US GRAND PRIX

Circuit of The Americas, Austin

FIRST F1 GRAND PRIX: 1950
FIRST GP AT COTA: 2012
NUMBER OF LAPS: 56
CIRCUIT LENGTH: 5.513km
RACE DISTANCE: 308.405km

25 OCT 19˚ 67˚ CURRENT 15:00 LOCAL TIME Circuit of The Americas

166 DAYS
02 HOURS
22 MINUTES

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US GRAND PRIX

After a five-year hiatus, Formula One made a much-anticipated return to the United States in 2012, with Austin's Circuit of the Americas providing a new home for the event. Inspired by some of grand prix racing's great venues, the 5.5km circuit features sections that take their cues from Silverstone's Becketts-Maggots complex, Hockenheim's stadium section and Istanbul's long multi-apex Turn 8. The signature stretch, however, might just be the run from the start-finish line up a steep incline to an almost blind hairpin. Praised by drivers and attended by massive crowds, COTA looks set to be a superb long-term home for F1 in the US.

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WELCOME TO AUSTIN

Formula One found a natural home in Austin. While the US hasn't always warmed to the sport, F1 loved Austin and Austin reciprocated. Keep Austin Weird is the unofficial city slogan and since, to most Americans, F1 is the definition of weird, it fits the bill perfectly. Austin marries its Texan heritage with a modern identity as one of the biggest technology hubs in the world, creating an unusual downtown fusion between ultramodern and good ol' fashioned hospitality. It bills itself as the live music capital of the world, and whatever your musical tastes, there's always an act in town you'll enjoy. One thing we have noticed in the first two years of racing in Austin: Texas in November is cold! But this year the race has been bought forward a few weeks, which should warm things up a little.