Overview
- Kimi Antonelli set pole with a 1:34.035 in Saturday qualifying and will lead the 56-lap United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.
- Antonelli leads the standings on 340 points and can secure the title this weekend if he wins and George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finish in the low positions required by the published scenarios.
- Franco Colapinto received a 10-place grid penalty for using a fourth electronic control unit and will start 21st, while Gabriel Bortoleto drops to 22nd after accumulated penalties.
- Alpine says it will pursue a recovery plan for Colapinto focused on strong starts, long-run pace and tire management to try to climb into the points from the back of the grid.
- At Phillip Island, Marc Márquez won the MotoGP sprint and became championship leader while Jorge Martín crashed and was ruled out of the main race with a fractured radius.