  Layout of the Grand Prix circuit | |
| Location | Austin, Texas, United States |
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| Time zone | UTC−6 / UTC−5 (DST) |
| Coordinates | 30°7′58″N 97°38′28″W / 30.13278°N 97.64111°W |
| Capacity | 120,000[1] |
| FIA Grade | 1 |
| Owner | Circuit of the Americas LLC |
| Broke ground | December 31, 2010 |
| Opened | October 21, 2012 |
| Architect | Tavo Hellmund, Kevin Schwantz, and Hermann Tilke |
| Major events | Current:
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| Website | http://circuitoftheamericas.com |
| Grand Prix Circuit (2012–present) | |
| Length | 3.426 miles (5.513 km) |
| Turns | 20 |
| Race lap record | 1:36.169 ( Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF90, 2019, F1) |
| National Circuit (2012–present) | |
| Length | 2.300 miles (3.792 km) |
| Turns | 19 |
| Race lap record | 1:33.284 ( Johnny O'Connell, Cadillac CTS-V, 2013, PWC GT) |
Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a Grade 1[2] FIA-specification 3.426-mile (5.514 km) motor racing track and facilities located in Austin, Texas, in the United States. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, NASCAR's Texas Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas,[3] a round in MotoGP and the FIA World Endurance Championship with the Lone Star Le Mans.[4] It previously hosted the Australian V8 Supercars,[5] the Americas Rallycross Championship, the American Le Mans Series,[6] the Rolex Sports Car Series,[7] the IMSA SportsCar Championship and the IndyCar Classic.
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[8] 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.
- ^ "Formula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix 2024 – Media Kit" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS" (PDF). FIA. February 6, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ^ "MotoGP to race in Texas in 2013 at the Circuit of The Americas". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ Dagys, John (September 28, 2012). "LE MANS: 2013 WEC Schedule Release". SpeedTV.com. Speed Channel. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ^ "V8 Supercar Series coming to Austin in 2013". Autoblog.com.
- ^ "ALMS: Series to Race at COTA in 2013". speedtv.com. SPEED. June 1, 2012. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ^ "GRAND-AM: 12-Race 2013 Rolex Series Calendar Revealed". SpeedTV.com. Speed Channel. September 28, 2012. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ^ Maher, John (April 23, 2012). "Turn for turn, Austin track's design, layout should look familiar to F1 drivers". Austin-American Statesman. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.