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! colspan=2 |'''[[United States]] Grand Prix'''
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|  Flag                 ||   {{flagiconUS}} 
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|  Circuit              ||   [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] 
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|  Laps                 ||   73 
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|  Circuit length km    ||   4.19 
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|  Circuit length mi    ||   2.60 
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| Race length km       ||   306.02 
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|  Race length mi       ||   190.15 
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|  Most wins driver     ||   {{flagiconBRA}} [[Ayrton Senna]] and <br>{{flagiconGER}}[[Michael Schumacher]] (5) 
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|  Most wins constructor   ||   {{flagiconITA}}[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] (9) 
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|  Current year         ||   2007 
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|  Winning time         ||   1:31:09.965 
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|  Winner               ||   {{flagiconGBR}}[[Lewis Hamilton]] 
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|  Winning team         ||   {{flagiconGBR}}[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] 
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|  Pole time            ||   1:12.331 
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|  Pole driver          ||   {{flagiconGBR}}[[Lewis Hamilton]] 
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|  Pole team            ||   {{flagiconGBR}}[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] 
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|  Fastest lap          ||    1:13.117
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|  Fastest lap driver   ||    {{flagiconFIN}}[[Kimi Räikkönen]] 
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|  Fastest lap team     ||    {{flagiconITA}}[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 
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The '''United States Grand Prix''' is a motor race which has been run on and off since [[1908]], when it was known as the ''American Grand Prize''. The race later became part of the [[Formula One]] World Championship.

==History==
[[Image:flag crowd.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Crowds at the inaugural running of the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis exceeded 200,000]]

=== American Grand Prize ===
The race was known as the ''American Grand Prize'' from its start in [[1908]] to [[1916]].

===Revival===

The United States Grand Prix was revived on [[October 12]], [[1958]] as a sports car race at [[Riverside International Raceway]]. The race formed part of the [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] Road Racing Championship and the American [[Chuck Daigh]] won in a [[Scarab (constructor)|Scarab]], beating [[Dan Gurney]]'s [[Ferrari]] into second place.


===Sebring===
Russian-born [[Alec Ulmann]] organized the [[1959 United States Grand Prix|first Formula One American Grand Prix]] on the road course at [[Sebring, Florida]] in December, 1959 as the last race of the season.

The starting grid included seven American drivers, but [[New Zealand]]'s [[Bruce McLaren]], in a [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]], took his first win in F1 and was, at the time, the youngest driver ever to win a Grand Prix. McLaren took the lead on the last lap of the race when his team-mate, [[Jack Brabham]], ran out of fuel. Brabham had to push his car over the line to finish fourth and clinch his and the team's first World Championships.

Despite providing an exciting climax to the season, the race wasn't successful from the hosts' standpoint, as the promoters barely broke even.

===Return to Riverside===
Ulmann moved the race to the [[Riverside International Raceway]] in [[Riverside, California]] in [[1960 United States Grand Prix|1960]]. [[Stirling Moss]] put on quite a show in his privately-entered [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] by winning from the pole. However, while the driver's purse was enormous (as at Sebring), the event was received no better than the previous year's and became another one-off.

[[Image:Wg ticket 1973.jpg|thumb|200px|Ticket stub from the 1973 USGP]]

===Watkins Glen===
In [[1961 United States Grand Prix|1961]], however, when [[Cameron Argetsinger]] was asked to host the race in [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen, New York]], where international road racing was well established, the third time was indeed the charm, as F1 found the United States Grand Prix's home at The Glen. Over the next twenty years, the event became a cherished tradition among the fans as loyal crowds gathered each year on the wooded hills of up state [[New York]]. It was one of the season's most popular events with the teams and drivers as well, receiving the Grand Prix Drivers' Association award for the best organized and best staged GP of the season in [[1965 United States Grand Prix|1965]], [[1970 United States Grand Prix|1970]], and [[1972 United States Grand Prix|1972]]. From [[1976 United States Grand Prix|1976]] to [[1980 United States Grand Prix|1980]] the race was called the ''United States Grand Prix East'' to differentiate from the ''United States Grand Prix West'' held in Long Beach the same years. In 1980, financial difficulties and the inability of the circuit to safely handle the increasingly faster and stiffer ground effect cars of the era led to the Glen's exit from the Formula One calendar after [[Alan Jones (Formula 1)|Alan Jones]] won the 1980 race for [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]. Since then, no United States Grand Prix has been held on a natural road course.

