Austin Formula One circuit
  Layout of the Grand Prix circuit
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| Location | Elroy, 12 miles (19 km) south of Austin, Texas |
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| Time zone | UTC−6 / −5 (DST) |
| Coordinates | 30°7′58″N 97°38′28″W / 30.13278°N 97.64111°WCoordinates: 30°7′58″N 97°38′28″W / 30.13278°N 97.64111°W |
| Capacity | 120,000 |
| FIA Grade | 1 |
| Owner | Circuit of the Americas LLC |
| Broke ground | December 31, 2010 |
| Opened | October 21, 2012 |
| Architect |
Hermann Tilke Miró Rivera Architects |
| Major events |
FIA Formula One United States Grand Prix (2012–present) MotoGP World Championship Grand Prix of the Americas (2013–present) FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas (2013–2017) FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of USA (2018—) World Series Formula V8 3.5 Austin Race (2017) Porsche Supercup (2014–2016) V8 Supercars Austin 400 (2013) American Le Mans Series International Sports Car Weekend (2013) Rolex Sports Car Series Grand-Am of the Americas (2013) IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Lone Star Le Mans (2014–2017) Summer X Games (2014–2016) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (2012–present) | |
| Length | 3.427 mi (5.513 km) |
| Turns | 20 |
| Race lap record | 1:37.766 ( Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 2017) |
| Website | www |
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 Formula One United States Grand Prix 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.
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