F1 US Grand Prix Results Today 2025: Max Verstappen blitz leaves McLaren panicking

A composite image of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris with the US flag in the background — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Results Today: Verstappen US Grand Prix blitz leaves McLaren panicking

Here's how all the action unfolded at the F1 2025 United States Grand Prix

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Sunday 19 October 2025 22:43 Updated: 11:41

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Four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen put on a commanding show at COTA this weekend, taking the pole position and race win in both the sprint and full-length grand prix.

McLaren claimed the constructors' championship victory last time out in Singapore, with their attention now turning to either Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris picking up the drivers' title.

But after Verstappen's clean sweep in Austin, the papaya F1 outfit have been left stunned as the Dutchman continues to strengthen his position to contend for the title.

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The Red Bull star led every lap of Sunday's US Grand Prix as Norris and Ferrari star Charles Leclerc battled endlessly behind him for P2.

The Monegasque star lost second place to the British driver on lap 52 of the 56-lap race and was unable to regain it before crossing the chequered flag.

Leclerc still managed to pick up his sixth grand prix podium of the season, a feat that team-mate Lewis Hamilton is yet to do after 19 race weekends with the Scuderia.

The seven-time champion wasn't far off Leclerc however, crossing the line in P4 ahead of championship leader Piastri, who only managed to pick up 10 points with his fifth-place finish.

After Sunday's race, Verstappen is now just 26 points behind Norris and 40 points behind Piastri, who has managed to cling on to the top spot in the standings.

The race wasn't entirely free of drama, with Williams star Carlos Sainz forced to retire from the 56-lap US GP just seven laps in after attempting an overtake on Kimi Antonelli at Turn 15. The pair made contact, with the Williams star leaving significant damage to Antonelli's Mercedes, although the Italian teenager managed to recover to P13.

F1 Results: US Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	—
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+7.959sec
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+15.373sec
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+28.536sec
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+29.678sec
6	George Russell	Mercedes	+33.456sec
7	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+52.714sec
8	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+57.249sec
9	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+64.722sec
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+70.001sec
11	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+73.209sec
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+74.778sec
13	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+75.746sec
14	Alex Albon	Williams	+80.000sec
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+83.043sec
16	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+92.807sec
17	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1 LAP
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1 LAP
19	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1 LAP
DNF	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+49 LAPS

Who is the current F1 world champion?

Max Verstappen is the reigning F1 champion, and won his fourth drivers' championship last year.

2025 rule change removes fastest lap point

Fastest lap points have been banished for 2025. Since 2019, drivers have picked up an extra point if they finish in the top 10 and achieve the fastest lap.

However, this resulted in some drivers abandoning their races to pit and fit a set of new tyres at the end of an event in order to claim the fastest lap point, or to stop a rival from getting the extra point.

The most famous example of this in 2024 came during Daniel Ricciardo's final F1 race, when the Australian finished last but claimed the fastest lap on the final lap of the Singapore GP, taking the extra point away from Lando Norris and helping Max Verstappen's title bid.

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Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

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