The first Grand Prix on U.S. was held in 1908 under the name American Grand Prize on the Savannah circuit and saw local builders and those from Europe compete. The race changed venues frequently (Milwaukee, Santa Monica, San Francisco) until 1916. With the World War, F1 racing came to a standstill; but even in the postwar period things did not improve.
The American stage returned in the U.S. Grand Prix in 1959, contested at the Sebring circuit, then moved to Riverside the following year and finally found a permanent home at the Watkins Glen circuit, where the race was held for twenty consecutive editions. Meanwhile, in 1976 it was also run on the Long Beach city track, while between 1981 and 1991 Formula 1 was staged on more or less impromptu city tracks in the cities of Las Vegas, Detroit, Dallas and Phoenix.
The 1984 United States Grand Prix had the official designation of the Dallas Grand Prix to distinguish it from the Detroit Grand Prix, but in the roll of honors it was officially listed as the United States Grand Prix.
For a decade F1 abandoned the United States (the last edition in Phoenix was in 1991); then in 2000, on an idea of Tony George, owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it returned to the famous 500 Mile track. The Formula 1 race turned in the opposite direction to the 500 Mile, so what was Turn 1 in the American race became the final turn of the lap in Formula 1. It hosted a total of eight editions.
On May 25, 2010, it was announced that the United States would return to the Formula 1 world calendar and starting with the 2012 season at the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd
Austin, TX 78617
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Circuit of The Americas
P.O. Box 849
Austin, Texas 78767
Tel. 512-301-6600
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