F1 2025 USA Grand Prix LIVE: Race start time, schedule and qualifying results

“It was more of a struggle today, struggling to be as good as this guy, it could have been worse – no chance we were going to be a pole today.

“Don’t get hit [tomorrow]! Hope to have a good race with Max.”

“The car was very strong, it’s very hot and very strong winds. First sector tail-wind is challenging, first run in Q3 was good. A very strong result.

“The car was moving around a lot more, it was a lot harder today. You can’t commit as much as you usually can.”

1) Max Verstappen – Red Bull

2) Lando Norris – McLaren

3) Charles Leclerc – Ferrari

4) George Russell – Mercedes

5) Lewis Hamilton – Ferrari

6) Oscar Piastri – McLaren

7) Kimi Antonelli – Mercedes

9) Carlos Sainz – Williams

10) Fernando Alonso – Aston Martin

Verstappen couldn’t set a second lap as Red Bull screwed up the timings – but it didn’t matter!

Lando Norris in second, 0.291 secs off Verstappen, with Charles Leclerc in third.

Oscar Piastri down in sixth!

4-10: Russell, Hamilton, Piastri, Antonelli, Bearman, Sainz, Alonso

Verstappen goes P1 after the first set of laps – and by some distance!

Four-tenths is the difference to Lando Norris in second, with George Russell in third.

3-10: Russell, Antonelli, Bearman, Sainz, Piastri, Alonso, Hamilton, Leclerc

Leclerc had a spin at the final turn. However, they will all come in and go again…

Here we go then – who will be on pole in Austin?

10 drivers involved: Verstappen, Piastri, Norris, Hamilton, Leclerc, Russell, Antonelli, Alonso, Bearman, Sainz

While Max Verstappen is P1, his Red Bull teammate is out in Q2 – only 13th for the Japanese driver.

Bottom-five (11-15) and out in Q2: Hulkenberg, Lawson, Tsunoda, Gasly, Colapinto

Ollie Bearman makes the top-10…

Top-3: Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris

That’s pretty solid from Russell – he goes up to sixth.

Big moments for Yuki Tsunoda then, who remains in the bottom-five.

First laps in Q2 are in and a surprise – George Russell is in the bottom-five right now.

Only P12 for the Mercedes man.

Current bottom-five (11-15): Lawson, Russell, Tsunoda, Colapinto, Gasly

There’s time though – 6:00 left in Q2.