| 2025 United States Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 19 of 24 in the 2025 Formula One World Championship
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| Layout of the Circuit of the Americas | |||||
| Race details [1] | |||||
| Date | October 19, 2025 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix 2025 | ||||
| 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 | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
| Time | 1:32.510 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:37.577 on lap 33 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The 2025 United States Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix 2025) was a Formula One motor race held on October 19, 2025, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, United States. It was the nineteenth round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship and the fourth of six Grands Prix in the season to utilise the sprint format. Max Verstappen of Red Bull won from pole position in both the sprint and main race. After both McLaren drivers retired in the sprint, championship contenders Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finished in fifth and second, respectively, with Norris finishing ahead of Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari.
The result meant that Norris closed the gap to Piastri to 14 points. Following his second victory in the last three races, Verstappen retained third, 40 points behind Piastri in the standings.
The event was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, for the 13th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of October 17–19, 2025. [2] The Grand Prix was the nineteenth round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship and the 46th running of the United States Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship. [3] It was also the fourth of six Grands Prix in the season to utilise the sprint format and the third time overall that the United States Grand Prix featured it. [4]
Going into the weekend, Oscar Piastri led the Drivers' Championship with 336 points, 22 points ahead of Lando Norris in second, and 63 points ahead of Max Verstappen. McLaren, who had won the Constructors' Championship at the preceding Singapore Grand Prix, were ahead of Mercedes and Ferrari, who were second and third with 325 and 298 points, respectively. [5]
The drivers and teams were the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions; [6] Yuki Tsunoda at Red Bull Racing held the seat originally held by Liam Lawson before Lawson was demoted back to Racing Bulls from the Japanese Grand Prix onward, [7] and Franco Colapinto replaced Jack Doohan at Alpine from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix onward on a race-by-race basis. [8]
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event. [9]
Ahead of the weekend, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) received a forecast predicting that the heat index would be greater than 31 °C (88 °F) at some time during the sprint and the race. As a result, the FIA declared a "heat hazard"; in these conditions, teams may either equip their drivers with cooling systems, with the minimum weight limit being raised by 5 kilograms (11 lb) to compensate for the equipment, or add additional 0.5 kilograms (1 lb) of ballast in the cockpit. [10] This change was introduced in 2025 to prevent driver overheating, as observed during the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, [11] and was used for the second time in the season following the preceding Singapore Grand Prix. [12]
The sole free practice session was held on October 17, 2025, at 12:30 local time (UTC–5), and was topped by Lando Norris ahead of Nico Hülkenberg and Norris' teammate Oscar Piastri. [1] Charles Leclerc had a gearbox issue. [13] [14]
Sprint qualifying was held on October 17, 2025, at 16:30 local time (UTC–5), and determined the starting grid order for the sprint. [1]
It consisted of three sessions, with the five drivers with the worst lap times being eliminated following each of the first two sessions. During the twelve minutes long first session (SQ1), Haas drivers Oliver Bearman and Esteban Ocon were eliminated, in addition to Franco Colapinto, Yuki Tsunoda, and Gabriel Bortoleto, the latter of whom failed to set a legal lap time. [15] [16] [17]
The second session (SQ2), which lasted for ten minutes, Kimi Antonelli, Isack Hadjar, Pierre Gasly, Lance Stroll and Liam Lawson; Lawson did not set a legal lap time during the session. [15] [16] [17]
