Qualifying for the 2017 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, the 17th round of the season, took place at the Circuit of the Americas, with drivers contesting grid positions across Q1, Q2 and Q3.
Lewis Hamilton took pole with a 1:33.108, ahead of Sebastian Vettel on 1:33.347, a gap of 0.239 seconds. Valtteri Bottas was third. The full Q3 times for the top three are listed in the classification below.
The top ten in qualifying were Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo, Kimi Räikkönen, Max Verstappen, Esteban Ocon, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso and Sergio Pérez, in that order.
Felipe Massa, Daniil Kvyat, Stoffel Vandoorne, Romain Grosjean and Nico Hülkenberg occupied 11th to 15th respectively.
The remaining classified drivers were Marcus Ericsson in 16th, Lance Stroll in 17th, Brendon Hartley in 18th, Pascal Wehrlein in 19th and Kevin Magnussen in 20th.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.822 | 1:33.437 | 1:33.108 | 18 |
| 2 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:35.420 | 1:34.103 | 1:33.347 | 18 |
| 3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:35.309 | 1:33.769 | 1:33.568 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:35.991 | 1:34.495 | 1:33.577 | 14 |
| 5 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.649 | 1:33.840 | 1:33.577 | 17 |
| 6 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:34.899 | 1:34.716 | 1:33.658 | 13 |
| 7 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:35.849 | 1:35.113 | 1:34.647 | 17 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:35.517 | 1:34.899 | 1:34.852 | 17 |
| 9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:35.712 | 1:35.046 | 1:35.007 | 15 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:36.358 | 1:34.789 | 1:35.148 | 19 |
| 11 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:35.603 | 1:35.155 | — | 9 |
| 12 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:36.073 | 1:35.529 | — | 15 |
| 13 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:36.286 | 1:35.641 | — | 14 |
| 14 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:36.835 | 1:35.870 | — | 14 |
| 15 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:35.740 | — | — | 3 |
| 16 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:36.842 | — | — | 9 |
| 17 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:36.868 | — | — | 8 |
| 18 | 39 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:36.889 | — | — | 7 |
| 19 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 1:37.179 | — | — | 9 |
| 20 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:37.394 | — | — | 7 |
