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6:08 AM on October 27th, 2014 by Nathan Susanto

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In 1904, nine years after the United States' first auto race, the Vanderbilt Cup was founded, attracting drivers from Europe along with homegrown racers. Organizers declined to adopt Grand Prix regulations in 1908, prompting rival Automobile Club of America to create the American Grand Prize, giving birth to the United States GP. It only survived until 1916, though.

By this time, the Indianapolis 500 was established. The event figured in the inaugural Formula 1 World Championship in 1950 but was dropped from the calendar after 1960 because it normally clashed with Europe's prestigious Monaco GP.

The US GP was resurrected in 1958 and joined the F1 calendar the following year. The event found a home at Watkins Glen after Riverside and Sebring had originally played host. The 1976 season saw the addition of the United States GP West at Long Beach. The race at the Glen ceased in 1980 and three years later the Long Beach event ended, but the US also staged F1 Grands Prix at Caesars Palace, Detroit and Dallas during the 1980s. In 1989, the US GP resurfaced but the unpopular Phoenix event soon disbanded.

The Brickyard welcomed back Formula 1 in 2000, using a newly-constructed infield section. It was initially a success, but a farcical 2005 race cast doubts over the event's future despite the organizers being blameless. The inevitable end came in 2007.

In 2010, it was announced New York City would stage an event. The contract eventually went to Austin, though, and the United States' first purpose-built Formula 1 track, Circuit of the Americas, was constructed on the outskirts of the Texan city. The streets of New Jersey, boasting the coveted Manhattan backdrop, were proposed as the venue for a second event for 2013, but that remains an unrealized dream.

The United States hosts round 17 of the 2014 Formula 1 season, with the Circuit of the Americas staging the race on Sunday, November 2nd. Mercedes wrapped up the World Constructors' Championship in Russia and now its pilots, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, will go head-to-head for the drivers' crown. Hamilton has been edging away, courtesy of another run of four consecutive wins and he'll hope to continue the streak at a venue where he's tasted success before.

At last year's United States GP, Red Bull locked out the front row of the grid, but while polesitter Sebastian Vettel made the perfect start, Mark Webber was overtaken around the outside of turn one by Romain Grosjean and Lewis Hamilton. Adrian Sutil triggered the safety car on lap 1, but when the race restarted Sebastian Vettel eased away from the field. Webber eventually found a way past Hamilton but he couldn't catch Grosjean, who secured second place.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2014 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, November 1st at 2 PM ET, five minutes before qualifying begins. Here we run down some United States GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix United States GP
Round 17 of 19
Circuit Circuit of the Americas
Location Austin, Texas
Circuit Type Race circuit
Circuit Length 3.427 mi (5.513 km)
Circuit Direction Counter/Anti-Clockwise
Turns 20 (11 Left, 9 Right)
Lap Record 1:39.347, Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), 2012
Race Length 191.634 mi (308.405 km)
Laps 56
2013 Polesitter Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
2013 Winner Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, October 31st at 11 AM ET - 12:30 PM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, October 31st at 3 PM ET - 4:30 PM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, November 1st at 11 PM ET - 12 PM ET
Fantasy Deadline / Qualifying Saturday, November 1st at 2 PM ET
Race Saturday, November 2nd at 3 PM ET



Austin facts:
  • The polesitter has won one out of two Austin races.
  • In both Austin events the polesitter has finished on the podium.
  • Sebastian Vettel completed the North American double by winning in Canada and the US in 2013.
  • Lewis Hamilton completed the North American double twice in a row, albeit five years apart (2007 and 2012).
  • Sebastian Vettel is the only driver with two podium finishes in Austin.
  • Fernando Alonso, starting from seventh in 2012, is the only driver to get on the Austin podium having started from outside the top-3.
  • Two drivers that began from outside of the first ten cars finished in the top-10 in 2012 and again in 2013.
  • Three different teams finished on the podium in 2012.
  • Seven different teams finished in the first eight cars in 2013.
  • Red Bull has had three podiums in the last two years.
  • Lotus has four top-10 finishes in Austin, while Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren and Williams have three each.
  • The most positions gained at an Austin event is seven by Jenson Button and Esteban Gutiérrez.
  • In the two races at Austin there have been a total of three retirements, just one of which was mechanical.
  • Both Austin events were dry.
  • The safety car has been deployed once in the last two years.



