2026 United States Grand Prix

Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on 25 Oct 2026 for Mercedes, from pole position; Charles Leclerc was second and Max Verstappen third. Pole position: Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

Antonelli took the lead for good on lap 32 of 56, from Max Verstappen; the lead changed hands 2 times in all. Antonelli stopped once, on lap 24 (24 laps on medium, then 32 laps on hard); 12 of 22 finishers made 1 stop, and the median first stop was lap 22. The fastest lap was Charles Leclerc's, 1:37.976 on lap 42. 22 of 22 starters were classified. 9 all-time records moved: Lewis Hamilton: 5,259.5 points (was 5,247.5 points). Extends the record; Max Verstappen: 63 finishes in a row (was 62 finishes in a row). Extends the record; and more. After the race Andrea Kimi Antonelli led the championship with 365 points, 123 ahead of George Russell, with 5 rounds left.

Date: 25 Oct 2026
Circuit: Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA
Round: 18 of 23
Winner: Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
Pole position: Andrea Kimi Antonelli (1:34.035)

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Race classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	FL	Pts
1	12	ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1	56	1:35:16.650		25
2	16	LECCharles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	56	+13.078	1:37.976	18
3	3	VERMax Verstappen	Red Bull	2	56	+17.485		15
4	44	HAMLewis Hamilton	Ferrari	5	56	+18.515		12
5	1	NORLando Norris	McLaren	8	56	+30.521		10
6	6	HADIsack Hadjar	Red Bull	3	56	+34.373		8
7	81	PIAOscar Piastri	McLaren	7	56	+52.674		6
8	63	RUSGeorge Russell	Mercedes	6	56	+54.303		4
9	30	LAWLiam Lawson	RB F1 Team	9^q10	56	+79.183		2
10	10	GASPierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	10^q11	56	+87.516		1
11	27	HULNico Hülkenberg	Audi	11^q12	56	+94.945		0
12	41	LINArvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	14^q9	55	+1 Lap		0
13	5	BORGabriel Bortoleto	Audi	21^q13	55	+1 Lap		0
14	31	OCOEsteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	15^q17	55	+1 Lap		0
15	18	STRLance Stroll	Aston Martin	22^q18	55	+1 Lap		0
16	14	ALOFernando Alonso	Aston Martin	12^q15	55	+1 Lap		0
17	23	ALBAlexander Albon	Williams	17^q20	55	+1 Lap		0
18	55	SAICarlos Sainz	Williams	16^q19	55	+1 Lap		0
19	11	PERSergio Pérez	Cadillac	18^q21	55	+1 Lap		0
R	77	BOTValtteri Bottas	Cadillac	19^q22	48	Engine		0
R	43	COLFranco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	20^q14	35	Collision damage		0
R	87	BEAOliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	13^q16	24	Collision damage		0

Grid differs from qualifying for 14 drivers: Arvid Lindblad qualified 9th, started 14th; Liam Lawson qualified 10th, started 9th; Pierre Gasly qualified 11th, started 10th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 12th, started 11th; Gabriel Bortoleto qualified 13th, started 21st; Franco Colapinto qualified 14th, started 20th; Fernando Alonso qualified 15th, started 12th; Oliver Bearman qualified 16th, started 13th; Esteban Ocon qualified 17th, started 15th; Lance Stroll qualified 18th, started 22nd; Carlos Sainz qualified 19th, started 16th; Alexander Albon qualified 20th, started 17th; Sergio Pérez qualified 21st, started 18th; Valtteri Bottas qualified 22nd, started 19th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 97 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner: Andrea Kimi Antonelli: 1 stop (lap 24), stints of 24 medium, 32 hard laps
2nd: Charles Leclerc: 2 stops (laps 15, 39), stints of 15 soft, 24 medium, 17 hard laps
3rd: Max Verstappen: 2 stops (laps 13, 31), stints of 13 soft, 18 soft, 25 medium laps
Finishers: 1 stop: 12 · 2 stops: 10
First stops: median lap 22 of 56

