Round 18 · 2026 · ← board

United States Grand Prix

Circuit of the Americas, Austin · 23–25 Oct 2026
Buzz
81 Logistics ease
61–85°F Typ. temp · forecast
Limited Tickets (proxy)

Raceplz features

Derived signals — each blends several inputs. Confidence reflects coverage, never invented precision.

89 Buzz · high
raceplz demand · 2026-10-24 · conf
75 Weekend comfort · high
raceplz comfort · 2026-10-24 · conf
19 Logistics difficulty
raceplz logistics · 2026-10-24 · conf

What changed

Planning alerts when a signal moved between recomputes.

ticket scarcity increased since the last update. raceplz alerts · conf

Signal breakdown

Every signal we track for this weekend — with source, date and confidence. Coverage 65% of our signals; missing data lowers confidence, never invents precision.

Proximity / access ×0.15 81
raceplz logistics (great-circle + curated transit) · 2026-10-02 · conf

owned

Ticket scarcity ×0.15 90
raceplz demand proxy · 2026-10-12 · conf

owned · owned demand proxy; no historical attendance data; no capacity/attendance ratio (not in Wikipedia infobox); no official availability feed (F1 ToS prohibits scraping)

On-site cost pressure ×0.1 68
raceplz on-site cost (world bank + big mac + osm hotels + derived) · 2026-10-01 · conf

owned

Social / news signal ×0.15 88
raceplz direct-source news intelligence · 2026-10-24 · conf

owned

Weather drama ×0.1 28
met.no (yr) forecast · 2026-10-23 · conf

open data

Top transport modes

Each mode is a data object — score, best use, risk, confidence. Fly-in is airport-derived; ground modes are owned-curated.

Fly-in + transfer

100
best use: arrivalrisk: major hub <120km; 3 airports <150km
raceplz curated transit · 2026-10-02 · conf

open data

Bus / coach

64
best use: race dayrisk: nearest bus 12.1km: THL Park and Ride
raceplz curated transit · 2026-10-02 · conf

open data · OSM: 3 bus node(s) within 30km (overpass)

Rail

50
best use: avoid trafficrisk: nearest rail 16.6km: Plaza Saltillo
raceplz curated transit · 2026-10-02 · conf

open data · OSM: 9 rail node(s) within 30km (overpass)

Weather profile
61–85°F rain · low
forecast live forecast drama 28
dry likely
met.no (yr) forecast · 2026-10-24 · conf
Tickets · Raceplz demand proxy
Limited on sale

High demand expected based on historical attendance data. This is a Raceplz demand proxy, not official live availability.

Official channels
raceplz · 2026-10-20 · conf

checked circuitoftheamericas.com (2026-10-20, HTTP 200); page text references 2014 (stale); not treated as current 2026 availability — owned demand proxy shown

On-site cost

Weekend cost on the ground — lodging, local transport, food, camping/value, ticket pressure. Not flights.

$$$
Cost index 68 · Higher pressure
Lodging pressure 88
Local transport pressure 63
Food drink pressure 64
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.

raceplz on-site cost · 2026-10-01 · conf