2025 United States Grand Prix

2025 United States Grand Prix
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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	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Time	1:32.510
Fastest lap
Driver	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes
Time	1:37.577 on lap 33
Podium
First	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Second	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Charles Leclerc	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 (Red Bull) won from pole position in both the sprint and the race. After retiring in the sprint, championship contenders Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris (both McLaren) finished in fifth and second, respectively, with Norris finishing ahead of Charles Leclerc (Ferrari).

Background

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]

Championship standings before the race

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]

Entrants

See also: 2025 Formula One World Championship § Entries

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 choices

Further information: Formula One tyres

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]

Weather forecast

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]

Practice

The sole free practice session was held on October 17, 2025, at 12:30 local time (UTC–5), and was topped by Lando Norris (McLaren) ahead of Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber) and Norris' teammate Oscar Piastri. ^[1]

Sprint qualifying

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]

Sprint qualifying report

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), Oliver Bearman and Esteban Ocon (both Haas) were eliminated, in addition to Franco Colapinto (Alpine), Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull), and Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber), the latter of whom failed to set a legal lap time. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

The second session (SQ2), which lasted for ten minutes, Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls), Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) and Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls); Lawson did not set a legal lap time during the session. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

The third session (SQ3) lasted for eight minutes, and determined the final order of the remaining ten drivers. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) finished the session in first, with a lap time of 1:32.143. Lando Norris (McLaren) finished in second, 0.071 seconds behind Verstappen, with teammate Oscar Piastri finishing in third with a time of 1:32.523. Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber), who recorded his highest starting position of the season, and George Russell (Mercedes) finished in fourth and fifth. Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz Jr., Lewis Hamilton, Alexander Albon, and Charles Leclerc completed the rest of the top ten. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Sprint qualifying classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times			Sprint grid
				SQ1	SQ2	SQ3
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:33.363	1:33.163	1:32.143	1
2	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	1:33.224	1:33.033	1:32.214	2
3	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	1:33.889	1:33.371	1:32.523	3
4	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	1:34.236	1:33.577	1:32.645	4
5	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:34.653	1:33.462	1:32.888	5
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:34.737	1:33.951	1:32.910	6
7	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams-Mercedes	1:34.239	1:33.652	1:32.911	7
8	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:34.226	1:34.012	1:33.035	8
9	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	1:34.472	1:33.831	1:33.099	9
10	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:34.913	1:33.938	1:33.104	10
11	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:34.414	1:34.018	N/A	11
12	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	1:34.243	1:34.241	N/A	12
13	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	1:35.144	1:34.258	N/A	13
14	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:34.988	1:34.394	N/A	14
15	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	1:34.603	No time	N/A	15
16	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas-Ferrari	1:35.159	N/A	N/A	16
17	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine-Renault	1:35.246	N/A	N/A	17
18	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:35.259	N/A	N/A	18
19	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas-Ferrari	1:36.003	N/A	N/A	19
107% time: 1:39.749
—	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	No time	N/A	N/A	20 1
Source: [16] [17]

Notes

• ^1 – Gabriel Bortoleto failed to set a time during sprint qualifying. He was permitted to race in the sprint at the stewards' discretion. ^{[17] [18]}

Sprint

The sprint was held on October 18, 2025, at 12:00 local time (UTC–5), and was run for 19 laps. ^[1]

Sprint report

At the first corner, Oscar Piastri (McLaren), attempted a switchback maneuver on Norris, only to collide with Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber) 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 (Aston Martin) ended up with collateral damage, and Hülkenberg's front wing would be ripped off shortly afterward. Alonso also retired on lap one. ^[19] 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. ^[19]

On lap 17, the other Aston Martin, Lance Stroll, ended up colliding with Esteban Ocon (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 (Red Bull), who led since the first lap, won the sprint from pole position ahead of George Russell (Mercedes). Due to the retirement of both McLarens, Carlos Sainz Jr. (Williams) was elevated to third, scoring his and his team's first sprint podium. ^[19]

