News Details

US Grand Prix secures slot in 2016 F1 calendar

Race organizers announced Wednesday the U.S. Grand Prix will run in 2016 after months of speculation that its financial struggles could scuttle Formula One's only race in the United States. Circuit of the Americas President Bobby Epstein said race officials had paid Formula One its rights fee to hold the race last week. Terms were not disclosed. Epstein said the track will also host a Taylor Swift concert as part of race weekend. The U.S. Grand Prix in Austin had been tentatively set for Oct. 23. Financial concerns were raised after bad weather drove away crowds at the 2015 race, where Lewis Hamilton clinched his third consecutive championship. The track also saw its public funding...
Full Story »
10y ago from F1Pulse.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

COTA formally confirms 2016 US Grand Prix

Red Bull/Getty Images Officials at the Circuit of the Americas have...
10y ago from F1Zone.net

Organisers to announce US Grand Prix will race

Organisers of the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix are set to announce the...
10y ago from F1Pulse.com

COTA confirms United States Grand Prix

The United States Grand Prix has finally been confirmed for the 2016 F1...
10y ago from Crash.net

COTA confirms US GP will take place in 2016

Circuit of the Americas CEO and chairman Bobby Epstein has confirmed that...
10y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Liberty Media could scrap MotoGP two-bike rule from...

The proposed regulation change would end flag-to-flag racing and align...

Alex Rins fears MotoGP riders without Ducatis are...

Alex Rins believes MotoGP riders without Ducati machinery are often...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Katherine Legge previews extreme planning to complete...

Katherine Legge is preparing to become the first woman to attempt The...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Newgarden fastest in frantic Carb Day practice

The NTT IndyCar Series held its traditional final Indy 500 practice...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Serious option' – Fabrizio Romano confirms...

Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that both Liverpool and Arsenal have an...
34m ago from CaughtOffside.com

It's time to give a bit back

Happy Saturday fans of the Premier League Champions, the mighty Arsenal...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

Report: Man United, Arsenal & Chelsea cleared to...

Morgan Rogers can reportedly leave Aston Villa this summer, with...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Premier League 2025-26 fans’ verdicts: stars, flops,...

fans’ network reviews the season with one game to play: the highs, the...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.