THE Formula One drivers head to the United States for the next lap of their 2023 tour – and Lewis Hamilton is in need of a podium finish.
Hamilton, 38, is currently chasing Sergio Perez's second spot on the F1 leaderboards as he looks to better where he ended up last campaign.
The British racing legend starts third on the grid, six places in front of rival Perez in ninth.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc starts on pole while F1 champion Max Verstappen begins the race in sixth.
So with the championship wrapped up, all eyes are on second and there are still five Grand Prix to go.
When is the F1 USA 2023 Grand Prix?
- The F1 USA Grand Prix is scheduled to take place TODAY, Sunday, October 22.
- It is expected to get underway from 8pm BST / 3pm ET.
- Circuit of the Americas is the allocated track for this thrilling race and it can host a staggering 150,000 spectators.
- Max Verstappen pipped Lewis Hamilton to a first-place finish in the 2022 edition.
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What TV channel is the F1 USA Grand Prix 2023 on and can it be live streamed?
- The F1 USA Grand Prix will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sports F1 in the UK.
- Whereas fans in the US can catch all the action LIVE on ESPN.
- Alternatively, SunSport will have lap-by-lap coverage of the whole race including podium reaction.
USA GP starting grid
1st Charles Leclerc – Ferrari
2nd Lando Norris – McLaren
3rd Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes
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4th Carlos Sainz – Ferrari
5th George Russell – Mercedes
6th Max Verstappen – Red Bull
7th Pierre Gasly – Alpine
8th Esteban Ocon – Alpine
9th Sergio Perez – Red Bull
10th Oscar Piastri – McLaren
11th Yuki Tsunoda – AlphaTauri
12th Zhou Guanyu – Alfa Romeo
13th Valtteri Bottas – Alfa Romeo
14th Kevin Magnussen – Haas
15th Daniel Ricciardo – AlphaTauri
16th Nico Hulkenberg – Haas
17th Fernando Alonso – Aston Martin
18th Alexander Albon – Williams
19th Lance Stroll – Aston Martin
20th Logan Sargeant – Williams
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Driver standings
Here are the current F1 Driver standings:
- Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing / 433
- Sergio Perez / Red Bull Racing / 224
- Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes / 194
- Fernando Alonso / Aston Martin / 183
- Carlos Sainz / Ferrari / 153
- Charles Leclerc / Ferrari / 145
- Lando Norris / McLaren / 136
- George Russell / Mercedes / 132
- Oscar Piastri / McLaren / 83
- Lance Stroll / Aston Martin / 47
- Pierre Gasly / Alpine / 46
- Esteban Ocon / Alpine / 44
- Alexander Albon / Williams / 23
- Valtteri Bottas / Alfa Romeo / 10
- Nico Hulkenberg / Haas / 9
- Zhou Guanyu / Alfa Romeo / 6
- Yuki Tsounda / Alphatauri / 3
- Kevin Magnussen / Haas / 3
- Liam Lawson / AlphaTauri / 2
- Logan Sargeant / Williams / 0
- Daniel Ricciardo / Alphatauri / 0
- Nyck De Vries / Alphatauri / 0
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