Circuit of the Americas
  Full Grand Prix circuit
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| Location | Elroy, Texas, 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) Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix of the Americas (2013–present) FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas (2013–present) 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–present) Summer X Games (2014–present) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (2012–present) | |
| Length | 3.427 mi (5.513 km) |
| Turns | 20 |
| Lap record | 1:39.347 ( Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, 2012) |
| Website | www |
Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA specification 3.427-mile (5.515 km) motor racing facility located in Elroy, on the southeastern periphery of Austin city limits, in Central Texas. COTA plays host to the Formula One United States Grand Prix. The circuit also hosts the Motorcycle Grand Prix of The Americas, commonly known as MotoGP, a round of the Road Racing World Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, as well as the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. It previously hosted the Australian V8 Supercars series, the American Le Mans Series, and the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2013.
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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