Launch Catch-Up — United States Grand Prix Held October 25, 2026
Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix at Austin’s Circuit of The Americas on October 25, according to Formula 1’s official race report and results.
Charles Leclerc finished second, 13.078 seconds behind, with Max Verstappen third. Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris completed the top five.
Formula 1 credited Antonelli’s victory to a strong start and a one-stop strategy. He began on medium tyres and completed the race on hard tyres, while several rivals stopped twice.
The result was his ninth Grand Prix win of the season. It moved him closer to the drivers’ championship but did not secure the title in Austin.
Leclerc moved ahead of Verstappen late in the race to claim second. A late Virtual Safety Car period followed Valtteri Bottas stopping his Cadillac, before racing resumed.
The championship next heads to Mexico City for the October 30–November 1 weekend. This account summarizes the organizer’s dated race record; it does not present Sunday’s result as a new Monday race.
Sources: Formula 1 — official October 25 race report and results: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/antonelli-surges-to-dominant-victory-in-united-states-grand-prix-ahead-of-leclerc-and-verstappen.6kmBQv9FNTW7LzkDj8S34j