Facts and Figures

	The United States Grand Prix has been held at more locations than the Grand Prix of any other country (nine):
		Sebring, Florida			Detroit, Michigan
		Riverside, California			Dallas, Texas
		Watkins Glen, New York			Phoenix, Arizona
		Long Beach, California			Indianapolis, Indiana
		Las Vegas, Nevada

	The Indianapolis 500 was also counted toward the World Driver's Championship from 1950 through 1960.
	The United States Grand Prix regularly awarded the largest purse of any race on the Grand Prix schedule, sometimes more than all the other races put together.
	The United States is the only country to host three Grand Prix races in the same season.  (1982: Long Beach, Detroit, Las Vegas).

Important Milestones

1959	Bruce McLaren becomes the youngest man to win a Grand Prix (until Fernando Alonso in 2003), passing Cooper teammate Jack Brabham on the last lap at Sebring.
1978	Renault scores their first points, and the first for a turbo since their return to F1, with Jean-Pierre Jabouille's fourth place at Watkins Glen.
1981	McLaren introduces the first all carbon-fiber monocoque chassis at Long Beach.
1983	The Ford-Cosworth DFV V8 engine scores its record 155th and last Grand Prix win in Michele Alboreto's Tyrrell on the streets of Detroit.

World Championships Clinched

1959	Jack Brabham, Cooper-Climax, Sebring, fourth place. Leading the race with two laps to go, Brabham ran out of fuel and was passed by teammate Bruce McLaren. He managed to hang on to fourth place and clinch the title when he got out and pushed his car across the finish line (now illegal), defeating Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks, who had both retired from the race.
1970	Jochen Rindt, Lotus-Ford, Watkins Glen, did not start. Killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza while leading the points chase, Rindt was awarded the Championship when teammate Emerson Fittipaldi won in only his fourth Grand Prix.
1974	Emerson Fittipaldi, McLaren-Ford, Watkins Glen, fourth place. He began the race tied with Clay Regazzoni and seven points ahead of Jody Scheckter. Regazzoni was not competitive all day, while Scheckter qualified ahead of Fittipaldi and remained ahead of him through most of the race. With 12 laps to go, and Fittipaldi already in a position to clinch the title, Scheckter retired. Fittipaldi's Championship was his second in three years, the first ever for McLaren.
1977	Niki Lauda, Ferrari, Watkins Glen, fourth place. With three races left, Lauda needed to score only a single point to clinch the title. On a wet track, he drove cautiously and spent much of the latter part of the race behind the Wolf of Jody Scheckter, who needed a win to maintain a mathematical chance for the title. Lauda completed his comeback from life-threatening injuries in 1976 by finishing fourth and taking his second of three Championships.
1981	Nelson Piquet, Brabham-Ford, Las Vegas, fifth place. Struggling to persevere in the desert heat, the Brazilian's head could be seen rolling around in the cockpit late in the race. He was unable to climb the podium for fifteen minutes after the race was completed, but his two points were enough to win the Championship by one point over a seemingly uninspired Carlos Reutemann, who led the standings prior to the final race but finished eighth.
1982	Keke Rosberg, Williams-Ford, Las Vegas, fifth place. Entering the final race, two separate legal appeals remained pending and threatened to prevent the outright determination of the season's winner. A consistent run by Rosberg, however, clinched the title by five points over McLaren driver John Watson. Rosberg became the first Finnish driver to be crowned Champion, despite claiming only one victory on the season.

Driver's First Grand Prix Victory (* only career win)

1959	Bruce McLaren, Cooper-Climax, Sebring.
1961	*Innes Ireland, Lotus-Climax, Watkins Glen.
1969	Jochen Rindt, Lotus-Ford, Watkins Glen.
1970	Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus-Ford, Watkins Glen.
1971	*Francois Cevert, Tyrrell-Ford, Watkins Glen.
1980	Nelson Piquet, Brabham-Ford, Long Beach.
1982	Michele Alboreto, Tyrrell-Ford, Las Vegas.

Most Consecutive Years, Track

20	Watkins Glen	1961-1980

Most Wins, Driver

	Driver	Years
5	Ayrton Senna	1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991
	Michael Schumacher	2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
3	Jim Clark	1962, 1966, 1967
	Graham Hill	1963, 1964, 1965
	Carlos Reutemann	1974, 1978 (LB), 1978 (WG)
	Alan Jones	1980 (WG), 1981 (LB), 1981 (LV)
2	Michele Alboreto	1982 (LV), 1983 (DE)
	James Hunt	1976 (WG), 1977 (WG)
	Niki Lauda	1975, 1982 (LB)
	Nelson Piquet	1980 (LB), 1984 (DE)
	Keke Rosberg	1984 (DA), 1985 (DE)
	Jackie Stewart	1968, 1972
	Gilles Villeneuve	1979 (LB), 1979 (WG)
	John Watson	1982 (DE), 1983 (LB)
1	Mario Andretti	1977 (LB)
	Rubens Barrichello	2002
	Francois Cevert	1971
	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970
	Mika Hakkinen	2001
	Lewis Hamilton	2007
	Innes Ireland	1961
	Bruce McLaren	1959
	Stirling Moss	1960
	Ronnie Peterson	1973
	Alain Prost	1989
	Clay Regazzoni	1976 (LB)
	Jochen Rindt	1969

Most Wins, Manufacturer

12	Ferrari
11	Lotus
	McLaren
5	Williams
4	Tyrrell
3	BRM
	Brabham
1	Cooper
	Matra

Most Wins, Engine

20	Ford
12	Ferrari
7	Honda
4	BRM
	Climax
2	Mercedes
1	BMW
	Renault

Largest Margin of Victory

Margin	Driver	Year	Car-Engine	Track
1 lap	Jim Clark	1966	Lotus-BRM	Watkins Glen

Smallest Margin of Victory

Margin	Driver	Year	Car-Engine	Track
.011 seconds	Rubens Barrichello	2002	Ferrari	Indianapolis