US GP Course size
5,513
US GP Variety of laps
56
US GP Race distance
308. 405 COURSE
US GP Circuit of the Americas, Austin
The 5.5km monitor will not be utterly flat, with a 40 metre elevation vary. As well as, the circuit is accomplished anti-clockwise, which is comparatively uncommon in Method One.
Winners:
2012: McLaren’s L. Hamilton
2013: Crimson Bull’s S. Vettel
2014. L. Hamilton “Mercedes”
2015: L. Hamilton “Mercedes”
US GP Observe size
4.192 km
US GP Variety of laps
73
US GP Race distance
306.016 km ROUTE
US GP Indianapolis Indianapolis
Tracing a lap with Giancarlo Fisichella:
“On the start-finish straight, the velocity is 315 km/h. Earlier than the primary nook, you brake very laborious, go into second gear and the velocity drops to 115 km/h. The second nook of the monitor results in a steep apendix with a velocity of round 130 km/h.”
“After the final nook of this part, the automobile is pushed down a brief straight in fourth gear to 230 km/h, then brakes laborious once more earlier than the right-hand nook, then shifts into second gear, and the velocity is lowered to 120 km/h. Exiting this nook, the accelerator is once more utilized laborious, fourth gear is engaged and the brakes are utilized at a velocity of roughly 260 km/h. The subsequent two corners of the monitor are negotiated in second gear – the looping nook at 110 km/h and the right-hand nook at a barely slower velocity, normally 100 km/h.”
“Exiting this nook precisely is essential because it determines the velocity of the automobile on the lengthy straight after the nook, the place the automobile travels at 290 km/h. Throughout braking, second gear is re-engaged and the automobile turns left. This nook is accomplished at 115 km/h.”
“Then first gear is engaged as we method two very sluggish and sharp corners, the primary at 60 km/h and the second at round 65 km/h. Exiting the second sharp bend, third gear is used at 210 km/h and once more laborious braking, second gear and the essential right-hand bend resulting in the oval is reached.”
“The oval is entered at 130 km/h. The automobile reaches a velocity of 265 km/h on the curved right-hand first nook of the oval. The final nook is taken with out letting off the accelerator at round 300 km/h.
Winners.Hakkinen McLaren
2002: R.Barrichello Ferrari
2003: M.Schumacher Ferrari
2004: M.Schumacher Ferrari
2005: M.Schumacher Ferrari
2006: M.
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