United States Grand Prix 2025: Verstappen on pole
Max Verstappen took pole for the United States Grand Prix 2025 by 0.291s from Lando Norris, with Charles Leclerc third at round 19.
Max Verstappen took pole position for the United States Grand Prix with a 1:32.510 Q3 lap, 0.291s clear of Lando Norris. The Red Bull driver led Norris's McLaren at Circuit of the Americas on 19 October 2025.
Qualifying
Charles Leclerc qualified third for Ferrari with a 1:32.807, 0.006s behind Norris and 0.297s off pole. George Russell took fourth for Mercedes on 1:32.826, while Lewis Hamilton placed fifth for Ferrari with a 1:32.912.
Oscar Piastri qualified sixth for McLaren with a 1:33.084 after a 1:33.228 in Q2. Andrea Kimi Antonelli followed in seventh for Mercedes on 1:33.114, and Oliver Bearman reached Q3 and took eighth for Haas F1 Team with a 1:33.139.
Top 10
Carlos Sainz put Williams ninth on the grid with a 1:33.150 in Q3. Fernando Alonso completed the top 10 for Aston Martin on 1:33.160, 0.010s behind Sainz.
Grid implications
Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes all placed at least one car in the top seven in qualifying for round 19. Ferrari had both Leclerc and Hamilton in the top five, while McLaren put Norris and Piastri second and sixth at Circuit of the Americas.