2026 United States Grand Prix: Race preview, tips & favourites

• 23 October - Practice 1 (18:30 BST)

• 23 October - Practice 2 (22:00 BST)

• 24 October - Practice 3 (18:30 BST)

• 24 October - Qualifying (22:00 BST)

• 25 October - Race (20:00 BST)

After consecutive race wins, it's serial winner Max Verstappen who once again heads the F1 betting markets this weekend, as the Red Bull man shows everyone why he's always in the running - even when his form isn't living up to his frankly unbelievable standards.

Five straight podium finishes after managing just four in the previous 12 races prove the kind of mood he's in right now, and back at a circuit where he took the flag last year, he's once again the man to beat this weekend.

World Championship leader Kimi Antonelli is next in line according to the bookies, with it now looking inevitable that the Mercedes youngster will claim his first-ever world title, and with seven podium finishes in the last eight races, he's another driver who just can't be ruled out ahead of any race right now - even if he did start the season as George Russell's sidekick.

Speaking of Russell, it's him who comes next with odds of 10/1, level with all of Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, and Lando Norris - with the bookies unable to split any of the group.

Oscar Piastri and Isack Hadjar complete the set of favourites, before the rest of the grid are given an equal - albeit small - chance of success in the US.

It's suddenly becoming very difficult to ignore Max Verstappen on race weekends, with the former world champion showing his class of late, and we're tipping him to win in Texas for the second year on the bounce. Antonelli will continue his form with another podium to edge ever closer to the world title, while we're also predicting a big weekend for the often overlooked Oscar Piastri.

• 1st - Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

• 2nd - Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

• 3rd - Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

• 4th - Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

• 5th - George Russell (Mercedes)

• 6th - Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

• 7th - Lando Norris (McLaren)

• 8th - Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)

• 9th - Carlos Sainz (Williams)

• 10th - Liam Lawson (VCARB)

• 11th - Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

• 12th - Ollie Bearman (Haas)

• 13th - Alex Albon (Williams)

• 14th - Arvid Lindblad (VCARB)

• 15th - Esteban Ocon (Haas)

• 16th - Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

• 17th - Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)

• 18th - Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)

• 19th - Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

• 20th - Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

• 21st - Sergio Perez (Cadillac)

• 22nd - Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

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All odds and markets correct as of date of publication.