F1 news
F1 / NEWS & CONTEXT
Kimi Antonelli

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

Archive photograph: Kimi Antonelli · 2025-10-17Archive photo · 2025-10-17 · Kuyper · CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

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 |

Sources 01
  1. SOURCEAangepaste startopstelling F1 GP Verenigde Staten 2026 na meerdere gridstraffenRacingNews365 Nederland

This article was produced with AI assistance. Source references make its supporting evidence traceable.

Read also

  1. Bortoleto turns to Binotto and Verstappen for guidance on his F1 career

  2. Hadjar sees Red Bull's two-car advantage as a chance to challenge Antonelli

  3. Wolff says Antonelli’s qualifying pole exceeded Mercedes’ expectations

  4. Antonelli expects Verstappen and Hadjar to make victory difficult in Austin

  5. Bortoleto set for back of grid after 20-place Austin penalty