== Background ==
== Background ==
The event will be held at the [[Las Vegas Strip Circuit]] in [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]], [[Nevada]], for the third time in the circuit’s history, across the weekend of November 20-22.<ref>{{cite web |title=Las Vegas |url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/circuit-las-vegas.aspx |access-date=12 November 2025 |website=Stats F1}}</ref> The Grand Prix will be the twenty-second round of the [[2025 Formula One World Championship]] and the third running of the [[Las Vegas Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grands Prix Las Vegas |url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/grand-prix-las-vegas.aspx |access-date=12 November 2025 |website=Stats F1}}</ref>
The event will be held at the [[Las Vegas Strip Circuit]] in [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]], [[Nevada]], for the third time in the circuit’s history, across the weekend of November .<ref>{{cite web |title=Las Vegas |url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/circuit-las-vegas.aspx |access-date=12 November 2025 |website=Stats F1}}</ref> The Grand Prix will be the twenty-second round of the [[2025 Formula One World Championship]] and the third running of the [[Las Vegas Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grands Prix Las Vegas |url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/grand-prix-las-vegas.aspx |access-date=12 November 2025 |website=Stats F1}}</ref>
=== Championship standings before the race ===
=== Championship standings before the race ===
Going into the weekend, [[Lando Norris]] leads the [[List of Formula One World Drivers’ Champions|Drivers’ Championship]] with 390 points, 24 points ahead of [[Oscar Piastri]] in second, and 59 points ahead of [[Max Verstappen]]. [[McLaren]], who won the [[List of Formula One World Constructors’ Champions|Constructors’ Championship]] at the [[2025 Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore Grand Prix]], are ahead of [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] and [[Red Bull Racing]], who are second and third with 398 and 366 points, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2025/sao-paulo/championnat.aspx|title=São Paulo 2025 – Championship|website=StatsF1.com|date=November 9, 2025|access-date=November 9, 2025}}</ref>
Going into the weekend, [[Lando Norris]] leads the [[List of Formula One World Drivers’ Champions|Drivers’ Championship]] with 390 points, 24 points ahead of [[Oscar Piastri]] in second, and points ahead of [[Max Verstappen]]. [[McLaren]], who won the [[List of Formula One World Constructors’ Champions|Constructors’ Championship]] at the [[2025 Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore Grand Prix]], are ahead of [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] and [[Red Bull Racing]], who are second and third with 398 and 366 points, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2025/sao-paulo/championnat.aspx|title=São Paulo 2025 – Championship|website=StatsF1.com|date=November 9, 2025|access-date=November 9, 2025}}</ref>
=== Entrants ===
=== Entrants ===
The drivers and teams are set to be the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions;<!–<ref>{{cite web |url= |title=2025 São Paulo Grand Prix – Entry List|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile]] |date=7 November 2025 |access-date=24 October 2025 }}</ref>–> [[Yuki Tsunoda]] at [[Red Bull Racing]] holds the seat originally held by [[Liam Lawson]] before Lawson was demoted back to [[Racing Bulls]] from the [[2025 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] onward,<ref>{{cite web |date=27 March 2025 |title=Tsunoda to replace Lawson at Red Bull from Japanese GP as New Zealander drops down to Racing Bulls |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/breaking-tsunoda-to-replace-lawson-at-red-bull-from-japanese-gp-as-new.49qawI5Q4YYPhhMJpHqUiO |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=Formula1.com}}</ref> and [[Franco Colapinto]] replaced [[Jack Doohan]] at [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]] from the [[2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix|Emilia Romagna Grand Prix]] onward on a race-by-race basis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2025 |title=Colapinto set to keep Alpine seat beyond initial evaluation |url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/franco-colapinto-set-to-keep-alpine-f1-seat-beyond-initial-evaluation/ |access-date=29 June 2025 |website=The-Race.com |language=en}}</ref>
The drivers and teams are set to be the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions;<!–<ref>{{cite web |url= |title=2025 Grand Prix – Entry List|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile]] |date= November 2025 |access-date= 2025 }}</ref>–> [[Yuki Tsunoda]] at [[Red Bull Racing]] holds the seat originally held by [[Liam Lawson]] before Lawson was demoted back to [[Racing Bulls]] from the [[2025 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] onward,<ref>{{cite web |date=27 March 2025 |title=Tsunoda to replace Lawson at Red Bull from Japanese GP as New Zealander drops down to Racing Bulls |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/breaking-tsunoda-to-replace-lawson-at-red-bull-from-japanese-gp-as-new.49qawI5Q4YYPhhMJpHqUiO |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=Formula1.com}}</ref> and [[Franco Colapinto]] replaced [[Jack Doohan]] at [[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]] from the [[2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix|Emilia Romagna Grand Prix]] onward on a race-by-race basis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2025 |title=Colapinto set to keep Alpine seat beyond initial evaluation |url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/franco-colapinto-set-to-keep-alpine-f1-seat-beyond-initial-evaluation/ |access-date=29 June 2025 |website=The-Race.com |language=en}}</ref>
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=== Tyre choices ===
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Tyre supplier [[Pirelli]] will bring the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.pirelli.com/harder-compounds-for-the-sao-paulo-sprint-weekend/|title=Harder compounds for the Sao Paulo Sprint Weekend|website=Pirelli.com|date=3 November 2025|access-date=4 November 2025}}</ref> –>
Tyre supplier [[Pirelli]] will bring the , C4, and C5 tyre compounds designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.
