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United States Grand Prix Winners
Year |
Driver |
Car |
MPH |
Location |
1908 |
Louis Wagner |
FIAT |
65.11 |
Savannah |
1910 |
David Bruce-Brown |
Benz |
70.55 |
Savannah |
1911 |
David Bruce-Brown |
FIAT |
74.45 |
Savannah |
1912 |
Caleb Bragg |
FIAT |
68.4 |
Milwaukee |
1914 |
Eddie Pullen |
Mercer |
77.32 |
Santa Monica |
1915 |
Dario Resta |
Peugeot |
56.13 |
San Francisco |
1916 |
Howdy Wilcox |
IMS Peugeot |
85.551 |
Santa Monica |
1959 |
Bruce McLaren |
Cooper T51 |
98.83 |
Sebring |
1960 |
Stirling Moss |
Lotus 18 |
99.00 |
Riverside |
1961 |
Innes Ireland |
Lotus 21 |
103.17 |
Watkins Glen |
1962 |
Jim Clark |
Lotus 25 |
108.61 |
Watkins Glen |
1963 |
Graham Hill |
BRM P57 |
109.90 |
Watkins Glen |
1964 |
Graham Hill |
BRM P261 |
111.10 |
Watkins Glen |
1965 |
Graham Hill |
BRM P261 |
107.98 |
Watkins Glen |
1966 |
Jim Clark |
Lotus 43 |
114.90 |
Watkins Glen |
1967 |
Jim Clark |
Lotus 49 |
120.95 |
Watkins Glen |
1968 |
Jackie Stewart |
Matra MS10 |
124.89 |
Watkins Glen |
1969 |
Jochen Rindt |
Lotus 49B |
126.36 |
Watkins Glen |
1970 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus 72C |
126.79 |
Watkins Glen |
1971 |
Francois Cevert |
Tyrrell 002 |
115.09 |
Watkins Glen |
1972 |
Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell 005 |
117.483 |
Watkins Glen |
1973 |
Ronnie Peterson |
Lotus 72 |
118.055 |
Watkins Glen |
1974 |
Carlos Reutemann |
Brabham BT44 |
119.12 |
Watkins Glen |
1975 |
Niki Lauda |
Ferrari 312T |
116.10 |
Watkins Glen |
1976 |
Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari 312T |
85.57 |
Long Beach (W) |
James Hunt |
McLaren M23 |
116.427 |
Watkins Glen (E) |
1977 |
Mario Andretti |
Lotus 78/Ford |
86.89 |
Long Beach (W) |
James Hunt |
McLaren M23 |
100.98 |
Watkins Glen (E) |
1978 |
Carlos Reutemann |
Ferrari 312T-3 |
87.100 |
Long Beach (W) |
Carlos Reutemann |
Ferrari 312T-3 |
118.58 |
Watkins Glen (E) |
1979 |
Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari 312T-4 |
88.363 |
Long Beach (W) |
Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari 312T-4 |
106.48 |
Watkins Glen (E) |
1980 |
Nelson Piquet |
Brabham BT49 |
88.452 |
Long Beach (W) |
Alan Jones |
Williams FW07 |
126.37 |
Watkins Glen (E) |
1981 |
Alan Jones |
Williams FW07 |
88.152 |
Long Beach (W) |
Alan Jones |
Williams FW07 |
97.728 |
Las Vegas |
1982 |
Niki Lauda |
McLaren MP4 |
81.583 |
Long Beach (W) |
John Watson |
McLaren MP4 |
78.144 |
Detroit (E) |
Michele Alboreto |
Tyrell 011 |
100.114 |
Las Vegas |
1983 |
John Watson |
McLaren MP4 |
80.629 |
Long Beach (W) |
Michele Alboreto |
Tyrrell 011 |
81.162 |
Detroit (E) |
1984 |
Nelson Piquet |
Brabham BT53 |
81.682 |
Detroit (E) |
Keke Rosberg |
Williams FW09 |
80.289
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Dallas (W) |
1985 |
Keke Rosberg |
Williams FW10 |
81.706
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Detroit |
1986 |
Ayrton Senna |
Lotus 98T |
84.975
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Detroit |
1987 |
Ayrton Senna |
Lotus 99T |
85.700
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Detroit |
1988 |
Ayrton Senna |
McLaren MP4 |
82.225
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Detroit |
1989 |
Alain Prost |
McLaren MP4 |
87.373
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Phoenix |
1990 |
Ayrton Senna |
McLaren MP4 |
90.589
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Phoenix |
1991 |
Ayrton Senna |
McLaren MP4 |
93.003
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Phoenix |
2000 |
Michael Shumacher |
Ferrari F1-2000 |
118.203
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Indianapolis |
2001 |
Mika Hakkinen |
McLaren MP4-16 |
123.055
|
Indianapolis |
2002 |
Rubens Barrichello |
Ferrari F2002 |
125.191
|
Indianapolis |
2003 |
Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari F2003 |
121.890
|
Indianapolis |
2004 |
Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari F2004 |
113.523
|
Indianapolis |
2005 |
Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari F2005 |
127.168
|
Indianapolis |
2006 |
Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari 248 F1 |
120.644
|
Indianapolis |
2007 |
Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren-Mercedes |
125.155
|
Indianapolis |
2012 |
Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren-Mercedes |
119.870
|
Austin |
2013 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull-Renault |
115.807
|
Austin |
2014 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes AMG |
114.888
|
Austin |
2015 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes AMG |
103.699
|
Austin |
2016 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes AMG |
117.262
|
Austin |
2017 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes AMG |
122.644
|
Austin |
2018 |
Kimi Raikkonen |
Ferrari SF71H |
122.037
|
Austin |
2019 |
Valtteri Bottas |
Mercedes AMG |
122.535
|
Austin |
2021 |
Max Verstappen |
Red Bull-Honda |
121.650
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Austin |
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USGP Tidbits
1908-1916: Called the United States Grand Prize.
1910: The longest USGP at 415.2 miles.
1912: Two time defending champion, David Bruce-Brown, is killed while practicing at
Milwaukee.
1916: Winning speed is virtually identical to the first Long Beach winner -- sixty years
later.
1960-1968: British drivers win nine consecutive USGP.
1971: The long course is built at Watkins Glen, expanding the track length from 2.3 miles
to 3.377 miles.
1977: Mario Andretti becomes the first and only American driver to win a USGP in the
modern World Driving Championship era.
2000: The USGP returns after a nine year gap in front of perhaps the largest crowd in F1 history.
2002: Michael Schumacher slows down to apparently allow Rubens Barrichello to take the win by just .011
seconds.
2005: All of the teams using Michelin tires chose not to start the race due to Michelin's concern for safety of their tire.
2006: Michael Schumacher becomes first driver to win USGP four consecutive times.
2012: The USGP returns after a five year gap at a facility built specifically for F1.
2017: Lewis Hamilton becomes second driver to win USGP four consecutive times and sets record of six overall.
2020: Race cancelled due to pandemic.
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