2013 United States GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:38.516
1:37.065
1:36.338
1
2.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
1:38.161
1:37.312
1:36.441
2
3.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
1:38.676
1:37.523
1:37.155
3
4.
Nico Hülkenberg
Sauber
1:38.339
1:37.828
1:37.296
4
5.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:37.959
1:37.854
1:37.345
5
6.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:38.929
1:37.368
1:37.376
6
7.
Sergio Pérez
McLaren
1:38.367
1:38.040
1:37.452
7
8.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus
1:38.375
1:38.078
1:37.715
8
9.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:37.821
1:37.439
1:37.836
9
10.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber
1:38.082
1:38.031
1:38.034
20
11.
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:38.882
1:38.131
-
10
12.
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:38.894
1:38.139
-
11
13.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:38.588
1:38.217
-
15
14.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:38.743
1:38.364
-
12
15.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:39.094
1:38.592
-
13
16.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:38.880
1:41.696
-
14
17.
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:39.250
-
-
16
18.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:39.351
-
-
17
19.
Giedo van der Garde
Caterham
1:40.491
-
-
18
20.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia
1:40.528
-
-
19
21.
Charles Pic
Caterham
1:40.596
-
-
22
22.
Max Chilton
Marussia
1:41.401
-
-
21


107% Time:
1:44.668






Qualifying Notes
Red Bull locked out the front row.
Lotus and Sauber had two cars in the top-10.
Jenson Button received a 3-place grid penalty for overtaking under red flag conditions during FP1.
Charles Pic received a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
Esteban Gutiérrez received a 10-place grid penalty for blocking Pastor Maldonado during Q1.



2013 United States GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

5
40
1
1
2
1
50
2.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus

2
38
1
1
0
0
42
3.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing

3
36
1
0
0
0
40
4.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes

1
34
1
0
0
0
36
5.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari

1
32
1
0
0
0
34
6.
Nico Hülkenberg
Sauber
1
30
1
0
0
0
32
7.
Sergio Pérez
McLaren

1
28
1
0
0
0
30
8.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams

1
26
1
0
0
0
28
9.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

0
24
1
0
0
0
25
10.
Jenson Button
McLaren

0
22
1
0
0
0
23
11.
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso

0
20
1
0
0
0
21
12.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari

0
18
1
0
0
0
19
13.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber

1
16
1
0
0
0
18
14.
Heikki Kovalainen
Lotus

1
14
1
0
0
0
16
15.
Paul di Resta
Force India

0
12
1
0
0
0
13
16.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso

0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams

0
8
1
0
0
0
9
18.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia

0
6
1
0
0
0
7
19.
Giedo van der Garde
Caterham

0
4
1
0
0
0
5
20.
Charles Pic
Caterham

0
2
1
0
0
0
3
21.
Max Chilton
Marussia

0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Ret.
Adrian Sutil
Force India
Collision
0
0
0
0
0
0
0



2013 United States GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber)
5
38
2
1
2
1
49
Ferrari
(Fernando Alonso/Felipe Massa)
0
25
2
0
0
0
27
McLaren
(Jenson Button/Sergio Pérez)
0
25
2
0
0
0
27
Lotus
(Kimi Räikkönen/Romain Grosjean)
1
26
2
1
0
0
30
Mercedes
(Nico Rosberg/Lewis Hamilton)
0
29
2
0
0
0
31
Sauber
(Nico Hülkenberg/Esteban Gutiérrez)
1
23
2
0
0
0
26
Force India
(Paul di Resta/Adrian Sutil)
0
6
0
0
0
0
6
Williams
(Pastor Maldonado/Valtteri Bottas)
0
17
2
0
0
0
19
Toro Rosso
(Jean-Éric Vergne/Daniel Ricciardo)
0
15
2
0
0
0
17
Caterham
(Charles Pic/Giedo van der Garde)
0
3
2
0
0
0
5
Marussia
(Jules Bianchi/Max Chilton)
0
3
2
0
0
0
5



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-21 drivers.
Two classified finishers Red Bull, Mercedes, McLaren, Ferrari, Sauber, Lotus, Toro Rosso, Williams,
Caterham, Marussia.
Race leaders Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Romain Grosjean (Lotus).
Laps led Vettel (1-27), Grosjean (28-29), Vettel (30-56).
Fastest lap Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) on lap 54 (1:39.856).
Miscellaneous Max Chilton served a drive-through penalty for impeding Adrian Sutil during Q1.

