United States Grand Prix
 Circuit of The Americas
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| in the racing calendar: | 1959-2019 |
| Route length: | 5.516 km |
| Race length: | 308.896 km in 56 laps |
| Records | |
| Lap record: | 1: 36,169 ( 2019 , Charles Leclerc , Ferrari ) |
| Lap record qualification: | 1: 32.029 (2019, Valtteri Bottas , Mercedes ) |
| Most wins: | Lewis Hamilton (6) |
| Most Poles: | Lewis Hamilton / Michael Schumacher (4 each) |
The US Grand Prix is the name given to an automobile race in the United States of America that first took place in 1958 at the Riverside International Raceway . In 1959 it was part of the Formula 1 World Championship for the first time on the Sebring International Raceway in the US state of Florida .
Until 1991 it took place with interruptions on six different racetracks, the longest was Watkins Glen International (1961 to 1975) the venue of this event.
From 2000 to 2007 the races of the US Grand Prix were held on a street-course version of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway .
The US Grand Prix has been held in Austin since 2012 .
In total, Formula 1 World Championship races were held on US soil under five different names:
- United States Grand Prix
- US Grand Prix East
- US Grand Prix West
- Las Vegas Grand Prix
- Indianapolis 500
history
Beginnings of American automobile sport (until 1960)
The first automobile races were held in the United States in the early 20th century . The first Vanderbilt Cup took place in 1904, the first American Grand Prize in 1908 and the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911 , which, in contrast to the other two races, which were held on different racetracks, always took place on the same oval course , the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis , Indiana took place.
After the First World War, the Vanderbilt Cup and the American Grand Prize were discontinued. During this time there was a focus on the oval races with their main event, the Indianapolis 500. The American Automobile Association (AAA) held a championship annually on paved and unpaved oval courses. Shortly before the Second World War, the Vanderbilt Cup took place again.
After the Second World War, the AAA hosted the national championships until 1955. The Indianapolis 500 was included in the Formula 1 World Championship in 1950, although the race was not organized according to the Formula 1 regulations. For this reason, only a few racing drivers took part in both the Indianapolis 500 and the rest of the Formula 1 season. Until 1960, the Indianapolis 500 was part of the world championship. At that time, Bill Vukovich was the only driver to win the race twice (1953 and 1954). From 1950 to 1960 a total of eight drivers died in training, qualifying or racing, among them Vukovich in 1955.
The first US Grand Prix (1958-1960)
In 1958, the first US Grand Prix was held at the Riverside International Raceway in Riverside , California . In contrast to the Indianapolis 500, the 1958 US Grand Prix was not part of the Formula 1 World Championship, but was a sports car race . The American Chuck Daigh was the first winner of this Grand Prix.
In 1959 the US Grand Prix took place at the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring , Florida . It was also the first US Grand Prix that was part of Formula 1. From this race onwards, every US Grand Prix was part of Formula 1. In 1960, the US Grand Prix returned to Riverside for a year.
Watkins Glen (1961-1975)
In 1961 the US Grand Prix moved to the Watkins Glen International at Watkins Glen in New York State . Initially, the race took place on a 3.701 km long permanent racetrack. In 1971 the route was extended to 5.435 km.
After the renovation, the US Grand Prix was overshadowed by two deaths. In 1973 François Cevert , who was third in the world championship at the time, died after a training accident. A year later, Helmut Koinigg had a fatal accident in the race.
Several Formula 1 races in the USA (1976–1984)
Several Formula 1 races took place in the USA from 1976 to 1984. Since the designation of the US Grand Prix could only be used by one race, the race on the street circuit Long Beach Grand Prix Circuit in Long Beach , California was named US Grand Prix West . This race was held from 1976 to 1983 in the Formula 1 World Championship.
Until 1980 there was also a race at Watkins Glen. While this race was officially called the United States Grand Prix at the time , it was subsequently classified as the Grand Prix of the USA East and can now be found under this name in statistics. For the end of the Formula 1 races in Watkins Glen, both the loss of spectators and the lack of safety on the track were decisive.
1981 and 1982 were held in Las Vegas , Nevada on the parking lot of Caesars Palace , the Grand Prix of Las Vegas instead.
