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Watkins Glen 
Watkins Glen, United States
- Circuit type Road
- Circuit Length 5.430kms
- Circuit Turns 11
- Circuit Direction Clockwise
- Capacity 41,000
- Established 1953
- Designer Bill Milliken
Records and Statistics
| Race | Date | Winner | ||
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| First race | United States Grand Prix | October 8, 1961 | Innes Ireland (GBR) | full results |
| Last race | United States Grand Prix | October 5, 1980 | Alan Jones (AUS) | full results |
| Total races | 20 | |||
Profile
No American circuit has hosted the United States Grand Prix for as long, with this upstate New York track enjoying a 20-year tenure that ended in 1980 when street circuits came into favour. The circuit was built in 1956 after a nearby temporary road circuit was considered too dangerous. However, the deaths in consecutive years of Francois Cevert and Helmuth Koinigg proved that the grand prix circuit was none too safe either. Watkins Glen fell into disrepair after losing the grand prix but has since been revived for sports car races.
Latest Articles
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Time running out for Watkins Glen? (July 7, 2010)
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'He was on a separate level' (January 14, 2010)
- Villeneuve outlines future title credentials (October 7, 1979)
Latest Photos
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June 14, 2011 
Lewis Hamilton takes questions at a press conference © Getty Images |
June 14, 2011 
Lewis Hamilton leads the way during a demonstration with NASCAR driver Tony Stewart © Getty Images |
June 14, 2011 
Tony Stewart and Lewis Hamilton take to the track in their respective racing cars © Sutton Images |
June 14, 2011 
Lewis Hamilton burns rubber in Tony Stewart's NASCAR © Sutton Images |
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