Date: November 15-17, 2013
Location: Circuit of the Americas - Austin, TX.
The U.S. Grand Prix had a great first year in Austin in 2012 and if you want to be a part of the best weekend of racing in the country, get your tickets soon for the 2013 race. The best drivers and teams in the world will turn the entire city into Grand Prix HQ in November. From the checkered flag to the concerts in downtown Austin, this event isn't to be missed!Buy Now
The Components of Formula One
- It takes four days to build.
- 2.4-Litre naturally aspirated V8 Engine.
- Gearbox has 7 forward gears and 1 for reverse.
- Generates 5G's of lateral acceleration.
- 0 - 60mph in 2.3 seconds.
- 100mph in 3.8 seconds.
- 0 to 100mph and back to 0mph in 5.5 seconds.
- Carbon-Carbon disc brakes can exceed temperatures of 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Tyres can reach temperatures of 320 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Top speed around 220mph
- Total weight 1,411 pounds.
- Each Grand Prix starts with a qualifying system known as the "knock-out" system which contains three periods.
- Refueling is not allowed during the qualifying races.
- For each period the drivers will compete for the best lap time to solidify their starting grid position.
- First Period:
- All 24 cars compete in the first period.
- The 7 slowest cars are eliminated and take up the last 7 grid positions (18 to 24).
- Second Period:
- All lap times are reset.
- The remaining 17 cars take part, with the 7 slowest cars taking grid positions 11-17.
- The last 10 drivers are given the option to carry over their fastest time to period three rather than compete.
- Third Period:
- The remaining 10 cars compete for pole position, filling grid positions 1-10.
- The Race:
- After the qualifying periods is the only time a car is refueled in F1. If you run out of fuel, you are done.
- Starts with a warm-up lap, followed by the formation lap, where the cars assemble into the starting grid positions they qualified for.
- The race is started from a stand-still indicated by a five light system above the starting line.
- The first driver to cross the finish line after completing the allotted number of laps wins the race.
- Burns approximately 600 calories per Grand Prix.
- Loses around 4.5 Pounds per Grand Prix.
- Exposed to average cockpit temperature of 122 degrees Fahrenheit during a Grand Prix.
- Wear a five layer, fire-resistant, NASA-spec race suit that allows them to survive temperatures of 1,544 degrees Fahrenheit for 11 seconds.
- Typically shifts gears 2,800 times per Grand Prix.
- Heart rate reaches peaks of 190 bpm during a Grand Prix.
- Each driver is assigned a number based on the previous seasons performance. The Champion and his team-mate get numbers one and two.
- In the course of a year, F1 teams will practice an average of 1,000 pitstops.
- It takes a pitstop crew approximately 5 seconds to re-boot and re-fuel the car.
- Teams travel approximaely 100,000 miles each year between races and testing.
- Every F1 team must run two cars in every session in a Grand Prix weekend.
- Have an annual budget of more than $3 billion.
- The largest teams typically spend over $400 million per season.
- The FIA limits the number of teams - there are currently 11.
- Red Bull Racing-Renault
- Lotus - Renault
- Ferrari
- Mercedes
- Force India -Mercedes
- Sauber - Ferrari
- McLaren - Mercedes
- STR-Ferrari
- Williams - Renault
- Marussia-Cosworth
- Caterham-Renault
- Points are awarded to the top ten drivers of each Grand Prix.
- At the end of the season the driver and constructor with the most points are named World Champions.
- 1st = 25 points
- 2nd = 18 points
- 3rd = 15 points
- 4th = 12 points
- 5th = 10 points
- 6th = 8 points
- 7th = 6 points
- 8th = 4 points
- 9th = 2 points
- 10th = 1 point
5/23/2013 2:24:15 AM on TCWEB1