Practice 3 · United States Grand Prix

Hamilton fastest in Practice 3 at the United States Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton topped Practice 3 with a 1:34.893, 0.168s clear of Verstappen.

F1 Pit Wall · 24 October 2026

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Practice 3, United States Grand Prix: 1. Lewis Hamilton, 2. Max Verstappen, 3. Charles Leclerc

Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) set the pace in Practice 3 at the United States Grand Prix, with a best lap of 1:34.893, 0.168s quicker than Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc was third, 0.234s off the top.

Ferrari, Red Bull Racing and Mercedes filled the top of the order, with the top 10 covered by 1.037s and eight drivers within a second of the fastest time.

Nine of the top 10 set their best laps on the soft tyre.

Sergio Pérez completed the most laps, 25.

Championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli was 4th, 0.303s off the pace.

Practice times don't always tell the full story: teams run different fuel loads and programmes, and the order often changes once qualifying runs begin.

PosDriverTeamBest lapGap
1Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:34.893
2Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:35.061+0.168s
3Charles LeclercFerrari1:35.127+0.234s
4Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:35.196+0.303s
5George RussellMercedes1:35.381+0.488s
6Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:35.531+0.638s
7Nico HülkenbergAudi1:35.591+0.698s
8Lando NorrisMcLaren1:35.706+0.813s
9Pierre GaslyAlpine1:35.904+1.011s
10Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:35.930+1.037s

Written automatically from the official timing. Results can change after stewards' decisions.

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