{"id":11095,"date":"2025-10-19T16:43:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T16:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/11095\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T16:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T16:43:34","slug":"f1-2025-us-grand-prix-starting-grid-ahead-of-race-at-cota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/11095\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 2025: US Grand Prix starting grid ahead of race at COTA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                                                                Change your timezone:&#13;<br \/>\n                                                                                                &#13;<br \/>\n                                                &#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>After an exciting qualifying in Austin, Texas on Saturday evening, the starting lineup for Sunday&#8217;s 2025 United States Grand Prix is set.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s a familiar face on pole position, too, with Red Bull star and four-time world champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-drivers\/max-verstappen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen<\/a> emerging as the fastest driver, ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-teams\/mclaren\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McLaren<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-drivers\/lando-norris\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lando Norris<\/a>.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nREAD MORE: <a title=\"F1 announces HUGE decision on US Grand Prix future just hours ahead of COTA race\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-news\/1065350\/f1-us-grand-prix-contract-extension-official-announcement-2034\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 announces HUGE decision on US Grand Prix future just hours ahead of COTA race<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nIt looked for a long time this season that Norris and McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri would be in a two-horse race for the drivers&#8217; title, but Verstappen has come roaring back into view with a run of great results after the summer break. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe reigning champion is now looking for his third win in four grands prix after taking a <a title=\"dominant pole on Saturday\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1065276\/f1-qualifying-results-us-grand-prix-2025-max-verstappen-mclaren\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dominant pole on Saturday<\/a>, with the McLaren pair winless since Piastri took the Dutch Grand Prix back in August. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Australian, who leads the championship, will start just sixth after failing to recover his qualifying pace after a dramatic crash in the sprint race. Between the McLaren pair on the starting grid will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-drivers\/charles-leclerc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Leclerc<\/a> in third, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-drivers\/george-russell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George Russell<\/a> in fourth, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-drivers\/lewis-hamilton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Hamilton<\/a> in fifth.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nThere is one penalty to note, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-drivers\/lance-stroll\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lance Stroll<\/a> dropping from 18th to the back of the grid after picking up a five-place penalty for causing a collision with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-drivers\/esteban-ocon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Esteban Ocon<\/a> in the sprint race. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nHere is the starting grid for the US GP on Sunday.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>US Grand Prix starting grid<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n      Position&#13;<br \/>\n      Driver&#13;<br \/>\n      Team&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n    1Max VerstappenRed Bull&#13;<br \/>\n    2Lando NorrisMcLaren&#13;<br \/>\n    3Charles Leclerc<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-teams\/ferrari\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n    4George Russell<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-teams\/mercedes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mercedes<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n    5Lewis HamiltonFerrari&#13;<br \/>\n    6Oscar PiastriMcLaren&#13;<br \/>\n    7Kimi AntonelliMercedes&#13;<br \/>\n    8Ollie Bearman<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-teams\/haas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Haas<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n    9<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-drivers\/carlos-sainz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Sainz<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-teams\/williams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Williams<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n    10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-drivers\/fernando-alonso\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fernando Alonso<\/a>Aston Martin&#13;<br \/>\n    11Nico HulkenbergSauber&#13;<br \/>\n    12Liam LawsonRacing Bulls&#13;<br \/>\n    13<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-drivers\/yuki-tsunoda\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yuki Tsunoda<\/a>Red Bull&#13;<br \/>\n    14<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/us\/f1-drivers\/pierre-gasly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pierre Gasly<\/a>Alpine&#13;<br \/>\n    15Franco ColapintoAlpine&#13;<br \/>\n    16Gabriel BortoletoSauber&#13;<br \/>\n    17Esteban OconHaas&#13;<br \/>\n    18Alex AlbonWilliams&#13;<br \/>\n    19Isack HadjarRacing Bulls&#13;<br \/>\n    20Lance Stroll*Aston Martin&#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n*Lance Stroll dropped from 18th to 20th and last thanks to a five-place penalty for causing a collision in the earlier sprint race.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>What time is the F1 race today?<\/p>\n<p>\nIn Austin, Texas, this weekend&#8217;s US Grand Prix action is set to start at 2pm local time (CT) today (Sunday, October 19), which means a start time of 3pm ET.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nPlease see below for the start times converted to your local time zone:&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nLocal time (CT): 2pm <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nUnited States Eastern (ET): 3pm <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nUnited States Central (CT): 2pm <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nUnited States Mountain (MT): 1pm<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nUnited States Pacific (PT): 12pm<\/p>\n<p>Related\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 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