Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton

How qualifying for the F1 United States Grand Prix unfolded

  • Qualifying takes place at 11pm.

It's time for qualifying at the F1 United States Grand Prix, with three teams potentially in the fight for pole position.

Max Verstappen will surely be the man to beat once again, on the weekend Red Bull could win their first constructors' title since 2013.

Sergio Perez will serve a five-place grid penalty after taking new engine components, while Charles Leclerc will drop 10 places on the grid for new engine components.

22 Oct 2022
21:04
FP3 results

Click here for the full results...

Nicholas Latifi (CDN) Williams Racing. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, USA,
Nicholas Latifi (CDN) Williams Racing. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19…

20:59

Verstappen goes 0.3s clear at the top with a 1m35.825s - he ends FP3 fastest!

20:59

Leclerc takes top spot with a 1m36.145s, while Perez goes fourth ahead of Hamilton.

20:55

Hamilton moves up to fourth, just over a tenth shy.

20:55

Into the final five minutes as Sainz goes third.

20:53

Scrappy laps from Verstappen and Leclerc but they go 1-2.

20:50

Top 10 with 10 minutes to go: Perez, Hamilton, Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz, Russell, Bottas, Alonso, Vettel and Ocon.

20:47

Bottas slots into seventh for Alfa Romeo, 0.7s off Perez.

20:45
20:42

Russell moves up to fourth in the Mercedes, 0.4s off Perez. 

 

20:37
Action in Austin...

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB18. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas,
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB18. Formula 1 World Championship,…

20:34
20:31

Top 10 with 30 minutes to go: Perez, Hamilton, Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz, Alonso, Vettel, Ocon, Stroll and Russell.

20:27

Perez nicks ahead of Hamilton, a tenth between the pair.

20:26

Hamilton goes quickest with a 1m36.688s, less than a tenth ahead of Verstappen.

20:22
20:21

Leclerc moves to within a tenth of Verstappen at the time of the timesheets.

20:19

The order with 20 minutes gone: Verstappen, Sainz, Leclerc, Perez, Alonso, Ocon, Stroll, Russell, Vettel and Hamilton.

20:17

Sainz moves up to second for Ferrari, a tenth off Verstappen. He's on the mediums.

20:16

More grid penalties! 10 places for Leclerc; five for Alonso.

Five for Perez; five for Zhou - they were confirmed yesterday.

20:13

Only nine times on the board so far: Verstappen, Leclerc, Perez, Sainz, Ocon, Russell, Bottas, Zhou and Magnussen.

20:12

Verstappen goes three-tenths clear of Leclerc at the top of the timesheets as both drivers find more time.

20:10

Bottas improves but stays seventh, 1.0s off Leclerc.

20:09

Untimely for Schumacher, who just went past the pit lane before the issue.

20:07

A problem for Schumacher? He's going very slowly down the start-finish straight.

Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter

Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox