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F1 US Grand Prix LIVE: Reaction after Kimi Antonelli wins at COTA

Live updates from the 2026 F1 United States Grand Prix at COTA

KEY MOMENTS

  • US GP begins at 8pm GMT
  • Kimi Antonelli starts on pole
  • Kimi Antonelli can win the championship today

The 2026 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix takes place today (Sunday, 25 October) at the Circuit of the Americas, as Andrea Kimi Antonelli has his first chance to win the title. 

The Mercedes driver, in just his second year in F1, has a chance to make history today at the US Grand Prix as he faces his first match point in the championship battle. 

Starting from pole position, Kimi Antonelli can win the world championship today if he wins the race, team-mate George Russell is ninth and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton is fifth. 

If Antonelli doesn't win the race, the title will roll on to the Mexico City Grand Prix. 

The Italian will face stiff opposition from the Red Bull pair of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar, who qualified second and third. 

Red Bull has won the last two grands prix with Verstappen. 

Ferrari looked like being a big victory threat in its upgraded car, but struggled to fourth and fifth in qualifying with Leclerc and Hamilton. 

2026 US GP schedule

Race - 8pm GMT

25 Oct 2026
22:10
F1 standings after the US Grand Prix

Here is how the 2026 F1 Championship looks after the US Grand Prix

New F1 championship standings after the United States Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli celebrates his win at COTA
Kimi Antonelli celebrates his win at COTA
21:55
US Grand Prix Race Report

Here is the full report from Kimi Antonelli's victory at the US Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli takes US Grand Prix win but made to wait for F1 title

Kimi Antonelli is on the verge of F1 history
Kimi Antonelli is on the verge of F1 history
21:52
US Grand Prix full results

Here are the full results from the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas

Formula 1 US Grand Prix: Full race results

George Russell and Charles Leclerc
George Russell and Charles Leclerc
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21:39
Chequered Flag

Kimi Antonelli returns to winning ways at the US Grand Prix in dominant fashion. Here is how the top ten look at the end of the race:

  1. Kimi Antonelli
  2. Charles Leclerc
  3. Max Verstappen
  4. Lewis Hamilton
  5. Lando Norris
  6. Isack Hadjar
  7. Oscar Piastri
  8. George Russell
  9. Liam Lawson
  10. Pierre Gasly
21:33
Virtual Safety Car Ending

The Virtual Safety Car period has ended on Lap 53

21:30
VSC Deployed

The Virtual Safety Car has been deployed at the end of Lap 51...

21:29
Six Laps to go

After 50 Laps of racing, here is how the top five look:

  1. Kimi Antonelli
  2. Charles Leclerc
  3. Max Verstappen
  4. Lewis Hamilton
  5. Lando Norris
21:27

After 25 laps on the Hard tyres, Kimi Antonelli has set his best lap time of the race...

21:26

Charles Leclerc has overtaken Max Verstappen and is in second place, but he is now 16 seconds behind Antonelli

21:24

Charles Leclerc is now within a second of Max Verstappen and will want to make quick work of the Dutch driver

21:23

Charles Leclerc has now made a move on Lando Norris as the Ferrari driver is in third and will begin to chase down Verstappen once again...

21:22

Max Verstappen has made a move as the Red Bull driver has overtaken Lando Norris for second place

21:22

The gap between Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, and Charles Leclerc is less than a second...

21:20

Charles Leclerc is now in the fight for second place as he is less than a second behind Max Verstappen...

21:17

Max Verstappen is now 1 second behind Lando Norris, and the duo will battle it out for second place

21:14

Lewis Hamilton is now in the top five as he has overtaken Isack Hadjar for fifth place

21:13

Lewis Hamilton has set the fastest lap of the race on his first flying lap on the Hard tyres

21:12
Top 5 after 40 Laps

Here is how the Top 5 look after 40 Laps of racing:

  1. Kimi Antonelli
  2. Lando Norris
  3. Max Verstappen
  4. Charles Leclerc
  5. Isack Hadjar
21:10

Charles Leclerc is down the pit lane from second place, and returned to the race in fourth place on new Hard tyres

21:09

Lewis Hamilton is in the pits for the second time, and is out on track on a fresh set of Hard tyres in sixth place 

21:06

Franco Colapinto has pulled into the pits and has been told to retire from the race

21:05

Kimi Antonelli holds a 2.8-second lead over Charles Leclerc, and the Ferrari driver still needs to pit for a second time

21:00

Max Verstappen has just set the fastest lap of the race on his first flying lap on the Medium tyres

20:59

Kimi Antonelli has already extended his lead over Charles Leclerc to 1.2 seconds...

20:57

Kimi Antonelli has overtaken Charles Leclerc, and the Italian driver is back in the lead for Mercedes