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It was in England, however, that the first ever oval race track was built, at Brooklands in Surrey, in
1907. Other early tracks included those in Indianapolis in the US and Monza in Italy. The first race
called a Grand Prix outside of France was held in Indianapolis in 1908, but it was a trend taken up
by other countries including Italy in 1921, Belgium and Spain in 1924 and in the UK in 1926. By
1934 there were 18 international races that had Grand Prix status.
It was not until after World War II that the World Championship was formalised by the newly
created Federation Internationale de l’Automobile - the FIA - and from 1950 the term Formula One
was coined to describe races that made up the championship for drivers.
A points system was created and a total of seven races were granted
championship status including the Indianapolis 500. The first World
Championship race was held at Silverstone in England.