Formula 1: All the United States Grand Prix venues over the years

The United States Grand Prix has been contested at several venues over the years. Now entering its eighth year at Circuit of the Americas, where else has the race been held?

Circuit of the Americas, the first purpose-built Formula 1 road course in the United States, is scheduled to host the annual United States Grand Prix for the eighth consecutive year this afternoon.

But aside of the 20-turn, 3.427-mile (5.515-kilometer) Circuit of the Americas road course in Austin, Texas, where else has the United States Grand Prix been contested over the years?

The United States Grand Prix has been on the Formula 1 schedule in most years since the 1959 season, which was the first season during which it was held as a part of the Formula 1 World Championship.

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In total, 40 United States Grands Prix have been held at six tracks.

The first and second United States Grands Prix were held at different tracks, and those tracks both hosted the race only one time.

The first United States Grand Prix was contested back in 1959 at Sebring International Raceway. Bruce McLaren won the race at the 17-turn, 5.192-mile (8.356-kilometer) road course that was originally built as Hendricks Army Airfield, a World War II training base for the U.S. Army Air Forces in Sebring, Florida.

The following year, Stirling Moss won the race at Riverside International Raceway. The nine-turn, 3.275-mile (5.271-kilometer) road course in Riverside, California also hosted the United States Grand Prix in 1958 before it was a part of the Formula 1 calendar.

Watkins Glen International then became the home of the race from 1961 through 1980. From 1961 to 1970, the race was held on the eight-turn, 2.35-mile (3.782-kilometer) version of the road course in Watkins Glen, New York. From 1971 to 1980, it was held on the updated 11-turn, 3.40-mile (5.472-kilometer) version.

The United States Grand Prix was left off the schedule from 1981 to 1988 but returned in 1989 on the Phoenix street circuit in Phoenix, Arizona. The race was contested on the 15-turn, 2.361-mile (3.800-kilometer) version of the track in 1989 and 1990 before the track was slightly altered to become a 15-turn, 2.312-mile (3.721-kilometer) street circuit in 1991.

Once again, the race was left off the schedule, again for eight years, this time from 1992 to 1999. But in 2000, it returned.

Prior to Circuit of the Americas, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course was the final host track of the United States Grand Prix. It hosted the race from 2000 to 2007. The race was held on the 13-turn, 2.605-mile (4.192-kilometer) road course in Speedway, Indiana each year.

Finally, after another four-year hiatus from 2008 to 2011, the United States Grand Prix returned to the schedule at Circuit of the Americas in 2012, and it has been there ever since. This afternoon’s race is set to be broadcast live from the track beginning at 2:05 p.m. ET on ABC.

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The initial contract between Circuit of the Americas and Formula 1 is for 10 seasons, meaning that the United States Grand Prix is set to be held at the track through at least the 2021 season. Will the track host the race for longer than that, or will the United States Grand Prix be left off the schedule again? Will it be moved to a different location?

There are already talks of a race being held in Miami, Florida beginning in 2021, although that is not believed to have any effect on the current United States Grand Prix situation with Circuit of the Americas.

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