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Round 17 · 2021

United StatesUnited States Grand Prix

Austin, United States22–24 Oct

  1. Practice 1
    Data published
    track 32° ·air 27° ·65% hum ·1.1 km/h wind
  2. Practice 2
    Data published
    track 36° ·air 29° ·52% hum ·2.2 km/h windwet
  3. Practice 3
    Data published
    track 37° ·air 29° ·60% hum ·3.2 km/h wind
  4. Qualifying
    Data published
    track 37° ·air 30° ·55% hum ·4.0 km/h windwet
    Fantasy lock
  5. Grand Prix
    Data published
    track 38° ·air 28° ·60% hum ·3.2 km/h wind

Times in UTC

Grand Prix result

PosDriverTeamGridMovedTime / gapPts
1VERRed Bull Racing1—1:34:36.55225
2HAMMercedes2—+1.33319
3PERRed Bull Racing3—+42.22315
4LECFerrari4—+52.24612
5RICMcLaren61+76.85410
6BOTMercedes93+80.1288
7SAIFerrari52+83.5456
8NORMcLaren71+84.3954
9TSUAlphaTauri101+1 Lap2
10VETAston Martin188+1 Lap1
11GIOAlfa Romeo Racing121+1 Lap
12STRAston Martin131+1 Lap
13RAIAlfa Romeo Racing152+1 Lap
14RUSWilliams206+1 Lap
15LATWilliams141+1 Lap
16MSCHaas F1 Team16—+2 Laps
17MAZHaas F1 Team17—+2 Laps
18ALOAlpine191Rear wing
19OCOAlpine118Mechanical
20GASAlphaTauri812Suspension

Qualifying

PosDriverQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1VER1:34.3521:33.4641:32.910
2HAM1:34.5791:33.7971:33.119+0.209
3PER1:34.3691:34.1781:33.134+0.224
4BOT1:34.5901:33.9591:33.475+0.565
5LEC1:34.1531:33.9281:33.606+0.696
6SAI1:34.5581:34.1261:33.792+0.882
7RIC1:34.4071:34.6431:33.808+0.898
8NOR1:34.5511:33.8801:33.887+0.977
9GAS1:34.5671:34.5831:34.118+1.208
10TSU1:35.3601:35.1371:34.918+2.008
11OCO1:35.7471:35.377—+2.467
12VET1:35.2811:35.500—+2.590
13GIO1:35.9201:35.794—+2.884
14ALO1:35.7561:44.549—+11.639
15RUS1:35.746——+2.836
16STR1:35.983——+3.073
17LAT1:35.995——+3.085
18RAI1:36.311——+3.401
19MSC1:36.499——+3.589
20MAZ1:36.796——+3.886

How the weekend has moved

Practice 11:34.874
Practice 21:34.946+0.072
Practice 31:34.701−0.245
Qualifying1:32.910−1.791
Grand Prix1:38.485+5.575

Fastest lap of each session, the change from the session before, and the midfield's median fuel-corrected long run. Times normally tumble as the track rubbers in.

Austin in earlier seasons

20211:34.701
20191:33.232−1.469
20181:33.797−0.904

Fastest practice lap per season at this circuit. Layout changes, resurfacing and weather all move these numbers, so read them as context rather than a like-for-like comparison.

Practice 1

BOT1:34.874

Single-lap pace

BOT1:34.874—
HAM1:34.919+0.045
VER1:35.806+0.932
LEC1:36.334+1.460
SAI1:36.508+1.634
GAS1:36.611+1.737
PER1:36.798+1.924
NOR1:36.855+1.981
GIO1:36.874+2.000
RAI1:36.876+2.002
RUS1:36.966+2.092
OCO1:36.970+2.096
STR1:36.972+2.098
VET1:36.982+2.108
ALO1:37.068+2.194
RIC1:37.458+2.584
LAT1:37.463+2.589
TSU1:37.954+3.080
MSC1:38.866+3.992
MAZ1:42.239+7.365

