Austin 2022! Everything you need to know...
Updated: Oct 28, 2022
This post will be updated over the weekend.
Welcome to the 2nd US Grand Prix, now at Austin! We go to COTA (Circuit of The Americas) which has been apart of the Formula 1 calendar since 2012.
Excitingly, we are seeing a LOT of new faces for F1 during FP1 as teams fulfill their requirements to allow young drivers to try driving a F1 car. These include Logan Sargeant for Williams, Theo Pouchaire for Alfa Romeo, Alex Palou for McLaren, Antonio Giovinazzi for Haas, and Robert Schwartzman for Ferrari.
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Austin Schedule (BST):
Friday 21st October 2022:
Free Practice 1: 20:00-21:00
Free Practice 2: 23:00-00:30
Saturday 22nd October 2022:
Free Practice 3: 20:00-21:00
Qualifying: 23:00-00:00
Sunday 23rd October 2022:
The Race: 20:00-22:00
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About The Track:
Used since 2012, this season marks 10 years of COTA being apart of the catalog of circuits at F1's disposal.
It's a home race for the Haas team.
The race will have 56 laps of the 5.513km circuit.
The lap record was set by Charles Leclerc in 2019 at 1:36.169.
Image taken from official F1 website
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Free Practice Updates:
Free Practice 1
Time by Teams -
Alfa Romeo
Theo Pourchaire driving Valtteri Bottas' car: P18. 1:40.175. Completed 19 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P12. 1:38.276. Completed 20 laps.
AlphaTauri
Pierre Gasly: P8. 1:37.810. Completed 23 laps.
Yuki Tsunoda: P14. 1:38.898. Completed 22 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P11. 1:38.102. Completed 23 laps.
Fernando Alonso: P6. 1:37.713. Completed 24 laps.
Aston Martin
Sebastian Vettel: P10. 1:38.041. Completed 24 laps.
Lance Stroll: P4. 1:37.460. Completed 23 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P1. 1:36.857. Completed 18 laps.
Robert Schwartzman driving Charles Leclerc's car: P16.
Haas
Mick Schumacher: P15. 1:38.922. Completed 20 laps.
Antonio Giovinazzi driving Kevin Magnussen's car: P20. 1:43.063. Completed 4 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P9. 1:37.856. Completed 22 laps.
Alex Palou driving Daniel Ricciardo's car: P17. 1:39.911. Completed 21 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P3. 1:37.322. Completed 19 laps.
George Russell: P7. 1:37.802. Completed 22 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P2. 1:37.081. Completed 14 laps.
Sergio Perez: P5. 1:37.515. Completed 18 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P13. 1:38.422. Completed 20 laps.
Logan Sargeant driving Nicholas Latifi's car: P19. 1:40.325. Completed 22 laps.
OVERALL RANKINGS FOR FP1:
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:36.857 |
2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:37.081 |
3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.332 |
4 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:37.460 |
5 | Sergio Perez | ​Red Bull | 1:37.515 |
6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:37.713 |
7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:37.802 |
8 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:37.810 |
9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:37.856 |
10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:38.041 |
11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:38.102 |
12 | ​Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1:38.276 |
13 | Alex Albon | WIlliams | 1:38.422 |
14 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:38.898 |
15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:38.922 |
16 | Robert Schwartzman | Ferrari | 1:38.951 |
17 | ​Alex Palou | McLaren | 1:39.911 |
18 | Theo Pourchaire | Alfa Romeo | 1:40.175 |
19 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:40.325 |
20 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Haas | 1:43.063 |
Free Practice 2
Time by Teams:
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P2. 1:37.525. Completed 37 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P14. 1:40.664. Completed 26 laps.
AlphaTauri
Pierre Gasly: P9. 1:39.840. Completed 26 laps.
Yuki Tsunoda: P12. 1:40.178. Completed 26 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P16. 1:41.310. Completed 26 laps.
Fernando Alonso: P17. 1:41.334. Completed 26 laps.
Aston Martin
Sebastian Vettel: P19. 1:41.857. Completed 26 laps.
Lance Stroll: P15. 1:40.806. Completed 26 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P4. 1:38.232. Completed 26 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P1. 1:36.810. Completed 36 laps.
Haas
Mick Schumacher: P5. 1:39.507. Completed 26 laps.
Kevin Magnussen: P11. 1:40.084. Completed 24 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P6. 1:39.547. Completed 26 laps.
Daniel Ricciardo: P3. 1:37.627. Completed 40 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P8. 1:39.698. Completed 26 laps.
George Russell: P13. 1:40.562. Completed 26 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P7. 1:39.575. Completed 26 laps.
Sergio Perez: P10. 1:39.852. Completed 26 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P18. 1:41.853. Completed 26 laps.
Nicholas Latifi: P20. 1:42.317. Completed 26 laps.
OVERALL RANKING OF FP2:
​Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:36.810 |
2 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.525 |
3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:37.627 |
4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:38.232 |
5 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:39.507 |
6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:39.547 |
7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:39.575 |
8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39.698 |
9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:39.840 |
10 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:39.852 |
11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:40.084 |
12 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:40.178 |
13 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:40.562 |
14 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1::40.664 |
15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:40.806 |
16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:41.310 |
17 | Fernando Alonos | Alpine | 1:41.334 |
18 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:41.853 |
19 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:41.857 |
20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:42.317 |
Free Practice 3 -
Time by Teams:
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P11. 1:37.310. Completed 22 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P20. 1:39.735. Completed 3 laps.
AlphaTauri
Pierre Gasly: P10. 1:37.290. Completed 17 laps.
Yuki Tsunoda: P16. 1:37.888. Completed 18 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P13. 1:37.468. Completed 17 laps.
Fernando Alonso: P6. 1:36.928. Completed 13 laps.
Aston Martin
Sebastian Vettel: P8. 1:37.151. Completed 18 laps.
Lance Stroll: P9. 1:37.215. Completed 19 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P3. 1:36.271. Completed 24 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P2. 1:36.145. Completed 17 laps.
Haas
Mick Schumacher: P19. 1:38.132. Completed 3 laps. (Suffered ERS water pump issues and so had to return to pits for repairs).
Kevin Magnussen: P14. 1:37.519. Completed 20 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P12. 1:37.449. Completed 18 laps.
Daniel Ricciardo: P15. 1:37.622. Completed 15 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P5. 1:36.401. Completed 16 laps.
George Russell: P7. 1:37.064. Completed 20 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P1. 1:35.825. Completed 21 laps.
Sergio Perez: P4. 1:36.397. Completed 19 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P17. 1:37.904. Completed 17 laps.
Nicholas Latifi: P18. 1:38.028. Completed 17 laps.
OVERALL RANKING FP3:
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:35.825 |
2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:36.145 |
3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:36.271 |
4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:36.397 |
5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:36.401 |
6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:36.928 |
7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:36.064 |
8 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:37.064 |
9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:37.151 |
10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:37.215 |
11 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.290 |
12 | Lando Norris | ​McLaren | 1:37.310 |
13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:37.449 |
14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:37.468 |
15 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:37.519 |
16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:37.622 |
17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:37.888 |
18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:37.904 |
19 | Mick Schumacher |