United States Grand Prix

The United States Grand Prix is going to be among the last races of the 2024 Formula 1 season. It is going to be an intense battle between the McLarens who made a late start in the season to beat Red Bull, as the fastest car with their consistent pace and qualifying speed. The race is among the most successful for title defender Max Verstappen. He has been winning the race for the past 3 years at Red Bull. The race is one of the best and classic races of Formula 1 in the United States. It is also one of the deciding races in the fight for the title in the Formula 1 Championship.

The 2025 Formula 1 grid is nearly set for 2024, with many shocking changes to the driver lineups. The 2025 Formula 1 season will see a huge addition of rookies to the grid in important teams. Ollie Bearmann will be driving for Haas, whereas Kimi Antonelli will be driving for Mercedes. Franco Colapinto is joining Williams in 2025 and Alpine is siding with Jack Doohan for their championship battle. Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz will be the biggest changes to the grid in 2024. The Brit will join Ferrari and Sainz is going to join Willliams.

United States Grand Prix History

The United States GP was held for the first time in 1959 as a part of the Formula 1 calendar. It was held for the first and only time at the Sebring circuit. The first US GP was won by Bruce McLaren for Cooper-Climax. The race was dropped by Formula 1 from 2008 to 2011. It has been hosted by Austin for the past 12 years barring the exception of 2020 which was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. The 2023 US GP was won by Max Verstappen for Red Bull Racing. The US GP was first held in Austin in 2012.

United States Grand Prix 2024 Schedule

The United States Grand Prix is scheduled to be held from October 18th to October 20th. The race will follow the newest Sprint format of Formula 1 in 2024. The Sprint Qualifying will be held on Friday from 4:30 PM. The Sprint Shootout race will be held on Saturday from 1 PM to 2 PM track time. The Qualifying session will immediately follow the Sprint Shootout from 5PM track time. The final race will be a 56-lap event held on Sunday from 2 PM track time covering a total distance of 308.405 km.

United States Grand Prix 2024 Venue

The United States Grand Prix is going to be held at the Circuit of the Americas, in Austin, Texas in the United States. The track is a 5.513 km long circuit, with 20 turns and raced in an anti-clockwise layout. There are two DRS zones throughout the long straights from turn 20 to turn 1 and turn 11 to turn 12. The circuit takes inspiration from Suzuka, Hockenheimring and Silverstone. The circuit was designed by Formula 1 track specialist Hermann Tilke. The lap record is held by Charles Leclerc who set a time of 1:36.169 in the 2019 Formula 1 season.

Drivers with the most wins in the United States Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton has won the most races in the USGP. He has 6 victories, which put him above the Formula 1 legend and fellow 7 time world champion, Michael Schumacher. Schumacher has 5 victories at the USGP albeit at a different track. Ferrari have won the most number of races in the United States GP as a team with 10 victories credited to their name.

Where to watch the United States Grand Prix 2024?

The Formula 1 United States GP will be broadcast on different channels worldwide, according to the list on the Formula 1 official website. Here is a list of broadcasters in different countries:

United States Grand Prix race timings for different time zones