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ryan
2:28:417.7
Porsche GT3 #55
+4.101s
Oct 1, 2023
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Circuit of the Americas lap times
Track Record
2:24:916.2
jonathan
3Drivers
3.41Miles
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1
jonathan
2:24:916.2
Porsche GT4 #43
Apr 19, 2026
3
pat
2:28:633.2
Porsche Cayman GT4 #53
+4.317s
Oct 29, 2022
All-time fastest laps
3 drivers
PosDriverCarLap TimeGap
1
jonathan
Porsche GT4 #43
2:24:916.2
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2
ryan
Porsche GT3 #55
2:28:417.7
+4.101s
3
pat
Porsche Cayman GT4 #53
2:28:633.2
+4.317s
About Circuit of the Americas
America's F1-grade roller coaster — 3.41 miles, 20 turns, and the steepest Turn 1 in world championship racing
- 3.41 mi
- 20 turns
- Opened 2012
- Austin, Texas
- 133 ft elevation change
Circuit of the Americas opened in November 2012 as the first purpose-built Formula 1 facility in the United States, bringing the United States Grand Prix back to a dedicated road course after years at Indianapolis. Hermann Tilke's design uses the natural terrain southeast of Austin to create a 3.41-mile counterclockwise lap with 20 turns and roughly 133 feet of elevation change.
The layout deliberately borrows from iconic circuits worldwide: the esses in Turns 3–6 echo Silverstone's Maggotts–Becketts, the stadium section in Turns 16–18 nods to Hockenheim and Istanbul Park, and Turn 1 is a blind, steep uphill left-hander that bottlenecks the field on every opening lap. A 0.73-mile back straight connects the hairpin at Turn 11 to the triple-apex complex before the front straight.
COTA hosts the United States Grand Prix, MotoGP, NASCAR, IMSA, and SCCA events, and has become a regular HPDE and club-racing destination in the Southwest. The surface is bumpy in places — especially through the esses — which makes it a physical lap that rewards drivers who can adapt their lines lap to lap.
Notable features
- Turn 1: A steep uphill braking zone into a tight left-hander — one of the most dramatic corner entries in motorsport and a guaranteed first-lap bottleneck.
- Esses (Turns 3–6): High-speed left-right transitions inspired by Silverstone — a true test of aero balance and driver commitment.
- Turn 11 hairpin: Hard braking at the end of the long back straight — a primary overtaking zone in GT and prototype racing.
- Stadium section (Turns 16–18): A widening triple-apex complex inspired by Istanbul Park — multiple lines and late-race drama under the main grandstand.
- Observation tower: The 251-foot COTA tower overlooks the circuit and has become an Austin landmark visible from across the property.
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