United States 2025
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Free Practice 1
P6
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A. Albon
P19
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C. Sainz
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FP1 🏁
Alex has a strong start to the weekend, finishing in P6. Carlos experienced a problem with his gearbox, which ended his session early
43 minutes ago
Up to P6 📈
Alex climbs the order with his first clean lap on the softs – it's a 1:33.920
About 1 hour ago
On track once more 👉
Soft tyres fitted for Alex with just over 10 minutes left in FP1...
About 1 hour ago
Box Box 🅿️
Back in the garage for Alex, 19 laps completed so far today by our Thai racer...
About 1 hour ago
Gathering data 📸
About 1 hour ago
Update on Carlos' FW47 📰
Carlos has experienced a problem with his gearbox which we are investigating.
He will not join the remainder of FP1 but will be ready for Sprint qualifying this afternoon.
About 1 hour ago
PIT to ALEX
OK, go race.
About 1 hour ago
Alex back on track 👉
Back out on the used hards for Alex. Meanwhile, Carlos has jumped out of the car in the garage...
About 1 hour ago
About 1 hour ago
Back to the garage 🚩
Debris on track, so everyone is sent back to the pits to allow for the clean up.
About 1 hour ago
😍📸
About 2 hours ago
PIT to CARLOS
If we follow plan, you will have another two laps.
About 2 hours ago
Dialled in 🔁
Two pushes recorded, and we're P1 and P3 so far...
About 2 hours ago
First laps banked ⏱️
It's a 1:37.486 for Carlos first time around, with Alex locking in a 1:38.638 following a snap at the first corner...
About 2 hours ago
CARLOS to PIT
I'm happy.
About 2 hours ago
Straight to it 👉
Carlos leads Alex out of the garage, a first glimpse of our one-off livery on track...
About 2 hours ago
Austin - True or False?
Take our quickfire trivia test...
Start Quiz
About 2 hours ago
Braced for a busy hour 💪
As it's a Sprint weekend, there's only one hour to gear our cars up for the weekend ahead – a busy run programme to get through...
About 2 hours ago
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Join Jorpa from Williams Sim Racing who shows you how to nail a lap around Circuit of the Americas ahead of this weekend's United States Grand Prix
About 2 hours ago
Feeling the love 💙
About 2 hours ago
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Howdy y'all 🤠
It's race weekend in Texas! The one and only practice session is on the way. stay tuned for live updates from COTA...
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United States 2025
Race Weekend
Formula 1 United States Grand Prix 2025
Times displayed in your local time zone.
Fri, 17 October, 17:30
Free Practice 1
Fri, 17 October, 21:30
Sprint Qualifying
Sat, 18 October, 17:00
Sprint
Sat, 18 October, 21:00
Qualifying
Sun, 19 October, 19:00
Race
Welcome to the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas, for our second trip Stateside of the year for the United States Grand Prix.
Despite its relatively recent addition to the calendar, this circuit is a modern classic in Formula 1, celebrated for its unashamed cherry-picking of other tracks’ elements to become greater than the sum of its parts.
Because of this, COTA offers a diverse range of corners and straights set among dramatic elevation changes to test drivers and teams to their limits.
Circuit Overview:
The Circuit of The Americas is 5.513 km (3.426 miles) of Texan asphalt with 20 turns that begin with a steep climb to the tight Turn 1 hairpin, a prime spot for overtaking.
A blast through a copy-paste of Silverstone's famous Maggotts-Becketts-Chapel sequence segues into the quick Sector 2, with a sharp hairpin breaking up full-throttle running and preceding the prime passing spot down the back straight.
Sector 3 echoes the Hockenheimring's arena and Istanbul Park's multi-apex Turn 8 to conclude this lap of F1's greatest hits.
Fast Facts
Circuit Name: Circuit of the Americas
Location: Austin, Texas
First Grand Prix: 2012 (first US GP: 1959, Sebring)
Circuit Length: 5.513 km (3.426 miles)
Race Distance: 308.405 km (191.634 miles)
Laps: 56
Lap Record: 1:36.169 (Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, 2019)
Alex Albon Last Year
Race: P16
Fastest Lap: 1:39.084 (Lap 54)
Qualifying: P16 (1:34.051)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Medium-Hard
Carlos Sainz Last Year
Race: P2
Fastest Lap: 1:37.763 (Lap 42)
Qualifying: P3 (1:32.652)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Hard
Williams Racing's US GP History
Best Finish: P1 (Alan Jones, 1980)
Best Qualifying: P1 (Alan Jones, 1979)
Alex's Best Finish: P5 (2019)
Carlos' Best Finish: P2 (2024)
Williams Racing Highlight: Alex and Logan enjoyed late celebrations in the 2023 USGP after post-race disqualifications promoted the Williams Racing duo into the top 10 positions to see us leave Austin with a double-points finish.
USA At A Glance
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Population: 332 million
Size: 9,833,520 sq km
Language: English
Currency: US Dollar (USD)
SQ1
STARTS IN
00
D
02
H
11
M
35
S
Free Practice 1
P6
finished
A. Albon
P19
finished
C. Sainz
Whilst we wait 📺
We've got some time before Sprint qualifying – why not catch up with our two live Q&A sessions from our Austin Fan Zone, presented by Kraken 👇
3 minutes ago
Alex took to the stage in Texas at our Austin Fan Zone ahead of the United States GP! Watch back what he had to say...
3 minutes ago
Relive the live appearance from James Vowles and Jenson Button, hosted by Taylen Biggs, at our Austin Fan Zone presented by Kraken
3 minutes ago
18 minutes ago
BE OUR VEGAS VIP
This is your chance to win an unforgettable VIP getaway to the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix!
40 minutes ago
FP1 🏁
Alex has a strong start to the weekend, finishing in P6. Carlos experienced a problem with his gearbox, which ended his session early
43 minutes ago
Up to P6 📈
Alex climbs the order with his first clean lap on the softs – it's a 1:33.920
About 1 hour ago
On track once more 👉
Soft tyres fitted for Alex with just over 10 minutes left in FP1...
About 1 hour ago
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