2019 United States Grand Prix

The 2019 United States Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Emirates United States Grand Prix 2019) was the nineteenth race of the 2019 Formula One season, the forty-first time the United States Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar, and the eighth time it was held at the Circuit of the Americas. It was held between 1 November and 3 November 2019.
In qualifying, Valtteri Bottas took his eleventh pole position, also his first at the Circuit of the Americas, after Lewis Hamilton decided to abort his final flying lap which left him in fifth place. Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen qualified second and third respectively.
In the race, Bottas kept his lead whilst Vettel fell behind Verstappen, and Hamilton moved of Charles Leclerc. Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz, Jr. then made contact at the first corner, forcing Albon to take an early pit stop for a new front wing. Vettel then lost four places to Hamilton, Leclerc, Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo on the same lap, before he finally retired with a broken suspension on lap 8. Hamilton opted for a one-stop strategy compared to Bottas and Verstappen taking two stops, but Bottas was able to take the lead back from Hamilton on lap 52, leaving the latter to deal with Verstappen. Bottas went on to take his seventh victory, and Hamilton held off Verstappen as he took second place and his sixth World Drivers' Championship.
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==Background==
Driver tyre allocations
Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft 	Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft
Hamilton 	2 	3 	8 	Bottas 	1 	4 	8
Vettel 	2 	3 	8 	Leclerc 	1 	3 	9
Verstappen	1 	4 	8 	Albon 	1 	4 	8
Ricciardo 	1 	2 	10 	Hülkenberg	2 	1 	10
Magnussen 	2 	2 	9 	Grosjean 	1 	3 	9
Sainz 	2 	3 	8 	Norris 	2 	3 	8
Pérez 	2 	2 	9 	Stroll 	2 	2 	9
Räikkönen 	1 	3 	9 	Giovinazzi	2 	2 	9
Kvyat 	1 	3 	9 	Gasly 	2 	2 	9
Russell 	2 	2 	9 	Kubica 	1 	3 	9
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After being absent at the due to medical issues, Peter Bonnington recovered to take back his role as Lewis Hamilton's race engineer.
Being seventy-four points ahead of Valtteri Bottas in the championship, in order for Hamilton to win his sixth title, he has to finish at least eighth, ninth with the fastest lap, or Bottas fails to win the race.
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+ 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+ 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+ 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+ 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
63 	George Russell 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+ 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+ 	
Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only 	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only
40 	Nicholas Latifi 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+ 	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
Having not gone onto the weighbridge as instructed, Sergio Pérez was ordered by the stewards to start the race from the pit lane.
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:35.263	5 	1:34.924	11 	1:34.774	10 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:36.263	18 	1:35.025	14 	1:33.818	3 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:34.226	2 	1:33.890	4 	1:33.523	2 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:35.854	13 	1:35.387	16 	1:34.513	8 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:35.356	6 	1:35.789	18 	1:34.849	13 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:35.008	4 	1:34.509	7 	1:34.517	9 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:35.971	14 	1:35.109	15 	1:38.426	19 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:35.380	7 	1:33.533	2 	No Time 	20 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:35.586	9 	1:34.744	9 	1:34.792	12 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:35.659	10 	1:35.442	17 	1:35.305	15 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:34.316	3 	1:34.434	6 	1:33.983	6 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:35.661	11 	1:34.975	12 	1:35.129	14 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:36.124	16 	1:34.988	13 	1:34.784	11 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:34.057	1 	1:33.547	3 	1:33.305	1 	 	 	 	 	
40 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:41.112	20 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:35.439	8 	1:33.232	1 	1:33.923	5 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:35.723	12 	1:34.667	8 	1:38.426	19 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	 	1:36.749	19 	1:36.256	17 	 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:36.159	17 	1:34.045	5 	1:33.904	4 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:37.948	19 	1:37.283	20 	1:36.628	18 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:36.037	15 	1:34.839	10 	1:35.596	16 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	5 	1:33.750 	 	6 	1:33.160 	 	1 	1:32.029 	1
