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AWD is better for acceleration. Not for turning. Cars that have a heavy rear weight bias won't benefit as much but cars that have an even f/r balance and have a ton of horsepower will definitely benefit. Drag cars shift all their weight to the rear so they won't benefit but actually lose due to the extra weight.
Most street cars simply don't have the power to lay down rubber from a 60 mph roll so AWD isn't really necessary on the track.
If F1 rules were changed to allow AWD, those cars have the HP and NEED the traction to get going and would greatly benefit from it.
For the same reason, awd works in those types of tracks where traction is limited so definitely in rally, off-road, etc.
In a nutshell, our cars aren't powerful enough (yet) to benefit from AWD.
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