Circuit of the Americas

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Formula One circuit motor racing circuit sports venue

Circuit of the Americas is a modern, purpose-built motor racing circuit in Austin, Texas, best known for hosting the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix and other major international motorsport events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Formula One circuit →
motor racing circuit →
sports venue →
alsoKnownAs COTA →
builtFor Formula One United States Grand Prix →
cityServed Austin metropolitan area →
constructionStart 2010 →
country United States →
designedBy Hermann Tilke →
Tilke Engineers & Architects →
firstFormulaOneGrandPrix 2012 United States Grand Prix →
hasCorner Turn 1 →
hasFeature artificially created esses section inspired by Silverstone and Suzuka →
counter-clockwise layout →
elevation change of over 40 meters →
observation tower →
permanent grandstands →
permanent pit and paddock complex →
stadium-style arena section →
hasFIAGrade Grade 1 →
hasLayout Grand Prix circuit →
MotoGP circuit →
National circuit →
Short circuit →
hasPrimaryUse international motorsport events →
hasSeatingCapacity over 100000 →
hasSecondaryUse concerts and entertainment events →
hostsEvent FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas →
IndyCar Classic →
MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas →
hostsSeries Formula One World Championship →
IMSA SportsCar Championship →
IndyCar Series →
MotoGP World Championship →
World Endurance Championship →
length 3.426 mi →
5.513 km →
locatedIn Austin, Texas NERFINISHED →
Texas →
Travis County, Texas NERFINISHED →
mainEvent United States Grand Prix →
numberOfTurns 20 →
observationTowerHeight 77 m →
opened 2012-10-21 →
owner Circuit of the Americas LLC →
surface asphalt →
timeZone Central Time Zone →
turn1Description sharp left-hand hairpin at top of steep uphill run from start-finish straight →
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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Austin →
isHomeTo
Circuit of the Americas ("Circuit of the Americas LLC") →
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