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Motor racing in the United States of America is
thought to have begun in 1895 with the running of the
Thanksgiving Day Chicago Times-Herald race. The event
was used to help promote the country's fledgling auto
industry which had started producing automobiles just two
years earlier. The "Moto Cycle" race consisted of just six
competitors and the $5,000 first prize was won by J. Frank Duryea in a motor wagon built by himself and his
brother Charles. Duryea completed the race's
54.36 miles (87 km) in seven hours and 53 minutes, at an
average speed of 7.5 mph (12 km/h).
In the early 20th century, the Vanderbilt Cup, founded by William Kissam Vanderbilt, soon became
one of the world's leading motor races, attracting
competitors from across the Atlantic. The event
experienced crowd control problems, though, and the
injuries and deaths of spectators caused its cancellation
in 1907. The following year, the organizers declined to
adopt the new Grand Prix regulations, leading to the rival
Automobile Club of Americas running the American Grand Prize, raced under Grand
Prix rules. The event was held seven times but disappeared
after 1916.
The United States found itself on the inaugural Formula 1
World Championship calendar in 1950 when the Indianapolis 500 was included in the
seven race series. This continued through to 1960, but
with the event starting to clash with the prestigious Monaco GP, it was eventually dropped.
However, that didn't stop prominent Formula 1 drivers such
as Graham Hill competing when it was possible.
By this time the United States had created a grand prix
race, first held in 1958 at the Riverside International
Raceway in California. The next year the event was
included on the Formula 1 calendar as the final race of
the season. That event was held in Sebring, Florida and
the following year it moved back to Riverside, but the
grand prix soon found a permanent home at Watkins Glen in
New York State.
In 1976, a Formula 1 event in Long Beach, California was
created and it was named the United States Grand Prix West, to
distinguish it from the Watkins Glen race, which was
dubbed the United States Grand Prix East. The Glen event
came to an end in 1980, but Formula 1 continued to race at
Long Beach until 1983. The Detroit GP, raced on the city's
streets, was held between 1982 and 1988 and there was a Dallas event in 1984. In 1989, the series moved to Phoenix but that race was discontinued
in 1991.
Formula 1 returned to the Brickyard in 2000, using a newly
constructed infield section. The event was initially seen
as a success but a controversial 2005 race - where only six cars took to
the starting grid because manufacturer Michelin had
provided seven teams with tires deemed unsafe - cast
doubts over the grand prix's future despite the organizers
being blameless. The race was dropped after the 2007
season.
It seemed inconceivable to many that Formula 1 would move
forward without a race in the United States and plans for
a return were soon on the table. In 2010, Bernie
Ecclestone announced a race would be held in New York City
in 2012, but Austin was awarded a contract later that
year. The construction of America's first purpose-built
Formula 1 track hasn't been without its issues, but the
venue was given the thumbs up in September 2012. The
United States was due to have a second event in 2013 -
held in Hudson County, New Jersey, with Ecclestone's
highly-coveted backdrop of Manhattan - but it was
announced in October 2012 that the event would be postponed until 2014.
Formula 1 returns to the United States for the first time
in five years at the newly-constructed Circuit of the
Americas in Austin, Texas this weekend. The drivers' title
could be decided at this season's penultimate race with
double world champions Sebastian Vettel and Fernando
Alonso the only ones remaining in the hunt despite Kimi
Räikkönen achieving his first victory since 2009
last time out in Abu Dhabi. Vettel currently leads Alonso
by ten points, meaning a second place finish in Austin for the Red
Bull Racing driver could be enough to secure a third
championship in a row.
Remember to make your game picks in the 2012 Fantasy Formula 1 thread
before the deadline of Saturday, November 17th at 12:55 PM
ET, five minutes before qualifying begins. Here we run
down some United States GP facts and season stats.
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Race Info
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| Grand Prix
|
United States GP |
| Round
|
19 of 20 |
| Circuit
|
Circuit of the Americas
|
| Location
|
Austin, Texas
|
| Circuit Type |
Race circuit |
| Circuit
Length |
3.427 mi (5.516 km) |
| Circuit
Direction |
Counter/Anti-Clockwise |
| Turns |
20 (11 Left, 9 Right) |
| Lap Record |
N/A |
| Race Length |
191.939 mi (308.896 km)
|
| Laps
|
56 |
| 2007
Polesitter |
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) |
| 2007 Winner |
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) |
|
Timetable
|
| Free
Practice 1 |
Friday, November 16th at 10 AM ET
- 11:30 AM ET |
| Free
Practice 2 |
Friday, November 16th at 2 PM ET
- 3:30 PM ET |
| Free
Practice 3 |
Saturday, November 17th at 10 AM
ET - 11 AM ET |
| Fantasy
Deadline |
Saturday, November 17th at
12:55 PM ET |
| Qualifying
|
Saturday, November 17th at 1 PM
ET |
| Race
|
Sunday, November 18th at 2 PM
ET |
Circuit of the Americas facts:
- Circuit of the Americas is a Hermann Tilke track but
was conceived by Tavo Hellmund and Kevin Schwantz.
