Formula 1’s second triple-header of the 2026 season has begun in Austin, with the opening practice session giving teams their first opportunity to assess car balance and fine-tune their set-ups around the demanding Circuit of the Americas. The combination of high-speed direction changes, technical corner sequences and the circuit’s characteristic bumps made FP1 an important first reference point for the weekend.
Here are the full results from FP1 at the 2026 United States Grand Prix:
1 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1m36.052s
2 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.084s
3 Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.245s
4 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.326s
5 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.481s
6 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.503s
7 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.734s
8 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +0.943s
9 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +1.011s
10 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +1.257s
11 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +1.613s
12 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +1.636s
13 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +1.731s
14 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +1.738s
15 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +1.749s
16 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1.844s
17 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +2.069s
18 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +2.070s
19 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +2.794s
20 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +3.001s
21 Colton Herta (Cadillac) +3.927s
22 Alex Albon (Williams) +31.812s
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