Detroit street circuit – F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners

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Every circuit that has hosted a Formula 1 Grand Prix. Marker size shows how many, and green marks the circuits on this year’s calendar.

1982

First Grand Prix

Grand Prix

Most Driver Wins

Ayrton Senna

Most Constructor Wins

McLaren

The Detroit street circuit, winding through the downtown streets of Detroit, Michigan around the Renaissance Center, hosted the Detroit Grand Prix from 1982 to 1988. The 4.023 km, 17-corner layout was widely disliked by drivers for its dirty surface, raised manhole covers, and lack of overtaking, but produced unpredictable results due to the high attrition rate.

Layout & Facts

Lap distance	4.023 km / 2.500 mi
Circuit type	Street circuit
Elevation change	5 meters / 16 feet
Driving direction	Clockwise ↻
Corners	17 corners (10 low / 7 medium / 0 high speed)

Wins by grid position	P143%P214%P514%P6+29%based on 7 races
Pole position side	Left side
Top speed	280 km/h (174 mph)
Average race speed	144 km/h (90 mph)
Pit lane time loss	22.0 seconds
Lap record	1:40.464 (144 km/h / 90 mph) (Ayrton Senna, 1987)

Opened	1982 (44 years ago)
Local timezone	America/Detroit (EDT, UTC-04)
Owner	City of Detroit

History

More circuit history coming soon — we are still adding key corner stories for this track.

Winners & Podiums

No.	Year	Podium	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps	Results
7	1988	1 Ayrton Senna 1:54:56.035 2 Alain Prost +38.713 3 Thierry Boutsen	McLaren McLaren Benetton	1:44.836 Alain Prost McLaren	63	1988 Race Report & Results
6	1987	1 Ayrton Senna 1:50:16.358 2 Nelson Piquet +33.819 3 Alain Prost +45.327	Team Lotus Williams McLaren	1:40.464 Ayrton Senna Team Lotus	63	1987 Race Report & Results
5	1986	1 Ayrton Senna 1:51:12.847 2 Jacques Laffite +31.017 3 Alain Prost +31.824	Team Lotus Ligier McLaren	1:41.233 Nelson Piquet Williams	63	1986 Race Report & Results
4	1985	1 Keke Rosberg 1:55:39.851 2 Stefan Johansson +57.549 3 Michele Alboreto +1:03.170	Williams Ferrari Ferrari	1:45.612 Ayrton Senna Team Lotus	63	1985 Race Report & Results
3	1984	1 Nelson Piquet 1:55:41.842 2 Elio de Angelis +32.638 3 Teo Fabi +1:26.528	Brabham Team Lotus Brabham	1:46.221 Derek Warwick Renault	63	1984 Race Report & Results
2	1983	1 Michele Alboreto 1:50:53.669 2 Keke Rosberg +7.702 3 John Watson +9.283	Tyrrell Williams McLaren	1:47.668 John Watson McLaren	60	1983 Race Report & Results
1	1982	1 John Watson 1:58:41.043 2 Eddie Cheever +15.726 3 Didier Pironi +28.077	McLaren Ligier Ferrari	1:50.438 Alain Prost Renault	62	1982 Race Report & Results

