Grand Prix was going to be held in Rome on a street circuit around the
EUR but was moved to Brands Hatch.
Cancelled race Jarama (1986) There was an attempt to stage the European Grand Prix in 1986 with an early version of the calendar publishing Jarama as the host track but these plans fell through.
Donington Park (1993) In 1990, a wealthy
Japanese businessman,
Tomonori Tsurumaki, built the
Nippon Autopolis with the idea of hosting a Formula One race. In 1992, plans were made to have an
Asian Grand Prix in 1993 to replace the
Mexican Grand Prix on the schedule. However, these plans failed to materialise. Instead,
Bernie Ecclestone added a race at
Donington Park to the schedule, which brought back the European Grand Prix moniker.
The race was the brainchild of
Tom Wheatcroft, who had been trying to bring F1 to the track since an abortive attempt to host the British Grand Prix in 1988. The first and so far only Formula One Grand Prix at Donington Park resulted in
Ayrton Senna's victory in mixed wet and dry conditions.
Jerez (Cancelled 1992 race, 1994, 1997) The
Circuito de Jerez in
Jerez de la Frontera in
Spain was intended to be host of the European Grand Prix in
1992 but this was cancelled. However, Jerez would eventually host the event two years later as round 14 of 16 in
1994 and the season finale in
1997 where it served as replacement for the cancelled
Portuguese Grand Prix after the
Estoril Circuit was unable to guarantee the completion of circuit safety renovations in time to host a race. The 1997 Jerez race was the site of the controversial collision between
Michael Schumacher and
Jacques Villeneuve which saw Schumacher get disqualified from the championship and it was also the scene of
Mika Häkkinen's first Formula One victory.
Nürburgring GP-Strecke (1984, 1995–1996, 1999–2007) Brands Hatch was unable to host the European Grand Prix in 1984 due to the Kent Circuit being obligated to host the British Grand Prix that year, so the European GP went to a redesigned and shorter
Nürburgring circuit in 1984. It was a far cry from the 23 kilometre Nürburgring that most were used to seeing, and was initially unpopular during Formula One's return. The race returned to Nürburgring in 1995, which was now popular again with drivers. But after complaints that no other countries were to get the race, the Nürburgring race was renamed the
Luxembourg Grand Prix. Jerez got the race back in 1997 as a replacement for the
Portuguese Grand Prix. In 1998, the European Grand Prix was dropped from the schedule with Jerez dropping off the schedule and the Nürburgring race retaining the Luxembourg Grand Prix moniker for that year, but returned in 1999 when the race at Nürburgring re-adopted the European Grand Prix name. The 1999 race saw torrential rain conditions which caused numerous retirements, presenting
Johnny Herbert with the opportunity to take
Stewart Grand Prix's first and only victory in its final season before being sold to
Ford. The
2005 event saw a dramatic conclusion as Renault's Fernando Alonso took victory after longtime race leader
Kimi Räikkönen driving for McLaren crashed out on the final lap suffered a suspension failure caused by excessive vibrations from a flatspotted tyre. The race continued to be held at the
Nürburgring until 2007. On 29 August 2006 it was announced that it had been removed from the F1 calendar for the 2007 season. From then there would only be one GP hosted in Germany each year, alternating between Hockenheimring and Nürburgring. However, what the name of this Grand Prix would be was uncertain for a time; while originally intended to be the
German Grand Prix from 2007, the Nürburgring race of 2007 was renamed "Großer Preis von Europa" (European Grand Prix) due to a dispute over the ownership of the title
"German Grand Prix".
Fernando Alonso won the
2007 event (held in mixed wet-dry conditions) in a McLaren ahead of
Felipe Massa driving for Ferrari and the
Red Bull of
Mark Webber.
Valencia Street Circuit (2008–2012) From to the European Grand Prix took place in
Valencia,
Spain. During the 2009 event, Valencia signed a deal for a further 5 races, which put Valencia on the calendar until 2014. Despite this, in March 2012, it was announced that the European Grand Prix was to be discontinued in
2013, with the
Spanish Grand Prix planned to alternate between
Barcelona and
Valencia. However, Barcelona has retained the race since 2013, and the Valencia circuit was removed from the calendar.
Baku City Circuit (2016) The European Grand Prix returned to the Formula One World Championship in , being held on the
Baku City Circuit in Azerbaijan.
Nico Rosberg driving for
Mercedes won the race ahead of
Sebastian Vettel and
Sergio Pérez. The race at Baku was renamed the
Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the season. This means that the European Grand Prix was again discontinued after a one-off in 2016. ==Winners==