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AUSTIN, CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS (COTA)
SORRY, SOME DATA ARE NOT TRANSLATED YET
Not to be confused with Austin Raceway Park - Austin, Driveway
Description At the end of May 2010 a new circuit at Austin was announced. It hosted F.1 USA GP (and much more events) from 2012.
Location Austin
TX - Texas - Southern States

Approx. 6 km - 3.7 mi South East of Austin Airport
Latitude - Longitude + 30°08'15"     - 97°38'05"
30.1375     -97.634722
UTM Coordinates X = 631502.214  -  Y = 3334808.352  -  Zone 14R
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Altitude AMSL 166 m - 545 ft
Inauguration October 21st 2012
Closing  
Designer Tilke
Hermann Tilke
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English (United States) circuitoftheamericas.com Official website
(2) English Google Earth
(3) English Forum Forum --> North America --> USA: Southern States --> Texas - Austin [ENG]
(4) English (United States) www.statesman.com (...)
(5) English en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_of_the_Americas Wikipedia
(6) Italian it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuito_delle_Americhe Wikipedia
(7) English (United States) www.statesman.com (...) Map and description September 1st 2010
(8) Italian Autosprint 36/2010 (page 30) Map September 7th 2010
(9) Italian Autosprint 1-2/2011 (page 22) Iniziati il 31 dicembre 2010 i lavori di costruzione January 11th 2011
(10) Italian Autosprint 16/2011 (page 32) Scelta la denominazione ufficiale: Circuit of The Americas (COTA) April 19th 2011
(11) Italian Autosprint 23/2011 (page 20) Foto aerea dei lavori in corso June 7th 2011
(12) Italian Autosprint 40/2011 (page 20) Lavori a rilento. Planimetria (in piccolo) del circuito October 4th 2011
(13) Italian Autosprint 4/2012 (page 26) Circuito quasi pronto January 24th 2012
(14) Italian Autosprint 16/2012 (page 34) New shareholder at Austin April 17th 2012
(15) Italian Autosprint 25/2012 (page 30) Latest update (with photos and map) (by Alberto Antonini) June 19th 2012
(16) Italian Autosprint 46/2012 (page 16) Andretti ci guida ad Austin. Mario che ha inaugurato la posta di Austin al volante della Lotus 79 ci guida alla scoperta del circuito che riporta la F.1 in America dopo 5 anni. Mappa del circuito (by Cesare Maria Mannucci) November 13th 2012
(17) Italian Autosprint 46/2012 (page 15) Rosberg introduces the circuit (by Alberto Antonini) November 13th 2012
(18) English Grand Prix Circuits - Maps and Statistics from Every Formula One Track (page 288) Author: Maurice Hamilton - Published by: HarperCollins Publishers - Published in: United Kingdom - ISBN: 978-0-00-813660-4
Map, description and statistics 		2015

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Circuit of The Americas (COTA)
Description 2010 proposal
Years  
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page November 22nd 2010
Info last update September 2010
Designer Tilke
Hermann Tilke
Distinctive points  
length 5472  m 17952  ft 3.4  mi Full circuit (7)
length 5470  m 17946  ft 3.399  mi Full circuit (8)
length 5558  m 18236  ft 3.454  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (2)
Min width 11.9  m 39  ft      (7)
Max width 15.8  m 52  ft      (7)
Difference in level 40.5  m 133  ft    Full circuit (7)
Straight length 1207  m 3960  ft 3/4  mi Longest straight (7)

Circuit of The Americas (COTA): Grand Prix Circuit
Description  
Years 2012÷...
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit YES
Type Permanent
Inauguration October 21st 2012
Closing  
Last update of this page September 19th 2025
Info last update  
Designer Tilke
Hermann Tilke
Distinctive points  
length 5488  m 18004  ft 3.41  mi Full circuit (1)
length 5513  m 18089  ft 3.426  mi Full circuit (5)
length 5513  m 18087  ft 3.426  mi Full circuit (6)
length 5516  m 18097  ft 3.428  mi Full circuit (17)
Min width 12.8  m 42  ft    Full circuit (1)
Max width 15.8  m 52  ft    Full circuit (1)
Difference in level 41  m 135  ft    Full circuit (6)
Difference in level 39.6  m 130  ft    Full circuit (1)
Max. gradient 11  % 6.3  °      Uphill (6)

Circuit of The Americas (COTA): National Circuit
Description  
Years 2012÷...
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit YES
Type Permanent
Inauguration October 21st 2012
Closing  
Last update of this page September 19th 2025
Info last update  
Designer Tilke
Hermann Tilke
Distinctive points  
length 3701  m 12144  ft 2.3  mi   (5)

Circuit of The Americas (COTA): NASCAR Circuit
Description  
Years 2025÷...
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit YES
Type Permanent
Inauguration 2025
Closing  
Last update of this page September 19th 2025
Info last update  
Designer Tilke
Hermann Tilke
Distinctive points  
length 3862  m 12672  ft 2.4  mi   (5)

Circuit of The Americas (COTA): Rallycross Circuit
Description  
Years  
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Rallycross
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page September 19th 2025
Info last update  
Designer Tilke
Hermann Tilke
Distinctive points  

Circuit of The Americas (COTA): Kart Circuit
Description  
Years  
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Kart track
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page September 19th 2025
Info last update  
Designer Tilke
Hermann Tilke
Distinctive points  
length 1014  m 3326  ft 0.63  mi   (5)

Austin: proposal dated September 2010

Due to technical problems, temporarily it's no longer possible to see the circuits on Google Maps embedded in the current page.
This feature will be restored as soon as I figure out how to do (any help would be appreciated!)

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Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
September 19th 2025 Circuit of The Americas (COTA)   Guido de Carli     Update Description
November 26th 2012     Guido de Carli     Update Description
June 20th 2012 Circuit of The Americas (COTA)   Guido de Carli     Update Description
April 18th 2012 Circuit of The Americas (COTA)   Guido de Carli     Update Description
November 23rd 2010 Circuit of The Americas (COTA)   Guido de Carli Roelard Smit Roelard Smit Update Description with map
September 14th 2010 Circuit of The Americas (COTA)   Guido de Carli     Update Description
September 2nd 2010 Circuit of The Americas (COTA)   Guido de Carli   joe Update Description
July 30th 2010 Circuit of The Americas (COTA)   Guido de Carli   Quintin03 Update Description
June 20th 2010 Circuit of The Americas (COTA)   Guido de Carli   Roelard Smit Update Description
June 18th 2010 Circuit of The Americas (COTA)   Guido de Carli   Roelard Smit New Description without map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list
 
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