===Long Beach===
''See'' [[United States Grand Prix West]].

===Las Vegas===
''See'' [[Las Vegas Grand Prix]].

===Detroit===
''See'' [[United States Grand Prix East]].

===Dallas===
The Vegas course left the schedule after just two seasons, and there were plans for a New York Grand Prix in [[1983]] to replace it, but this was cancelled unexpectedly in mid-year.

In [[1984 United States Grand Prix|1984]], the United States Grand Prix moved to [[Dallas, Texas]], joining the [[1984 United States Grand Prix East|United States Grand Prix East]] in [[Detroit, Michigan]].

The race track was laid out on surface streets surrounding Texas State Fair Park. However the [[Fair_Park#Formula 1|Fair Park]] circuit sustained damage during a support race and required repairs to be made to it the morning of the Formula One race. The F1 race, combined with the oppressive heat caused the track further damage.

The race was largely considered a disaster and Formula One did not return, leaving the [[United States Grand Prix East]] as the only F1 race in the United States.

===Phoenix=== 
Plans to continue Formula One races in the Detroit area at the nearby [[Belle Isle]] did not materialize, and in 1989, Formula One moved to [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. The [[Phoenix street circuit]] was laid out in down town Phoenix and was unpopular with drivers and the local crowd. After the race in 1991 was attended by little more than 18,000 spectators, Formula One left and did not return to the United States until 2000.

===Indianapolis===
[[Image:Formula one.jpg|thumb|300px|Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 2003 USGP]]

It was not until [[2000 United States Grand Prix|2000]] that another United States Grand Prix took place, this time at legendary [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]. The 2.606mi infield road course uses approximately one mile of the storied oval, but in a clockwise direction. This is distinctly different from most United States motor racing, which is run counter-clockwise. However, it follows the general procedure of F1, in which the vast majority of races are run clockwise. The crowd at the 2000 race was estimated at over 225,000, perhaps the largest ever in F1. [[Michael Schumacher]]'s win was his second of four straight to end the season as he overtook [[Mika Häkkinen]] for his third Championship. In [[2001]], the race went off less than three weeks after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|events on September 11, 2001 in the US]], and many teams and drivers featured special tributes to the U.S. on their cars and helmets. The [[2002 United States Grand Prix|2002 edition]] was known for Schumacher and team-mate [[Rubens Barrichello]] trading places near the finish line. Held in September its first four years, the USGP at Indianapolis was moved to an early summer date in [[2004 United States Grand Prix|2004]]. In [[2005]], problems with [[Michelin]] tires led to seven teams withdrawing from the race after the formation lap. Only the three teams (six cars) with [[Bridgestone]] tires started the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]], and the event was considered a farce. Many commentators questioned whether a United States Grand Prix would be held in Indianapolis again, but the [[2006 United States Grand Prix]] was held the next year, on [[July 2]], [[2006]], without controversy.

On [[July 12]], 2007, Formula One and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced that the 2007 US Grand Prix would be the last one held at IMS for the foreseeable future, as both sides could not agree on the terms for the event. Reportedly the door has been left open to renegotiate the possibility of returning the USGP to Indianapolis, but Formula One has not included a USGP venue in its 2008 or 2009 schedules.

== Winners of the United States Grand Prix ==
''Events which were not part of the [[Formula One]] World Championship are indicated by a light gray background.''

