CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA - CATALUNYA TAKES FIRST PLACE AHEAD OF MUGELLO CIRCUIT WITH SILVERSTONE AND CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE SHARING THIRD
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Enovation Consulting, in collaboration with Paolo Taticchi, Professor of Strategy and Sustainability at University College London’s School of Management, has published the fifth edition of the Sustainable Circuits Index™ (SCI™), part of the Sustainable Motorsport Index™ (SMI™).
The SCI™ is a first-of-its-kind industry benchmark ranking the sustainability initiatives of 117 permanent and temporary motorsport circuits around the globe. Circuits are assessed against 21 industry-specific criteria spread across seven sustainability categories using a robust, proprietary methodology. The data collection and analysis for the SCI™ were conducted by Enovation Consulting during the period between 1st January and 31st December 2024, under the guidance of Professor Paolo Taticchi to ensure analytical rigor.
Permanent Circuits
The 2025 SCI™ sees the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya reclaim pole position as the world’s most sustainable motorsport circuit after two years. Mugello Circuit came in second position, narrowly behind the leader, with Silverstone Circuit and the Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans) sharing the third step on the podium.
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Temporary Circuits and Special Mentions
Suzuka Circuit achieved the titles of “Most improved” and “Biggest Mover,” gaining the most points and leaping an incredible 37 places in this year’s edition! Meanwhile, Singapore’s Marina Bay Street Circuit maintained its dominance as the most sustainable temporary circuit in the world and gained the most points across the category as it elevated its sustainability credentials.
Despite familiar names at the top of the rankings, the gap seen previously among the circuits ranked in SCI™ has reduced considerably, and the index is now more competitive than ever. In this fifth iteration, the SCI™ indicates that more circuits outside of the podium finishers are embarking on meaningful sustainability journeys, highlighting the growing importance of sustainability action, practices and strategy across the racing world. This encouraging outcome indicates exciting progress as motorsport works to build a more resilient, innovative and future-proof industry.
We would like to thank our partners EPARTRADE and Green Sports Alliance for their ongoing support of the SCI™.
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