United States Grand Prix / The race
Circuit of the Americas
across the Texas hills.
A source-backed orientation to COTA’s 5.513 km Formula One layout and 20 corners.
The race
Elevation, rapid esses, a long back straight and a stadium finish.
Use the interactive lap, colour-coded sector plan and GPS-aligned corner register for orientation. Ticket, gate and spectator movement guidance will follow through dated research.
Sector boundaries follow the FIA timing-line offsets. Distances marked approximate are derived from the attributed open circuit geometry.
Circuit atlas
Every corner,
placed on the lap.
The SVG gives a clean circuit overview. The corner register adds a map-aligned GPS reference and the part each turn plays in the lap.
Coordinates are geometry-aligned map annotation for editorial orientation. They are not surveyed apexes, spectator access points or pedestrian navigation instructions.
- T1left
Turn 1
The iconic uphill hairpin, with a very wide entry and several possible lines under braking.
- Latitude
- 30.130031
- Longitude
- -97.636905
- T2right
Turn 2
A fast downhill right where the lap accelerates away from the Turn 1 crest.
- Latitude
- 30.131944
- Longitude
- -97.637313
- T3right
Turn 3
The opening change of direction in COTA’s rapid first-sector sequence.
- Latitude
- 30.133613
- Longitude
- -97.635118
- T4left
Turn 4
The esses continue at speed, rewarding an accurate line rather than a single dramatic braking point.
- Latitude
- 30.134315
- Longitude
- -97.634703
- T5right
Turn 5
A fast commitment corner in the sequence inspired by classic high-speed Formula One sections.
- Latitude
- 30.135032
- Longitude
- -97.633727
- T6left
Turn 6
The final major direction change before the lap transitions from speed into the tighter infield.
- Latitude
- 30.136210
- Longitude
- -97.632525
- T7right
Turn 7
The first FIA timing sector ends 55 metres before this technical infield corner.
- Latitude
- 30.135744
- Longitude
- -97.631099
- T8left
Turn 8
A compact left in the slower sequence leading toward the far side of the circuit.
- Latitude
- 30.136644
- Longitude
- -97.629672
- T9right
Turn 9
A short right-hand transition where exit placement begins to matter for Turn 10.
- Latitude
- 30.136168
- Longitude
- -97.628915
- T10left
Turn 10
A fast kink before the heavy braking zone at the end of this part of the lap.
- Latitude
- 30.137704
- Longitude
- -97.625872
- T11left
Turn 11
A tight hairpin that prioritises traction onto COTA’s long back straight.
- Latitude
- 30.139326
- Longitude
- -97.624458
- T12left
Turn 12
The major overtaking stop at the end of the back straight and entry to the stadium section.
- Latitude
- 30.137290
- Longitude
- -97.636645
- T13right
Turn 13
The second FIA timing sector ends 65 metres before this opening stadium corner.
- Latitude
- 30.135734
- Longitude
- -97.635413
- T14right
Turn 14
A short linking corner that keeps the car loaded through the compact stadium complex.
- Latitude
- 30.135984
- Longitude
- -97.636591
- T15left
Turn 15
The tightest part of the stadium sequence and another realistic overtaking opportunity.
- Latitude
- 30.136474
- Longitude
- -97.637787
- T16right
Turn 16
The beginning of the long multi-apex right wrapping around the observation tower.
- Latitude
- 30.134810
- Longitude
- -97.636775
- T17right
Turn 17
The middle of the sustained right-hand arc, where speed builds while the car remains loaded.
- Latitude
- 30.133679
- Longitude
- -97.638533
- T18right
Turn 18
The final phase of the long right, releasing the car toward the closing corners.
- Latitude
- 30.133976
- Longitude
- -97.639237
- T19left
Turn 19
A fast left where track limits and exit placement can shape the run to the final corner.
- Latitude
- 30.135527
- Longitude
- -97.640800
- T20left
Turn 20
The final left-hander, linking the technical lap back onto the start-and-finish straight.
- Latitude
- 30.134419
- Longitude
- -97.643463
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