- The venue - on the outskirts of Austin, Texas - is
the United States' first purpose-built Formula 1
circuit.
- At 3.427 mi (5.516 km), the track is the eighth
longest on the 2012 Formula 1 calendar.
- The Elroy property is undulating and there's a rise
of 133 ft (40 m) from the start/finish straight to
turn 1.
- Turn 1 is inspired by the original
Österreichring's opening corner.
- The circuit then sweeps down into turn 2,
reminiscent of the Senna 'S' at Interlagos.
- Sector 1 is completed by esses which pays homage to
the Maggots-Becketts-Chapel section at Silverstone.
- Turn 10 is a downhill, blind apex corner.
- The back straight between turns 11 and 12 is 1.2 km
(0.75 mi), flanked by RV parking.
- At the end of the straight comes a small replica of
Hockenheimring's Motodrom stadium section.
- Turns 16-18 is a triple apex corner; a faster
version of Tilke's much lauded Turn 8 at Istanbul.
United States GP 2002 - 2007 and This
Season's Statistics
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|
List
|
Driver/Team
|
TM
|
This
|
Races
|
Poles
|
Avg Start
|
Avg Finish
|
Best
|
Top-10
|
Top-5
|
Wins
|
FP/Race
|
|
A
|
Sebastian Vettel |
RBR
|
Race
|
1
|
0
|
7.00
|
8.00
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
28.00
|
|
Season
|
18
|
5
|
4.47
|
5.39
|
1
|
15
|
14
|
5
|
36.06
|
|
A
|
Mark Webber |
RBR
|
Race
|
6
|
0
|
12.00
|
14.60
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
11.50
|
|
Season
|
18
|
2
|
5.72
|
7.06
|
1
|
14
|
9
|
2
|
30.78
|
|
A
|
Jenson Button
|
MCL
|
Race
|
6
|
0
|
8.67
|
12.60
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
15.17
|
|
Season
|
18
|
1
|
6.39
|
9.17
|
1
|
12
|
8
|
2
|
27.11
|
|
A
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
MCL
|
Race
|
1
|
1
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
49.00
|
|
Season
|
18
|
6
|
3.35
|
9.50
|
1
|
13
|
9
|
3
|
28.28
|
|
A
|
Fernando Alonso |
FER
|
Race
|
5
|
0
|
5.60
|
9.25
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
21.00
|
|
Season
|
18
|
2
|
6.22
|
5.50
|
1
|
16
|
14
|
3
|
34.44
|
|
A
|
Felipe Massa |
FER
|
Race
|
5
|
0
|
7.50
|
7.33
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
26.80
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
10.17
|
9.00
|
2
|
12
|
5
|
0
|
25.50
|
|
B
|
Michael Schumacher |
MER
|
Race
|
5
|
2
|
3.20
|
1.20
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
47.20
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
8.83
|
14.50
|
3
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
15.89
|
|
B
|
Nico Rosberg |
MER
|
Race
|
2
|
0
|
16.50
|
12.50
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
18.00
|
|
Season
|
18
|
1
|
8.89
|
10.61
|
1
|
10
|
3
|
1
|
23.67
|
|
B
|
Kimi
Räikkönen
|
LOT
|
Race
|
6
|
1
|
4.83
|
9.00
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
22.83
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
7.61
|
5.17
|
1
|
17
|
11
|
1
|
33.83
|
|
B
|
Romain Grosjean
|
LOT
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
17
|
0
|
7.18
|
12.59
|
2
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
19.65
|
|
B
|
Paul di Resta
|
FI
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
11.39
|
10.39
|
4
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
22.83
|
|
B
|
Nico Hülkenberg
|
FI
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
11.67
|
11.61
|
4
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
20.61
|
|
B
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
SAU
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
11.28
|
12.33
|
3
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
19.06
|
|
B
|
Sergio Pérez
|
SAU
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
11.89
|
12.33
|
2
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
19.22
|
|
B
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
TR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
14.56
|
12.28
|
9
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
18.50
|
|
B
|
Jean-Éric
Vergne
|
TR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
16.78
|
14.17
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
15.06
|
|
