The United States Grand Prix East was a car race which was a Formula One World Championship event from 1982 to 1988.
In 1982, the U.S. became the first country to host three Grands Prix in one season. In addition to the Long Beach and Las Vegas races, the new event was held in Detroit on another street course. The original circuit had seventeen corners in 2.493 miles, including two very tricky hairpins and a tunnel that enclosed a gentle right-hand bend next to the river, and proved to be even slower than Monaco. In 1986, Ayrton Senna overcame a tire puncture to win his first of five American races in six years. In 1989, the event ceased to be a F1 grand prix, and was instead sanctioned by CART, North America's premier open-wheel series. Beginning in 1992, the race was run on a course on Belle Isle, a city park in the Detroit River. The Grand Prix was discontinued after the 2001 race because there were not enough paved areas on the island for support activities.
Winners of the United States Grands Prix East
Winners of the Detroit Grand Prix
Pink backgrounds denote Formula One events.
See also
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