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Round 18 · 25 Oct 2026

United States Grand Prix

2026-10-25_Race · 56 laps · 22 entries · from the f1 database

Executive summary

Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won from pole by 13.078 s over Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), with Max Verstappen third— Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap (1:37.976 on L42, on new hards).

The start-compound split: 15 drivers on softs, ANT/NOR/PIA/RUS/STR on mediums, BOT/COL on hards. The biggest pit wave came on lap 15 — 3 cars stopping together. The race was shaped by a lap-51 VSC, with ≈3 laps run under caution.

ANT did not lead wire-to-wire: the lead changed hands 2 times, with VER (laps 25–31). 3 DNFs: BOT (lap 48, DNF in the pits — brought out the VSC), COL (lap 35, DNF in the pits), BEA (lap 24, DNF in the pits). ANT leads the championship on 365 points, 123 clear with 125 points still available in 5 rounds.

Official race poster for the United States Grand Prix 2026

Key facts

Winner
ANT
+13.078 s
Fastest lap
LEC
1:37.976 L42
Lead changes
2
3 stints in front
Cautions
0 SC · 2 VSC
red flag ×0
DNFs
3
BOT, COL, BEA
Championship
ANT
leads by 123 pts

Session timeline

LocalLapEvent
14:0612 Yellow flag
14:201 GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
14:301 PIT EXIT CLOSED
14:3212 Yellow flag
14:451 RISK OF RAIN FOR THE F1 RACE IS 0%
15:031 RACE START
15:041 PIT EXIT OPEN
15:0412 Yellow flag
15:0512 Yellow flag
15:0616 VSC deployed
15:0617 VSC ending
15:0712 Yellow flag
15:0832 Yellow flag
15:45252 Yellow flag
16:28512 Yellow flag
16:29512 Yellow flag
16:29516 VSC deployed
16:33537 VSC ending
16:3956 CHEQUERED FLAG

Merged from TrackStatus transitions and race control messages · times local (UTC−5) · lap attribution from the winner's lap completions

Lap-time progression

Click legend entries to isolate drivers · scroll/zoom inside the chart · every lap is drawn · y-axis spans fastest lap → fastest +30%, slower laps clip at the top

Race progress

Grid position (lap 0) → final standing · P1 at the top · a driver's line stops where they went out (DNF) · click legend entries to isolate drivers

Tyre strategies & pit stops

Fastest stationary stops

#DriverLapStopLanevia
1PIA152.1 s23.4 sseries
2LEC392.2 s24.2 sstop feed
3LIN182.3 s23.8 sstop feed
4LEC152.4 s24.1 sstop feed
5HAD252.4 s24.1 sstop feed
6ALB312.5 s23.7 sseries
7HAM382.5 s24.0 sPitStop+PitStopSeries
8ANT242.6 s23.6 sstop feed

Median stationary stop 2.8 s over 32 timed stops in the feeds. The three pit feeds overlap and miss a few cars — stop counts in the classification table are from live timing and authoritative; timings here are best-effort merges.

0 drivers started on intermediates; the biggest pit wave came on lap 15 (3 cars) — the simultaneous compound switch is visible across the field.

Corner analysis

Average speed by position around the lap — ANT vs RUS, laps 3–12 (shared clean window), car positions normalised per lap from the start/finish line; C-labels are auto-detected apexes.

ANT is quicker through 57 of 120 track segments vs RUS (49 to RUS); biggest edges: ANT +39 km/h at 86% distance, RUS +24 km/h at 67%.

