Charles Leclerc – 9
Leclerc put collectively a superb race to take his third F1 victory of the 12 months. He was excellent on the opening lap, shifting previous three vehicles to take the lead. From that time onwards, he didn’t look again.
Carlos Sainz – 8.5
Certainly one of Sainz’s stronger weekends of the 12 months. His dash race efficiency was devastating, pulling off some excellent manoeuvres on Leclerc after which Norris. Regardless of an early pit cease, his tempo on the arduous tyre was incredible, serving to safe one other 1-2 for Ferrari.
Max Verstappen – 9.5
Verstappen maximised the RB20 in Austin. He took the dash race win with ease earlier than ending on the rostrum within the grand prix. He then placed on a defensive masterclass to maintain Norris at bay for various laps.
Lando Norris – 8
There’s little question that Norris’ velocity is unimaginable, demonstrated by his first lap in Q3 on Saturday. Nonetheless, errors within the dash and indecision in opposition to Verstappen (on Lap 1 and through their later battle) meant he got here away from Austin as second finest within the title race.
Oscar Piastri – 7
Piastri was by no means fairly on the degree required to problem for the rostrum in Austin. In his personal phrases, it was a “boring” race for the Australian.
George Russell – 6.5
Russell starred in dash qualifying to place it on the entrance row of the grid. However the highs stopped there as Mercedes fell again. Issues solely obtained worse for Russell when he crashed in Q3, forcing him right into a pit lane begin. Whereas he did get better to complete sixth, it was typically a scrappy weekend.
Sergio Perez – 5.5
A typical Perez weekend in 2024: gradual and barely that includes in direction of the entrance of the order.
Nico Hulkenberg – 7
Hulkenberg couldn’t capitalise on Haas’ tempo in standard qualifying with two errors in Q2. An incredible technique and robust race tempo made up for a poor Saturday with yet one more factors end.
Liam Lawson – 8
Lawson’s true potential in qualifying was masked by his 60-place grid penalty for a brand new engine. The Kiwi showcased his expertise within the race, optimising RB’s intelligent technique of going lengthy with the beneficial tyre setup.
Franco Colapinto – 8
Colapinto continues to star within the Williams. He outclassed Albon in dash qualifying earlier than marginally lacking out on beating the Thai driver on Saturday. The Argentine revealed afterwards that he pushed Williams to start out him on the hards – and that call proved essential to ending inside the highest 10.
Kevin Magnussen – 7.5
Magnussen loved one in every of his higher weekends of the season. A uncommon Q3 look, however the two-stop technique was unfavourable.
Pierre Gasly – 7.5
Gasly was arguably the star in qualifying, securing seventh within the upgraded Alpine. Sadly, like Magnussen, technique let him down.
Fernando Alonso – 7.5
Alonso outperformed the Aston Martin to make Q3 on the Circuit of the Americas. He simply went backwards within the race, which wasn’t his fault.
Yuki Tsunoda – 6.5
Whereas Tsunoda was aggravated concerning the technique deployed by RB, his spin at Flip 1 threw away any shot of ending within the factors. His velocity was there, but it surely didn’t fairly come collectively.
Lance Stroll – 6
An nameless weekend for Stroll, who lacked tempo relative to Alonso.
Alex Albon – 4
This was maybe Albon’s worst weekend for Williams. He spun in SQ1 and solely narrowly out-qualified rookie teammate Colapinto in standard qualifying. He was then concerned in a Lap 1 collision with Ocon, which resulted in harm.
Valtteri Bottas – 6.5
Bottas continued his spectacular streak of out-qualifying teammate Zhou in all however one of many races this 12 months. Whereas the Sauber was nonetheless the slowest automotive, he competed effectively within the midfield, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to contend for the highest 10.
Esteban Ocon – 6.5
On the floor, Ocon lagged effectively behind teammate Gasly in Austin. Nonetheless, the previous Drive India driver is operating a China-spec model of the automotive (the Chinese language GP was in April). He did choose up the quickest lap.
Zhou Guanyu – 5.5
Zhou was nearer to Bottas than standard regardless of not operating all the upgrades. As Bottas obtained caught up within the Lap 1 mayhem, Zhou moved up the order. Nonetheless, his good work was undone by a spin.
Lewis Hamilton – 3
A horrendous weekend for Hamilton. Regardless of being on track to take pole in dash qualifying, his weekend successfully fell aside when his lap was ruined by yellow flags. He had no house within the dash race earlier than getting knocked out in Q1. He then spun within the opening laps of the race.