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. McLaren drivers and championship contenders Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris both retired in the sprint, and finished in fifth and second for the Grand Prix, 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, whilst Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull were separated by just ten points heading into the next round in Mexico.
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. 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. 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.
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.
Entrants
The drivers and teams were the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions; 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, and Franco Colapinto replaced Jack Doohan at Alpine from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix onward on a race-by-race basis.
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.
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 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 to compensate for the equipment, or add additional of ballast in the cockpit. This change was introduced in 2025 to prevent driver overheating, as observed during the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, and was used for the second time in the season following the preceding Singapore Grand Prix.
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 ahead of Nico Hülkenberg and Norris' teammate Oscar Piastri. Charles Leclerc had a gearbox issue.
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.
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), 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.
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.
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.
Sprint qualifying classification DriverConstructorSprintgridSQ1SQ2SQ311 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:33.3631:33.1631:32.143124 Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:33.2241:33.0331:32.2142381 Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1:33.8891:33.3711:32.52334 27 Nico HülkenbergKick Sauber-Ferrari1:34.2361:33.5771:32.6454563 George RussellMercedes1:34.6531:33.4621:32.8885614 Fernando Alonso1:34.7371:33.9511:32.9106755 Carlos Sainz Jr.Williams-Mercedes1:34.2391:33.6521:32.9117844Ferrari1:34.2261:34.0121:33.0358923 Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:34.4721:33.8311:33.09991016 Charles LeclercFerrari1:34.9131:33.9381:33.104101112 Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:34.4141:34.018N/A11126 Isack HadjarRacing Bulls-Honda RBPT1:34.2431:34.241N/A121310 Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:35.1441:34.258N/A131418 Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes1:34.9881:34.394N/A141530 Liam LawsonRacing Bulls-Honda RBPT1:34.603No timeN/A151687 Oliver BearmanHaas-Ferrari1:35.159N/AN/A161743Alpine-Renault1:35.246N/AN/A171822 Yuki TsunodaRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:35.259N/AN/A181931 Esteban OconHaas-Ferrari1:36.003N/AN/A19107% time: 1:39.749—5 Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber-FerrariNo timeN/AN/A20Source: Notes – Gabriel Bortoleto failed to set a time during sprint qualifying. He was permitted to race in the sprint at the stewards' discretion.
Sprint The sprint was held on October 18, 2025, at 12:00 local time (UTC–5), and was run for 19 laps.
Sprint report At the first corner, Oscar Piastri of McLaren attempted a switchback maneuver on teammate Norris, only to collide with the Sauber of 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. In the chaos, Yuki Tsunoda and Gabriel Bortoleto avoided the collisions to go from eighteenth to seventh and twentieth to eleventh, respectively. Other drivers, including Carlos Sainz Jr. and the Ferrari cars of Lewis Hamilton, and Charles Leclerc, also benefited from the incident moving up the order.
On lap 17, Lance Stroll of Aston Martin struck 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. was elevated to third, scoring his and his team's first sprint podium.
Sprint classification DriverConstructorTime/RetiredPoints11 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT19 37:58.22918263 George Russell Mercedes19 +0.39557355 Carlos Sainz Jr. Williams-Mercedes19 +0.79176444 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari19 +1.22485516 Charles Leclerc Ferrari19 +1.825104623 Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes19 +2.57693722 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT19 +2.976182812 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes19 +4.147111930 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT19 +4.804151010 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault19 +5.12613115 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber-Ferrari19 +5.64920126 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT19 +6.228121327 Nico Hülkenberg Kick Sauber-Ferrari19 +6.62441443 Alpine-Renault19 +8.006171587 Oliver Bearman Haas-Ferrari19 +13.57616 18 Lance Stroll 15 Collision/Suspension Damage19 31 Esteban Ocon Haas-Ferrari15 Collision14 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes0 Collision/Suspension Damage3 14 Fernando Alonso 0 Collision6 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes0 Collision/Ripped Wheel2Source: Notes – Oliver Bearman finished eighth, but received a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
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.
Qualifying report A red flag was flown after Isack Hadjar of Racing Bulls crashed out in Q1. 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.
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 Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton completing the top five. Championship leader Oscar Piastri qualified sixth.
Qualifying classification DriverConstructorQ1Q2Q311 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:33.2071:32.7011:32.510124 Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:33.8431:32.8761:32.8012316 Charles LeclercFerrari1:33.5251:32.8691:32.8073463 George RussellMercedes1:33.3111:33.0581:32.8264544 Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:33.6851:32.9141:32.9125681 Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1:33.7461:33.2281:33.0846712 Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:33.5011:33.0441:33.1147887 Oliver BearmanHaas-Ferrari1:33.9211:33.2381:33.1398955 Carlos Sainz Jr.Williams-Mercedes1:33.7391:33.1241:33.15091014 Fernando Alonso1:33.7411:33.2371:33.1601011 27 Nico HülkenbergKick Sauber-Ferrari1:33.5511:33.334N/A111230 Liam LawsonRacing Bulls-Honda RBPT1:33.5491:33.360N/A121322 Yuki TsunodaRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:33.9351:33.466N/A131410 Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:33.5991:33.651N/A141543 Alpine-Renault1:34.0391:34.044N/A15165 Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber-Ferrari1:34.125N/AN/A161731 Esteban OconHaas-Ferrari1:34.136N/AN/A171818 Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes1:34.540N/AN/A191923 Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:34.690N/AN/A18107% time: 1:39.731—6 Isack HadjarRacing Bulls-Honda RBPTNo timeN/AN/A20Source: Notes – Lance Stroll received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Esteban Ocon during the sprint. – Isack Hadjar failed to set a time during qualifying. He was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.
Race The race was held on October 19, 2025, at 14:00 local time (UTC–5), and was run for 56 laps.
Race report 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. Further back, Gabriel Bortoleto and Alex Albon collided in the opening lap, with Albon's Williams spinning out and then returning to the track. The virtual safety car was deployed on lap 7 after Albon's teammate Carlos Sainz retired from the race following a collision with Antonelli, which the latter escaped without much damage.