Five things you need to know about the United States GP

Circuit of the Americas track in Austin,Texas is the sixth venue to host the United States Grand Prix.

2. Venues aplenty

United States remained a popular destination in the 80's with 3 races being held in the country during the 1982 season.

United States remained a popular destination in the 80′s with 3 races being held in the country during the 1982 season.

Austin, Texas is the sixth venue to host the United States GP. The other five were Sebring (1959), Riverside (1960), Watkins Glen (1961-80), Phoenix (1989-91) and Indianapolis (2000-07). Indianapolis was also host to the Indianapolis 500(popularly known as Indy500), a race which was part of the Formula One Championship(as a point paying race) from 1950-60.

United States has also been home to multiple Grand Prix’s under different names. Long Beach hosted United States GP West (1976-83) , Las Vegas hosted the Caesars Palace Grand Prix(1981-82) , Detroit hosted the Detroit Grand Prix (1982-88) and Dallas hosted the Dallas Grand Prix(1984). 1982 had three races from United States at Long Beach, Las Vegas and Detroit. 2014 season could witness a second race in the United States – the Grand Prix of America in New Jersey in addition to the race in Austin.

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