A draft layout for the new United States Grand Prix track has been revealed by Tilke GmbH (click the above image for a larger version). The course has a US$200m budget and will be located at Austin, Texas. The first race is scheduled for the 2012 Formula One season.
The course runs in a counter-clockwise direction and contains 20 turns, many of which have been inspired by existing F1 tracks. Turns 3–6 are similar to the Maggots–Becketts section at Silverstone. Corners 12–15 are reminiscent of Hockenheim. While turn 8 and turns 16–18 are similar to sections of Istanbul Park.
Supposedly there are four ideal places for overtaking. Race promoter Tavo Hellmund, expects Turn 1 to be the track’s signature corner, “Everybody will pull out and probably go three-wide into that braking turn.”
[Source: American-Statesman]
UPDATE: Further information is now available from the Formula 1 United States website. Also included below is a new map of the circuit illustrating elevation changes.
12 replies on “Draft layout for new US Grand Prix track revealed”
What a fantastic looking trackPlenty of technical turns and some rise and fall in the elevation. If they can go 3 wide into a corner, that menas there will be plenty of width and it wont becoem a race for turn 1 like Monaco.
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Looks fantastic, and the relatively rare physical stress of going anti-clockwise means advantage to the fitter, more experienced drivers like Webber and Alonso.
Typical Tilke. Little room for overtaking as are all his tracks. 3 wide, perhaps, but after turn one, its all over. Get rid of him and introduce a new budding architect!
Finally!!! A new F1 track that goes up and down as well as side to side!
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The track design is quite impressive and I am not only looking extremely forward to having this event in my backyard, but that 130ft elevation inverted turn looks killer. Tavo Hellmund said a few of the turns are to be widened compared to the initial design to speed up the track some but overall it should be one of the best tracks to date. As a matter of fact, here is a video of the F1 Austin boss himself speaking about it just a couple of weeks ago http://www.autodrenaline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=568
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