Formula One statistics for the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The sprint weekend marks the 19th event in the 24-race series.
Track length: 5.513 km. Total race distance: 308.405 km over 56 laps.
2023 race victor: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) driving for Red Bull.
2023 pole position: Charles Leclerc (Monaco) with Ferrari clocking one minute 34.723 seconds.
Lap record: Leclerc, Ferrari, 1:36.169 achieved in 2019.
Race start time: 1900 GMT/1400 local time.
United States
The Circuit of the Americas is hosting the U.S. Grand Prix for the twelfth occasion.
Current drivers with victories here include Lewis Hamilton (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Valtteri Bottas (2019), and Verstappen (2021, 2022, 2023).
Hamilton holds the record for the most wins in U.S. GP history with six triumphs, including one at Indianapolis.
Hamilton has achieved pole position three times. Verstappen stands out as the sole driver to have claimed victory starting from behind the front row on the grid.
The circuit, featuring 20 turns, operates in a counter-clockwise direction and boasts natural undulations. It demands significant downforce, and the weather conditions can be quite variable.
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS Max Verstappen of Red Bull holds a 52-point lead over McLaren’s Lando Norris after 18 races. McLaren is ahead of Red Bull by 41 points.
WINS Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, has achieved a record 105 victories in 350 starts, while Verstappen has secured 61 wins from 203 races. This season, Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, and Mercedes have all claimed race victories, marking the most diverse set of winning teams since 2021 when Red Bull, Mercedes, Alpine, and McLaren were victorious. With seven different drivers winning races this year, it is the highest number since 2012, which saw eight winners. Red Bull, having won all but one race last year, has now gone eight races without a win.
This season, Verstappen has clinched seven victories, McLaren five, and both Mercedes and Ferrari have three each. Sainz triumphed in Melbourne, Norris in Miami, the Netherlands, and Singapore. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc won in Monaco and Italy; Mercedes’ George Russell in Spain; Hamilton in Britain and Belgium; and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in Hungary and Azerbaijan.
Ferrari leads the all-time standings with 246 victories, followed by McLaren with 188, Mercedes with 128, and Red Bull with 120.
Pole Position
Verstappen has achieved eight pole positions this season. This includes the first seven races, matching Alain Prost’s 1993 record, and achieving eight consecutive poles, tying Ayrton Senna’s 1988-89 performance. The Dutch driver last secured pole position in Austria in June. Charles Leclerc claimed pole positions in Monaco, Belgium, and Azerbaijan. Russell was quickest in Canada and Britain, while Norris led in Spain, Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, and Singapore. Hamilton holds a record 104 poles, his latest being in Hungary in July 2023.
Podiums
Verstappen boasts 109 career podium finishes, while Hamilton holds a record with 201. This season, Verstappen and Norris have each stood on the podium 11 times, Leclerc nine times, Piastri seven times, and Sainz five times.
Sprint
Verstappen has emerged victorious in all three sprint races thus far this season, with additional races scheduled in Austin, Brazil, and Qatar. Last year, he triumphed in four out of six sprint events.
MILESTONE
Sauber, set to transform into Audi’s factory team by 2026, have endured a year-long drought without earning a point, with their last success in Qatar on 8 October 2023.
The upcoming race in Austin marks the 100th start for Williams driver Alex Albon.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc commemorated his 27th birthday on 16 October.