2 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	6 	1:33.766 	 	2 	1:32.782 	 	2 	1:32.041 	2
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	3 	1:33.549 	 	5 	1:33.120 	 	3 	1:32.096 	3
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	12 	1:33.988 	 	1 	1:32.760 	 	4 	1:32.137 	4
5 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:33.454 	 	4 	1:33.045 	 	5 	1:32.321 	5
6 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	11 	1:33.984 	 	3 	1:32.898 	 	6 	1:32.548 	6
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	9 	1:33.916 	 	8 	1:33.422 	 	7 	1:32.847 	7
8 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	1 	1:33.353 	 	7 	1:33.316 	 	8 	1:33.175 	8
9 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	8 	1:33.835 	 	9 	1:33.608 	 	9 	1:33.488 	9
10 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	4 	1:33.556 	 	10 	1:33.715 	 	10 	1:33.601 	10
11 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	13 	1:34.092 	 	11 	1:33.815 	 	 	 	11
12 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	7 	1:33.812 	 	12 	1:33.979 	 	 	 	12
13 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	14 	1:34.138 	 	13 	1:33.989 	 	 	 	13
14 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	10 	1:33.921 	 	14 	1:34.100 	 	 	 	14
15 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	15 	1:34.161 	 	15 	1:34.158 	 	 	 	15
16 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	16 	1:34.226 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	17 	1:34.369 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	18 	1:35.372 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	19 	1:35.808 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL*
20 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	20 	1:35.889 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
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** Pérez was forced to start from the pit lane after not going onto the weighbridge as instructed in FP2. He was then required to start from the back after using his fifth ICE, fifth turbocharger, fifth MGU-H and fourth MGU-K.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	56 	1h 33m 55.653s 	1 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	56 	+4.148s 	5 	18
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	56 	+5.002s 	3 	15
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	56 	+52.239s 	4 	13*
5 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	56 	+78.038s 	6 	10
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	56 	+90.366s 	9 	8
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	56 	+90.764s 	8 	6
8 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	7 	4
9 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	11 	2
10 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	PL 	1
11 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	17 	
12 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	55 	+1 Lap† 	13 	
13 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	14 	
14 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	55 	+1 Lap 	16 	
15 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	15 	
16 	2 	Luca Ghiotto 	 	54 	Collision damage	10 	
17 	63 	George Russell 	 	54 	+2 Laps 	18 	
18 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	52 	Brakes 	12 	
Ret 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	31 	Hydraulics 	19 	
Ret 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	7 	Suspension 	2 	
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** 12 points for fourth place and 1 point for the fastest lap.
*† Daniil Kvyat received a post-race 5-second time penalty for causing a collision.
==Milestones==
*The 1,000th race to have a British driver.
*Kevin Magnussen's 100th start (101st entry).
*Max Verstappen's 100th entry and start.
*Carlos Sainz, Jr.'s 100th entry and start.
*Pierre Gasly's 45th entry and start.
*' 100th front row start as a constructor.
*Sebastian Vettel's 100th front row start.
*Lewis Hamilton clinched his sixth World Championship, and stood on his 150th podium.
*Valtteri Bottas' 45th podium, and seventh career victory.
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	381 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	314 	
3 	Charles Leclerc 	249 	
4 	Max Verstappen 	235 	1
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	230 	1
6 	Alexander Albon 	84 	2
7 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	80 	
8 	Pierre Gasly 	77 	2
9 	Daniel Ricciardo 	46 	1
10 	Sergio Pérez 	44 	1
11 	Lando Norris 	41 	1
12 	Nico Hülkenberg 	37 	1
13 	Daniil Kvyat 	34 	
14 	Kimi Räikkönen 	31 	
15 	Lance Stroll 	21 	
16 	Kevin Magnussen 	20 	
17 	Romain Grosjean 	8 	
18 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	4 	
19 	Robert Kubica 	1 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	695 	
2 	 	479 	
3 	 	366 	
4 	 	121 	
5 	 	83 	
6 	 	65 	
7 	 	64 	
8 	 	35 	
9 	 	28 	
10 	 	1 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==Notes==
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