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
HAM25.34138.10031.4021:34.8431:34.9190.076
BOT25.51937.87531.4801:34.8741:34.8740.000
VER25.68338.40631.6201:35.7091:35.8060.097
LEC25.79338.52531.9981:36.3161:36.3340.018
SAI25.87038.46732.0511:36.3881:36.5080.120
GAS25.64538.68732.0991:36.4311:36.6110.180
PER26.00838.76332.0271:36.7981:36.7980.000
NOR25.91038.89332.0521:36.8551:36.8550.000
GIO26.02438.74632.1041:36.8741:36.8740.000
RAI25.80638.70332.3671:36.8761:36.8760.000
OCO25.90038.81432.1831:36.8971:36.9700.073
RUS25.97438.72032.2721:36.9661:36.9660.000
STR26.02738.88232.0631:36.9721:36.9720.000
VET26.06138.82632.0951:36.9821:36.9820.000
ALO25.87639.07932.1131:37.0681:37.0680.000
RIC25.99339.10132.3641:37.4581:37.4580.000
LAT25.91438.88632.6631:37.4631:37.4630.000
TSU26.32639.30832.2971:37.9311:37.9540.023
MSC26.52339.66832.5361:38.7271:38.8660.139
MAZ26.74739.39533.8731:40.0151:42.2392.224

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceM+1.090(4 drivers ran both)H+1.379(4 drivers ran both)

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

MercedesBOTahead of HAM+0.045
Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+0.992
FerrariLECahead of SAI+0.174
AlphaTauriGASahead of TSU+1.343
McLarenNORahead of RIC+0.603
Alfa Romeo RacingGIOahead of RAI+0.002
WilliamsRUSahead of LAT+0.497
AlpineOCOahead of ALO+0.098
Aston MartinSTRahead of VET+0.010
Haas F1 TeamMSCahead of MAZ+3.373

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

BOT8333
HAM8334
VER565
LEC1485
SAI17165
GAS1665
PER1838
NOR83
GIO210132
RAI71334
RUS6319
OCO2785
STR1856
VET1568
ALO156
RIC1845
LAT7417
TSU1867
MSC2564
MAZ1837
SSoftMMediumHHard

Practice 2

PER1:34.946

Single-lap pace

PER1:34.946—
NOR1:35.203+0.257
HAM1:35.310+0.364
BOT1:35.360+0.414
RIC1:35.457+0.511
STR1:35.561+0.615
LEC1:35.572+0.626
VER1:35.824+0.878
SAI1:35.919+0.973
GIO1:36.138+1.192
OCO1:36.158+1.212
GAS1:36.242+1.296
ALO1:36.376+1.430
RAI1:36.558+1.612
VET1:36.718+1.772
TSU1:36.983+2.037
MSC1:37.041+2.095
LAT1:37.254+2.308
RUS1:37.490+2.544
MAZ1:38.026+3.080

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
PERM7*1:41.773—±0.728—
VERM6*1:42.022+0.249±1.041—
BOTM7*1:42.182+0.409±1.196—
RICS5*1:42.318+0.545±0.406—
ALOM6*1:42.350+0.577±0.304—
NORM5*1:42.400+0.627±0.532—
SAIS81:42.663+0.890±0.592+0.189s
STRM91:42.731+0.958±0.663+0.154s
RAIM5*1:42.742+0.969±0.307—
VETM101:42.768+0.995±0.424+0.129s
OCOH6*1:42.780+1.007±0.671—
LECM6*1:42.782+1.009±0.776—
GIOM7*1:42.784+1.011±0.579—
TSUM5*1:43.674+1.901±0.590—
RUSM101:44.055+2.282±0.520+0.038s
LATM111:44.252+2.479±0.477+0.126s
MAZH5*1:45.666+3.893±1.149—
MSCM81:46.089+4.316±1.084+0.231s

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
PER25.66837.94131.3371:34.9461:34.9460.000
NOR25.63438.17331.3961:35.2031:35.2030.000
HAM25.47738.22431.5161:35.2171:35.3100.093
BOT25.68538.17431.4461:35.3051:35.3600.055
RIC25.41938.48131.5571:35.4571:35.4570.000
LEC25.55138.30531.6821:35.5381:35.5720.034
STR25.90338.13031.5281:35.5611:35.5610.000
SAI25.50838.27431.8041:35.5861:35.9190.333
VER25.75038.33731.5971:35.6841:35.8240.140
GAS25.65238.49231.8351:35.9791:36.2420.263
OCO25.89438.42931.7891:36.1121:36.1580.046
GIO25.62638.30432.2081:36.1381:36.1380.000
ALO25.82038.58531.9711:36.3761:36.3760.000
RAI25.76838.50632.1131:36.3871:36.5580.171
VET26.04438.68231.9921:36.7181:36.7180.000
TSU25.94838.81632.1521:36.9161:36.9830.067
MSC26.05438.77132.2161:37.0411:37.0410.000
LAT26.14038.92732.1871:37.2541:37.2540.000
RUS25.91039.00832.5721:37.4901:37.4900.000
MAZ26.26439.17832.5841:38.0261:38.0260.000