B
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
WIL
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
1
|
8.78
|
14.06
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
16.61
|
|
B
|
Bruno Senna
|
WIL
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
14.89
|
12.83
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
17.72
|
|
B
|
Heikki Kovalainen
|
CAT
|
Race
|
1
|
0
|
6.00
|
5.00
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
35.00
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
18.67
|
16.61
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9.94
|
|
B
|
Vitaly Petrov
|
CAT
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
19.67
|
16.88
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8.61
|
|
B
|
Pedro de la Rosa
|
HRT
|
Race
|
1
|
0
|
17.00
|
20.00
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2.00
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
22.28
|
19.94
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3.50
|
|
B
|
Narain Karthikeyan
|
HRT
|
Race
|
1
|
0
|
19.00
|
4.00
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
35.00
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
23.44
|
20.94
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2.11
|
|
B
|
Timo Glock |
MAR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
17
|
0
|
21.18
|
17.35
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8.35
|
|
B
|
Charles Pic
|
MAR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
21.83
|
18.67
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5.72
|
|
TM
|
Red Bull Racing |
RBR
|
Race
|
3
|
0
|
13.83
|
13.75
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
9.67
|
|
Season
|
18
|
7
|
5.11
|
6.22
|
1
|
27
|
22
|
7
|
34.94
|
|
TM
|
McLaren |
MCL
|
Race
|
6
|
2
|
6.08
|
8.60
|
1
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
23.67
|
|
Season
|
18
|
7
|
4.91
|
9.33
|
1
|
23
|
15
|
5
|
28.61
|
|
TM
|
Ferrari |
FER
|
Race
|
6
|
3
|
3.08
|
3.33
|
1
|
11
|
11
|
5
|
43.83
|
|
Season
|
18
|
2
|
8.19
|
7.25
|
1
|
27
|
18
|
3
|
30.72
|
|
TM
|
Mercedes |
MER
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
1
|
8.86
|
12.56
|
1
|
17
|
4
|
1
|
19.83
|
|
TM
|
Lotus |
LOT
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
7.64
|
8.89
|
1
|
25
|
15
|
1
|
27.33
|
|
TM
|
Force India
|
FI
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
11.53
|
11.11
|
4
|
17
|
3
|
0
|
22.22
|
|
TM
|
Sauber |
SAU
|
Race
|
6
|
0
|
10.67
|
11.10
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
17.67
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
11.58
|
12.33
|
2
|
14
|
5
|
0
|
19.44
|
|
TM
|
Toro Rosso
|
TR
|
Race
|
2
|
0
|
18.25
|
14.50
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
14.00
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
15.67
|
13.22
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
17.39
|
|
TM
|
Williams |
WIL
|
Race
|
6
|
0
|
9.58
|
12.56
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
14.33
|
|
Season
|
18
|
1
|
11.83
|
13.44
|
1
|
12
|
2
|
1
|
17.33
|
|
TM
|
Caterham |
CAT
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
19.17
|
16.74
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10.06
|
|
TM
|
HRT |
HRT
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
22.86
|
20.44
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2.94
|
|
TM
|
Marussia |
MAR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
18
|
0
|
21.51
|
18.03
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.22
|
Recent Form Table
|
|
List
|
Driver/Team
|
TM
|
Last 4 Races
|
Poles
|
Avg Start
|
Avg Finish
|
Best
|
Top-10
|
Top-5
|
Wins
|
FP/Race
|
|
A
|
Sebastian Vettel |
RBR
|
3,1,1,1
|
2
|
1.33
|
1.50
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
46.00
|
|
TM
|
Red Bull Racing |
RBR
|
3,1,1,1
|
3
|
1.57
|
5.00
|
1
|
7
|
6
|
3
|
40.25
|
|
DNF,3,2,9
|
|
B
|
Kimi Räikkönen |
LOT
|
1,7,5,6
|
0
|
6.00
|
4.75
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
35.25
|
|
A
|
Felipe Massa |
FER
|
7,6,4,2
|
0
|
7.75
|
4.75
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
34.25
|
|
TM
|
Ferrari |
FER
|
2,2,3,DNF