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Driver	Stops	Laps (pit-lane time)	Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli	1	24 (23.6 s)	2432
LECCharles Leclerc	2	15 (24.1 s), 39 (24.2 s)	152417
VERMax Verstappen	2	13 (24.0 s), 31 (25.4 s)	131825
HAMLewis Hamilton	2	14 (24.1 s), 38 (24.0 s)	142418
NORLando Norris	1	16 (25.8 s)	1640
HADIsack Hadjar	1	25 (24.1 s)	2531
PIAOscar Piastri	1	15 (23.4 s)	1541
RUSGeorge Russell	1	22 (29.8 s)	2234
LAWLiam Lawson	1	25 (24.2 s)	2531
GASPierre Gasly	1	24 (27.0 s)	2432
HULNico Hülkenberg	1	29 (23.9 s)	2927
LINArvid Lindblad	2	18 (23.8 s), 40 (24.5 s)	182215
BORGabriel Bortoleto	2	26 (24.1 s), 50 (24.0 s)	26245
OCOEsteban Ocon	1	21 (24.9 s)	2134
STRLance Stroll	2	15 (24.3 s), 41 (23.8 s)	152614
ALOFernando Alonso	2	28 (24.2 s), 42 (40.4 s)	281413
ALBAlexander Albon	2	16 (24.4 s), 31 (23.7 s)	161524
SAICarlos Sainz	2	17 (33.7 s), 38 (24.4 s)	172117
PERSergio Pérez	1	23 (25.2 s)	2332
BOTValtteri Bottas	1	29 (24.2 s)	2919
COLFranco Colapinto	1	30 (25.4 s)	305
BEAOliver Bearman	2	13 (24.2 s), 22 (34.7 s)	139

Bar colours are the tyre compound of each stint: hard medium soft intermediate wet not known (the records disagree). Compounds from Pirelli's post-race pit-stop graphic (press.pirelli.com).

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:35.390	1:34.278	1:34.035	fastest Q3
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:35.215	1:34.471	1:34.214	+0.179 Q3
3	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:35.286	1:34.887	1:34.250	+0.215 Q3
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:35.200	1:34.198	1:34.267	+0.163 Q2
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:35.355	1:34.833	1:34.311	+0.276 Q3
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1:35.730	1:34.305	1:34.476	+0.270 Q2
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:35.842	1:34.818	1:34.803	+0.768 Q3
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:35.029	1:34.539	1:35.049	+0.504 Q2
9	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	1:35.755	1:34.950	1:36.049	+0.915 Q2
10	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	1:35.662	1:35.058		+1.023 Q2
11	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:35.969	1:35.080		+1.045 Q2
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	1:35.704	1:35.158		+1.123 Q2
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:35.632	1:35.691		+1.597 Q1
14	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	1:35.898	1:35.722		+1.687 Q2
15	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:36.240	1:35.818		+1.783 Q2
16	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:36.175	1:36.031		+1.996 Q2
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:36.531			+2.496 Q1
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:36.677			+2.642 Q1
19	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:36.770			+2.735 Q1
20	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:36.967			+2.932 Q1
21	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	1:37.433			+3.398 Q1
22	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	1:37.523			+3.488 Q1

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	9	365
2	George Russell	Mercedes	3	242
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1	241
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	2	236
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1	233
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	2	211
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	0	144
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	0	105
9	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	0	77
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	0	42

Constructors

Pos	Constructor	Wins	Points
1	Mercedes	12	607
2	Ferrari	2	474
3	Red Bull	2	355
4	McLaren	2	355
5	RB F1 Team	0	102
6	Alpine F1 Team	0	69
7	Haas F1 Team	0	30
8	Audi	0	23
9	Williams	0	12
10	Aston Martin	0	7

Full 2026 standings