Antonelli Wins Forward of Leclerc, Verstappen

Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes gained the Formula 1 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix 2026 on October 25, 2026, coming in forward of second place driver Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing in third.

Antonelli accomplished the 56 laps of the race in 1 hour 35 minutes and 16.650 seconds, ending comfortably forward of the primary group of drivers behind him.

The subsequent three drivers have been separated by 5.437 seconds. Leclerc completed 13.078 again. Verstappen was 17.485 seconds behind. Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari completed 18.515 seconds again.

The second group comparatively shut to one another included Lando Norris of McLaren 30.521 seconds behind and Isack Hadjar of Red Bull Racing at 34.373 seconds behind.

A 3rd group behind included Oscar Piastri of McLaren at 52.674 seconds behind and George Russell of Mercedes at 54.303s behind.

Then, some drivers with extra separation adopted, with Liam Lawson of Racing Bulls 79.183 seconds behind, and Pierre Gasly of Alpine at 87.516 seconds again.

Nico Hulkenberg of Audi was the final driver on the lead lap, 94.945 seconds behind.

Eleven of twenty-two drivers accomplished the complete 56 laps of the race. Eight drivers completed 55 laps, a lap behind the leaders. Three drivers didn’t end. They have been Valtteri Bottas of Cadillac, with 48 laps, Franco Colapinto of Alpine with 35 laps, and Oliver Bearman of Haas F1 Team with 24 laps.

F1 heads to Mexico for Round 19 within the coming week with practices, qualifying and race day going down from October 30 to November 1. Race time on Sunday is 2:00 pm, native time.

After that, 4 races stay within the season, with the Sao Paolo GP on November 8, the Las Vegas GP on November 21, the Qatar GP on November 29, and the AbuDhabi GP to shut out 2026 on December 6.Below are the complete race outcomes:

1. Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, 56 laps, 1:35:16.650, 25 pts

2. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, 56 laps, +13.078s, 18 pts

3. Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 56 laps, +17.485s, 15 pts

4. Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, +18.515s, 12 pts

5. Lando Norris, McLaren, +30.521s, 10 pts

6. Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing, +34.373s, 8 pts

7. Oscar Piastri, McLaren, 56 laps, +52.674s, 6 pts

8. George Russell, Mercedes, 56 laps, +54.303s, 4 pts

9. Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls, 56 laps, +79.183s, 2 pts

10. Pierre Gasly, Alpine, Pierre Gasly, 56 laps, +87.516s, 1 pt

11. Nico Hulkenberg, Audi, 56 laps, +94.945s, 0 pts

12. Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls, 55 laps, +1 lap, 0 pts

13. Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi, 55 laps, +1 lap, 0 pts

14. Esteban Ocon, Haas F1 Team, 55 laps, +1 lap, 0 pts

15. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin, 55 laps, +1 lap, 0 pts

16. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, 55 laps, +1 lap, 0 pts

17. Alexander Albon, Williams, 55 laps, +1 lap, 0 pts

18. Carlos Sainz, Williams, 55 laps, +1 lap, 0 pts

19. Sergio Perez, Cadillac, 55 laps, +1 lap, 0 pts

20. Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac, 48 laps, DNF, 0 pts

21. Franco Colapinto, Alpine, 35 laps, DNF, 0 pts

22. Oliver Bearman, Haas F1 Team, 24 laps, DNF, 0 pts