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2026 · Round 18

United States Grand Prix

Sun, Oct 25, 2026 8:00 PM UTC

All sessions scored

Session results

Top 5

United States Grand Prix Race classification, positions 1 to 6. P6 is shown because a driver predicted at P5 who finishes P6 is off by one and still scores.
PosActual
P1
ANTKimi Antonelli
P2
LECCharles Leclerc
P3
VERMax Verstappen
P4
HAMLewis Hamilton
P5
NORLando Norris
P6
HADIsack Hadjar

Head-to-Head

United States Grand Prix Race team-mate duels: which driver finished ahead in each pairing.
TeamWonBeaten

Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won the 2026 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) took pole position. 3 of the 22 drivers classified did not finish.

Weekend write-up

Austin returns to a standard weekend, Ferrari targets an aerodynamic update, and Verstappen won from pole last year.

Read the Austin predictions
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Brazilian Grand Prix

Round 20 Sun, Nov 8, 2026

Make your picks

How players picked this weekend

Every player’s picks, as they were when each session locked.

Qualifying

13 players

Qualifying: how many players picked each driver for P1
DriverP1 picks
VERMax Verstappen
6
LECCharles Leclerc
3
RUSGeorge Russell
2
ANTKimi AntonelliPole
1
NORLando Norris
1

Race

13 players

Race: how many players picked each driver for P1
DriverP1 picks
ANTKimi AntonelliWon
6
VERMax Verstappen
4
LECCharles Leclerc
1
NORLando Norris
1
RUSGeorge Russell
1

Circuit guide

Circuit of the Americas

Austin, United States

Circuit of the Americas in Austin borrows ideas from several classic circuits, most obviously in the steep uphill run to the first corner and a fast esses sequence inspired by Silverstone. The settling ground made it notoriously bumpy, and a partial resurface in 2024 smoothed the worst of it.

Track type
Permanent
Overtaking
Good
Upset risk
Medium

What the lap demands

A varied lap that asks for a bit of everything: a heavy braking zone into turn one, high-speed changes of direction through the early esses, a long back straight and a slow, technical final sector. Tyre wear is mostly thermal, so the heat of a Texas October matters.

How the racing unfolds

Two good passing zones and a wide track make for solid racing. The blind, uphill run to the first corner is the standout moment: drivers arrive without a clear view of the apex, the track is wide enough for three cars to try it at once, and first-lap position changes here are routine. The back straight offers the more conventional overtaking opportunity later in the race.

Picking a Top 5 here

A reasonably honest circuit where the quicker cars generally come through, so the grid is a decent starting point. Heat is the variable: a car that overheats its tyres through the esses can fade over a long run even from a good grid slot.