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Round 18 · 2026 results

Andrea Kimi Antonelli won United States Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap, a 1:37.976 on lap 42.

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Race recap

Andrea Kimi Antonelli converted pole position into race victory at the 2026 United States Grand Prix, delivering Mercedes a dominant result from the front. The Italian driver, who had set the fastest qualifying time of 1:34.035, led the race classification ahead of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen.

Leclerc brought Ferrari to second place and also claimed the fastest lap of the race, a 1:37.976 set on lap 42. His Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton finished fourth, giving the Scuderia a strong double points finish. Verstappen's third place completed the podium for Red Bull, with teammate Isack Hadjar — who had qualified third — finishing sixth.

Lando Norris was fifth for McLaren ahead of Oscar Piastri in seventh, with George Russell taking eighth for Mercedes. Liam Lawson and Pierre Gasly rounded out the points positions in ninth and tenth respectively.

Nico Hülkenberg was the leading finisher outside the points in eleventh, with Arvid Lindblad, Gabriel Bortoleto, Esteban Ocon, Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso, Alexander Albon, Carlos Sainz, and Sergio Pérez all classified but lapped. Valtteri Bottas was the sole retirement of the race, failing to finish for the Cadillac F1 Team.

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Race

PosDriverConstructorPoints
1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes25
2Charles LeclercFerrari18
3Max VerstappenRed Bull15
4Lewis HamiltonFerrari12
5Lando NorrisMcLaren10
6Isack HadjarRed Bull8
7Oscar PiastriMcLaren6
8George RussellMercedes4
9Liam LawsonRacing Bulls2
10Pierre GaslyAlpine1
11Nico HülkenbergAudi0
12Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls0
13Gabriel BortoletoAudi0
14Esteban OconHaas0
15Lance StrollAston Martin0
16Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0
17Alexander AlbonWilliams0
18Carlos SainzWilliams0
19Sergio PérezCadillac0
RetiredValtteri BottasCadillac0
RetiredFranco ColapintoAlpine0
RetiredOliver BearmanHaas0
Fastest lapCharles Leclerc — 1:37.976 (Lap 42)

Qualifying

PosDriverConstructorQ1Q2Q3
1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:35.3901:34.2781:34.035
2Max VerstappenRed Bull1:35.2151:34.4711:34.214
3Isack HadjarRed Bull1:35.2861:34.8871:34.250
4Charles LeclercFerrari1:35.2001:34.1981:34.267
5Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:35.3551:34.8331:34.311
6George RussellMercedes1:35.7301:34.3051:34.476
7Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:35.8421:34.8181:34.803
8Lando NorrisMcLaren1:35.0291:34.5391:35.049
9Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:35.7551:34.9501:36.049
10Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:35.6621:35.058
11Pierre GaslyAlpine1:35.9691:35.080—
12Nico HülkenbergAudi1:35.7041:35.158—
13Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:35.6321:35.691—
14Franco ColapintoAlpine1:35.8981:35.722—
15Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:36.2401:35.818—
16Oliver BearmanHaas1:36.1751:36.031—
17Esteban OconHaas1:36.531——
18Lance StrollAston Martin1:36.677——
19Carlos SainzWilliams1:36.770——
20Alexander AlbonWilliams1:36.967——
21Sergio PérezCadillac1:37.433——
22Valtteri BottasCadillac1:37.523——