Ayrton Senna
Phoenix street circuit – F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners
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The Phoenix Street Circuit, winding through the downtown streets of Phoenix, Arizona, hosted the United States Grand Prix in 1989, 1990, and 1991. The 3.720 km layout was widely criticised for its bland character, sparse attendance, and brutal desert heat. The 1990 race produced an unexpected gem when Jean Alesi battled Ayrton Senna in the opening laps before Senna won — the moment Alesi announced himself to F1.
Layout & Facts
Track Geometry
| Lap distance | 3.720 km / 2.312 mi |
| Circuit type | Street circuit |
| Elevation change | 3 meters / 10 feet |
| Driving direction | Clockwise ↻ |
| Corners | 14 corners (8 low / 6 medium / 0 high speed) |
Driving Demands
Traction
Braking
Lateral
Downforce
Performance
| Wins by grid position | P133%P233%P533%based on 3 races |
| Pole position side | Left side |
| Top speed | 285 km/h (177 mph) |
| Average race speed | 154 km/h (96 mph) |
| Pit lane time loss | 22.0 seconds |
| Lap record | 1:26.758 (154 km/h / 96 mph) (Jean Alesi, 1991) Ferrari 642 · Ferrari |
Race Strategy
Overtaking
Track Evolution
Rain Risk
Safety Car
Heritage
| Opened | 1989 (37 years ago) |
| Local timezone | America/Phoenix (MST, UTC-07) |
| Owner | City of Phoenix |
Surface & Tyres
Asphalt Grip
Asphalt Abrasion
Tyre Stress
Tyre Degradation
History
Key corners
01 Turn 1
A tight 90-degree left after the start straight, the only realistic overtaking spot. The wide entry produced occasional first-lap battles.
02 Central Avenue Section
The technical low-speed sequence through the downtown grid. Walls were unforgiving and the bumpy surface compromised cars consistently.
03 Final Sector
A tight chicane onto the start-finish straight. Exit speed defined lap pace through the only meaningful acceleration zone.
Winners & Podiums
F1 winners & podiums
| No. | Year | Podium | Team | Fastest Lap | Laps | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1991 | 1  Ayrton Senna 2:00:47.8282  Alain Prost +16.3223 Nelson Piquet +1:17.376 |  McLaren Ferrari Benetton | 1:26.758 Jean Alesi Ferrari | 81 | 1991 Race Report & Results |
| 2 | 1990 | 1 Ayrton Senna 1:52:32.829 2 Jean Alesi +8.6853  Thierry Boutsen +54.080 | McLaren Tyrrell Williams | 1:31.050 Gerhard Berger McLaren | 72 | 1990 Race Report & Results |
| 1 | 1989 | 1 Alain Prost 2:01:33.133 2 Riccardo Patrese +39.6963  Eddie Cheever +43.210 | McLaren Williams Arrows | 1:33.969 Ayrton Senna McLaren | 75 | 1989 Race Report & Results |
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Drivers Ranking
All-time driver ranking
| NO | Driver | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | FL | Avg Grid | Avg Pos | Points | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ayrton Senna | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 19 | 152 |
| 2 |  Alain Prost | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 15 | 42 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 |  Nelson Piquet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 |  Christian Danner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 |  Satoru Nakajima | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 10.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Aguri Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Alex Caffi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Gianni Morbidelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Olivier Grouillard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Mark Blundell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Paolo Barilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 |  Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Martin Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |  Stefan Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 |  Jyrki Järvilehto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Emanuele Pirro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 |  Gregor Foitek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Bernd Schneider | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bertrand Gachot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 |  Luis Perez-Sala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Gabriele Tarquini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Roberto Moreno | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Alessandro Nannini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Martin Brundle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Andrea de Cesaris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Nicola Larini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Philippe Alliot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Éric Bernard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Derek Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 |  Nigel Mansell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Pierluigi Martini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Michele Alboreto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Maurício Gugelmin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Gerhard Berger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Ivan Capelli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 |
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Constructors Ranking
All-time constructor ranking
| NO | Team | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | FL | Avg Grid | Avg Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  McLaren | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 28 |
| 2 |  Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 11 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 8.2 | 12 |
| 4 |  Ferrari | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 13.5 | 6 |
| 5 |  Benetton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 9 |
| 6 | Arrows | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 12.5 | 4 |
| 7 | Rial | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Brabham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 2 |
| 9 | Larrousse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 1 |
| 10 |  Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 11 | Lambo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 12 | March | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 13 | Footwork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 16.0 | 0 |
| 14 | Euro Brun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 0 |
| 15 | Osella | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 0 |
| 16 | Leyton House | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 17 | Onyx | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 0 |
| 18 | Dallara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 17.6 | 0 |
| 19 | Ligier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 23.3 | 0 |
| 20 |  Team Lotus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 19.0 | 0 |
| 21 | AGS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 22 | Minardi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 0 |
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Phoenix street circuit — Frequently Asked Questions
How many F1 Grands Prix have been held at Phoenix street circuit?
Phoenix street circuit has hosted 3 Formula 1 Grands Prix since the first edition in 1989.
Who has the most F1 wins at Phoenix street circuit?
Ayrton Senna holds the record at Phoenix street circuit with 2 victories.
Which constructor has won most often at Phoenix street circuit?
McLaren is the most successful constructor at Phoenix street circuit with 3 wins.
What is the lap record at Phoenix street circuit?
The lap record at Phoenix street circuit is 01:26.758, set by Jean Alesi in 1991.
Where is Phoenix street circuit located?
Phoenix street circuit is located in Phoenix.
When was Phoenix street circuit built?
Phoenix street circuit opened in 1989.
In which direction is Phoenix street circuit driven?
Phoenix street circuit is driven clockwise.
How many corners does Phoenix street circuit have?
Phoenix street circuit has 14 corners.
Is Phoenix street circuit a street or permanent circuit?
Phoenix street circuit is a street circuit.
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