== Practice ==
== Practice ==
|colspan=”8″ style=”background-color:#eaecf0;text-align:center”|”'[[107% rule|107% time]]: 1:39.709”’
|colspan=”8″ style=”background-color:#eaecf0;text-align:center”|”'[[107% rule|107% time]]: 1:39.709”’
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|colspan=”8″ style=”background-color:#eaecf0;text-align:center”|”’Source:”'<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2024/races/1250/las-vegas/qualifying.html|title=Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 – Qualifying|website=Formula 1|date=November 22, 2024|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref><ref name=”Starting grid”>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2024/races/1250/las-vegas/starting-grid.html|title=Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 – Starting Grid|website=Formula 1|date=November 22, 2024|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref>
|colspan=”8″ style=”background-color:#eaecf0;text-align:center”|”’Source:”'<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html//races//las-vegas/qualifying.html|title=Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix – Qualifying|website=Formula 1|date=November , |access-date=November , }}</ref><ref name=”Starting grid”>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html//races//las-vegas/starting-grid.html|title=Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix – Starting Grid|website=Formula 1|date=November , |access-date=November , }}</ref>
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”’Notes”’
* {{note|1|1}} – [[Franco Colapinto]] qualified 14th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane as his car was modified under [[parc fermé]] conditions and additional gearbox components were used.<ref name=”Starting grid”/>
* {{note|2|2}} – [[Valtteri Bottas]] received a five-place grid penalty for a fourth energy store.<ref name=”Starting grid”/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/breaking-bottas-hit-with-grid-penalty-for-las-vegas-grand-prix.4ZxrZMl9pPj7zS8HercsKG|title=Bottas hit with five-place grid penalty for Las Vegas Grand Prix|website=Formula 1.com|date=November 22, 2024|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref>
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== Race ==
== Race ==
The race will be held on November 22, 2025, at 20:00 local time ([[UTC−8]]).<ref name=”Cal”/>
The race will be held on November 22, 2025, at 20:00 local time ([[UTC−8]]).<ref name=”Cal”/>
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===Race report===
[[File:2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix at the Sphere – Saturday, November 23, Max Verstappen.jpg|alt=|thumb|The [[Sphere (venue)|Sphere]]’s exosphere post-race, displaying [[Max Verstappen]], who won his fourth World Drivers’ Championship after finishing in 5th.<ref name=”:1″ />]]
At the start, [[George Russell (racing driver)|George Russell]] made a clean getaway to hold the lead into turn 1. Further back, [[Charles Leclerc]] passed [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]] and [[Pierre Gasly]] for second place while [[Kevin Magnussen]] and [[Liam Lawson]] competed closely for 13th place. On lap 8, [[Max Verstappen]] passed Leclerc, whose tires were [[Graining (motorsport)|graining]]. The next lap, Leclerc made a pit stop for hard tyres, and rejoined in 16th. On lap 10, Sainz made a pit stop and rejoined in 12th. By lap 14, both [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]s of Leclerc and Sainz had improved their positions to fourth and fifth, respectively.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |title=Race recap: Carlos third, Charles fourth |url=https://www.ferrari.com/en-DE/formula1/articles/las-vegas-grand-prix-2024-race?amp=true |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=Ferrari.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Pierre Gasly]] had initially lost ground and dropped off from his third-place start before his engine failed with smoke emitting from his car, forcing him to retire on lap 15.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gasly says Las Vegas retirement ‘a tough one to take’ |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/gasly-says-las-vegas-retirement-after-stunning-p3-in-qualifying-a-tough-one.1z3H9wFWKlgA6AQfJbbyGa |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=Formula 1.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-24 |title=Las Vegas Grand Prix: Why Did Pierre Gasly Retire? |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/las-vegas-grand-prix-why-did-pierre-gasly-retire-01jdep0jhmwm |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=F1 On SI |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Alex Albon|Alexander Albon]], moved up to 10th place during the race before a cooling issue forced him to retire.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-24 |title=Williams F1 Team Reveals Why Alex Albon Retired from Las Vegas Grand Prix |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/williams-f1-team-reveals-why-alex-albon-retired-from-las-vegas-grand-prix-01jdeqn8sn9h |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=F1 On SI |language=en-US}}</ref> On lap 17, [[Sergio Pérez]] was overtaken by both Ferraris, dropping to fifth. On lap 26, Verstappen and [[Lewis Hamilton]] made pit stops, and Leclerc passed them to go into second.<ref name=”:0″ />
