Antonelli takes pole for US GP, Verstappen second
Mercedes's Kimi Antonelli set the fastest time in qualifying at Circuit of the Americas, with Max Verstappen 0.179 seconds behind. The race starts Sunday, 25 October at 23:00 Turkish time.
Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli took pole position in qualifying for the 2026 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, setting a time of 1:34.035. Red Bull's Max Verstappen was second, 0.179 seconds back. The race starts on Sunday, 25 October at 23:00 Turkish time.
US GP qualifying results: top 10
Verstappen's teammate Isack Hadjar took third, 0.215 seconds behind the Dutchman. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished fourth and fifth, 0.232 and 0.276 seconds off the pole time.
Mercedes's other driver, George Russell, will start sixth, 0.441 seconds back. In the McLaren garage, Oscar Piastri was seventh (+0.768) and Lando Norris eighth (+1.014). Racing Bulls driver Arvid Lindblad took ninth, 2.014 seconds off the pace. Liam Lawson failed to set a time in Q3 and will start 10th.
Drivers eliminated in Q2 and Q1
The biggest name knocked out in Q2 was Pierre Gasly, who set 1:35.080 to finish 11th, just 0.022 seconds behind Lawson in 10th. Nico Hülkenberg was 12th, followed by Gabriel Bortoleto (13th), Franco Colapinto (14th), Fernando Alonso (15th) and Oliver Bearman (16th).
In Q1, Esteban Ocon ended up 17th with 1:36.531. Lance Stroll, Carlos Sainz and Alexander Albon came next. Cadillac's Sergio Pérez will start 21st and Valtteri Bottas 22nd. Bottas set a 1:37.523 in Q1, a lap time calculated separately from the Q1 times used to rank Antonelli.
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This article was compiled with the help of AI from information published by Jolpica F1 sonuç verisi, The Race.
