Max Verstappen Wins Formula 1 United States Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix on Sunday, Oct. 19, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

Verstappen started on pole and led wire-to-wire to finish with a nine-second advantage.

He secured his fifth victory of the 2025 season.

This win marks Verstappen's seventh in the U.S. and solidifies his position in the drivers' championship.

F1 analyst Martin Brundle described Verstappen as "serene all afternoon" before the checkered flag.

Verstappen said "Let's try to keep that momentum up" from his Red Bull car after the race.

The Austin race was the second of three American F1 races this season.

McLaren's Lando Norris overtook Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in the 51st of 56 laps to round out the podium.

Lewis Hamilton finished in fourth, one position shy of his first Ferrari podium of the season.

F1 drivers' championship leader Oscar Piastri, of McLaren, finished in fifth on October 19, 2025.

Mercedes' George Russell finished in sixth place with a 20-second gap before the rest of the field.

The Las Vegas Grand Prix will be raced on Nov. 22.

Verstappen won the first two Miami races in 2022 and 2023, and the first Vegas race in 2023.

He has now won four Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in five years.