LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 23: Max Verstappen (1) of the Netherlands, Oracle Red Bull Racing, Honda RBPT races by the MSG Sphere with ‘Welcome to Las Vegas’ sign graphics during the Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix on the Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 23, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Formula 1 heads to Nevada this weekend for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with only three rounds remaining to decide the 2025 drivers’ championship.
Lando Norris has been on a remarkable run of form lately, scoring a win in Mexico City and following it up with sprint and race victories at Interlagos in Sao Paulo. The back-to-back wins moved the McLaren driver 24 points clear in the standings heading into round 22 in Sin City.
With 83 points still up for grabs in the season, Norris knows there is no room for error and he has to keep his momentum going through the final rounds to secure his maiden championship title.
Meanwhile second-placed Oscar Piastri will need to put behind him a tough stretch that has seen him finish five consecutive races outside the podium and return to winning ways if he wants to keep his title hopes alive.
Max Verstappen, sitting 49 points behind the leader in third, also faces a critical task this weekend as he needs to avoid losing nine points or more to Norris to stay mathematically in contention heading to Qatar.
TOPSHOT – Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen (L) waves at spectators with McLaren’s British driver Lando Norris (C) who came in second and McLaren’s Australian driver Oscar Piastri who came in third in the qualifying session of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit in Suzuka, Mie prefecture on April 5, 2025. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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While Verstappen tasted victory in the inaugural race in 2023, McLaren has struggled in the first two runnings of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, never finishing higher than sixth in both qualifying and the race.
The Woking squad’s poor performance around the Las Vegas Strip Circuit and Red Bull’s advantage over them gives Verstappen hope to remain in contention for a fifth consecutive world title until at least round 23 at Lusail.
Las Vegas Strip Circuit Stats
- First Grand Prix: 2023
- Circuit Length: 6.201km (3.853 miles)
- Race Distance: 309.958km (192.599 miles)
- Number of Laps: 50
- Number of Turns: 17
- Lap Record: 1:34.876 (Lando Norris, McLaren, 2024)
- Most Wins (Driver): George Russell, Max Verstappen (1)
- Most Wins (Constructor): Mercedes, Red Bull (1)
- Most Pole Positions (Driver): George Russell, Charles Leclerc (1)
- Most Pole Positions (Constructor): Mercedes, Ferrari (1)
F1 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix Schedule
Round 22 of the season in Las Vegas, Nevada kicks off with Free Practice 1 (FP1) on Thursday, November 20, at 4:30 p.m. local time (PST), followed by Free Practice 2 (FP2) later in the day at 8 p.m.
On Friday, November 21, drivers will climb into their cars for the final practice run (FP3) at 4:30 p.m. before they fight for grid positions in qualifying at 8 p.m.
The 50-lap race will get underway at 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 22.
Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 1 Start Times
All below start times are on Thursday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (PST): 4:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EST): 7:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CST): 6:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (MST): 5:30 p.m.
- United Kingdom (GMT): 12:30 a.m. on Friday
- Central European Time (CET): 1:30 a.m. on Friday
- Australia (AEDT): 11:30 a.m. on Friday
- Australia (AWST): 8:30 a.m. on Friday
- Australia (ACDT): 11 a.m. on Friday
- Brazil (GMT-3): 9:30 p.m.
- Saudi Arabia: 3:30 a.m. on Friday
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 9:30 a.m. on Friday
- Indian Standard Time (IST): 6 a.m. on Friday
- China Standard Time (CST): 8:30 a.m. on Friday
Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 2 Start Times
All below start times are on Thursday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (PST): 8 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EST): 11 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CST): 10 p.m.
- United States and Canada (MST): 9 p.m.
- United Kingdom (GMT): 4 a.m. on Friday
- Central European Time (CET): 5 a.m. on Friday
- Australia (AEDT): 3 p.m. on Friday
- Australia (AWST): 12 p.m. on Friday
- Australia (ACDT): 2:30 p.m. on Friday
- Brazil (GMT-3): 1 a.m. on Friday
- Saudi Arabia: 7 a.m. on Friday
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 1 p.m. on Friday
- Indian Standard Time (IST): 9:30 a.m. on Friday
- China Standard Time (CST): 12 p.m. on Friday
Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 3 Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (PST): 4:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EST): 7:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CST): 6:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (MST): 5:30 p.m.
- United Kingdom (GMT): 12:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Central European Time (CET): 1:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (AEDT): 11:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (AWST): 8:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (ACDT): 11 a.m. on Saturday
- Brazil (GMT-3): 9:30 p.m.
- Saudi Arabia: 3:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 9:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Indian Standard Time (IST): 6 a.m. on Saturday
- China Standard Time (CST): 8:30 a.m. on Saturday
Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025: Qualifying Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (PST): 8 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EST): 11 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CST): 10 p.m.
- United States and Canada (MST): 9 p.m.
- United Kingdom (GMT): 4 a.m. on Saturday
- Central European Time (CET): 5 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (AEDT): 3 p.m. on Saturday
- Australia (AWST): 12 p.m. on Saturday
- Australia (ACDT): 2:30 p.m. on Saturday
- Brazil (GMT-3): 1 a.m. on Saturday
- Saudi Arabia: 7 a.m. on Saturday
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 1 p.m. on Saturday
- Indian Standard Time (IST): 9:30 a.m. on Saturday
- China Standard Time (CST): 12 p.m. on Saturday
Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025: Race Start Times
All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (PST): 8 p.m.
- United States and Canada (EST): 11 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CST): 10 p.m.
- United States and Canada (MST): 9 p.m.
- United Kingdom (GMT): 4 a.m. on Sunday
- Central European Time (CET): 5 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (AEDT): 3 p.m. on Sunday
- Australia (AWST): 12 p.m. on Sunday
- Australia (ACDT): 2:30 p.m. on Sunday
- Brazil (GMT-3): 1 a.m. on Sunday
- Saudi Arabia: 7 a.m. on Sunday
- Japan Standard Time (JST): 1 p.m. on Sunday
- