F1 | What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2026 United States Grand Prix?

Next up on the 2026 F1 calendar is the United States Grand Prix, held at Austin’s Circuit of The Americas – and tyre suppliers Pirelli have confirmed the compounds that will be in use throughout the weekend.

For this year’s event, the C2 has been selected as the hard compound, with the C3 as the medium and C4 as the soft. This marks a change from last season, when Pirelli brought three non-consecutive compounds (the C1, C3 and C4) for what was a Sprint weekend.

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Wet  Weather

Wet  Weather
Green – Intermediates – Used when track conditions are wet and starting to dry.
Blue– Full Wets – Used when it’s actually raining.

The ‘Full Wets’ (blue) can dissipate 85 liters/ 22.45462 gallons per second.  The Intermediates (green), used when the track is wet in some areas and dry in others, can dissipate 30 liters/ 7.92516 gallons per second. 

Full Wets (Blue)
Intermediates (Green)