© Getty ImagesCOTA By NumbersEverything you need to know about the upcoming United States Grand Prix.
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1 – Only one American driver has ever won the United States Grand Prix. It was Mario Andretti in 1977.
1:36.169 – The lap record, which was set by Charles Leclerc in 2019.
2 – Only two teams have won more than once at the Circuit Of Americas: Mercedes and Oracle Red Bull Racing.
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3 – There will be three races in the US in 2023. COTA will remain the United States Grand Prix, but we’ll also head back to Miami and race under the lights of Las Vegas.
5.513 – The lap length of COTA (in km).
6 – The 2005 United States Grand Prix only had six cars start due to the Michelin tyres not being safe enough to compete. Only Bridgestone-shod cars competed, Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi.
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8 – COTA is one of eight tracks on the 2022 calendar that run anti-clockwise. The others being Baku, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Miami, Imola, Jeddah and Brazil.
10 – The United States Grand Prix has been held at 10 different locations. These are Savannah, Milwaukee, Santa Monica, San Francisco, Riverside, Sebring, Watkins Glen, Phoenix, Indianapolis and Austin.
20 – There are 20 turns at COTA.
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51 – 2022 will be the 51st running of the United States Grand Prix.
56 – The US Grand Prix is 56 laps long.
114 – When Kimi Räikkönen won here in 2018, he broke the longest drought in the sport’s history with 114 races between victories.
890 – The size of the venue in acres.
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400,000+ – After missing 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic 2021 saw a record crowd with more than 400,000 fans attending.
400,000,000 – The estimated cost in US dollars to build the Circuit Of The Americas.
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