The 2024 Formula One season will feature a record 24 races, the 19th of which will take place in Texas in the United States this weekend.
After a four-week break the next battle is scheduled for the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, 20 October.
The lights will go out at 21:00 (SA time).
As a reminder, the 2023 United States Grand Prix was won by Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen with McLaren’s Lando Norris in second.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz finished third.
UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX GRID
Front row
Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren)
Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull)
2nd row
Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari)
Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari)
3rd row
Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren)
George Russell (GBR/Mercedes)
4th row
Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine)
Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin)
5th row
Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas)
Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull)
6th row
Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/RB)
Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Haas)
7th row
Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine)
Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin)
8th row
Liam Lawson (NZL/RB)
Alex Albon (THA/Williams)
9th row
Franco Colapinto (ARG/Williams)
Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Sauber)
10th row
Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes)
Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Sauber)
Standings ahead of the United States Grand Prix
Drivers
| Rank | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 331 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | 279 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 245 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | 237 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | 190 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 174 |
| 7 | George Russell | 155 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | 144 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 62 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | 24 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | 24 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | 22 |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | 12 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | 12 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | 8 |
| 16 | Oliver Bearman | 7 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | 6 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | 5 |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | 4 |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | 0 |
| 21 | Logan Sargeant | 0 |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | 0 |
| Rank | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | McLaren | 516 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 475 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 441 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 329 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 86 |
| 6 | RB | 34 |
| 7 | Haas | 31 |
| 8 | Williams | 16 |
| 9 | Alpine | 13 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 |
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