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceM+0.866(13 drivers ran both)Honly 1 driver ran both — too few to price

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

Red Bull RacingPERahead of VER+0.878
McLarenNORahead of RIC+0.254
MercedesHAMahead of BOT+0.050
Aston MartinSTRahead of VET+1.157
FerrariLECahead of SAI+0.347
Alfa Romeo RacingGIOahead of RAI+0.420
AlpineOCOahead of ALO+0.218
AlphaTauriGASahead of TSU+0.741
Haas F1 TeamMSCahead of MAZ+0.985
WilliamsLATahead of RUS+0.236

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

PER83112
NOR143192
HAM56164
BOT56112
RIC54183
STR53125
LEC6611
VER83111
SAI713112
GIO733310
OCO6611
GAS8368
ALO558
RAI533311
VET51312
TSU8610
MSC8511
LAT54314
RUS41115
MAZ7610
SSoftMMediumHHard

Practice 3

PER1:34.701

Single-lap pace

PER1:34.701—
SAI1:34.805+0.104
VER1:34.912+0.211
NOR1:34.945+0.244
BOT1:34.988+0.287
HAM1:35.219+0.518
RIC1:35.345+0.644
GAS1:35.398+0.697
LEC1:35.688+0.987
OCO1:35.711+1.010
VET1:35.851+1.150
RUS1:36.023+1.322
RAI1:36.062+1.361
LAT1:36.118+1.417
GIO1:36.252+1.551
STR1:36.392+1.691
ALO1:36.490+1.789
TSU1:36.572+1.871
MSC1:36.671+1.970
MAZ1:59.975+25.274

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
PER25.40438.04431.2531:34.7011:34.7010.000
VER25.41638.28031.1001:34.7961:34.9120.116
SAI25.45138.10831.2461:34.8051:34.8050.000
BOT25.75937.91331.1901:34.8621:34.9880.126
NOR25.52038.27131.1541:34.9451:34.9450.000
GAS25.49138.30631.2991:35.0961:35.3980.302
HAM25.57138.33431.2601:35.1651:35.2190.054
RIC25.40538.47131.4691:35.3451:35.3450.000
LEC25.61438.48731.4671:35.5681:35.6880.120
OCO25.68038.37931.6521:35.7111:35.7110.000
VET25.88438.45231.5151:35.8511:35.8510.000
RUS25.77038.58031.6731:36.0231:36.0230.000
RAI25.78838.55631.6991:36.0431:36.0620.019
LAT25.70338.72831.6871:36.1181:36.1180.000
GIO25.78338.63431.8351:36.2521:36.2520.000
TSU25.73738.62231.9501:36.3091:36.5720.263
STR26.07438.71331.5731:36.3601:36.3920.032
ALO26.03538.69731.7581:36.4901:36.4900.000
MSC25.94838.95031.7731:36.6711:36.6710.000
MAZ27.00952.41740.8952:00.3212:03.4563.135

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceMonly 1 driver ran both — too few to price

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

Red Bull RacingPERahead of VER+0.211
FerrariSAIahead of LEC+0.883
McLarenNORahead of RIC+0.400
MercedesBOTahead of HAM+0.231
AlphaTauriGASahead of TSU+1.174
AlpineOCOahead of ALO+0.779
Aston MartinVETahead of STR+0.541
WilliamsRUSahead of LAT+0.095
Alfa Romeo RacingRAIahead of GIO+0.190
Haas F1 TeamMSCahead of MAZ+23.304

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

PER6151
SAI333115
VER6151
NOR6511
BOT32613
HAM3346
RIC4151
GAS81161
LEC3413213
OCO613
VET226161
RUS3231
RAI5636
LAT3311
GIO33334
STR51331
ALO43311
TSU81151
MSC61611
MAZ61611
SSoftMMedium