Penalties & steward decisions

LapCarDecision / message
463 RUSTURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 63 (RUS) NOTED - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (15:04:59)
45 BORCAR 5 (BOR) TIME 1:53.937 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 11 LAP 2 15:06:41
514 ALOCAR 14 (ALO) TIME 1:53.570 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 2 15:06:58
563 RUSFIA STEWARDS: TURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 63 (RUS) UNDER INVESTIGATION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (15:04:59)
65 BORTURN 11 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 5 (BOR) NOTED - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (15:06:39)
741 LIN+55 SAIINCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 41 (LIN) AND 55 (SAI) NOTED (15:03:49)
887 BEA+10 GASTURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 87 (BEA) AND 10 (GAS) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:06:57)
881 PIACAR 81 (PIA) TIME 1:42.300 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 7 15:15:17
963 RUSPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 63 (RUS) - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (15:04:59)
1087 BEACAR 87 (BEA) TIME 1:42.992 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 7 15:14:55
115 BORFIA STEWARDS: TURN 11 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 5 (BOR) UNDER INVESTIGATION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (15:06:39)
121 NORCAR 1 (NOR) TIME 1:41.931 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 10 15:20:22
135 BORFIA STEWARDS: TURN 11 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 5 (BOR) NO FURTHER ACTION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (15:06:39)
1487 BEACAR 87 (BEA) TIME 1:46.078 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 12 15:24:06
1541 LIN+55 SAIFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 41 (LIN) AND 55 (SAI) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION (15:03:49)
1544 HAMCAR 44 (HAM) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 14 15:26:32 (PIT)
1787 BEA+10 GASFIA STEWARDS: TURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 87 (BEA) AND 10 (GAS) UNDER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:06:57)
1827 HULCAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:43.727 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 19 LAP 16 15:31:28
1987 BEAPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 87 (BEA) - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:06:57)
2023 ALBCAR 23 (ALB) TIME 1:42.242 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 18 15:34:57
2463 RUSFIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 63 (RUS) - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (15:04:59)
2587 BEAFIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 87 (BEA) - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:06:57)
2743 COL+41 LINTURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 43 (COL) AND 41 (LIN) NOTED (15:45:42)
2981 PIACAR 81 (PIA) TIME 1:42.880 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 2 LAP 26 15:47:01
2916 LECCAR 16 (LEC) TIME 1:41.346 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 26 15:47:25
2943 COLCAR 43 (COL) TIME 1:44.549 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 27 15:50:16
3043 COL+41 LINFIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 43 (COL) AND 41 (LIN) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION (15:45:42)
306 HADCAR 6 (HAD) TIME 1:41.374 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 28 15:51:11
3243 COLCAR 43 (COL) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 11 LAP 30 15:55:10 (PIT)
3612 ANTCAR 12 (ANT) TIME 1:40.062 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 35 16:02:27
3827 HULCAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:41.669 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 33 15:59:50
4955 SAICAR 55 (SAI) TIME 1:41.423 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 47 16:24:55
5163 RUSCAR 63 (RUS) TIME 1:40.967 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 49 16:26:31
5255 SAICAR 55 (SAI) TIME 1:41.983 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 48 16:26:36
5263 RUSCAR 63 (RUS) TIME 1:40.614 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 50 16:28:12
5223 ALBCAR 23 (ALB) TIME 1:43.985 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 20 LAP 49 16:28:52
5418 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:41.101 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 49 16:27:39
5514 ALOCAR 14 (ALO) TIME 1:41.669 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 15 LAP 47 16:25:07
556 HADCAR 6 (HAD) TIME 1:40.824 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 54 16:35:45
5581 PIACAR 81 (PIA) TIME 1:41.297 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 54 16:36:01
5663 RUSCAR 63 (RUS) TIME 1:41.072 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 54 16:36:02
5663 RUSCAR 63 (RUS) TIME 1:41.167 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 12 LAP 55 16:37:43
5663 RUSBLACK AND WHITE FLAG FOR CAR 63 (RUS) - TRACK LIMITS
5614 ALOCAR 14 (ALO) TIME 1:40.943 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 11 LAP 54 16:37:26

Championship state

ANT leads the championship on 365 points, 123 clear with 125 points still available in 5 rounds.

Drivers

PosDriverTeamPointsThis raceModel
1ANTMercedes365+25365
2RUSMercedes242+4242
3HAMFerrari241+12241
4VERRed Bull Racing236+15236
5LECFerrari233+18233
6NORMcLaren211+10211
7PIAMcLaren144+6144
8HADRed Bull Racing105+8105
9LAWRacing Bulls77+277
10GASAlpine42+142
11LINRacing Bulls38+038
12COLAlpine27+027
13BEAHaas F1 Team23+023
14HULAudi13+013
15BORAudi10+010
16OCOHaas F1 Team7+07
17ALOAston Martin7+07
18SAIWilliams7+07
19ALBWilliams5+05
21STRAston Martin0+00
22BOTCadillac0+00
23PERCadillac0+00

Constructors

PosTeamDriversPointsThis raceModel
1MercedesANT · RUS607+29607
2FerrariHAM · LEC474+30474
3McLarenNOR · PIA355+16355
4Red Bull RacingHAD · VER355+23355
5Racing BullsLAW · LIN102+2102
6AlpineCOL · GAS69+169
7Haas F1 TeamBEA · OCO30+030
8AudiBOR · HUL23+023
9WilliamsALB · SAI12+012
10Aston MartinALO · STR7+07
11CadillacBOT · PER0+00

Standings snapshots at this round from the feed (constructors = driver points summed per team they scored them for) · Model = live projection's final predicted points

Weather conditions

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridGapStopsBest lapTyrePts
1ANTMercedes1—11:39.086 L55HHard25
2LECFerrari4+13.07821:37.976 L42HHard18
3VERRed Bull Racing2+17.48521:39.231 L54MMedium15
4HAMFerrari5+18.51521:38.457 L48HHard12
5NORMcLaren8+30.52111:39.811 L43HHard10
6HADRed Bull Racing3+34.37311:39.399 L44HHard8
7PIAMcLaren7+52.67411:40.328 L19HHard6
8RUSMercedes6+54.30311:39.928 L29HHard4
9LAWRacing Bulls9+79.18311:39.652 L56HHard2
10GASAlpine10+87.51611:40.193 L55HHard1
11HULAudi11+94.94511:40.323 L53HHard0
12LINRacing Bulls141L21:39.422 L43SSoft0
13BORAudi211L21:38.393 L53SSoft0
14OCOHaas F1 Team151L11:41.418 L23HHard0
15STRAston Martin221L21:40.189 L43SSoft0
16ALOAston Martin121L21:39.841 L53SSoft0
17ALBWilliams171L21:41.132 L33HHard0
18SAIWilliams161L21:40.353 L41SSoft0
19PERCadillac181L11:41.680 L55HHard0
DNFBOTCadillac198L11:42.012 L32SSoft0
DNFCOLAlpine2021L21:41.087 L33SSoft0
DNFBEAHaas F1 Team1332L31:42.107 L4MMedium0