On lap 27, the race was led by [[George Russell (racing driver)|George Russell]], followed by Verstappen, Sainz, Leclerc, and Lewis Hamilton. Sainz let Leclerc by, before Ferrari instructed Sainz to pit for hard tyres. Sainz was told to stay out right before the pit stop, resulting in him skipping over the pit entry apron and rejoining the track. Sainz later stated that the delay cost him time that might have helped him stay ahead of Hamilton, who eventually passed both Sainz and Leclerc. He was not penalised for crossing the pit entry line after stewards reviewed the incident, and he rejoined the race in sixth place.<ref name=”:0″ /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sainz explains bizarre Ferrari pit lane incident in Vegas |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/we-didnt-execute-p3-finisher-sainz-explains-bizarre-ferrari-pit-lane.gBi16onunBf0Fbk2faVyb |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=Formula 1.com |language=en}}</ref> On lap 30, [[Lando Norris]] made a pit stop, and Sainz moved up to fifth. The next lap Leclerc made a pit stop for another set of hard tyres, and rejoined in fifth, now behind Sainz. On lap 41, Sainz passed Verstappen for third. On lap 46, Leclerc passed Verstappen for fourth. The race ended with Russell winning, followed by Hamilton, Sainz, and Leclerc. Verstappen, in fifth, clinched his fourth consecutive title, finishing ahead of Norris.<ref name=”:0″ /> This was the third time that the drivers’ title was decided in Las Vegas, with previous title-deciding races occurring in [[1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix|1981]] and [[1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix|1982]], which saw drivers’ titles clinched by [[Nelson Piquet]] and [[Keke Rosberg]], respectively.<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite web |last=Lamonato |first=Michael |date=25 November 2024 |title=‘Insane natural talent’: How Verstappen achieved feat Red Bull thought would never be repeated |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/insane-natural-talent-how-verstappen-achieved-feat-red-bull-thought-would-never-be-repeated/news-story/56b1f02a940685ec27aec44ba4c1f72a |access-date=8 April 2025 |website=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports Australia]]}}</ref>
=== Race classification ===
=== Race classification ===
{| class=”wikitable sortable” style=”font-size: 85%;”
{| class=”wikitable sortable” style=”font-size: 85%;”
|colspan=”8″ align=”center”|”[[Fastest lap]]:” {{Flagicon|GBR}} ”[[Lando Norris]] ([[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]) – 1:34.876 (lap 50)”
|colspan=”8″ align=”center”|”[[Fastest lap]]:” {{Flagicon|GBR}} ”[[Lando Norris]] ([[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]) – 1:34.876 (lap 50)”
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|colspan=”8″ style=”background-color:#eaecf0;text-align:center”|”’Source:”'<ref name=”Starting grid”/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2024/races/1250/las-vegas/race-result.html|title=Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 – Race Result|website=Formula 1|date=November 23, 2024|access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref><ref name=”Fastest laps”>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2024/races/1250/las-vegas/fastest-laps.html|title=Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 – Fastest Laps|website=Formula 1|date=November 23, 2024|access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Las Vegas 2024 – Result |url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2024/las-vegas/classement.aspx |access-date=24 November 2024 |website=Stats F1}}</ref>
|colspan=”8″ style=”background-color:#eaecf0;text-align:center”|”’Source:”'<ref name=”Starting grid”/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html//races//las-vegas/race-result.html|title=Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix – Race Result|website=Formula 1|date=November , |access-date=November , }}</ref>
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”’Notes”’
* {{note|3|1}} – Includes one point for fastest lap.<ref name=”Fastest laps”/>
==Championship standings after the race==
{{for|full season standings|2024 Formula One World Championship#Results and standings}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers’ Championship standings