Sprint classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	19	37:58.229	1	8
2	63	George Russell	Mercedes	19	+0.395	5	7
3	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams-Mercedes	19	+0.791	7	6
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	19	+1.224	8	5
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	19	+1.825	10	4
6	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	19	+2.576	9	3
7	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	19	+2.976	18	2
8	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	19	+4.147	11	1
9	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	19	+4.804	15
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	19	+5.126	13
11	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	19	+5.649	20
12	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	19	+6.228	12
13	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	19	+6.624	4
14	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine-Renault	19	+8.006	17
15	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas-Ferrari	19	+13.576 1	16
Ret	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas-Ferrari	15	Collision	19
Ret	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	15	Collision	14
Ret	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	0	Collision	2
Ret	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	0	Collision	3
Ret	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	0	Collision	6
Source: [17] [20] [21]

Notes

• ^1 – Oliver Bearman finished eighth, but received a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. ^[20]

Qualifying

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]

Qualifying report

A red flag was flown after Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) crashed out in Q1. ^[22] Gabriel Bortoleto, Esteban Ocon, Lance Stroll, Alexander Albon and the stricken Hadjar were the first five to be eliminated. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) 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 lofty sprint qualifying result and was knocked out in Q2, along with Liam Lawson, Yuki Tsunoda, and the two Alpine cars of Colapinto and Esteban Ocon. ^[23]

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 (McLaren) joined him on the front row, 0.291 seconds adrift, with Leclerc, Russell and Hamilton completing the top five. Championship leader Oscar Piastri underperformed compared to his title rival and teammate, and qualified sixth. ^[23]

Qualifying classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times			Final grid
				Q1	Q2	Q3
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:33.207	1:32.701	1:32.510	1
2	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	1:33.843	1:32.876	1:32.801	2
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:33.525	1:32.869	1:32.807	3
4	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:33.311	1:33.058	1:32.826	4
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:33.685	1:32.914	1:32.912	5
6	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	1:33.746	1:33.228	1:33.084	6
7	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:33.501	1:33.044	1:33.114	7
8	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas-Ferrari	1:33.921	1:33.238	1:33.139	8
9	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams-Mercedes	1:33.739	1:33.124	1:33.150	9
10	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:33.741	1:33.237	1:33.160	10
11	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	1:33.551	1:33.334	N/A	11
12	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	1:33.549	1:33.360	N/A	12
13	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:33.935	1:33.466	N/A	13
14	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	1:33.599	1:33.651	N/A	14
15	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine-Renault	1:34.039	1:34.044	N/A	15
16	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	1:34.125	N/A	N/A	16
17	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas-Ferrari	1:34.136	N/A	N/A	17
18	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:34.540	N/A	N/A	19 1
19	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	1:34.690	N/A	N/A	18
107% time: 1:39.731
—	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	No time	N/A	N/A	20 2
Source: [24] [25]

Notes

• ^1 – Lance Stroll received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Esteban Ocon during the sprint. ^{[25] [26]}
• ^2 – Isack Hadjar failed to set a time during qualifying. He was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion. ^[25]

Race

The race was held on October 19, 2025, at 14:00 local time (UTC–5), and was run for 56 laps. ^[1]

Race classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	56	1:34:00.161	1	25
2	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	56	+7.959	2	18
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	56	+15.373	3	15
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	56	+28.536	5	12
5	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	56	+29.678	6	10
6	63	George Russell	Mercedes	56	+33.456	4	8
7	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	56	+52.714	13	6
8	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	56	+57.249	11	4
9	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas-Ferrari	56	+1:04.722	8	2
10	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	56	+1:10.001	10	1
11	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	56	+1:13.209	12
12	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	56	+1:14.778	19
13	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	56	+1:15.746	7
14	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	56	+1:20.000	18
15	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas-Ferrari	56	+1:23.043	17
16	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	56	+1:32.807	20
17	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine-Renault	55	+1 lap	15
18	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	55	+1 lap	16
19	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	55	+1 lap	14
Ret	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams-Mercedes	5	Collision damage	9
Source: [25] [27] [28]

Championship standings after the race

For full season standings, see 2025 Formula One World Championship § Results and standings.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Oscar Piastri 346 2 Lando Norris 332 3 Max Verstappen 306 4 George Russell 252 5 Charles Leclerc 192 Source: [29]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Mercedes* 678 2 Mercedes 341 3 Ferrari 334 4 Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 331 5 Williams-Mercedes 111 Source: [29]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
• Competitor marked in bold and with an asterisk is the 2025 World Constructors' Champion.

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