Max Verstappen Takes US GP Pole With 1:34.471 Lap in Austin
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Oct 24
Max Verstappen Takes US GP Pole With 1:34.471 Lap in Austin
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Oct 24
Summary
1:34.471 put Max Verstappen on pole for the 2026 US Grand Prix in Austin, beating Lando Norris by 0.068 seconds and Kimi Antonelli by 0.285.
Qualifying ended after Q2 times, with no Q3 laps available in the session data, leaving George Russell fourth and Lewis Hamilton fifth on the grid.
Red Bull placed two cars in the top six as Isack Hadjar qualified sixth, while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc—quickest in all three practice sessions—slipped to seventh.
Nico Hulkenberg took eighth for Audi ahead of Liam Lawson and Oscar Piastri, while Q1 exits included both Cadillacs, both Williams cars and Gabriel Bortoleto.