2019 United States Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Valtteri Bottas won the 2019 United States Grand Prix, but second place gave Lewis Hamilton the result he needed to become a six-time world champion. The Mercedes pair fought over victory at the Circuit of the Americas before Hamilton held off Max Verstappen to complete a landmark afternoon.

Pole position
Driver	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Time	1:32.029
Fastest lap
Driver	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
Time	1:36.169 on lap 44
Podium
First	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Second	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Third	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
1 November 2019	Practice 1	11:00 – 12:30
1 November 2019	Practice 2	15:00 – 16:30
2 November 2019	Practice 3	13:00 – 14:00
2 November 2019	Qualifying	16:00 – 17:00
3 November 2019	Race	13:10

All times are local. Friday and Saturday use UTC−05:00; Sunday uses UTC−06:00 after the clock change. The race time is the scheduled start.

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton led Valtteri Bottas by 74 points in the 2019 F1 World Championship. Bottas needed to win and gain substantial ground to keep the contest alive, while an eighth-place finish would be enough for Hamilton to settle the title regardless of his team-mate’s result.

Race entries

The same 20 drivers contested the race, with Max Verstappen making his 100th Grand Prix start. Nicholas Latifi replaced George Russell at Williams for FP1. Sergio Perez later received a pit-lane start after failing to stop for the weighbridge procedure at the end of FP2.

Free Practice

Max Verstappen led FP1 in 1:34.057, followed by Sebastian Vettel and Alexander Albon. The circuit’s bumps were a major talking point as drivers assessed both pace and how their cars handled the uneven surface.

Lewis Hamilton headed FP2 with a 1:33.232, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. The session gave Mercedes an encouraging response after Red Bull Racing had led the opening practice.

Max Verstappen returned to first place in FP3 in 1:33.305, with Sebastian Vettel second and Lando Norris an impressive third. Charles Leclerc suffered an engine problem, leaving Ferrari to prepare a replacement before qualifying.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2019 United States Grand Prix FP1, 1 November 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:34.057	26
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.169s	30
3	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+0.259s	28
4	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+0.951s	32
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.206s	29
6	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.299s	24
7	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+1.323s	23
8	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+1.382s	32
9	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.529s	31
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.602s	23
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.604s	31
12	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.666s	26
13	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.797s	22
14	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.914s	29
15	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.980s	26
16	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+2.067s	24
17	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+2.102s	40
18	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+2.206s	23
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+3.891s	28
20	40	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	+7.055s	7

Free Practice 2 Classification

2019 United States Grand Prix FP2, 1 November 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:33.232	34
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.301s	33
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.315s	28
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.658s	35
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.813s	34
6	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+1.202s	32
7	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1.277s	31
8	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.435s	34
9	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.512s	29
10	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.607s	29
11	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.692s	29
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.743s	36
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.756s	32
14	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.793s	30
15	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.877s	26
16	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.155s	34
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.210s	28
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.557s	4
19	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.517s	37
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+4.051s	33

Free Practice 3 Classification

2019 United States Grand Prix FP3, 2 November 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:33.305	13
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.218s	17
3	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.513s	14
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.599s	17
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.618s	16
6	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+0.678s	14
7	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.103s	15
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.208s	18
9	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1.212s	14
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.469s	11
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.479s	11
12	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.487s	14
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.544s	17
14	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.824s	16
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.000s	14
16	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.651s	15
17	63	George Russell	Williams	+2.951s	15
18	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+3.323s	17
19	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+5.121s	22
20	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	No time	1

Qualifying

Valtteri Bottas took pole with a 1:32.029, edging Sebastian Vettel by just 0.012 seconds. Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc completed a closely matched leading quartet, while Lewis Hamilton had to settle for fifth.

Alexander Albon qualified sixth ahead of Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris, Daniel Ricciardo and Pierre Gasly. Bottas had done what he needed to keep pressure on the championship leader, but Hamilton remained well placed to secure the title from the third row.

Qualifying Classification

2019 United States Grand Prix Qualifying, 2 November 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:33.750	1:33.160	1:32.029	18
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:33.766	1:32.782	1:32.041	17
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:33.549	1:33.120	1:32.096	16
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:33.988	1:32.760	1:32.137	19
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:33.454	1:33.045	1:32.321	17
6	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	1:33.984	1:32.898	1:32.548	14
7	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:33.916	1:33.422	1:32.847	15
8	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:33.353	1:33.316	1:33.175	18
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:33.835	1:33.608	1:33.488	15
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:33.556	1:33.715	1:33.601	19
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:34.092	1:33.815	—	12
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:33.812	1:33.979	—	12
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:34.138	1:33.989	—	14
14	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:33.921	1:34.100	—	14
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:34.161	1:34.158	—	14
16	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:34.226	—	—	8
17	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:34.369	—	—	8
18	63	George Russell	Williams	1:35.372	—	—	9
19	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	1:35.808	—	—	5
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:35.889	—	—	9

Sergio Perez was required to start the race from the pit lane after failing to stop at the weigh bridge at the end of the second practice session.

What happened in the 2019 United States Grand Prix?

Valtteri Bottas retained the lead, while Lewis Hamilton gained places during the opening lap. Sebastian Vettel struggled immediately and slipped backwards before a rear-suspension failure ended his race. Contact between Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz also forced Albon into an early recovery effort.

Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas made early stops for hard tyres, committing themselves to a different race from Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton extended his opening stint and took the lead during the pit cycle, then switched to hard tyres with the intention of stopping only once.

When Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen stopped for a second time, Lewis Hamilton returned to first place. The question became whether his older tyres could survive the remaining laps while keeping the faster cars behind. Bottas steadily reduced the gap and began to attack.

Lewis Hamilton resisted the first attempts, but Valtteri Bottas completed the decisive pass on lap 52. Max Verstappen then closed on Hamilton, although yellow flags following Kevin Magnussen‘s late retirement limited one of the main passing opportunities.

Valtteri Bottas crossed the line for his fourth victory of the season. Lewis Hamilton held second, securing his sixth drivers’ championship and moving beyond Juan Manuel Fangio‘s five titles. Max Verstappen finished third, with Charles Leclerc fourth and taking the fastest-lap point.

Alexander Albon recovered to fifth despite his extra pit stops. Daniel Ricciardo was sixth, ahead of Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz, Nico Hülkenberg and Sergio Perez. A five-second penalty for contact with Perez dropped Daniil Kvyat out of the points in the final classification.

The race delivered both a deserved victory for Valtteri Bottas and the championship confirmation Lewis Hamilton had been approaching for months. Mercedes had already settled the constructors’ contest; now Hamilton had completed another title-winning season with two races still to run.

2019 United States Grand Prix race results

The 2019 United States Grand Prix was held on 3 November 2019, with a scheduled start of 13:10 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	56	1:33:55.653	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	56	+4.148s	18
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	56	+5.002s	15
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	56	+52.239s	13
5	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	56	+78.038s	10
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	56	+90.366s	8
7	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	56	+90.764s	6
8	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	55	+1 lap	4
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	55	+1 lap	2
10	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	55	+1 lap	1
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	55	+1 lap	0
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	55	+1 lap	0
13	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	55	+1 lap	0
14	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	55	+1 lap	0
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	55	+1 lap	0
16	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	54	Suspension	0
17	63	George Russell	Williams	54	+2 laps	0
18	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	52	Brakes/Spun off	0
Ret	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	31	Oil leak	0
Ret	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	7	Suspension	0

Charles Leclerc earned the additional point for fastest lap.

Daniil Kvyat originally finished 10th, but received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Sergio Perez.

Pierre Gasly and Kevin Magnussen were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

2019 United States Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	44	14:28:22	1:36.169	206.374
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	37	14:15:55	1:36.957	204.696
3	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	42	14:25:25	1:38.029	202.458
4	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	44	14:28:57	1:38.074	202.365
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	42	14:24:15	1:38.214	202.077
6	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	47	14:34:11	1:38.437	201.619
7	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	26	13:57:36	1:38.446	201.600
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	41	14:24:11	1:38.969	200.535
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	46	14:32:32	1:39.608	199.249
10	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	41	14:24:38	1:39.964	198.539
11	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	34	14:12:02	1:40.165	198.141
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	42	14:26:22	1:40.347	197.781
13	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	42	14:25:59	1:40.380	197.716
14	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	28	14:01:34	1:40.564	197.354
15	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	44	14:28:42	1:40.844	196.806
16	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	31	14:06:48	1:40.850	196.795
17	63	George Russell	Williams	54	14:47:42	1:41.239	196.039
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	52	14:43:22	1:41.270	195.979
19	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	6	13:23:44	1:42.165	194.262
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	22	13:52:32	1:43.830	191.147

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear in this table. Time of Day is local time; average speeds are in km/h.

2019 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings for drivers and teams after the 2019 United States Grand Prix.

2019 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	381
2	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes	314
3	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	249
4	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	235
5	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Ferrari	230
6	Alexander Albon	THA	Red Bull Racing / Toro Rosso	84
7	Carlos Sainz	ESP	McLaren	80
8	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Red Bull Racing / Toro Rosso	77
9	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Renault	46
10	Sergio Perez	MEX	Racing Point	44
11	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren	41
12	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Renault	37
13	Daniil Kvyat	RUS	Toro Rosso	34
14	Kimi Räikkönen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing	31
15	Lance Stroll	CAN	Racing Point	21
16	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas	20
17	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Haas	8
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	ITA	Alfa Romeo Racing	4
19	Robert Kubica	POL	Williams	1
20	George Russell	GBR	Williams	0

2019 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	695
2	Ferrari	479
3	Red Bull Racing	366
4	McLaren	121
5	Renault	83
6	Racing Point	65
7	Toro Rosso	64
8	Alfa Romeo Racing	35
9	Haas	28
10	Williams	1

2019 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2019 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit , Melbourne	17 March
2	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	31 March
3	2019 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	14 April
4	2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	28 April
5	2019 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	12 May
6	2019 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco , Monte Carlo	26 May
7	2019 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , Montréal	9 June
8	2019 French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	23 June
9	2019 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	30 June
10	2019 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit , Silverstone	14 July
11	2019 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	28 July
12	2019 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring , Mogyoród	4 August
13	2019 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	1 September
14	2019 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza , Monza	8 September
15	2019 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	22 September
16	2019 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	29 September
17	2019 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 October
18	2019 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	27 October
19	2019 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	3 November
20	2019 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace , São Paulo	17 November
21	2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	1 December