Marc Marquez Continues Winning Streak at MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas
Marc Marquez won his fourth consecutive race at the 2016 Motorcycle Grand Prix of The Americas for team Repsol Honda. Following close behind was Jorge Lorenzo in second and Andrea Lannone in third.
Porsche Wins 2016 Lone Star Le Mans
The 6 hours of Circuit of The Americas is an endurance race for Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style cars that tests the limits of each car manufacture. Porsche Team took home the victory in their Porsche 919 Hybrid with drivers Mark Webber, Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley.
Lewis Hamilton Wins 2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton won the 2016 United States Grand Prix making it his 3rd consecutive win at Circuit of The Americas. Hamilton had a great start to the race taking the lead up Turn 1 with Daniel Ricciardo in second with Nico Rosberg trailing close behind in third. Rosberg entered the race with a 33-point lead over his teammate and biggest rival, Lewis Hamilton, for the World Drivers’ Championship. This race was the last time Jenson Button scored points as a Formula 1 driver before retiring at the end of the season. Hamilton was able to reduce Rosberg’s lead in the Drivers’ Championship to only 26 points by finishing in first. Nico Rosberg finished in second just 4 seconds behind Lewis with Daniel Ricciardo claiming third place.
Vintage Racing Championship
For the 4th year in a row, Circuit of The Americas hosted the U.S. Vintage Racing Championship at the world-famous Formula 1 track. The event was held from November 2nd – 6th, 2016 and welcomed 11 race groups and over 75 years of historical automobiles.