STATISTIC CORNER - Hamilton and Ferrari hold the record for most victories at the United States Grand Prix
Ferrari's seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is still the most successful driver at the Circuit of the Americas and in the history of the United States Grand Prix while this title belongs to Ferrari among the constructors.
The United States Grand Prix is the second round on the calendar in the USA after Miami with Las Vegas still to come. Over the year, the event going by this name has visited six different venues: from the inaugural 1959 race in Sebring to the 45th edition held in Austin.
However, with 12 races held here, COTA is not the circuit that has hosted the most editions, as that record goes to Watkins Glen (New York), which staged 20 Grands Prix between 1961 and 1980.
The famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted eight races between 2000 and 2007, while four editions took place on the Detroit street circuit (1985-1988) and three in Phoenix (1989–1991). Sebring, in 1959, Riverside, the following year, and Dallas, in 1984, each hosted just one race.
Hamilton and Ferrari hold the record in the USALewis Hamilton holds the record for the most wins (five in Austin and one in Indianapolis), just one fewer than Michael Schumacher (who won five times at Indianapolis). The two are tied for pole positions with four apiece. Hamilton also clinched two of his world titles in Texas, his third in 2015 and his sixth in 2019.
When it comes to the number of wins in the United States, Max Verstappen, Graham Hill and Jim Clark claim the third spot with three victories apiece. Interestingly, the Scottish and British driver dominated the era between 1962 and 1968 with winning all six races in this period of time. While Clark took all his three wins for Lotus, Hill was victorious for BRM.
As for the constructors, Ferrari holds the record for the most wins on eleven: two at Watkins Glen, five at Indianapolis, and four in Austin. Lotus and McLaren are tied for the second most victories, with both of them having clinched eight wins apiece.
Mercedes have taken a total of five wins while Red Bull have secured four victories at the Unites States Grand Prix. BRM is fourth on this list with three wins, while Tyrell is the only other repeat-winning constructor with two triumphs.
