Fly-in + transfer
best use: arrivalrisk: major hub <120km; 3 airports <150km
Circuit almanac
Historic circuit shape, winners and pace context for this venue.
5.5 km Circuit length
20 Turns
14 Editions tracked
2012 First tracked season
Austin United States of America
Recent winners
2025 VERMax Verstappen 1:34:00.161
2024 LECCharles Leclerc 1:35:09.639
2023 VERMax Verstappen 1:35:21.362
2022 VERMax Verstappen 1:42:11.687
2021 VERMax Verstappen 1:34:36.552
2019 BOTValtteri Bottas 1:33:55.653
2018 RAIKimi Räikkönen 1:34:18.643
2017 HAMLewis Hamilton 1:33:50.991
Most wins
#1 HAMLewis Hamilton 5
#2 VERMax Verstappen 4
#3 BOTValtteri Bottas 1
#4 LECCharles Leclerc 1
#5 RAIKimi Räikkönen 1
Pole and fastest laps
46% Pole-to-win · 6/13
2025 ANTKimi Antonelli FL
2024 OCOEsteban Ocon FL
2023 TSUYuki Tsunoda FL
2022 RUSGeorge Russell FL
2021 HAMLewis Hamilton FL
2019 LECCharles Leclerc FL
2018 HAMLewis Hamilton FL
2017 VETSebastian Vettel FL
Weekend read
A compact view of demand, comfort and trip difficulty for this race.
10 Buzz · low
54 Weekend comfort · med
19 Logistics difficulty
What changed
Recent changes that may affect planning.
ticket scarcity eased since the last update.
weather drama increased since the last update.
Why this score
The main ingredients behind the weekend read.
Proximity / access ×0.15 81
Ticket scarcity ×0.15 10
On-site cost pressure ×0.1 67
Weather drama ×0.1 63
Top transport modes
Best ways to approach the circuit, with the tradeoffs that matter on race weekend.
100
Bus / coach
best use: race dayrisk: nearest bus 12.1km: THL Park and Ride
Rail
best use: avoid trafficrisk: nearest rail 16.6km: Plaza Saltillo
69–85°F rain · high
typical 5-yr typical race-week window drama 63
inter likelywet likely
Wide on sale
Tickets widely available; lower demand historically. Availability changes quickly. Check official channels before booking.
Official channelsOn-site cost
Weekend cost on the ground — lodging, local transport, food, camping/value, ticket pressure. Not flights.
Cost index 67 · Higher pressure
Lodging pressure 88
Local transport pressure 63
Food drink pressure 62
Camping value score 65
Ticket pressure 72
Permanent circuit; inputs: World Bank price level, Big Mac index (food), OSM hotel density (0/5km, lodging), derived local transport; peak-month premium 8.