{|class=”wikitable” style=”font-size: 85%;”
! scope=”col” |
! scope=”col” | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! scope=”col” | Driver
! scope=”col” | Points
|-
|align=”left”|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align=”center”|1
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Verstappen]]
|align=”left”|403
|-
|align=”left”|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align=”center”|2
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lando Norris]]
|align=”left”|340
|-
|align=”left”|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align=”center”|3
|{{flagicon|MON}} [[Charles Leclerc]]
|align=”left”|319
|-
|align=”left”|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align=”center”|4
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Oscar Piastri]]
|align=”left”|268
|-
|align=”left”|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align=”center”|5
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Sainz Jr.]]
|align=”left”|259
|-
!colspan=4|Source:<ref name=”Stats F1″>{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2024/las-vegas/championnat.aspx|title=Las Vegas 2024 – Championship|website=Stats F1|date=24 November 2024|access-date=24 November 2024}}</ref>
|}
{{col-2}}
;Constructors’ Championship standings
{|class=”wikitable” style=”font-size: 85%;”
! scope=”col” |
! scope=”col” | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! scope=”col” | Constructor
! scope=”col” | Points
|-
|align=”left”|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align=”center”|1
|{{flagicon|GBR}} ”'[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]*”’
|align=”left”|608
|-
|align=”left”|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align=”center”|2
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|align=”left”|584
|-
|align=”left”|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align=”center”|3
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Racing]]-[[Honda RBPT]]
|align=”left”|555
|-
|align=”left”|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align=”center”|4
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
|align=”left”|425
|-
|align=”left”|[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align=”center”|5
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Aston Martin in Formula One|Aston Martin]] [[Saudi Aramco|Aramco]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]}}
|align=”left”|86
|-
!colspan=4|Source:<ref name=”Stats F1″ />
|}
{{col-end}}
* <small>”’Note”’: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.</small>
*<small> Competitor marked in bold and with an asterisk is the 2025 World Constructors’ Champion.</small>
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
Twenty-second round of the 2025 F1 season
Motor car race
The 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025) will be a Formula One motor race set to be held on November 22, 2025, at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It will be the twenty-second round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship.
Background
The event will be held at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit in Paradise, Nevada, for the third time in the circuit’s history, across the weekend of November 20–22.[2] The Grand Prix will be the twenty-second round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship and the third running of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.[3]
Championship standings before the race
Going into the weekend, Lando Norris leads the Drivers’ Championship with 390 points, 24 points ahead of Oscar Piastri in second, and 49 points ahead of Max Verstappen. McLaren, who won the Constructors’ Championship at the Singapore Grand Prix, are ahead of Mercedes and Red Bull Racing, who are second and third with 398 and 366 points, respectively.[4]
Entrants
The drivers and teams are set to be the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions; Yuki Tsunoda at Red Bull Racing holds the seat originally held by Liam Lawson before Lawson was demoted back to Racing Bulls from the Japanese Grand Prix onward,[5] and Franco Colapinto replaced Jack Doohan at Alpine from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix onward on a race-by-race basis.[6]
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli will bring the C2, C4, and C5 tyre compounds designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.
Practice
Three free practice sessions will be held for the event. The first free practice session will be held on November 20, 2025, at 16:30 local time (UTC–8).[1] The second free practice session will be held on the same day, at 20:00 local time.[1] The third practice session will be held on November 21, 2025, at 16:30 local time.[1]
Qualifying
Qualifying will be held on November 21, 2025, at 20:00 local time (UTC−8).[1]
Race
The race will be held on November 22, 2025, at 20:00 local time (UTC−8).[1]
