2024 United States Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 19 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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![]() Layout of the Circuit of the Americas | |||||
Race details [1] | |||||
Date | October 20, 2024 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix 2024 | ||||
Location | Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas, United States | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 5.513 km (3.426 miles) | ||||
Distance | 56 laps, 308.405 km (191.634 miles) | ||||
Weather | Sunny | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Time | 1:32.330 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | ![]() | Alpine-Renault | |||
Time | 1:37.330 on lap 53 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2024 United States Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on October 20, 2024, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, United States. It was the nineteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the fourth Grand Prix weekend of the season to utilise the sprint format.
Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing took pole position for the sprint event, which he proceeded to win ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari and Lando Norris of McLaren. Norris took pole position for the main race, but lost out to Charles Leclerc of Ferrari ahead of his teammate Sainz, marking a Ferrari 1–2 finish, their first in the United States since 2006 and Ferrari's first win in the United States since 2018 with Kimi Räikkönen.
After an intense late-race battle between him and Verstappen, Norris finished third on track, but was demoted to fourth after a late penalty. Verstappen finished third. Esteban Ocon of Alpine achieved his first career fastest lap in this race, but did not receive the point as he was positioned in eighteenth.
The event was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, for the twelfth time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of October 18–20. [2] The Grand Prix was the nineteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 45th running of the United States Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship. [3]
Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 331 points, 52 points ahead of Lando Norris in second, and 86 ahead of Charles Leclerc in third. McLaren, holding 516 points, entered this round as the leader of the Constructors' Championship ahead of Red Bull Racing and Ferrari, who were second and third with 475 and 441 points, respectively. [4]
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with two exceptions: [5] Franco Colapinto, who replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams from the Italian Grand Prix onwards; [6] Liam Lawson replaced Daniel Ricciardo at RB, as Riccardo was dropped from the team following the Singapore Grand Prix. [7] [8]
Sole tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (the middle three in their range), designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event. [9]
During the race weekend, three teams equipped their cars with special liveries. The McLaren MCL38 featured a chrome livery, which was also used a year prior at the 2023 British Grand Prix. The livery is a reference to Google Chrome, one of the McLaren's main sponsors. The Haas VF-24 used a livery inspired by the American flag, including stars, stripes, and an eagle. [10] [11] The Alpine A524 switched to an orange livery to promote the Xbox video game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle . [12]
Eight out of the ten teams brought upgrade packages for their cars for the race. The Red Bull Racing RB20 had an adjusted floor, in addition to modifications to the portion of the upper sidepod where it meets with the engine cover. [13] The Mercedes W15 had substantial upgrades, with changes to the front wing, front suspension, floor, and bodywork. Similarly, the McLaren MCL38 had several upgrades, specifically to improve the car's aerodynamics. This included modifications to the front wing, suspension, brake ducts, and beam wing. Likewise, the Aston Martin AMR25 had significant adjustments to its car; this includes the front wing, floor, engine cover, and rear diffuser. The Alpine A524 had adjustments to its floor, rear wing, and bodywork. The Haas VF-24 also brought several changes to improve aerodynamics, including a modified floor and modified sidepods. The Kick Sauber C44 had a brand new front wing and suspension modifications, while the RB VCARB 01 had a new floor. The Ferrari SF-24 and Williams FW46 did not have any upgrades. [14] [15] [16] [17]
The only free practice session was held on October 18, 2024, at 12:30 local time (UTC–5). It lasted for one hour, and was topped by Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari with a time of 1.33.602. He was ahead of his teammate Charles Leclerc, who placed second, and Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing, who placed third. [18]