Last updated: 30 Aug 2026, 14:34

Drivers Ranking

NO	Driver	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	5	3	0	0	3	3	2	2.4	7.0	27
2	Nelson Piquet	6	1	1	0	2	1	1	4.5	7.5	19
3	Keke Rosberg	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	10.0	7.6	18
4	Michele Alboreto	7	1	0	1	2	0	0	7.1	8.6	16
5	John Watson	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	19.0	2.0	13
6	Alain Prost	7	0	1	2	3	1	2	5.1	7.0	17
7	Jacques Laffite	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	14.8	6.0	11
8	Elio de Angelis	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.3	11.8	8
9	Eddie Cheever	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	8.9	14.3	7
10	Stefan Johansson	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	10.8	12.8	6
11	Didier Pironi	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.0	3.0	4
12	Teo Fabi	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	15.3	16.3	4
13	Thierry Boutsen	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	11.0	9.7	4
14	Nigel Mansell	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.0	11.3	5
15	Stefan Bellof	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.5	7.0	3
16	Gerhard Berger	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.5	16.0	3
17	Andrea de Cesaris	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	15.0	3
18	Derek Daly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	5.0	2
19	Jonathan Palmer	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.5	12.0	2
20	Pierluigi Martini	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.5	13.5	1
21	Riccardo Patrese	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.6	15.9	1
22	Yannick Dalmas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	7.0	0
23	Brian Henton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	9.0	0
24	Ivan Capelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	21.0	0
25	Allen Berg	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25.0	20.0	0
26	Stefano Modena	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	12.0	0
27	Johnny Dumfries	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	7.0	0
28	Riccardo Paletti	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	26.0	0
29	Satoru Nakajima	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	26.0	0
30	Nicola Larini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26.0	24.0	0
31	François Hesnault	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	21.0	0
32	Julian Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	9.0	0
33	Huub Rothengatter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26.0	26.0	0
34	Chico Serra	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26.0	11.0	0
35	Maurício Gugelmin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	15.0	0
36	Corrado Fabi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	27.0	0
37	Danny Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	18.0	0
38	Jochen Mass	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	7.0	0
39	Pascal Fabre	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26.0	12.0	0
40	Alan Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	19.0	0
41	Luis Perez-Sala	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25.0	10.0	0
42	Eliseo Salazar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25.0	18.0	0
43	Adrián Campos	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25.0	25.0	0
44	Oscar Larrauri	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	18.0	0
45	Roberto Guerrero	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	16.5	0
46	Jean-Pierre Jarier	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.5	20.5	0
47	Bruno Giacomelli	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.5	12.5	0
48	Mauro Baldi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.5	18.5	0
49	Johnny Cecotto	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.5	16.0	0
50	Alex Caffi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	15.5	0
51	Raul Boesel	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	17.0	0
52	Christian Danner	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.5	9.5	0
53	Philippe Streiff	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.3	15.0	0
54	Alessandro Nannini	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.3	21.7	0
55	Patrick Tambay	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	19.0	0
56	Philippe Alliot	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.3	13.5	0
57	Manfred Winkelhock	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.3	23.0	0
58	Martin Brundle	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	15.0	0
59	Niki Lauda	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.5	15.5	0
60	Marc Surer	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.3	13.3	0
61	Piercarlo Ghinzani	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.4	21.6	0
62	René Arnoux	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	12.7	14.3	0
63	Derek Warwick	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	9.2	16.3	0

Last updated: 30 Aug 2026, 14:34

Constructors Ranking

NO	Team	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	McLaren	7	2	1	3	6	1	2	9.4	9.0	39
2	Team Lotus	7	2	1	0	3	2	2	7.6	11.2	27
3	Williams	7	1	2	0	3	1	1	8.5	7.8	34
4	Brabham	6	1	0	1	2	1	0	11.4	10.3	18
5	Tyrrell	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	15.9	10.5	14
6	Ligier	7	0	2	0	2	0	0	15.6	12.4	13
7	Ferrari	7	0	1	2	3	1	0	6.1	12.3	20
8	Benetton	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	8.8	16.8	4
9	Rial	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	4.0	3
10	Minardi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.3	17.0	1
11	Arrows	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	14.4	1
12	Ensign	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	19.0	0
13	Lola	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.5	18.5	0
14	Fittipaldi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26.0	11.0	0
15	Dallara	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	8.0	0
16	Euro Brun	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	15.0	0
17	Larrousse	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.3	11.3	0
18	Theodore	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.5	14.5	0
19	RAM	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.8	18.8	0
20	AGS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.5	16.5	0
21	Zakspeed	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.3	15.3	0
22	March	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.5	16.8	0
23	ATS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.5	21.5	0
24	Toleman	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.6	17.8	0
25	Alfa Romeo	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.9	16.3	0
26	Renault	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	9.0	14.1	0
27	Osella	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.9	23.6	0

Last updated: 30 Aug 2026, 14:34

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Detroit street circuit — Frequently Asked Questions

How many F1 Grands Prix have been held at Detroit street circuit?

Detroit street circuit has hosted 7 Formula 1 Grands Prix since the first edition in 1982.

Who has the most F1 wins at Detroit street circuit?

Ayrton Senna holds the record at Detroit street circuit with 3 victories.

Which constructor has won most often at Detroit street circuit?

McLaren is the most successful constructor at Detroit street circuit with 2 wins.

What is the lap record at Detroit street circuit?

The lap record at Detroit street circuit is 01:40.464, set by Ayrton Senna in 1987.

Where is Detroit street circuit located?

Detroit street circuit is located in Detroit.

When was Detroit street circuit built?

Detroit street circuit opened in 1982.

In which direction is Detroit street circuit driven?

Detroit street circuit is driven clockwise.

How many corners does Detroit street circuit have?

Detroit street circuit has 17 corners.

Is Detroit street circuit a street or permanent circuit?

Detroit street circuit is a street circuit.

Last updated: 30 Aug 2026, 14:34

Pos.		Points
1	Kimi AntonelliMercedes · #12	302
2	George RussellMercedes · #63	236−66
3	Lewis HamiltonFerrari · #44	199−37
4	Lando NorrisMcLaren · #1	186−13
5	Charles LeclercFerrari · #16	179−7

Pos.		Points
1	Mercedes	538
2	Ferrari	378−160
3	McLaren	306−72
4	Red Bull	263−43
5	Racing Bulls	83−180

Detroit street circuit – F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners

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1987 Detroit F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

1986 Detroit F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

1985 Detroit F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

1984 Detroit F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

1983 Detroit F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

1982 Detroit F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

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