Phoenix street circuit

What is a lap of Phoenix street circuit like?

A temporary street circuit in downtown Phoenix beside the Phoenix Civic Plaza, laid out on the city's street grid with tight turns and short straights; it hosted the United States Grand Prix from 1989 to 1991. The first race, in June 1989, was run in desert heat and only 6 of 26 starters finished; from 1990 the race was moved to March to avoid the summer heat. For 1991 the course was changed because the America West Arena was being built on land the original course used, shortening the lap from 3.800 km to 3.721 km; Ayrton Senna won both the 1990 and 1991 races. In October 1991 Bernie Ecclestone told the city that Formula 1 would not return, without giving a reason, and there was no further United States Grand Prix until Indianapolis in 2000.

Lap length

3.721 km

Direction

anticlockwise

Layout described

Revised 1991 street layout in downtown Phoenix, 3.721 km, used only for the 1991 United States Grand Prix (the 1989 and 1990 races used a 3.800 km layout)

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Does pole position win at Phoenix street circuit?

The pole sitter has won 1 of 3 races here (33%). Across all circuits since 1950 the pole sitter wins 44% of races. The winner started from the front row (P1 or P2) in 2 of 3 races (67%) and from the top three in 2 (67%). Lowest grid position to win: 5th, Ayrton Senna in 1990.

Where the winner started, every race at this circuit. Pole sitter means the driver who set the fastest qualifying time (first on the grid where no qualifying data exists); a grid penalty can move the pole sitter back, and that race still counts for them. Compare every circuit.

Lap times over the years

All races at Phoenix street circuit