United Sates GP: Encouraging Sprint qualifying from Williams

By Williams Racing
October 18 2025

After the single practice session, which saw Carlos Sainz stop early in his garage with a gearbox issue, the Atlassian Williams Racing Team would finish Sprint Qualifying for the 2025 United States GP in a very encouraging 7th and 9th with Carlos leading Alex Albon. SQ1 was a bit of a struggle for Alex but his second lap would see him recover from the rear of the field and into SQ2. Both drivers were pleased with their results, especially Carlos with his very limited running in practice. The team is now hopeful of securing futher points in Saturday's Sprint.


Atlassian Williams Racing United States GP Sprint Qualifying



	Carlos Sainz: "It’s encouraging to be P7 in Sprint qualifying, especially with the little track action I’ve had today after missing most of FP1. Considering the circumstances, I’m happy with my laps on both compounds and I’ll do my best to grab some points in the Sprint race. We’ll also take the learnings for tomorrow’s main qualifying and hopefully we can repeat or improve today’s result."

	Alex Albon: " We thought SQ3 was on the cards today but to have both cars through was nice. We struggled a bit still and didn't feel as comfortable compared to practice, but nevertheless, a nice surprise. We’re starting the Sprint on the clean side of the grid, so we want to keep it tidy and with points on the table let’s see what we can do tomorrow."

Circuit of the Americas, USA			Lap Length: 5.513km

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
7	C Sainz	Williams Racing	1:34.239	1:33.652	1:32.911
9	A Albon	Williams Racing	1:34.472	1:33.831	-