United States 2025
Overview
Event in Progress
Q1
STARTS IN
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Sprint
P6
finished
A. Albon
P3
finished
C. Sainz
Yesterday
What's Next?
Less than three hours until Qualifying for the main event. It's been a great start to our Saturday – how much more can we get this afternoon? Stay with us for more coverage live from Austin.
About 1 hour ago
About 2 hours ago
About 2 hours ago
James Vowles to Alex
"Well done, Alex. Well done. We'll get stuck into that, but well done. Really, really good points."
About 2 hours ago
James Vowles to Carlos
"Well done, Carlos. Really, really well done. As always, you drove impeccably."
About 2 hours ago
New PB! 💪
That is the team's best ever Sprint result. What a great way to get our Saturday underway! All eyes on Quali...
About 2 hours ago
Chequered Flag 🏁
And that is that. A great start to Saturday in Austin!
About 2 hours ago
Final Lap
And we will indeed finish under the Safety Car. A P3 and P6 for Carlos and Alex is a great result!
About 2 hours ago
More Debris
This will take a while to clear, and we could be looking at a Safety Car to the end here.
Lap 17/19
About 2 hours ago
Contact Behind!
OCO and STR make contact heading into Turn 1, and we have a Safety Car once again.
Lap 16/19
About 2 hours ago
5 To Go
Alex has TSU behind him. Can he hold on to P6 here?
Lap 15/19
About 2 hours ago
Holding Steady
Carlos is looking good in P3, Alex likewise in P7.
Lap 11/19
About 2 hours ago
PIT to Alex
"Tyres are now stable. We're happy with that."
About 2 hours ago
Battle Ahead!
RUS and VER are battling it out for P1. Can Carlos capitalise?
Lap 9/19
About 2 hours ago
Go Go Go!
The Safety Car is in and we are back racing once more.
Lap 6/19
About 2 hours ago
Clear Up Underway 🧹
A lot of debris to clear. This is taking a little while. Marshals on track from Turn 1 all the way to Turn 11.
About 2 hours ago
Safety Car 🚗
Plenty of debris to clear, as Gaetan says. We'll be back underway shortly...
Lap 3/19
About 2 hours ago
PIT to Carlos
"Potential debris on the inside of Turn 1, so try to go around it."
About 2 hours ago
And We're Away! 🟢
Contact up ahead - and Carlos is up to P3! Alex also up to P6. Great start for the boys in blue!
About 2 hours ago
Tyre Watch 👀
Everybody's on the Mediums, ahead of this 19 lap Sprint.
About 2 hours ago
Let's Go Sprinting!
Time to go for the first race of the weekend!
About 2 hours ago
Yesterday
PIT to Carlos
"P7. Solid job. Let's tidy up a bit that turn 11, where we're losing a bit. And remember, go weigh yourself, please."
Yesterday
A Good Session 🏁
It's P7 and P9 in the end. A very solid session that bodes well for the rest of this weekend!
Yesterday
JV to Alex
"Well done, Alex. Strong lap. Let's see what all shakes out."
Yesterday
Times on the Board
So there's the benchmark. P2 and P3 as it stands, with seven others still to set times.
Yesterday
New Boots 👢
Both Alex and Carlos are out on a fresh set of Soft tyres. Maximum speed.
Yesterday
History in the Making?
Our best ever Sprint Qualifying result was earlier this year, when Carlos got P6 in Belgium. Can we set a new best today?
Yesterday
Focus Forward 😎
A quick reset, and then a final ten minute push. What can we get out of the final session?
Yesterday
Through to SQ3!
We don't quite get round for another flying lap, but it won't matter! Both Alex and Carlos will be taking part in the final part of Sprint Quali – we're one of only three teams to get both drivers into the final session.
Yesterday
PIT to Carlos
"OK, we need to have quite a hard out-lap, a hard out-lap."
