The Grand Prix of the Americas is a Grand Prix motorcycle race to be held for the first time in the 2013 season at the Circuit of the Americas.
It will be the third MotoGP race in the United States, alongside the United States Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the Indianapolis Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Circuit of the Americas is a 3.427-milemotor racing circuit near Austin, Texas. The circuit and Grand Prix were first proposed in the middle of 2010. The circuit was the first in the United States to be purpose-built for Formula One.
The layout was conceived by promoter Tavo Hellmundand 1993 Motorcycle World Champion Kevin Schwantz with the assistance of German architect and circuit designer Hermann Tilke, who has also designed the Sepang, Shanghai, Yas Marina, Istanbul,Bahrain, Yeongam, and Buddh circuits, as well as the reprofiling of the Hockenheimring and Fuji Speedway.
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