Summary

Max Verstappen takes pole for US Grand Prix sprint race
Lando Norris to start second with Oscar Piastri third
Nico Hulkenberg in superb fourth for Sauber
US GP second F1 race in row to be declared 'heat hazard'
Piastri leads Norris by 22 points in drivers' championship
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Report: Verstappen takes US sprint pole from Norrispublished at 23:53 BST 17 October
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent in Austin

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen beat McLaren's title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to take pole for the sprint race at the United States Grand Prix.
Verstappen, with the very last lap of the session, displaced Norris at the top of the timesheets by 0.071 seconds in Austin.
Piastri, leading Norris by 22 points in the championship with six races to go, was 0.309secs behind his team-mate.
Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg was a sensational fourth, ahead of the Mercedes of George Russell and Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin.
Read the full report here
Sprint race build-up from 17:30 BST on Saturdaypublished at 23:51 BST 17 October

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Beware of the Red Bull of Max Verstappen if you're Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. The Dutchman is keeping his nose in this title race and tomorrow he will lead the field off the line for Saturday's 19-lap sprint race. Can he do a pole double and claim the main grand prix spot? You wouldn't bet against him at the moment.
We'll back tomorrow to build up to the sprint from 17:30 BST.
Lights out is at 18:00 BST.
See you on Saturday!
'Scruffy lap' for Piastripublished at 23:46 BST 17 October

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Oscar Piastri is told he was four tenths away from pole position, so does he know where he lost the time? "Yeah, in a few places," the Australian says.
"I think a pretty scruffy lap to be honest. I just didn't really get it together. In some way... yeah... feel a bit fortunate to be third, but I think the pace in the car is good.
"It's not been a major disaster, just a bit of a messy lap, which I can hopefully tidy up tomorrow."
Norris 'happy' overall with P2published at 23:41 BST 17 October

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Oh, we do get to hear from Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Nice one.
Norris is up first to chat in the media pen. "Of course, would've loved to have been on pole, but not a surprise for us to be just a bit slower than the Red Bull, but still pretty happy," says the Briton.
"I don't know how much I was off by but a little couple of things here and there I could've improved on, and just caught a few bumps a little bit wrong, I'd say, but that's just the difficulty of this track.
"Overall, all happy."
Verstappen on the chargepublished at 23:37 BST 17 October

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Max Verstappen is the master of the sprint format, with Austin being the 10th sprint pole position of his career. The winner only gets eight points on Saturday but that's not to be sniffed at when the Dutchman has already taken a decent chuck of points since the summer break. Should Oscar Piasti and Lando Norris be looking over their shoulders now at the four-time world champion? Or has this run of form for Red Bull come too late for Verstappen?
Verstappen 'expecting tough battle' in sprintpublished at 23:33 BST 17 October

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Only the polesitter gets interviewed after sprint qualifying, so here's what Max Verstappen, who beat Lando Norris to the best seat in the house for tomorrow's shorter dash, had to say:
"It's been a nice qualifying. I think we were quite close and it was just about trying to put it all together when it matters. At the end it's not easy because you go to the soft compound and there is no refernce really. But it worked out well.
"I still expect it to be a tough battle tomorrow in the sprint, but I think that’s exactly what we want to see, right?"
The Dutchman ends the chat by saying: "Excited for tomorrow and happy with today."
And the restpublished at 23:29 BST 17 October

11. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
12. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
13. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
14. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
15. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
16. Ollie Bearman (Haas)
17. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
18. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)
19. Esteban Ocon (Haas)
20. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)
Top 10published at 23:26 BST 17 October

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Lando Norris (McLaren)
3. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
4. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
5. George Russell (Mercedes)
6. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
7. Carlos Sainz (Williams)
8. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
9. Alex Albon (Williams)
10. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
Postpublished at 23:22 BST 17 October

This has not been the best Friday for Ferrari, as Lewis Hamilton could only put his car eighth on the grid and Charles Leclerc was two places lower in 10th. If it stays like that on Saturday, only Hamilton will pick up a point from the 19-lap sprint race.
Chequered flagpublished at 23:16 BST 17 October

Yes he can! Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole position for Saturday's sprint race with a time of 1:32.143!
Verstappen's time is 0.071 seconds quicker than Lando Norris, who will start alongside the Dutchman on the front row. Championship leader Oscar Piastri is third and Nico Hulkenberg put his Sauber fourth on the grid. Great effort by the German driver.
Can verstappen beat Norris?published at 23:16 BST 17 October

Oscar Piastri will be sharing the front row with his team-mate Lando Norris as he goes second on the board but hang on, here comes Max Verstappen. Can the Red Bull driver knock out the McLarens? ...
Norris goes toppublished at 23:15 BST 17 October

Lando Norris is gobbling up purple sectors as Charles Leclerc can only go fifth fastest. Nico Hulkenberg holds that provisional sprint pole currently but Norris takes it away with a 1:32.214.
Postpublished at 23:13 BST 17 October

Nico Hulkenberg jumps to the top in the Sauber with a 1:32.645!
Postpublished at 23:12 BST 17 October

Carlos Sainz is 0.023 seconds behind George Russell and goes second on the timesheets with his team-mate Alex Albon in third. Will the trio stay in these positions? Here comes the rest of the top 10 to put down a time.
Postpublished at 23:11 BST 17 October

Lando Norris, Nico Hulkenberg and the Ferrari boys are next to join the sprint pole action.
Postpublished at 23:10 BST 17 October

George Russell gives us an opening SQ3 time of 1:32.88 on those soft tyres.
Postpublished at 23:09 BST 17 October

Mercedes' George Russell, plus the two Williams of Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon are the first cars out to try and get a banker lap in quickly before the clock runs down and the traffic causes headaches.
Go! Go! Go!published at 23:07 BST 17 October

Liam Lawson on the team radio thought Charles Leclerc was "sitting in the middle of the road" when he ran wide and had his lap time deleted for track limits.
Soft tyres on now and only eight minutes to go for pole.
SQ3 is green.
Postpublished at 23:05 BST 17 October

That was too close for Ferrari, with Charles Leclerc eventually finishing eighth and Lewis Hamilton just making it through at the expense of rookie Kimi Antonelli in 10th. Lando Norris topped that second session from Max Verstappen's Red Bull and his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.
Postpublished at 23:04 BST 17 October
Scott Mitchell-Malm
F1 journalist, The Race

Ferrari got out of jail there.

