Overview

• Max Verstappen led from pole to win the United States Grand Prix at COTA, with Lando Norris second and Charles Leclerc third after 56 laps.
• The Red Bull driver also won the Sprint and secured pole in qualifying with a 1:32.510 lap.
• Oscar Piastri remains championship leader on 346 points, Norris has 332 and Verstappen 306 after Austin, with Mexico next on the schedule.
• Franco Colapinto started 15th and finished 17th for Alpine, drawing notice for overtaking teammate Pierre Gasly late despite team orders to hold position.
• Key weekend moments included a first-corner Sprint crash that eliminated both McLarens and a Q1 red flag caused by Isack Hadjar’s impact with the wall.