Round 19Upcoming23–25 Oct 2026 · Austin, United States

United States Grand Prix

Il Circuito

Circuit of the Americas

GPS trace · 2025 Qualifying
S/F

Racing line traced from real OpenF1 GPS telemetry: fastest lap of the 2025 qualifying, car #1, 1:32.510

Lap length

5.513

kilometres

Corners

20

high downforce spec

Race laps

56

309 km race distance

Overtake zones

2

manual-override aid zones

Signature

41 m

climb from the grid to the Turn 1 crest

Expected conditions, race-week profile

Air

21–30 °C

Track

30–48 °C

Rain risk

Moderate

Texas heat with the odd Gulf storm

Historical race-week profile, not a live forecast

Circuit character

Austin's greatest-hits circuit borrows Suzuka's esses, Hockenheim's stadium and Istanbul's multi-apex T16-18, all launched off a blind 41-metre climb to Turn 1. Bumps and a wide racing line keep the racing two-abreast.

Where the passes happen

  • T12 after the 1.2 km back straight
  • T1 uphill hairpin: wide entry, many lines
  • the esses exit run onto zone one

Lights out in

Lights out!

Circuit briefing

COTA's Esses replicate Suzuka's sector one; a proven SF-26 strength.

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