US to hold Formula 1 Round 19 this weekend

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - The Formula One fever will hit the US this weekend as the Round 19 of the 2022 season will be run in Austin on Sunday.

Red Bull Racing's Dutch racer Max Verstappen won his back-to-back F1 title in the previous Grand Prix in Japan on Oct. 9.

Sunday's US Grand Prix will be held over 56 laps of the 5.513-kilometre (3.4-mile) Circuit of The Americas in Austin. The race will start at 1900 GMT.

Verstappen won 12 races in the 2022 championship, while Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) won three Grands Prix.

Verstappen's teammate at Red Bull, Sergio Perez, had two victories this season.

Meanwhile, another Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz won one race this season.

This year's 22-round Formula One World Championship will end in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 20.

- Season's top 5 drivers

1. Max Verstappen (Netherlands): 366 points

2. Sergio Perez (Mexico): 253

3. Charles Leclerc (Monaco): 252

4. George Russell (Great Britain): 207

5. Carlos Sainz (Spain): 202

- Constructor standings

1. Red Bull Racing: 619

2. Ferrari: 454

3. Mercedes: 387

4. Alpine Renault: 143

5. McLaren: 130