Antonelli starts on pole for 2026 United States GP as three penalties alter grid

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Kimi Antonelli will start the 2026 United States Grand Prix in Austin from pole, ahead of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar. Grid penalties leave Arvid Lindblad 14th, Franco Colapinto 21st and Gabriel Bortoleto 22nd.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · 25 Oct 2026, 09:46 · 2 min

Kimi Antonelli will start the 2026 United States Grand Prix in Austin from pole position, with Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar lining up second and third.

Arvid Lindblad, Franco Colapinto and Gabriel Bortoleto start five, 10 and 80 places below their qualifying positions, respectively, lining up 14th, 21st and 22nd.

United States GP starting grid The full order is:

Pos.	Driver	Team
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
3	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari
6	George Russell	Mercedes
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
8	Lando Norris	McLaren
9	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi
12	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
13	Oliver Bearman	Haas
14	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams
18	Alex Albon	Williams
19	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac
21	Franco Colapinto	Alpine
22	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi