# Above Guide United States Grand Prix > An independent 2026 United States Grand Prix travel guide built around Circuit of the Americas, Austin accommodation bases, arrivals, race-week movement and the city beyond the circuit. ## Site and dataset - Canonical destination: https://above.guide/austin-f1 - Publisher: Above Guide (https://above.guide) - Language: en-GB - Maintained content version: 2026-09-02 - Coverage: The launch skeleton publishes confirmed 2026 dates, an attributed circuit atlas and durable planning structure. Venue recommendations and operational access claims are added only through the source-backed research workflow. - Page descriptions are summaries. Follow each canonical page for its complete editorial content, entity data and cited official links. ## Core destination guides - [United States Grand Prix travel guide](https://above.guide/austin-f1): Plan the 2026 United States Grand Prix at COTA, with independent guidance on the circuit, where to stay in Austin, getting there and what to do beyond the race. - [The circuit](https://above.guide/austin-f1/circuit): Explore COTA’s 5.513 km Formula One layout, 20 corners and three colour-coded FIA timing sectors for the United States Grand Prix. - [Where to stay](https://above.guide/austin-f1/where-to-stay): Compare Downtown Austin, East Austin and other useful COTA bases through circuit transport, nightlife and airport access. - [Getting to Austin](https://above.guide/austin-f1/getting-to-austin): Plan Austin airport arrivals and the separate race-day journey to Circuit of the Americas using official shuttle, parking and access information. - [Race week](https://above.guide/austin-f1/race-week): Plan Austin’s 22–25 October 2026 COTA event programme around the confirmed 23–25 October Formula One race weekend. - [Things to Do](https://above.guide/austin-f1/things-to-do): A developing, source-backed edit of Austin food, music, culture and Hill Country experiences that improve a COTA race trip. ## Things to do and experiences ## Editorial trust and corrections ## Use and verification - Race schedules, access arrangements, transport, prices and availability can change. Confirm time-sensitive details with the relevant official organiser, operator or venue before travel. - Corrections: hello@above.guide - Above Guide is an independent publisher and is not an official publication of any university, college, venue, council or business unless a page explicitly states otherwise.