Sprint qualifying was held on October 18th at 16:30 local time (UTC–5), and determined the starting grid order for the sprint race. It consisted of three sessions, with the five drivers with the lowest lap times being eliminated following each of the first two sessions. During the 12 minute long first session (SQ1), both Saubers consisting of Zhou Guanyu Valtteri Bottas were eliminated, in addition to Alex Albon of Williams, Esteban Ocon of Alpine, and Oscar Piastri of McLaren. Session 2 (SQ2) lasted for ten minutes, with Sergio Pérez and Pierre Gasly being eliminated in 11th and 12th, respectively. Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso, and Liam Lawson were all eliminated because they did not set a legal lap time during the session. The third session (SQ3) lasted for eight minutes, and determined the final order of the remaining ten drivers. Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing finished the session in first, with a lap time of 1:32.833. George Russell finished in second, with a gap of 0.012 seconds behind Verstappen. The Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. finished in third and fifth, respectively; Lando Norris finished in fourth between them. Nico Hülkenberg, Lewis Hamilton, Kevin Magnussen, Yuki Tsunoda, and Franco Colapinto completing the top ten. [19] [20] [21]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Sprint grid | ||
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SQ1 | SQ2 | SQ3 | |||||
1 | 1 | ![]() | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:33.908 | 1:33.290 | 1:32.833 | 1 |
2 | 63 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:34.125 | 1:33.544 | 1:32.845 | 2 |
3 | 16 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:33.647 | 1:33.392 | 1:33.059 | 3 |
4 | 4 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.919 | 1:33.566 | 1:33.083 | 4 |
5 | 55 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:34.109 | 1:33.274 | 1:33.089 | 5 |
6 | 27 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 1:34.825 | 1:33.994 | 1:33.183 | 6 |
7 | 44 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:33.840 | 1:33.370 | 1:33.378 | 7 |
8 | 20 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 1:34.403 | 1:33.788 | 1:33.398 | 8 |
9 | 22 | ![]() | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:34.646 | 1:34.052 | 1:33.802 | 9 |
10 | 43 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:34.606 | 1:33.952 | 1:34.406 | 10 |
11 | 11 | ![]() | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:34.333 | 1:34.244 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 10 | ![]() | Alpine-Renault | 1:34.865 | 1:34.363 | N/A | 12 |
13 | 18 | ![]() | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:34.324 | No time | N/A | 13 |
14 | 14 | ![]() | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:34.436 | No time | N/A | 14 |
15 | 30 | ![]() | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:34.617 | No time | N/A | 15 |
16 | 81 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.881 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
17 | 31 | ![]() | Alpine-Renault | 1:34.917 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
18 | 23 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:35.054 | N/A | N/A | PL 1 |
19 | 77 | ![]() | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:35.148 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
20 | 24 | ![]() | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:36.472 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
107% time: 1:40.202 | |||||||
Source: [22] [23] |
Notes
The sprint was held on October 19, 2024, at 13:00 local time (UTC–5), and ran for 19 laps. [24]
Notes
Qualifying was held on October 19, 2024, at 17:00 local time (UTC–5), and determined the starting grid order for the main race. [27]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
1 | 4 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.616 | 1:32.851 | 1:32.330 | 1 |
2 | 1 | ![]() | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:33.046 | 1:32.584 | 1:32.361 | 2 |
3 | 55 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:33.556 | 1:32.836 | 1:32.652 | 3 |
4 | 16 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:33.241 | 1:32.962 | 1:32.740 | 4 |
5 | 81 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.864 | 1:33.057 | 1:32.950 | 5 |
6 | 63 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:33.536 | 1:33.142 | 1:32.974 | PL 1 |
7 | 10 | ![]() | Alpine-Renault | 1:33.550 | 1:33.162 | 1:33.018 | 6 |
8 | 14 | ![]() | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:33.973 | 1:33.429 | 1:33.309 | 7 |
9 | 20 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 1:33.564 | 1:33.474 | 1:33.481 | 8 |
10 | 11 | ![]() | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:33.611 | 1:33.020 | No time | 9 |
11 | 22 | ![]() | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:33.795 | 1:33.506 | N/A | 10 |
12 | 27 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 1:33.601 | 1:33.544 | N/A | 11 |
13 | 31 | ![]() | Alpine-Renault | 1:33.986 | 1:33.597 | N/A | 12 |
14 | 18 | ![]() | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:34.033 | 1:33.759 | N/A | 13 |
15 | 30 | ![]() | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:33.339 | No time | N/A | 19 2 |
16 | 23 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:34.051 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
17 | 43 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:34.062 | N/A | N/A | 15 |
18 | 77 | ![]() | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.152 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
19 | 44 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:34.154 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
20 | 24 | ![]() | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.228 | N/A | N/A | 18 3 |
107% time: 1:39.559 | |||||||
Source: [28] [29] |
Notes
The race was held on October 20, 2024, at 14:00 local time (UTC–5), and ran for 56 laps. [31]
Notes
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