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Circuit of The Americas – F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners
Circuit of The Americas, located outside Austin, Texas, was designed by Hermann Tilke and inaugurated in 2012 as the first purpose-built Formula 1 facility in the United States. The 5.513 km, 20-corner counterclockwise layout deliberately incorporates elements inspired by other iconic circuits: the steep uphill braking zone at Turn 1, the flowing Turns 3-6 Esses reminiscent of Silverstone\'s Maggotts-Becketts, and the triple-apex Turns 16-18 echoing Istanbul Park\'s Turn 8. Its 41 metres of elevation change and famously bumpy surface make it physically demanding.
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Layout & Facts
Track Geometry
| Lap distance | 5.513 km / 3.426 mi |
| Circuit type | Permanent circuit |
| DRS zones | 2 zones |
| Elevation change | 31 meters / 102 feet |
| Driving direction | Counterclockwise ↺ |
| Corners | 20 corners (5 low / 9 medium / 6 high speed) |
Driving Demands
Traction
Braking
Lateral
Downforce
Performance
| Wins by grid position | P150%P236%P47.1%P6+7.1%based on 14 races |
| Pole position side | Right side |
| Top speed | 330 km/h (205 mph) |
| Average race speed | 206 km/h (128 mph) |
| Pit lane time loss | 21.5 seconds |
| Lap record | 1:36.169 (206 km/h / 128 mph) (Charles Leclerc, 2019) Ferrari SF-90 · Ferrari current layout, since 2012 |
Race Strategy
Overtaking
Track Evolution
Rain Risk
Safety Car
Heritage
| Opened | 2012 (14 years ago) |
| Local timezone | America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05) |
| Designer | Hermann Tilke |
| Owner | Circuit of The Americas LLC |
| Official website | circuitoftheamericas.com |
Surface & Tyres
Asphalt Grip
Asphalt Abrasion
Tyre Stress
Tyre Degradation
History
Key corners
01 Turn 1
The steepest uphill braking zone on the Formula 1 calendar, climbing roughly 41 metres from the start-finish line to the apex. Cars decelerate from over 320 km/h while still climbing — the timing of the brake release here defines the entry to the Esses.
02 Turns 3-6 (Esses)
A high-speed flowing left-right sequence deliberately modelled on Silverstone's Maggotts-Becketts. Direction changes load the tyres in opposing directions in fifth and sixth gear — a true measure of car balance and driver commitment.
03 Turn 11 Hairpin
The slowest corner on the lap and the end of the most heavily-braked DRS zone. The wide entry rewards a late apex, and the long exit onto the back straight makes traction critical for the run to Turn 12 — the other primary overtaking spot.
Winners & Podiums
F1 winners & podiums
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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 |  Lewis Hamilton | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 246 | 255 |
| 2 |  Max Verstappen | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 211 | 159 |
| 3 |  Sebastian Vettel | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 111 | 105 |
| 4 |  Charles Leclerc | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 113 | 55 |
| 5 |  Kimi Räikkönen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 48 | 40 |
| 6 |  Valtteri Bottas | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 67 | 31 |
| 7 |  Kimi Antonelli | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 8 |  Nico Rosberg | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 56 | 44 |
| 9 |  Lando Norris | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 87 | 26 |
| 10 |  Carlos Sainz | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 85 | 0 |
| 11 |  Romain Grosjean | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 25 | 2 |
| 12 |  Daniel Ricciardo | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 49 | 7 |
| 13 |  Sergio Pérez | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 78 | 4 |
| 14 |  Fernando Alonso | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 50 | 0 |
| 15 |  Mark Webber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 16 |  George Russell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 8.7 | 53 | 0 |
| 17 |  Felipe Massa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 32 | 0 |
| 18 |  Nico Hülkenberg | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 31 | 0 |
| 19 |  Oscar Piastri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 26 | 0 |
| 20 |  Jenson Button | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | 8.4 | 21 | 0 |
| 21 |  Yuki Tsunoda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 16 | 0 |
| 22 |  Alex Albon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 23 |  Pierre Gasly | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 13.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 24 |  Isack Hadjar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 |  Pastor Maldonado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 8 | 0 |
| 26 |  Kevin Magnussen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 |  Esteban Ocon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 |  Lance Stroll | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 |  Liam Lawson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 9.7 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 |  Brendon Hartley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 |  Oliver Bearman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 15.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Felipe Nasr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 |  Logan Sargeant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Bruno Senna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 |  Franco Colapinto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 |  Marcus Ericsson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 |  Daniil Kvyat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Jules Bianchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 |  Robert Kubica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 |  Pedro de la Rosa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 |  Arvid Lindblad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 |  Jolyon Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Max Chilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 |  Michael Schumacher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Will Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 |  Giedo van der Garde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 |  Kamui Kobayashi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Alexander Rossi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 |  Narain Karthikeyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 |  Timo Glock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Nikita Mazepin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Vitaly Petrov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Paul di Resta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 |  Antonio Giovinazzi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Charles Pic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 |  Gabriel Bortoleto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 |  Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Mick Schumacher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Adrian Sutil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 |  Stoffel Vandoorne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Pascal Wehrlein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 |  Nicholas Latifi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 |  Esteban Gutierrez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 |  Zhou Guanyu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 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 |  Mercedes | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 380 |
| 2 |  Red Bull | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 369 |
| 3 |  Ferrari | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 333 |
| 4 |  McLaren | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 193 |
| 5 | Lotus F1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 38 |
| 6 |  Williams | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 50 |
| 7 |  Renault | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 30 |
| 8 | Force India | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 13.0 | 30 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 | 11.8 | 30 |
| 10 |  Alpine | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 | 14.7 | 17 |
| 11 |  Sauber | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 15 |
| 12 |  Aston Martin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 12 |
| 13 |  Haas | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 12 |
| 14 |  AlphaTauri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 8 |
| 15 |  Racing Point | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5 |
| 16 |  Racing Bulls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 11.8 | 4 |
| 17 |  Audi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 0 |
| 18 |  HRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 19 |  Cadillac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 20 | Caterham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 21 | Manor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 | 18.1 | 0 |
| 22 |  Alfa Romeo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 0 |
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Circuit of The Americas — Frequently Asked Questions
How many F1 Grands Prix have been held at Circuit of The Americas?
Circuit of The Americas has hosted 14 Formula 1 Grands Prix since the first edition in 2012.
Who has the most F1 wins at Circuit of The Americas?
Lewis Hamilton holds the record at Circuit of The Americas with 5 victories.
Which constructor has won most often at Circuit of The Americas?
Mercedes is the most successful constructor at Circuit of The Americas with 6 wins.
What is the lap record at Circuit of The Americas?
The lap record at Circuit of The Americas is 01:36.169, set by Charles Leclerc in 2019.
Where is Circuit of The Americas located?
Circuit of The Americas is located in Austin.
When was Circuit of The Americas built?
Circuit of The Americas opened in 2012.
Who designed Circuit of The Americas?
Circuit of The Americas was designed by Hermann Tilke.
In which direction is Circuit of The Americas driven?
Circuit of The Americas is driven counterclockwise.
How many corners does Circuit of The Americas have?
Circuit of The Americas has 20 corners.
How many DRS zones does Circuit of The Americas have?
Circuit of The Americas has 2 DRS zones.
Is Circuit of The Americas a street or permanent circuit?
Circuit of The Americas is a permanent circuit.
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