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Circuit of the Americas, home of the United States Grand Prix
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United States Grand Prix

Circuit of the Americas · Austin

The Circuit of the Americas near Austin blends a steep uphill Turn 1, a Silverstone-style esses complex and a stadium section. Paired with headline concerts, it is one of F1's biggest party weekends.

First held
2012
Race distance
56 laps
Lap length
5.513 km
Race weekend
October 2026
Race-day temp
28 °C
Humidity
23%
Conditions
Dry

Trackside readings from the 2025 race, the most recent running — air temperature averaged 28 °C (range 26–29 °C), with the track surface peaking at 46 °C. Source: OpenF1.

Race weekend schedule

Session Day Time 2025 conditions
Practice 1 Friday 23 Oct 12:30 30 °C · dry
Practice 2 Friday 23 Oct 16:00 —
Practice 3 Saturday 24 Oct 12:30 —
Qualifying Saturday 24 Oct 16:00 34 °C · dry
Race Sunday 25 Oct 15:00 28 °C · dry

Go to the United States Grand Prix

Grandstand & general-admission seats for the 2026 race weekend, from ~$737, via Klook.

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2025 race result

The 2026 race has not been run yet — this is how the last one finished.

Pole position: Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Pos Driver Team Gap Pts
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull — 25
2 Lando Norris McLaren +7.959s 18
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +15.373s 15
4 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +28.536s 12
5 Oscar Piastri McLaren +29.678s 10
6 George Russell Mercedes +33.456s 8
7 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull +52.714s 6
8 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber +57.249s 4
9 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team +64.722s 2
10 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +70.001s 1

Classification and qualifying from OpenF1.

Recent winners

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Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Year Winner Team
2025 Max Verstappen Red Bull
2024 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
2023 Max Verstappen Red Bull

Where to stay for the weekend

Austin

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The self-styled "live music capital of the world" and Texas' laid-back tech-boom capital — honky-tonks and taco trucks on South Congress, swimming holes and greenbelts, and a barbecue obsession. Each October the United States Grand Prix packs the purpose-built Circuit of the Americas southeast of town, pairing the race with a stadium-scale concert lineup for one of F1's biggest party weekends.

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