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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 00:52:00

America's only purpose-built Formula 1 circuit rose from Texas ranchland and gave the sport its permanent US home. Circuit of The Americas at 9201 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard, southeast of Austin near the airport, officially opened on 21 October 2012 with Mario Andretti lapping the track in the Lotus 79 he drove to the 1978 world championship; four weeks later, on 18 November 2012, a capacity crowd of 117,429 watched Lewis Hamilton win the inaugural United States Grand Prix at the new faci...