F1 grid: Starting positions for the US Grand Prix race after George Russell's penalty

Lando Norris beat his rival Max Verstappen to take pole position for the US Grand Prix and realize his dream of the F1 championship.

Verstappen took his first victory in almost four months when he led every lap of the sprint race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin earlier on Saturday, extending his title lead from 52 to 54 points.

Norris finished third – after being overtaken by Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz on the final lap – but recovered in qualifying to take the spot, beating Verstappen by just 0.031 seconds.

Norris set the pace early in the shootout for pole and was then lucky when George Russell crashed his Mercedes in the penultimate corner.

Below you will find all the important information before this weekend's race:

What is the starting lineup?

1. Lando Norris

2. Max Verstappen

3. Carlos Sainz

4. Charles Leclerc

5. Oscar Piastri

6. Pierre Gasly

7. Fernando Alonso

8. Kevin Magnussen

9. Sergio Perez

10. Yuki Tsunoda

11. Nico Hulkenberg

12. Esteban Ocon

13. Lance Stroll

14. Alex Albon

15. Franco Colapinto

16. Valtteri Bottas

17. Lewis Hamilton

18. Zhou Guanyu

19. Liam Lawson*

Pit lane. George Russell**

*Lawson starts at the back of the grid after receiving an engine penalty

**Russell starts in the pit lane after making changes to his car following his accident in qualifying

When is the United States Grand Prix?

All times BST

Sunday, October 20th

How can I watch it online and on TV?

The United States Grand Prix will be broadcast live Sky Sports in the UK – and ESPN in the United States. Sky's coverage of Sunday's race begins at 6:30pm (BST).

You can watch highlights on free TV Channel 4 at 8am (BST) on Sunday morning for qualifying and at 00:50 on Monday morning for the race.

Sky Sports subscribers can catch all the action in Austin via the Sky Go app. If you're not a Sky customer, you can get a NOWTV day pass here to watch without a subscription.

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What is the 2024 F1 calendar?

ROUND 19 – UNITED STATES (sprint race)

Circuit of the Americas, Austin – 18th-20th October

ROUND 20 – MEXICO

Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City – 25-27 October

ROUND 21 – BRAZIL (sprint race)

Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo – 1st-3rd November

ROUND 22 – LAS VEGAS

Las Vegas Street Circuit – 21-23 November

ROUND 23 – QATAR (sprint race)

Lusail International Circuit, Lusail – November 29th – December 1st

ROUND 24 – ABU DHABI

Yas Marina Circuit – 6th-8th December

Driver standings

1. Max Verstappen – 331 points

2. Lando Norris – 279 points

3. Charles Leclerc – 245 points

4. Oscar Piastri – 237 points

5. Carlos Sainz – 190 points

6. Lewis Hamilton – 174 points

7. George Russell – 155 points

8. Sergio Perez – 144 points

9. Fernando Alonso – 62 points

10. Nico Hülkenberg – 24 points

11. Lance Stroll – 24 points

12. Yuki Tsunoda – 22 points

13. Alex Albon – 12 points

14. Daniel Ricciardo – 12 points

15. Pierre Gasly – 8 points

16. Ollie Bearman – 7 points

17. Kevin Magnussen – 6 points

18. Esteban Ocon – 5 points

19. Franco Colapinto – 4 points

20. Zhou Guanyu – 0 points

21. Logan Sargeant – 0 points

22. Valtteri Bottas – 0 points

Constructors' Championship

1. McLaren – 516 points

2. Red Bull – 475 points

3. Ferrari – 441 points

4. Mercedes – 329 points

5. Aston Martin – 86 points

6. RB – 34 points

7. Haas – 31 points

8. Williams – 16 points

9. Alpine – 13 points

10. Clean – 0 points