| 2024 United States Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 19 of 24 in the2024 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Circuit of the Americas | |||||
| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | October 20, 2024 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 PirelliUnited States Grand Prix 2024 | ||||
| Location | Circuit of the Americas Austin,Texas, United States | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.513 km (3.426 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 56 laps, 308.405 km (191.634 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Attendance | 430,000[2] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:32.330 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:37.330 on lap 53 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2024 United States Grand Prix (officially known as theFormula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix 2024) was aFormula Onemotor race held on October 20, 2024, at theCircuit of the Americas inAustin, Texas, United States. It was the nineteenth round of the2024 Formula One World Championship and the fourth Grand Prix weekend of the season to utilise thesprint format.
Max Verstappen ofRed Bull Racing took pole position for the sprint event, which he proceeded to win ahead ofCarlos Sainz Jr. ofFerrari andLando Norris ofMcLaren. Norris took pole position for the main race, but lost out toCharles Leclerc of Ferrari ahead of his teammate Sainz, marking a Ferrari 1–2 finish, their first in the United States since2006 and Ferrari's first win in the United States since2018 withKimi Räikkönen.
After an intense late-race battle between him and Verstappen, Norris finished third on track, but was demoted to fourth after a late penalty. Verstappen finished third.Esteban Ocon ofAlpine achieved his first career fastest lap in this race, but did not receive the point as he was positioned in eighteenth.
The event was held at theCircuit of the Americas inAustin, Texas, for the twelfth time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of October 18–20.[3] The Grand Prix was the nineteenth round of the2024 Formula One World Championship and the 45th running of theUnited States Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[4]
Going into the weekend,Max Verstappen led theDrivers' Championship with 331 points, 52 points ahead ofLando Norris in second, and 86 ahead ofCharles Leclerc in third.McLaren, holding 516 points, entered this round as the leader of theConstructors' Championship ahead ofRed Bull Racing andFerrari, who were second and third with 475 and 441 points, respectively.[5]
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with two exceptions:[6]Franco Colapinto, who replacedLogan Sargeant atWilliams from theItalian Grand Prix onwards;[7]Liam Lawson replacedDaniel Ricciardo atRB, as Riccardo was dropped from the team following theSingapore Grand Prix.[8][9]
Sole tyre supplierPirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (the middle three in their range), designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[10]
During the race weekend, three teams equipped their cars with special liveries. TheMcLaren MCL38 featured a chrome livery, which was also used a year prior at the2023 British Grand Prix. The livery is a reference toGoogle Chrome, one of the McLaren's main sponsors. TheHaas VF-24 used a livery inspired by theAmerican flag, including stars, stripes, and an eagle.[11][12] TheAlpine A524 switched to an orange livery to promote theXbox video gameIndiana Jones and the Great Circle.[13]
Eight out of the ten teams brought upgrade packages for their cars for the race. TheRed Bull Racing RB20 had an adjusted floor, in addition to modifications to the portion of the uppersidepod where it meets with the engine cover.[14] TheMercedes W15 had substantial upgrades, with changes to the front wing, front suspension, floor, and bodywork. Similarly, the McLaren MCL38 had several upgrades, specifically to improve the car'saerodynamics. This included modifications to the front wing, suspension, brake ducts, and beam wing. Likewise, theAston Martin AMR24 had significant adjustments; this includes the front wing, floor, engine cover, and reardiffuser. The Alpine A524 had adjustments to its floor, rear wing, and bodywork. The Haas VF-24 also brought several changes to improve aerodynamics, including a modified floor and modified sidepods. TheKick Sauber C44 had a brand new front wing and suspension modifications, while theRB VCARB 01 had a new floor. TheFerrari SF-24 andWilliams FW46 did not receive any upgrades.[15][16][17][18]
The onlyfree practice session was held on October 18, 2024, at 12:30 local time (UTC–5). It lasted for one hour, and was topped byCarlos Sainz Jr. ofFerrari with a time of 1.33.602. He was ahead of his teammateCharles Leclerc, who placed second, andMax Verstappen ofRed Bull Racing, who placed third.[19]
Sprint qualifying was held on October 18 at 16:30 local time (UTC–5), and determined the starting grid order for the sprint race. It consisted of three sessions, with the five drivers with the lowest lap times being eliminated following each of the first two sessions. During the 12 minute long first session (SQ1), both Saubers consisting ofZhou GuanyuValtteri Bottas were eliminated, in addition toAlex Albon of Williams,Esteban Ocon of Alpine, andOscar Piastri of McLaren. Session 2 (SQ2) lasted for ten minutes, withSergio Pérez andPierre Gasly being eliminated in 11th and 12th, respectively.Lance Stroll,Fernando Alonso, andLiam Lawson were all eliminated because they did not set a legal lap time during the session. The third session (SQ3) lasted for eight minutes, and determined the final order of the remaining ten drivers.Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing finished the session in first, with a lap time of 1:32.833.George Russell finished in second, with a gap of 0.012 seconds behind Verstappen. The Ferraris ofCharles Leclerc andCarlos Sainz Jr. finished in third and fifth, respectively;Lando Norris finished in fourth between them.Nico Hülkenberg,Lewis Hamilton,Kevin Magnussen,Yuki Tsunoda, andFranco Colapinto completing the top ten.[20][21][22]
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Thesprint was held on October 19, 2024, at 13:00 local time (UTC–5), and ran for 19 laps.[25]
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Qualifying was held on October 19, 2024, at 17:00 local time (UTC–5), and determined the starting grid order for the main race.[28]
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The race was held on October 20, 2024, at 14:00 local time (UTC–5), and ran for 56 laps.
The race was won byCharles Leclerc, followed byCarlos Sainz Jr. for a Ferrari 1-2, their first since2006. The former taking the lead on the start while the latter was blocked by the front duo ofMax Verstappen andLando Norris Pole-sitter Norris finished third on track, before being demoted to fourth by a penalty for overtakingMax Verstappen off-track.
Similar to the incident between Verstappen and Norris,Alex Albon made contact withEsteban Ocon, resulting in damage to Albon, while Ocon dropped to last.Liam Lawson (RB), recovered from 19th to 9th on his return to Formula One.
Both Mercedes drivers faced problems;Lewis Hamilton spun off at Turn 19, bringing out the Safety Car, while teammateGeorge Russell, who was penalized for forcingValtteri Bottas off the track, recovered to sixth, having crashed out in qualifying. t[32]
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