Notes:
* From 1908-1916, the race was named the ''American Grand Prize''.
* The 1976-1980 races were also known as the ''United States Grand Prix East'', to distinguish them from the ''United States Grand Prix West'', held in Long Beach, California.
* The 1984 race was also known as the ''Dallas Grand Prix''.

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! Year
! Driver 
! Constructor
! Location
! Report
|-
! [[2007 Formula One season|2007]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Lewis Hamilton]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]]
| [[2007 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[2006 Formula One season|2006]]
| {{flagiconGER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]]
| [[2006 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[2005 Formula One season|2005]]
| {{flagiconGER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]]
| [[2005 United States Grand Prix|Report]] 
|-
! [[2004 Formula One season|2004]]
| {{flagiconGER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]]
| [[2004 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[2003 Formula One season|2003]]
| {{flagiconGER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]]
| [[2003 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[2002 Formula One season|2002]]
| {{flagiconBRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]]
| [[2002 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[2001 Formula One season|2001]]
| {{flagiconFIN}} [[Mika Häkkinen]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]]
| [[2001 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[2000 Formula One season|2000]]
| {{flagiconGER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]]
| [[2000 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#333333"
! 1999<br>-<br>1992
|COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''
|-
! [[1991 Formula One season|1991]]
| {{flagiconBRA}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| [[Phoenix street circuit|Phoenix]]
| [[1991 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1990 Formula One season|1990]]
| {{flagiconBRA}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| [[Phoenix street circuit|Phoenix]]
| [[1990 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1989 Formula One season|1989]]
| {{flagiconFRA}} [[Alain Prost]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| [[Phoenix street circuit|Phoenix]]
| [[1989 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1988 Formula One season|1988]]
| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| [[Detroit]]
| [[1988 United States Grand Prix East|Report]]
|-
! [[1987 Formula One season|1987]]
| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| [[Detroit]]
| [[1987 United States Grand Prix East|Report]]
|-
! [[1986 Formula One season|1986]]
| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Ayrton Senna]] 
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
| [[Detroit]]
| [[1986 United States Grand Prix East|Report]]
|-
! [[1985 Formula One season|1985]]
| {{flagiconFinland}} [[Keke Rosberg]] 
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| [[Detroit]]
| [[1985 United States Grand Prix East|Report]]
|-
! [[1984 Formula One season|1984]]
| {{flagiconFIN}} [[Keke Rosberg]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| [[Fair_Park#Formula 1|Dallas]]
| [[1984 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#333333"
! 1983<br>-<br>1976
|COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''
|-
! [[1975 Formula One season|1975]]
| {{flagiconAUT}} [[Niki Lauda]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1975 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1974 Formula One season|1974]]
| {{flagiconARG}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1974 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1973 Formula One season|1973]]
| {{flagiconSWE}} [[Ronnie Peterson]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1973 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1972 Formula One season|1972]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Jackie Stewart]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1972 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1971 Formula One season|1971]]
| {{flagiconFRA}} [[François Cevert]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1971 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1970 Formula One season|1970]]
| {{flagiconBRA}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1970 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1969 Formula One season|1969]]
| {{flagiconAUT}} [[Jochen Rindt]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1969 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1968 Formula One season|1968]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Jackie Stewart]]
| [[Matra]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1968 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1967 Formula One season|1967]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Jim Clark (racing driver)|Jim Clark]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1967 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1966 Formula One season|1966]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Jim Clark (racing driver)|Jim Clark]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1966 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1965 Formula One season|1965]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1965 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1964 Formula One season|1964]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1964 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1963 Formula One season|1963]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1963 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1962 Formula One season|1962]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Jim Clark (racing driver)|Jim Clark]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1962 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1961 Formula One season|1961]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Innes Ireland]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]]
| [[1961 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1960 Formula One season|1960]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| [[Riverside International Raceway|Riverside]]
| [[1960 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! [[1959 Formula One season|1959]]
| {{flagiconNZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| [[Sebring Raceway|Sebring]]
| [[1959 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#8c8c8c"
! [[1958]]
| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Chuck Daigh]]
| [[Scarab (constructor)|Scarab]]-[[Chevrolet]]
| [[Riverside International Raceway|Riverside]]
| [[1958 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#333333"
! 1957<br>-<br>1917
|COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''
|- bgcolor="#8c8c8c"
! [[1916 Grand Prix season|1916]]
| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Howdy Wilcox]] <br>{{flagiconUSA}} [[Johnny  Aitken]]
| [[Peugeot]]
| [[Santa Monica]]
| [[1916 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#8c8c8c"
! [[1915 Grand Prix season|1915]]
| {{flagiconGBR}} [[Dario Resta]]
| [[Peugeot]]
| [[San Francisco]]
| [[1915 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#8c8c8c"
! [[1914 Grand Prix season|1914]]
| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Eddie Pullen]]
| [[Mercer]]
| [[Santa Monica]]
| [[1914 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#333333"
! 1913
|COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''
|- bgcolor="#8c8c8c"
! [[1912 Grand Prix season|1912]]
| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Caleb Bragg]]
| [[Fiat]]
| [[Milwaukee]]
| [[1912 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#8c8c8c"
! [[1911 Grand Prix season|1911]]
| {{flagiconUSA}} [[David L. Bruce-Brown]]
| [[Fiat]]
| [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
| [[1911 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#8c8c8c"
! [[1910 Grand Prix season|1910]]
| {{flagiconUSA}} [[David L. Bruce-Brown]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz|Benz]]
| [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
| [[1910 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#333333"
! 1909
|COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''
|- bgcolor="#8c8c8c"
! [[1908 Grand Prix season|1908]]
| {{flagiconFrance}} [[Louis Wagner]] 
| [[Fiat]]
| [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
| [[1908 United States Grand Prix|Report]]
|}

