Circuit of The Americas

Circuit of The Americas
CoTA

Austin , Texas , United States
Route type:	permanent race track
Architect:	Hermann Tilke ; Miro Rivera Architects
Formula 1 venue :	since 2012
Track layout
Route data
Important events:	Formula 1 , World Motorcycle Championship , IndyCar Series , FIA World Rallycross Championship
Route length:	5.516  km (3.43  mi )
Curves:	20th
Records
Track record: (Formula 1)	1: 36.169 min. ( Charles Leclerc , Ferrari , 2019 )
Track record: (motorcycle)	2: 03.575 min. ( Marc Márquez , Honda RC213V , 2014 )
circuitoftheamericas.com

Coordinates: 30 ° 8 ′ 11.8 ″  N , 97 ° 37 ′ 50.5 ″  W.

The Circuit of The Americas ( CoTA ) is a 5.513 km racetrack near Austin , Texas , United States . The racetrack was completed in 2012. Since then, the US Grand Prix , a Formula 1 race, has taken place on the racetrack. In addition, the organizer of the motorcycle world championship was able to conclude a ten-year contract with the track operator, so that races for the motorcycle world championship have also been held here since 2013 .

Racetrack

The race track as well as the box and paddock were designed by the German track architect Hermann Tilke . The architectural firm Miro Rivera Architects , also from Austin, is responsible for the outdoor facilities such as B. responsible for the grandstands. The route comprises 20 bends, has a height difference of 40 meters and is one of the few routes in Formula 1 that is driven counterclockwise. The start-finish straight ends with an uphill section that ends in a hairpin bend. The route contains passages that are similar to the Maggots-Becketts section in Silverstone or the Motodrom in Hockenheim .

Before the race on November 3, 2019, drivers Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton criticized the exceptionally strong waviness of the track's surface.

Others

The race was canceled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

statistics

All winners of Formula 1 races in Austin

No.	year	driver	constructor	engine	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP the
1	2012	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	P	1: 35: 55.269 h	5.516 km	56	193.219 km / h	Nov 18	United States
2	2013	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	P	1: 39: 17,148 h	5.516 km	56	186.374 km / h	Nov 17
3	2014	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 40: 04.785 h	5.516 km	56	185.190 km / h	0Nov 2
4th	2015	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 50: 52.703 h	5.516 km	56	166.888 km / h	Oct 25
5	2016	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 38: 12.618 h	5.516 km	56	188.415 km / h	23 Oct
6th	2017	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 33: 50.993 h	5.516 km	56	197.169 km / h	Oct. 22
7th	2018	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	1: 34: 18.643 h	5.516 km	56	196.206 km / h	Oct 21
8th	2019	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 33: 55.653 h	5.516 km	56	197.006 km / h	0Nov 3
-	2020	canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Record winner
Driver: Lewis Hamilton (5) • Driver nations: Great Britain (5) • Designers: Mercedes (5) • Engine manufacturer: Mercedes (6) • Tire manufacturer: Pirelli (8)

Circuit of The Americas

Winner of MotoGP races in Austin

No.	year	winner	motorcycle	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP of
1	2013	Marc Marquez	Honda	B.	43: 42.123 min	5.513 km	21st	158.949 km / h	Apr 21	The Americas
2	2014	Marc Marquez	Honda	B.	43: 33.430 min	5.513 km	21st	159.477 km / h	13 Apr
3	2015	Marc Marquez	Honda	B.	43: 47.150 min	5.513 km	21st	158.644 km / h	Apr 12
4th	2016	Marc Marquez	Honda	M.	43: 57.945 min	5.513 km	21st	157.995 km / h	Apr 10
5	2017	Marc Marquez	Honda	M.	43: 58.770 min	5.513 km	21st	157.946 km / h	23 Apr
6th	2018	Marc Marquez	Honda	M.	41: 52.002 min	5.513 km	20th	158.016 km / h	Apr 22
7th	2019	Álex Rins	Suzuki	M.	41: 45.499 min	5.513 km	20th	158.426 km / h	Apr 22

Record winner
Driver: Marc Márquez (6) • Driver nations: Spain (7) • Constructors: Honda (6) • Tire manufacturer: Michelin (4)

Web links

Commons : Circuit of The Americas  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official site of the racetrack Austin (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Financial Times Deutschland : Motorcycle World Cup will stop in Texas from 2013 ( Memento from April 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ "Austin angry about financing rumors" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 15, 2010)
3. ^ "Architects quit work in Austin" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 13, 2012)
4. ↑ "US Grand Prix is ​​taking shape: Layout revealed!" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 1, 2010)
5. ↑ Formula 1: Austin pilots outraged by bad track orf.at, November 2, 2019, accessed November 2, 2019.
6. ^ Formula 1 calendar 2020 with "Eifel-Grand-Prix", but without America , motorsport-total.com from July 24, 2020; Accessed August 20, 2020