2024 United States Grand Prix

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2024 United States Grand Prix
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]
DateOctober 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)

The 2024 United States Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix 2024) is a Formula One motor race scheduled to be held on October 20, 2024, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, United States. It will be the nineteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the fourth Grand Prix weekend of the season to utilise the sprint format.

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Background

The event will be 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 will be 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] It will also be the fourth of six Grands Prix in the season to utilise the sprint format and the second time overall that the United States Grand Prix has featured it. [4]

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen leads 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, enters this round as the leader of the Constructors' Championship from Red Bull Racing and Ferrari, who are second and third with 475 and 441 points, respectively. [5]

Entrants

The drivers and teams are expected to be the same as the season entry list with two exceptions: Franco Colapinto, who replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams from the Italian Grand Prix onwards, and Liam Lawson, who is set to replace Daniel Ricciardo at RB for the remainder of the season. [6] [7] [8]

Tyre choices

Sole tyre supplier Pirelli will bring 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]

Practice

The only free practice session will be held on October 18, 2024, at 12:30 local time (UTC–5). [1]

Sprint qualifying

Sprint qualifying will be held on October 18, 2024, at 16:30 local time (UTC–5), and will determine the starting grid order for the sprint. [1]

Sprint

The sprint will be held on October 19, 2024, at 13:00 local time (UTC–5), and is set to be run for 19 laps. [1]

Qualifying

Qualifying will be held on October 19, 2024, at 17:00 local time (UTC–5), and will determine the starting order for the main race. [1]

Race

The race will be held on October 20, 2024, at 14:00 local time (UTC–5), and is scheduled to be contested over 56 laps. [1]

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