Reims hasn’t hosted a Grand Prix since 1966, but the faded glory of its photogenic pit lane is still a draw for drivers.

Densely packed as it is with mountains and lakes, Cumbria’s road are seldom straight. The passes of the Lake District may not reach the dizzying heights of those in Europe, but they’re so close together that within a day you could tick off a bucket list of amazing drives.

Ah, Italy. Home of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo and Pagani. And some of the very best mountain roads to drive them on. Actually it doesn’t matter if you’re behind the wheel of a 500hp supercar or a Fiat 500 these five drives will make you fall in love.

Known as the Road to Heaven, the insane drive up Tianmen Mountain can trace its roots back 1,400 years to the Tang dynasty. More recently it’s found fame on YouTube thanks to stunts by Land Rover and Ken Block.

The mountains of Italy, Switzerland, France and Austria are home to the most legendary roads in Europe, but it’s high time another country was added to the list: Slovenia.

Any time you decide to drive across the border between Italy and Switzerland you’re in for a treat.

Australia’s Grand Pacific Drive is one of the most Instagram-friendly routes in the world. Honestly, just spend a few minutes on the planet’s most popular photo-sharing platform and you’ll find thousands of shots of this scenic Sydney adventure.

From cross-country Cannonball runs to back-country drives, from drive-ins and diners to motels there is nothing quite as American as a road trip. Except maybe apple pie.

Jeremy Clarkson is a Yorkshire lad, so you can trust that he knows the local roads. He’s also pretty well travelled so when he describes the Buttertubs Pass in the Yorkshire Dales as “England’s only truly spectacular road” he’s probably not wrong.

The Swiss Alps are a cacophony of cowbells and tyre-screeching corners where, if the altitude doesn’t take your breath away, then the views most certainly will. There really is nowhere else where such a plethora of driving pleasure can be found in such close proximity. Here are five to get you started.

An F5 tornado leaves nothing behind but total devastation. Buildings are ripped from their foundations, trees are blown down and stripped of their bark, cars are sucked up and spat out over half a mile away by winds that deliver a 300mph death blow.

No trip to Tokyo is complete without a detour to the Hakone Turnpike.

It’s the summer of the staycation. So where should driving enthusiasts go to get their road rush? Try these ten for starters.

From Colombia’s cosmopolitan capital to its Caribbean coast is almost 700 miles. It’s an amazing drive through a diverse land with lush rainforests and craggy Andean peaks.

Few holidaymakers ever get beyond the rather beautiful beaches, but keen drivers should make tracks to Tenerife’s extraordinary interior.

Large chunks of the classic road movie Vanishing Point were filmed on Nevada’s Route 50 – dubbed “The Loneliest Road in America” by Life magazine back in 1986.

It’s on the Great St Bernard Pass between Switzerland and Italy that the iconic opening scenes of The Italian Job were filmed.

This tropical paradise erupted from the Pacific ocean in an archipelago of 137 islands. Its abundant nature and wild volcanic topography make for some terrific road trips.

For the best roads in the Pyrenees make the town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur the gateway to your mountain getaway.

Bring oxygen. If ever there was a view to take your breath away it is that from Montenegro’s coastal route.