Verstappen can match Hamilton’s COTA record with an eighth straight podium

Max Verstappen can match Lewis Hamilton’s record for consecutive podiums at the Circuit of The Americas in the 2026 United States Grand Prix. Verstappen has reached the podium in each of his last seven Austin appearances; another top-three finish would make it eight in a row.

The run began in 2018, when a gearbox-change penalty left Verstappen 18th on the grid. An undercut helped him climb to second behind Kimi Räikkönen, and he kept Hamilton behind after the Briton’s late pit stop to secure his first Austin podium. He finished third in 2019. No race was held at the circuit in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Verstappen won at COTA in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In 2023 he started sixth after track limits erased his pole lap, then beat Lando Norris by 10 seconds. He finished third in 2024 and won the Grand Prix again in 2025.

Across 10 COTA editions, Verstappen has four Grand Prix wins, two poles, two sprint victories, three sprint poles and seven podiums. Hamilton still leads the circuit’s win tally, five to four; the consecutive-podium record is a separate mark Verstappen can match.