Overview

• The new eight-year extension replaces a deal due to end after 2026, confirming Austin’s place on the calendar into the next decade.
• COTA will overtake Watkins Glen as the longest-serving F1 venue in the United States, according to circuit chairman Bobby Epstein.
• Organizers report three-day attendances around 430,000–450,000, and F1 cites about $7 billion in cumulative economic impact, including more than $1 billion in 2023.
• Promoters outlined venue upgrades tied to the deal, including a hilltop hotel, a convention center, theme-park elements like the Circuit Breaker coaster, and expanded pit and paddock facilities to accommodate future team growth.
• The announcement came hours before Sunday’s race and was positioned alongside F1’s broader U.S. push with races in Miami and Las Vegas and a new Apple broadcast pact starting in 2026.