The United States Grand Prix began with polesitter Norris and Verstappen fighting hard into turn 1, allowing Leclerc to slip through and take the lead. Sainz also ran strongly near the front, and Ferrari controlled the early phase. In the middle of the race, Sainz's pit strategy secured second place and established a Ferrari one-two. Behind them, Norris and Verstappen fought for third until the closing laps, when Norris passed off track and received a five-second penalty, dropping him back to fourth. Leclerc won, Sainz completed a Ferrari one-two, and Verstappen finished third. Russell recovered from a pit-lane start to sixth.