The third session (SQ3) lasted for eight minutes, and determined the final order of the remaining ten drivers. Max Verstappen finished the session in first, with a lap time of 1:32.143. Lando Norris finished in second, 0.071 seconds behind Verstappen, with teammate Oscar Piastri finishing in third with a time of 1:32.523. Nico Hülkenberg, who recorded his highest starting position of the season, and George Russell finished in fourth and fifth. Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz Jr., Lewis Hamilton, Alexander Albon, and Charles Leclerc completed the rest of the top ten. [15] [16] [17]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Sprint grid | ||
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| SQ1 | SQ2 | SQ3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:33.363 | 1:33.163 | 1:32.143 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.224 | 1:33.033 | 1:32.214 | 2 |
| 3 | 81 | | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.889 | 1:33.371 | 1:32.523 | 3 |
| 4 | 27 | | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.236 | 1:33.577 | 1:32.645 | 4 |
| 5 | 63 | | Mercedes | 1:34.653 | 1:33.462 | 1:32.888 | 5 |
| 6 | 14 | | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:34.737 | 1:33.951 | 1:32.910 | 6 |
| 7 | 55 | | Williams-Mercedes | 1:34.239 | 1:33.652 | 1:32.911 | 7 |
| 8 | 44 | | Ferrari | 1:34.226 | 1:34.012 | 1:33.035 | 8 |
| 9 | 23 | | Williams-Mercedes | 1:34.472 | 1:33.831 | 1:33.099 | 9 |
| 10 | 16 | | Ferrari | 1:34.913 | 1:33.938 | 1:33.104 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | | Mercedes | 1:34.414 | 1:34.018 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 6 | | Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT | 1:34.243 | 1:34.241 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 10 | | Alpine-Renault | 1:35.144 | 1:34.258 | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 18 | | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:34.988 | 1:34.394 | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 30 | | Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT | 1:34.603 | No time | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 87 | | Haas-Ferrari | 1:35.159 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 43 | | Alpine-Renault | 1:35.246 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 22 | | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:35.259 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 31 | | Haas-Ferrari | 1:36.003 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 107% time: 1:39.749 | |||||||
| — | 5 | | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | No time | N/A | N/A | 20 1 |
| Source: [18] [19] | |||||||
Notes
The sprint was held on October 18, 2025, at 12:00 local time (UTC–5), and was run for 19 laps. [1]
At the first corner, Oscar Piastri, attempted a switchback maneuver on Norris, only to collide with Nico Hülkenberg on his inside. This contact pushed Piastri into the side of Norris. The collision resulted in Piastri receiving suspension damage and pulling over to the side of the track, and Norris retiring with his left rear wheel coming off. Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin ended up with collateral damage, and Hülkenberg's front wing would be ripped off shortly afterward. Alonso also retired on lap one. [21] In the chaos, drivers Yuki Tsunoda and Gabriel Bortoleto avoided the collisions to go from eighteenth to seventh and twentieth to eleventh, respectively. Other drivers, including Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton, and Charles Leclerc, also benefited from the incident moving up the order. [21]
On lap 17, the other Aston Martin, Lance Stroll, ended up colliding with Esteban Ocon's Haas while attempting an overtake, again at turn one, causing both drivers to retire with damage. Stroll received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision. With Ocon's retirement bringing out another safety car that lasted until the end, Max Verstappen, who led since the first lap, won the sprint from pole position ahead of George Russell. Due to the retirement of both McLarens, Carlos Sainz Jr.'s Williams was elevated to third, scoring his and his team's first sprint podium. [21]
Notes
Qualifying was held on October 18, 2025, at 16:00 local time (UTC–5), and determined the starting grid order for the main race. [1]
A red flag was flown after Isack Hadjar of Racing Bulls crashed out in Q1. [24] Gabriel Bortoleto, Esteban Ocon, Lance Stroll, Alexander Albon and the stricken Hadjar were the first five to be eliminated. Franco Colapinto was initially eliminated in Q1, but was reprieved by Albon having his best lap deleted for a track limits violation. Nico Hulkenberg was unable to replicate his sprint qualifying result and was knocked out in Q2, along with Liam Lawson, Yuki Tsunoda, and the two Alpine cars of Pierre Gasly and Colapinto. [25]
