Corner Lab

Circuit of the Americas · Grand Prix

20 corners

20 corners covered, 6 of which decide the lap. The layout, the corner sequence and what this circuit is like.

Front straightTurn 1 climbEssesTurns 7–10HairpinStadiumCarouselFinal lefts

StraightSlowMediumFast

Wing level wanted4/5
Traction demand4/5
Braking demand5/5
Kerb usage3/5
The lapCOTA's twenty-turn Grand Prix lap: the Turn 1 climb, Maggotts–Becketts esses, a hairpin, the stadium arena, then the Istanbul-inspired carousel before the final lefts. High commitment in the fast parts, heavy stops in the slow ones.
Length5.513 km · road course · US

Every corner on this layout

A • marks the corners that decide the lap.

  • T1 Turn 1 •
  • T2 Turn 2
  • T3 Esses, first
  • T4 Esses, second
  • T5 Esses, third
  • T6 Esses, fourth •
  • T7 Turn 7
  • T8 Turn 8
  • T9 Turn 9
  • T10 Turn 10
  • T11 Turn 11 •
  • T12 Stadium, first
  • T13 Stadium, second
  • T14 Stadium, third
  • T15 Stadium, fourth •
  • T19 Turn 19
  • T20 Turn 20 •