Fernando Alonso at the 2025 United States Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso's drive at the 2025 United States Grand Prix saw the veteran Spanish driver convert a tenth-place grid start into a solitary championship point for Aston Martin. Completing all 56 laps of the Circuit of the Americas in 1:35:10.162, Alonso maintained his starting position, a testament to consistent race pace in a competitive midfield. His fastest lap, recorded on lap 54 with a time of 1:38.789, placed him 12th quickest overall, indicating a late-race push for performance. While Max Verstappen claimed victory for Red Bull Racing with a time of 1:34:00.161, Alonso's performance secured the final points-paying position, a valuable contribution for Aston Martin in the constructors' battle. The race itself, a key event in the [FIA F1 World Championship](https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-championship), showcased varying strategies and car strengths across the grid.

His teammate, [Lance Stroll at the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix](/results/2018-monaco-lance-stroll), experienced a more challenging weekend, starting from 19th and finishing 12th, four positions behind Alonso and without scoring points. This contrast underscored Alonso's ability to extract maximum performance from the Aston Martin package on the day. Just ahead of Alonso, Oliver Bearman of Haas secured 9th, while [Nico Hülkenberg at the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix](/results/2018-monaco-nico-hulkenberg) finished 8th for Kick Sauber. Notably, [Carlos Sainz at the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix](/results/2018-monaco-carlos-sainz), who started 9th, retired early due to collision damage, highlighting the fine margins in F1. For a broader look at historical and future F1 season data, resources like [Jolpica/Ergast's F1 data](https://api.jolpi.ca/ergast/f1/2026.json) offer extensive insights into driver and constructor performances, reflecting the detailed analytics that underpin every race weekend on the [Formula 1 — official site](https://www.formula1.com/en). This single point for Alonso was a hard-fought outcome, preventing a complete blank for Aston Martin at COTA.