Max Verstappen took his 47th career pole position with only one run in Q3, as Red Bull misjudged the time needed to exit the pits and start his final flying lap. Lando Norris joined him on the front row, 0.291 seconds adrift, with Leclerc, Russell and Hamilton completing the top five. Championship leader Oscar Piastri qualified sixth. [25]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:33.207 | 1:32.701 | 1:32.510 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.843 | 1:32.876 | 1:32.801 | 2 |
| 3 | 16 | | Ferrari | 1:33.525 | 1:32.869 | 1:32.807 | 3 |
| 4 | 63 | | Mercedes | 1:33.311 | 1:33.058 | 1:32.826 | 4 |
| 5 | 44 | | Ferrari | 1:33.685 | 1:32.914 | 1:32.912 | 5 |
| 6 | 81 | | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.746 | 1:33.228 | 1:33.084 | 6 |
| 7 | 12 | | Mercedes | 1:33.501 | 1:33.044 | 1:33.114 | 7 |
| 8 | 87 | | Haas-Ferrari | 1:33.921 | 1:33.238 | 1:33.139 | 8 |
| 9 | 55 | | Williams-Mercedes | 1:33.739 | 1:33.124 | 1:33.150 | 9 |
| 10 | 14 | | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:33.741 | 1:33.237 | 1:33.160 | 10 |
| 11 | 27 | | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:33.551 | 1:33.334 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 30 | | Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT | 1:33.549 | 1:33.360 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 22 | | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:33.935 | 1:33.466 | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 10 | | Alpine-Renault | 1:33.599 | 1:33.651 | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 43 | | Alpine-Renault | 1:34.039 | 1:34.044 | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 5 | | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.125 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 31 | | Haas-Ferrari | 1:34.136 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 18 | | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:34.540 | N/A | N/A | 19 1 |
| 19 | 23 | | Williams-Mercedes | 1:34.690 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 107% time: 1:39.731 | |||||||
| — | 6 | | Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT | No time | N/A | N/A | 20 2 |
| Source: [26] [27] | |||||||
Notes
The race was held on October 19, 2025, at 14:00 local time (UTC–5), and was run for 56 laps. [1] \
Polesitter Max Verstappen had a good launch and maintained his lead in the opening lap. Title contender Lando Norris qualified in second, but was quickly overtaken on the outside of turn 1 by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who opted for soft tyres at the start of the race. Leclerc was the only driver in the top 10 to start on softs. [13] Further back, Gabriel Bortoleto and Alex Albon collided in the opening lap, with Albon's Williams spinning out and then returning to the track. [29] The virtual safety car was deployed on lap 7 after Williams driver Carlos Sainz retired from the race following a collision with Antonelli, Antonelli was able to continue. [30] [29]
Norris and Leclerc battled for second place until lap 21, when Norris took the place back from Leclerc. Leclerc regained second position after their teams' respective pit stops, with Ferrari successfully executing an undercut strategy. Norris made multiple unsuccessful overtake attempts, before he eventually made his way past the Ferrari in the closing laps. [31] [32] Max Verstappen won the 68th Grand Prix in his career. [30] Lando Norris finished in second and Charles Leclerc finished in third, the Ferrari driver's sixth podium finish of the season. [33] Lewis Hamilton finished in fourth ahead of Championship leader Oscar Piastri in fifth, with George Russell, Yuki Tsunoda, Nico Hulkenberg, Oliver Bearman, and Fernando Alonso completing the top ten points finishers. [31] [34]
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella claimed that Norris had the race pace to challenge Verstappen for the win, but he was held back by his battle with Leclerc. [35] Oscar Piastri retained his lead in the Drivers' Championship, but his nearest rival Lando Norris closed the gap to just 14 points. Max Verstappen trailed Piastri's lead by 40 points.The result saw Leclerc mathematically eliminated from championship contention. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren extended their lead to 337 points after claiming its tenth Constructors' Championship at the previous round in Singapore. In the fight for second place in the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari were only separated by ten points following the conclusion of this round.. [30] Carlos Sainz was given a 5-place grid penalty for the succeeding Mexico City Grand Prix, as well as 2 penalty points for causing a collision in the incident with Antonelli. [30]
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The ambient temperature is expected to reach 31C on both Saturday and Sunday, which is the FIA's threshold for declaring a Heat Hazard.
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