Preview · United States Grand Prix
United States Grand Prix preview: Antonelli can clinch the title
Form, history and the title picture before round 18 at Circuit of the Americas.
The United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, Austin is round 18 of 23. Lights out is Sunday 25 October at 20:00 UTC; every session in your own time zone is on the race page.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads the championship by 102 points from Russell, with 150 points left over 6 rounds. He can clinch the title this weekend if he outscores Russell by 24, Hamilton by 15, Verstappen by 7 and Leclerc by 1 point or more.
Max Verstappen has won the last two races and goes for a third in a row.
Max Verstappen won here last year for Red Bull, ahead of Norris and Leclerc.
Lewis Hamilton has won here five times, more than anyone else on the grid; Verstappen has four wins here.
The race lap record is 1:36.169, set by Charles Leclerc in 2019; the race runs over 56 laps.
Race-day forecast: around 27°C (80°F) with a 2% chance of rain. Forecasts this far out can change; the race page updates through the weekend.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 340 | |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 238 | −102 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 229 | −111 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 221 | −119 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 215 | −125 |
Championship standings going into the weekend. Written automatically from the official results.
