The Circuit of the Americas is a 3.427-mile (5.515 km) motor racing circuit near Austin, Texas. The circuit will host the US Grand Prix 2012 in November '12, the first racing event hosted by the circuit.

Working with renowned track architect Hermann Tilke, organisers Full Throttle Productions LP have drawn inspiration from the best circuits around the world, as well as taking advantage of the site’s natural topography to include some dramatic elevation changes.

Turns 3 through 6 look not dissimilar to Silverstone’s high-speed Maggotts/Becketts; Turns 12 through 15 give a nod to Hockenheim's stadium section; and Turns 16 through 18 will mirror the infamous, multi-apex Turn 8 at Istanbul Park. The 3.4 mile (5.47 kilometre) circuit features 20 turns and a total elevation change of 133 feet (40.5 metres), including a steep, uphill run into the hairpin Turn 1, which is expected to become the venue’s signature corner. The track shows characteristics common to just three other current F1 venues - Istanbul Park, Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit and Interlagos in Brazil - it will run in an anticlockwise direction.


The track consists of 2 main layers and 4 separate sublayers. The top 1.57" of track is made of a asphalt wearing course. The next 1.97" of track is made of binder course. The next 3.15" of track is an asphalt base course. The next 17.72" of track is made up of a crushed limestone road base. Finally, beneath the top sub-layers is 10 feet of sandy clay loam.