2025 United States Grand Prix

First Practice

Circuit of the Americas, 17 October 2025, 18:30

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:33.294	23
2	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:33.549	24
3	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:33.573	26
4	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:33.639	23
5	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:33.648	26
6	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:33.920	27
7	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:33.931	27
8	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:33.965	25
9	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:34.155	25
10	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:34.333	27
11	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:34.368	26
12	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:34.478	24
13	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:34.531	24
14	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:34.610	23
15	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:34.619	25
16	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:34.653	25
17	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:34.665	24
18	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:34.737	27
19	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:35.874	9
20	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:36.080	18

Last updated 17th October 2025 at 19:37

Sprint Qualifying

Circuit of the Americas, 17 October 2025, 22:30

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 3	Qualifying 3	Time
1	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:33.363	1:33.363	1:33.163	1:33.163	fastest lap 1:32.143	fastest lap 1:32.143	Qualifying 3, fastest lap 1:32.143
2	Lando Norris McLaren	4	fastest lap 1:33.224	fastest lap 1:33.224	fastest lap 1:33.033	fastest lap 1:33.033	1:32.214	1:32.214	Qualifying 3, 1:32.214
3	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:33.889	1:33.889	1:33.371	1:33.371	1:32.523	1:32.523	Qualifying 3, 1:32.523
4	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:34.236	1:34.236	1:33.577	1:33.577	1:32.645	1:32.645	Qualifying 3, 1:32.645
5	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:34.653	1:34.653	1:33.462	1:33.462	1:32.888	1:32.888	Qualifying 3, 1:32.888
6	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:34.737	1:34.737	1:33.951	1:33.951	1:32.910	1:32.910	Qualifying 3, 1:32.910
7	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:34.239	1:34.239	1:33.652	1:33.652	1:32.911	1:32.911	Qualifying 3, 1:32.911
8	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:34.226	1:34.226	1:34.012	1:34.012	1:33.035	1:33.035	Qualifying 3, 1:33.035
9	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:34.472	1:34.472	1:33.831	1:33.831	1:33.099	1:33.099	Qualifying 3, 1:33.099
10	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:34.913	1:34.913	1:33.938	1:33.938	1:33.104	1:33.104	Qualifying 3, 1:33.104
11	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:34.414	1:34.414	1:34.018	1:34.018	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:34.018
12	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:34.243	1:34.243	1:34.241	1:34.241	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:34.241
13	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:35.144	1:35.144	1:34.258	1:34.258	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:34.258
14	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:34.988	1:34.988	1:34.394	1:34.394	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:34.394
15	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:34.603	1:34.603	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:34.603
16	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:35.159	1:35.159	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:35.159
17	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:35.246	1:35.246	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:35.246
18	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:35.259	1:35.259	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:35.259
19	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:36.003	1:36.003	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:36.003
20	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, not available

Last updated 17th October 2025 at 23:45

Sprint

Circuit of the Americas, 18 October 2025, 18:00

Rank	Driver	Number	Laps	Time
1	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	grid	no time
2	Lando Norris McLaren	4	grid	no time
3	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	grid	no time
4	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	grid	no time
5	George Russell Mercedes	63	grid	no time
6	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	grid	no time
7	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	grid	no time
8	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	grid	no time
9	Alexander Albon Williams	23	grid	no time
10	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	grid	no time
11	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	grid	no time
12	Isack Hadjar RB	6	grid	no time
13	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	grid	no time
14	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	grid	no time
15	Liam Lawson RB	30	grid	no time
16	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	grid	no time
17	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	grid	no time
18	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	grid	no time
19	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	grid	no time
20	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	grid	no time

Last updated 18th October 2025 at 01:23

All times are UK and subject to change. BBC is not responsible for any changes.

Recap and reaction as Verstappen pips Norris to US Grand Prix sprint pole

Summary

Live Reporting

Report: Verstappen takes US sprint pole from Norrispublished at 23:53 BST 17 October

Sprint race build-up from 17:30 BST on Saturdaypublished at 23:51 BST 17 October

'Scruffy lap' for Piastripublished at 23:46 BST 17 October

Norris 'happy' overall with P2published at 23:41 BST 17 October

Verstappen on the chargepublished at 23:37 BST 17 October

Verstappen 'expecting tough battle' in sprintpublished at 23:33 BST 17 October

And the restpublished at 23:29 BST 17 October

Top 10published at 23:26 BST 17 October

Postpublished at 23:22 BST 17 October

Chequered flagpublished at 23:16 BST 17 October

Can verstappen beat Norris?published at 23:16 BST 17 October

Norris goes toppublished at 23:15 BST 17 October

Postpublished at 23:13 BST 17 October

Postpublished at 23:12 BST 17 October

Postpublished at 23:11 BST 17 October

Postpublished at 23:10 BST 17 October

Postpublished at 23:09 BST 17 October

Go! Go! Go!published at 23:07 BST 17 October

Postpublished at 23:05 BST 17 October

Postpublished at 23:04 BST 17 October

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