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.
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 |
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