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The 1960 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on November 20, 1960, at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. It was race 10 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 9 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
A Formula 5000 race was held there in 1975, and the US was just the second country (after Italy in 1957) to host two Championship F1 events in the same season. Southern California had seen a championship Formula One race before; the 1960 United States Grand Prix was held at the famed Riverside Raceway, which was just an hour's drive from Long ...
It was started in 1975 as a Formula 5000 race by event founder Christopher Pook, and became a Formula One event in 1976. [3] In an era when turbocharged engines were starting to come to prominence in Formula One, Long Beach remains one of the few circuits used from the time Renault introduced turbos in 1977 until the last Long Beach Grand Prix ...
Race 1 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship: Race details; Date: March 15, 1981: Official name: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach: Location: Long Beach, California: Course: Temporary street course: Course length: 3.251 km (2.02 miles) Distance: 80 laps, 260.08 km (161.60 miles) Weather
Race 4 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season: Race details; Date: April 2, 1978: Official name: Long Beach Grand Prix: Location: Long Beach, California: Course: Temporary street course: Course length: 3.251 km (2.02 miles) Distance: 80 laps, 260.08 km (161.60 miles) Weather: Scattered clouds 17 °C (63 °F) [1] Pole position; Driver
The race was the third round of the 1976 Formula One season and the first new race to be added to the calendar since the Brazilian and Swedish Grand Prix were added in 1973. It was the second Formula One race held in California, the first being the 1960 United States Grand Prix at Riverside, only 50 miles away. The race was held over 80 laps of ...
As of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a total of 1,125 Formula One World Championship races have been held in 34 countries. [ b ] [ 10 ] [ 20 ] Over 75 seasons, there have been 34 participants from 15 different nationalities who have won the World Drivers' Championship, with Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton tied for the record for the ...
Season starting earliest in the year: 1 January: 1965 (South Africa), 1968 (South Africa) Season starting latest in the year 5 July 2020 (Austria. Start of season delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic) Season ending earliest in the year 2 September 1956 Season ending latest in the year: 29 December: 1962 (South Africa) Coldest race (air temperature ...