Jean-Éric Vergne received a post-race 20s penalty for colliding with Esteban
Gutiérrez.



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



United States GP 2004 - 2013 and This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
This
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
Race
3
2
3.00
3.67
1
3
2
1
42.00
Track
2
2
1.00
1.50
1
2
2
1
49.00
Season
16
0
6.50
7.50
2
13
9
0
29.25
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
Race
3
1
2.67
2.00
1
3
3
2
43.33
Track
2
0
3.50
2.50
1
2
2
1
40.50
Season
16
7
3.20
4.63
1
13
13
9
38.94
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
4
0
16.00
11.75
9
2
0
0
19.50
Track
2
0
15.50
11.00
9
1
0
0
21.00
Season
16
8
1.81
4.06
1
14
14
4
40.25
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
Race
6
0
6.17
6.00
2
4
4
0
27.33
Track
2
0
7.50
4.50
3
2
2
0
36.00
Season
16
0
6.63
7.13
2
14
8
0
29.81
A
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
Race
5
0
5.40
8.00
4
3
1
0
23.00
Track
1
0
5.00
6.00
6
1
0
0
32.00
Season
16
0
9.94
9.75
4
11
1
0
24.13
A
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
6
0
8.67
10.80
5
2
1
0
18.17
Track
2
0
12.50
7.50
5
2
1
0
28.00
Season
16
0
8.81
8.25
3
11
5
0
27.19
B
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
Race
2
0
14.50
11.50
11
0
0
0
20.00
Track
2
0
14.50
11.50
11
0
0
0
20.00
Season
16
0
4.75
4.60
1
14
11
3
33.63
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
2
0
3.50
4.50
2
2
1
0
36.00
Track
2
0
3.50
4.50
2
2
1
0
36.00
Season
16
0
14.75
14.94
8
2
0
0
12.88
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
Race
2
0
14.00
13.00
9
1
0
0
17.50
Track
2
0
14.00
13.00
9
1
0
0
17.50
Season
16
0
17.85
15.60
12
0
0
0
10.81
B
Kevin Magnussen
MCL
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Track
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
16
0
8.13
9.94
2
10
2
0
23.88
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
2
0
6.00
7.00
6
2
0
0
30.00
Track
2
0
6.00
7.00
6
2
0
0
30.00
Season
16
0
10.63
8.56
5
13
4
0
26.25
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
Race
2
0
11.00
9.00
7
1
0
0
25.50
Track
2
0
11.00
9.00
7
1
0
0
25.50
Season
16
0
11.94
10.07
3
11
1
0
21.75
B
Adrian Sutil
SAU
Race
2
0
19.00
18.00
14
0
0
0
7.50
Track
1
0
17.00
22.00
22
0
0
0
0.00
Season
16
0
15.69
16.31
11
0
0
0
10.25
B
Esteban Gutiérrez
SAU
Race
1
0
10.00
13.00
13
0
0
0
18.00
Track
1
0
10.00
13.00
13
0
0
0
18.00
Season
16
0
15.60
16.44
12
0
0
0
9.75
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
Race
2
0
15.00
20.00
16
0
0
0
5.50
Track
2
0
15.00
20.00
16
0
0
0
5.50
Season
16
0
10.81
13.19
6
5
0
0
16.94
B
Daniil Kvyat
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Track
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
16
0
10.44
13.31
9
5
0
0
16.69
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
Race
6
0
8.67
7.60
2
3
3
0
24.50
Track
2
0
11.00
8.00
4
1
1
0
27.50
Season
16
1
8.38
10.81
3
8
4
0
22.69
B
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
Race
1
0
9.00
8.00
8
1
0
0
28.00
Track
1
0
9.00
8.00
8
1
0
0
28.00
Season
16
0
6.44
6.13
2
14
8
0
32.19
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
5
2
9.00
10.50
1
5
3
1
20.80
Track
2
2
1.75
7.25
1
3
3
1
37.50
Season
16
0
5.63
6.10
1
27
20
3
32.44
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
2
0
10.50
10.50
4
2
1
0
23.00
Track
2
0
10.50
10.50
4
2
1
0
23.00
Season
16
15
2.48
4.34
1
27
27
13
41.69
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
6
2
5.17
3.33
1
11
11
3
42.00
Track
2
0
9.25
6.00
3
3
3
0
32.50
Season
16
0
8.28
8.44
3
25
9
0
27.75
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
2
0
5.00
7.25
2
3
1
0
31.50
Track
2
0
5.00
7.25
2
3
1
0
31.50
Season
16
0
16.14
15.26
8
2
0
0
12.13
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
6
1
7.42
7.30
1
8
4
2
25.67
Track
2
0
8.50
5.75
1
4
2
1
33.00
Season
16
0
8.47
9.09
2
21
7
0
26.31
TM
Force India
FI
Race
2
0
12.50
15.00
8
1
0
0
13.50
Track
2
0
12.50
15.00
8
1
0
0
13.50
Season
16
0
11.28
9.29
3
24
5
0
24.56
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
6
0
10.33
12.50
6
3
0
0
15.33
Track
2
0
11.25
11.00
6
1
0
0
22.50
Season
16
0
15.65
16.38
11
0
0
0
10.38
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
4
0
16.50
15.13
8
1
0
0
13.50
Track
2
0
14.75
15.75
11
0
0
0
13.00
Season
16
0
10.63
13.25
6
10
0
0
17.00
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
6
0
12.08
12.44
8
5
0
0
14.17
Track
2
0
12.00
11.00
8
3
0
0
22.00
Season
16
1
7.41
8.47
2
22
12
0
28.50



