Round 17 · Telemetry

United States Grand Prix telemetry

COTA, Austin · 25 October 2026

COTA Race Weekend: Fastest Laps and Strategy Insights

The United States Grand Prix saw a significant track evolution, with the fastest lap improving by 1.825 seconds from Practice 1 to Qualifying. Average temperatures ranged from 27°C air and 36.3°C track during the race, with 32 pit lane visits averaging 25.62 seconds. Oscar Piastri completed the longest stint of 41 laps on HARD tyres, indicating a strategic focus on durability.

Fastest lap of the weekend

1:34.035

Kimi ANTONELLI · Qualifying

Track evolution

−1.825s

Practice 1 to Qualifying

Pit lane visits in the race

25.62s average

Quickest pit lane time

23.4s

Oscar PIASTRI

Session by session

Session	Fastest lap	Set by	Air	Track	Humidity	Conditions
Practice 1	1:35.860	Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)	28°C	41.1°C	31%	Dry
Practice 2	1:35.291	Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)	29.6°C	40.5°C	25%	Dry
Practice 3	1:34.810	Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)	27.5°C	39.2°C	49%	Dry
Qualifying	1:34.035	Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)	—	—	—	—
Race	1:37.976	Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)	27°C	36.3°C	42%	Dry

Temperatures are the average across all readings taken during the session. Pit lane times are measured from pit entry to pit exit, so they include the drive through the pit lane and not just the stop at the pit box.

Three quickest per session

Practice 1

1. Max VERSTAPPEN1:35.860
2. Charles LECLERC1:36.052
3. Lando NORRIS1:36.297

Practice 2

1. Charles LECLERC1:35.291
2. Kimi ANTONELLI1:35.333
3. Max VERSTAPPEN1:35.480

Practice 3

1. Charles LECLERC1:34.810
2. Lewis HAMILTON1:34.893
3. Kimi ANTONELLI1:35.015

Qualifying

1. Kimi ANTONELLI1:34.035
2. Charles LECLERC1:34.198
3. Max VERSTAPPEN1:34.214

Race

1. Charles LECLERC1:37.976
2. Gabriel BORTOLETO1:38.393
3. Lewis HAMILTON1:38.457

Tyres in the race

Compounds used: Medium, Soft, Hard
Longest stint: 41 laps on hard by Oscar PIASTRI
Average stint: 21.5 laps

United States Grand Prix result and report →Season telemetry index →