From 1982 to 1988, the Detroit Grand Prix was also added, which was held on a street circuit in Detroit , Michigan . This means that three Formula 1 Grand Prix events took place on US soil in 1982. It was also the only time that three Formula 1 races took place in one country in one season. The Detroit Grand Prix from 1982 to 1984 as the United States Grand Prix East from 1985 to 1988 as a United States Grand Prix called.
In 1984 the Grand Prix of Dallas in Fair Park in Dallas , Texas was part of the Formula 1 calendar. This race is also called the United States Grand Prix .
Phoenix (1989-1991)
In 1989 the US Grand Prix switched to a street circuit in Phoenix , Arizona . The event took place three times on this route. In 1990 there was a starting grid on this track in which some of the drivers of the “smaller teams” that were supplied with tires by Pirelli were at the front. With Pierluigi Martini in second position, a Minardi started from the front row for the first and only time in this race .
After the US Grand Prix was held in Phoenix for the last time in 1991, there was no Formula 1 race in the United States between 1992 and 1999.
Indianapolis (2000-2007)
In 2000, Formula 1 returned to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway . Unlike in the middle of the 20th century, however, the races did not take place on the oval course and were referred to as the US Grand Prix . For Formula 1, a course was built inside the oval that included a banked curve.
In 2005 , after Ralf Schumacher's training accident , a tire scandal broke out that had a major impact on the weekend. Since the Michelin tires could not withstand the loads on the banked curve, all Michelin drivers turned into the pit lane on the introductory lap and did not start the race. Only the six Bridgestone tires took part in the race.
At the end of the 2007 season , the contract was no longer renewed and there was no US Grand Prix between 2008 and 2011 .
Austin (since 2012)
In 2012 another US Grand Prix took place. The venue was the Circuit of The Americas in Austin , Texas . Formula 1 has signed a contract with the race track until 2021.
Originally, another Formula 1 race in the United States was to take place in New Jersey as the Jersey Grand Prix from 2014 , but this was canceled due to ongoing financial difficulties.
The race was canceled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Track layouts
Riverside (1958 and 1960)
Sebring (1959)
Watkins Glen (1961-1975)
Dallas (1984)
Detroit (1985–1988)
Phoenix (1989-1991)
Indianapolis (2000-2007)
Austin (from 2012)
Results
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| Legend | ||
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| abbreviation | class | comment |
| F1 | formula 1 | Formula 1 World Championship from 1950 |
| F2 | Formula 2 | |
| FL | Formula libre | Vehicle class usually advertised by the organizer |
| SW | Sports car | |
| TW | Touring car | |
| GP | Grand Prix vehicles | |
| ↓ Solid gray lines indicate when a new course was used in history. ↓ | ||
| Entries with a light red background were not runs for the automobile or Formula 1 world championship. | ||
| Entries with a yellow background were runs for the European Championship . | ||
- Remarks
- ↑ The Formula 1 races in Watkins Glen between 1976 and 1980 were officially called the United States Grand Prix , but are listed in the statistics as the Grand Prix of the USA East . The races from 1976 to 1980 were the editions 19 to 23.
- ↑ The race was then called the Dallas Grand Prix and was not included in the counting method.
- ↑ a b c d The races were then called the Detroit Grand Prix and were not taken into account in the counting method.
- ↑ Although no US Grand Prix was designated as the 24th or 25th, the 26th US Grand Prix was held in 1989.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ "Official: US Grand Prix from 2012 in Texas!" (Motorsport-Total.com on May 25, 2010)
- ↑ Ecclestone: New York race becomes “super show” ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , zeit.de of October 27, 2011, accessed on October 27, 2011.
- ↑ “FIA releases 2013 calendar”. formula1.com, September 28, 2012, accessed September 28, 2012 .
- ↑ 2014 calendar with 19 races officially approved , motorsport-total.com from December 4, 2013; Accessed May 6, 2015
- ^ Formula 1 calendar 2020 with "Eifel-Grand-Prix", but without America , motorsport-total.com from July 24, 2020; Accessed August 20, 2020
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