MotoGP: RedBull Grand Prix of the Americas (04/11-13/14)

vendredi 4 avril 2014

#showusyourlean



It is already time for stop #2 on the 2014 MotoGP circuit:

The Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas!















MotoGP returns to the newly-built facility in Austin, Texas after racing there for the first time in 2013. It famously saw Marc Márquez's first MotoGP class win, as the rookie began a memorable debut season, and its 41-metre elevation change makes for some spectacular racing





Introduction:



The Circuit Of The Americas is the first purpose-built Grand Prix facility in the U.S. near Austin, Texas, with a 5.513km track and a capacity for 120,000 fans. Construction of the impressive 1000-acre facility was completed late in 2012, with MotoGP lining up at the track for the first time in 2013.



One of its more distinctive features is near 41m-elevation change with an impressive incline at the end of the home-straight followed by a sharp left. The circuit is one of the most varied on the GP circuit, with a mix of fast straights and tight hairpins, with most sections mirroring at least some part of a famous track around the world.



It was designed by well-known German architect and circuit designer Hermann Tilke. The driving direction is counter clockwise and has a total of 20 corners with 9 right turns and 11 left turns.







Number of laps - 21

Number of turns - 20

Circuit Length (Km) - 5.513

Race Distance (Km) - 115.77

Width: 15m

Left corners: 11

Right corners: 9

Longest straight: 1.200 m / 0.746 miles

Constructed: 2012












Points so far:

1. M. Marquez 25

2. V. Rossi 20

3. D. Pedrosa 16

4. A. Espargaró 13

5. A. Dovizioso 11

6. C. Crutchlow 10

7. S. Redding 9

8. N. Hayden 8

9. C. Edwards 7

10. A. Iannone 6











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