Yesterday
Heading Out Again 😮💨
With only 90 seconds remaining, this will be a quick out lap for both Alex and Carlos.
Yesterday
Another Good Set of Laps
Both Carlos and Alex into the top ten after their first runs.
Yesterday
Traffic Management
Plenty of others got caught out trying to be last to cross the line. Alex and Carlos were out early for that second run, and reaped the rewards with safe passage into SQ2. Let's see if they can make the shootout!
Yesterday
Safely Through!
Big improvement for Alex, who gets into the top ten. Carlos, too, improved his time. And we are safely through to SQ2.
Yesterday
Quick Reset...
... and we're back out there. There is still some time to find out there. Carlos P7 and Alex P15 ahead of the second runs. Only a few minutes remain.
Yesterday
PIT to Carlos
"Ok, good first lap."
Yesterday
Busy Start!
Both Alex and Carlos head out on new Medium tyres.
Yesterday
Green Light 🟢
We are underway at COTA...
Yesterday
A Flying Friday 👀
It doesn't normally count on a Friday – but this is a Sprint weekend. And Sprint Qualifying is moments away...
Yesterday
Beat The Clock ⏰
It's time for Sprint Quali! Just one practice session this weekend, and it's done. How will Alex and Carlos fare now?
Yesterday
Restocked 🦄
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Yesterday
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 👇
Yesterday
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...
Yesterday
Relive the live appearance from James Vowles and Jenson Button, hosted by Taylen Biggs, at our Austin Fan Zone presented by Kraken
Yesterday
Yesterday
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Yesterday
FP1 🏁
Alex has a strong start to the weekend, finishing in P6. Carlos experienced a problem with his gearbox, which ended his session early
Yesterday
Up to P6 📈
Alex climbs the order with his first clean lap on the softs – it's a 1:33.920
Yesterday
On track once more 👉
Soft tyres fitted for Alex with just over 10 minutes left in FP1...
Yesterday
Box Box 🅿️
Back in the garage for Alex, 19 laps completed so far today by our Thai racer...
Yesterday
Gathering data 📸
Yesterday
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.
Yesterday
PIT to ALEX
OK, go race.
Yesterday
Alex back on track 👉
Back out on the used hards for Alex. Meanwhile, Carlos has jumped out of the car in the garage...
Yesterday
Yesterday
Back to the garage 🚩
Debris on track, so everyone is sent back to the pits to allow for the clean up.
Yesterday
😍📸
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
If we follow plan, you will have another two laps.
Yesterday
Dialled in 🔁
Two pushes recorded, and we're P1 and P3 so far...
Yesterday
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...
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
I'm happy.
Yesterday
Straight to it 👉
Carlos leads Alex out of the garage, a first glimpse of our one-off livery on track...
Yesterday
Austin - True or False?
Take our quickfire trivia test...
Start Quiz
Yesterday
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...
Yesterday
Want to master a lap around COTA? 📺
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
Yesterday
Feeling the love 💙
Yesterday
Yesterday
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...
Yesterday
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)
Q1
STARTS IN
00
D
01
H
36
M
23
S
Sprint
P6
finished
A. Albon
P3
finished
C. Sainz
Yesterday
What's Next?
Less than three hours until Qualifying for the main event. It's been a great start to our Saturday – how much more can we get this afternoon? Stay with us for more coverage live from Austin.
About 1 hour ago
About 2 hours ago
About 2 hours ago
James Vowles to Alex
"Well done, Alex. Well done. We'll get stuck into that, but well done. Really, really good points."
About 2 hours ago
James Vowles to Carlos
"Well done, Carlos. Really, really well done. As always, you drove impeccably."
About 2 hours ago
New PB! 💪
That is the team's best ever Sprint result. What a great way to get our Saturday underway! All eyes on Quali...
About 2 hours ago
Chequered Flag 🏁
And that is that. A great start to Saturday in Austin!
About 2 hours ago
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