|
0
|
6.63
|
6.13
|
2
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
33.00
|
|
7,6,4,2
|
|
A
|
Fernando Alonso |
FER
|
2,2,3,DNF
|
0
|
5.50
|
7.50
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
29.75
|
|
A
|
Mark Webber |
RBR
|
DNF,3,2,9
|
1
|
1.75
|
8.50
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
29.50
|
|
A
|
Jenson Button |
MCL
|
4,5,DNF,4
|
0
|
5.75
|
9.25
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
27.00
|
|
TM
|
McLaren |
MCL
|
4,5,DNF,4
|
1
|
4.88
|
9.63
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
26.50
|
|
DNF,4,10,5
|
|
TM
|
Lotus |
LOT
|
1,7,5,6
|
0
|
7.00
|
9.13
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
26.25
|
|
DNF,9,7,19CF
|
|
A
|
Lewis Hamilton |
MCL
|
DNF,4,10,5
|
1
|
4.00
|
10.00
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
25.50
|
|
B
|
Nico Hülkenberg |
FI
|
DNF,8,6,7
|
0
|
10.00
|
11.25
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
22.50
|
|
B
|
Pastor Maldonado |
WIL
|
5,16,14,8
|
0
|
10.25
|
10.75
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
22.25
|
|
B
|
Daniel Ricciardo |
TR
|
10,13,9,10
|
0
|
15.75
|
10.50
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
22.00
|
|
TM
|
Force India |
FI
|
9,12,12,12
|
0
|
11.75
|
11.25
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
21.75
|
|
DNF,8,6,7
|
|
TM
|
Williams |
WIL
|
5,16,14,8
|
0
|
13.00
|
11.25
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
21.50
|
|
8,10,15,14
|
|
TM
|
Toro Rosso |
TR
|
10,13,9,10
|
0
|
16.50
|
11.25
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
21.50
|
|
12,15,8,13
|
|
B
|
Kamui Kobayashi |
SAU
|
6,14,DNF,3
|
0
|
12.25
|
11.25
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
21.00
|
|
B
|
Paul di Resta |
FI
|
9,12,12,12
|
0
|
13.50
|
11.25
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
20.50
|
|
B
|
Bruno Senna |
WIL
|
8,10,15,14
|
0
|
15.75
|
11.75
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
19.50
|
|
B
|
Jean-Éric Vergne |
TR
|
12,15,8,13
|
0
|
17.25
|
12.00
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
19.00
|
|
B
|
Romain Grosjean |
LOT
|
DNF,9,7,19CF
|
0
|
8.00
|
13.50
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
16.50
|
|
B
|
Michael Schumacher |
MER
|
11,22CF,13,11
|
0
|
12.50
|
14.25
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15.25
|
|
TM
|
Sauber |
SAU
|
6,14,DNF,3
|
0
|
10.75
|
14.63
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
15.00
|
|
15,DNF,11,DNF
|
|
TM
|
Caterham |
CAT
|
13,18,17,15
|
0
|
19.75
|
16.13
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11.75
|
|
16,17,16,17
|
|
B
|
Heikki Kovalainen |
CAT
|
13,18,17,15
|
0
|
19.25
|
15.75
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11.50
|
|
TM
|
Mercedes |
MER
|
11,22CF,13,11
|
0
|
11.38
|
17.25
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10.25
|
|
DNF,11,DNF,DNF
|
|
B
|
Vitaly Petrov |
CAT
|
16,17,16,17
|
0
|
20.25
|
16.50
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10.00
|
|
B
|
Timo Glock |
MAR
|
14,20,18,16
|
0
|
21.00
|
17.00
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9.00
|
|
B
|
Sergio Pérez |
SAU
|
15,DNF,11,DNF
|
0
|
9.25
|
18.00
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9.00
|
|
TM
|
Marussia |
MAR
|
14,20,18,16
|
0
|
21.25
|
18.00
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.00
|
|
DNF,19,19,DNF
|
|
B
|
Nico Rosberg |
MER
|
DNF,11,DNF,DNF
|
0
|
10.25
|
20.25
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6.00
|
|
B
|
Charles Pic |
MAR
|
DNF,19,19,DNF
|
0
|
21.50
|
19.00
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4.50
|
|
B
|
Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT
|
17,DNF,DNF,18
|
0
|
22.00
|
19.75
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4.00
|
|
TM
|
HRT |
HRT
|
17,DNF,DNF,18
|
0
|
22.75
|
20.38
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2.00
|
|
DNF,21,20,DNF
|
|
B
|
Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT
|
DNF,21,20,DNF
|
0
|
23.50
|
21.00
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.00
|
|
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