== Title sponsors ==
[[Toyota]] United States Grand Prix '''1977'''&ndash;'''1980'''<br />
[[Iceberg Company|Iceberg]] United States Grand Prix '''1989'''&ndash;'''1991'''<br />
[[SAP AG|SAP]] United States Grand Prix '''2000'''&ndash;'''2002'''<br />
[[Foster's Lager|Foster's]] United States Grand Prix '''2003'''&ndash;'''2005'''<br />
[[Vodafone]] United States Grand Prix '''2006'''<br />
[[Royal Bank of Scotland|RBS]] United States Grand Prix '''2007'''

== Future of the United States Grand Prix ==
The future of the United States Grand Prix is extremely uncertain following the announcement that it will not return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in {{F1|2008}}. Though there is no United States Grand Prix in 2008, it remains to be seen if the event will be held in the USA in future years. Formula One boss [[Bernie Ecclestone]] has also said that he is considering having a second US Grand Prix, possibly on the west coast, in the future years.

It is thought that the race will return to the calendar for {{F1|2009}}, on the track configuration that will be used for the 2008 race in the MotoGP championship. Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner, [[Tony George]], claims that the USGP will not return to Indianapolis unless it makes financial sense. Due to the expensive fees paid to host a grand prix, the race would require a title sponsor to be economically viable. [[Just Marketing International]] has been hired for the purpose of finding a sponsor. As of now, the United States Grand Prix is not on the F1 calendar for 2009.



== See also ==
* [[United States Grand Prix East]]
* [[United States Grand Prix West]]
* [[Las Vegas Grand Prix]]

==External links==
* [http://home.cinci.rr.com/usgp/history/ United States Grand Prix History]
* [http://www.usgpindy.com/ Official United States Grand Prix site]
* [http://www.f1db.com/f1/page/SAP_United_States_Grand_Prix_2005 United States Grand Prix Statistics]
* [http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-058.html Formula One Phoenix Circuit History]
* [http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-018.html Formula One Fair Park Circuit History]

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