How to follow US Grand Prix on the BBC
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Round 18 of the 2026 Formula 1 season heads to the Circuit of the Americas for the United States Grand Prix, from 23-25 October.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli claimed pole position in Austin ahead of the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar.
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The Italian was 0.179 seconds quicker than Dutchman Verstappen, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc fourth and and his team-mate Lewis Hamilton fifth. Mercedes' George Russell will start sixth.
Antonelli has the chance to secure his maiden drivers' championship this weekend. To do it, he needs to win the race in Austin with team-mate Russell ninth or lower and Hamilton finishing outside the top four.
Lights out for Sunday's 56-lap race will be at 20:00 GMT.
Session start times and BBC coverage
Commentary of the race will be available across BBC Radio 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.
You can also ask your smart speaker to "play 5 Live".
Make sure to listen to every episode of the Chequered Flag podcast. For the first time this year, the post-race show for every grand prix is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.
Sunday, 25 October
Race: 20:00 GMT with build-up from 19:30 - 5 Live
What is the Austin weather forecast?
Last year's US Grand Prix weekend was attended by more than 400,000 fans [Getty Images]The forecast remains warm, dry and sunny for Sunday's grand prix, which starts at 3pm local time, with temperatures reaching a high of 29C.