Het circuit Circuit of the Americas in United States of America heeft 12 Grands Prix georganiseerd tussen 2012 en 2024.
Met 5 overwinningen is Lewis Hamilton de meest succesvolle coureur op dit circuit. Constructeur Red Bull doet het het best met 5 overwinningen op Circuit of the Americas.
Het pole positie record op dit circuit behoort toe aan Lewis Hamilton met 3 poles
Circuit of The Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA specification 3.427-mile (5.515 km) motor racing facility located in Austin, Texas, on the southeastern periphery of Austin city limits, in Central Texas. COTA plays host to the United States Grand Prix, a Formula One, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of The Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Australian V8 Supercars, the American Le Mans Series, the Rolex Sports Car Series, the FIA World Endurance Championship, and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
The circuit and Grand Prix were first proposed in the middle of 2010. The circuit was the first in the United States to be purpose-built for Formula One. The layout was conceived by promoter Tavo Hellmund and 1993 Motorcycle World Champion Kevin Schwantz with the assistance of German architect and circuit designer Hermann Tilke, who has also designed the Sepang, Shanghai, Yas Marina, Istanbul, Bahrain, Yeongam, and Buddh circuits, as well as the reprofiling of the Hockenheimring and Fuji Speedway. The circuit has FIA Grade 1 license.
A crowd of 117,429 watched the Formula One race in November 2012.
bron: Wikipedia
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