Recent Form Table
List
Driver/Team
TM
Last 4 Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
1,1,1,1
3
1.25
1.00
1
4
4
4
48.75
TM
Mercedes
MER
1,1,1,1
4
1.50
3.88
1
7
7
4
44.50
2,DNF,2,2
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
6,2,3,8
0
7.13
4.75
2
8
5
0
36.00
5,3,4,7
B
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
5,3,4,7
0
6.25
4.75
3
4
3
0
35.00
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
6,2,3,8
0
8.00
4.75
2
4
2
0
34.50
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
2,DNF,2,2
1
1.75
6.75
2
3
3
0
33.75
TM
Williams
WIL
3,5,7,11
0
6.13
6.25
3
6
4
0
33.50
4,11,6,3
B
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
4,11,6,3
0
4.25
6.00
3
3
2
0
33.00
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
3,5,7,11
0
8.00
6.50
3
3
2
0
30.75
TM
McLaren
MCL
8,DNF,5,4
0
7.00
9.25
4
6
3
0
26.25
10,10,14,5
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
7,7,10,10
0
12.50
8.50
7
4
0
0
26.25
A
Jenson Button
MCL
8,DNF,5,4
0
7.25
8.75
4
3
2
0
26.00
TM
Force India
FI
12,9,8,12
0
12.88
9.38
7
6
0
0
25.25
7,7,10,10
A
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
9,8,12,9
0
9.50
9.50
8
3
0
0
24.75
B
Kevin Magnussen
MCL
10,10,14,5
0
6.75
9.75
5
3
1
0
24.50
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
13,6,9,13
0
11.50
10.25
6
2
0
0
22.75
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
12,9,8,12
0
13.25
10.25
8
2
0
0
22.50
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
13,6,9,13
0
10.63
11.38
6
2
0
0
21.50
11,14,11,14
TM
Ferrari
FER
DNF,4,DNF,6
0
7.88
11.38
4
5
1
0
21.25
9,8,12,9
B
Daniil Kvyat
TR
11,14,11,14
0
9.75
12.50
11
0
0
0
18.50
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
DNF,4,DNF,6
0
6.25
13.25
4
2
1
0
17.50
TM
Lotus
LOT
16,13,15,17
0
17.50
15.13
12
0
0
0
13.75
14,12,16,18
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
14,12,16,18
0
18.00
15.00
12
0
0
0
13.00
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
16,13,15,17
0
17.00
15.25
13
0
0
0
12.50
TM
Sauber
SAU
15,DNF,21,16
0
15.25
17.38
13
0
0
0
8.75
20,DNF,13,15
B
Esteban Gutiérrez
SAU
20,DNF,13,15
0
15.00
17.25
13
0
0
0
8.25
B
Adrian Sutil
SAU
15,DNF,21,16
0
15.50
17.50
15
0
0
0
7.75

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