Formula 1’s popularity has boomed in the United States in recent years. Last year’s race weekend at Circuit of The Americas attracted well over 400,000 spectators. The 2025 United States Grand Prix is set to take place on October 19.
1144th F1 GRAND PRIX | 54th UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX | 13th GRAND PRIX AT CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS
2024 POLESITTER: LANDO NORRIS | 2024 WINNER: CHARLES LECLERC
2025 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX: WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday October 17
Free Practice 1 – 12:30pm Local Time / 6:30pm UK Time
Sprint Qualifying – 4:30pm Local Time / 10:30pm UK Time
Saturday October 18
Sprint – 1:00pm Local Time / 7:00pm UK Time
Qualifying – 5:00pm Local Time / 11:00pm UK Time
Sunday October 19
The 2025 United States Grand Prix – 2:00pm Local Time / 8:00pm UK Time
2025 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX: WEEKEND MILESTONES
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WHAT HAS CHANGED AT THE CIRCUIT SINCE LAST YEAR?
Changes to the circuit since last year’s race will be posted here.
HOW MANY DRS ZONES WILL THERE BE AT THE 2025 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX?
It’s yet to be announced how many DRS zones there will be at the 2025 United States Grand Prix. Last year, there were two DRS zones. Activations zones are usually on the circuit’s two longest straights.
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Circuit of The Americas has been the permanent home of the United States Grand Prix since the event returned to the calendar in 2012. The Texas track is a modern venue with an old school character, and takes inspiration from iconic circuits.
While the history of a Grand Prix in America harks all the way back to the early Twentieth Century, Formula 1’s presence in the country has not always been so permanent. Thus far, there have been ten different tracks which have hosted Formula 1 races in the United States. Before Texas, the event was held at Indianapolis in the early years of the new millennium. After a farcical event in 2005 which saw only six cars take the start, and a declining reputation of F1 in America, Indianapolis didn’t renew their contract when it came to an end in 2007 and F1’s tenure in America thus ended.
The idea of reviving the U.S. Grand Prix was first seriously proposed in July 2010. At a press conference, Tavo Hellmund announced plans to build the first purpose-built F1 track in the country, 25 minutes south east of Austin.
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WHO WILL BE IN THE 2025 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX PRESS CONFERENCES?
The world’s media will have the opportunity to talk to the drivers ahead of the on-track action. The drivers appearing in the press conference for this race are yet to be announced.
The media will also be talking to prominent members of Formula 1’s teams in a separate press conference over the race weekend. The team members appearing in the press conference are yet to be announced.
WHO WILL BE THE RACE DIRECTOR AT THE 2025 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX?
Rui Marques will be the race director at the 2025 United States Grand Prix.
WHO WILL BE THE DRIVER STEWARD AT THE 2025 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX?
Each weekend a former Formula 1 driver, or a driver from another prominent series of motorsport, joins the stewards to help judge any incidents from a drivers’ perspective. The Driver Steward this weekend is yet to be announced.
WHICH TYRE COMPOUNDS WILL BE USED AT THE 2025 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX?
Pirelli have not yet announced which tyre compounds will be used at the 2025 United States Grand Prix. The C2, C3 and C4 compounds were used in 2024.
WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME AT THE UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX?
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WHAT’S THE FASTEST EVER LAP AT THE UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX?
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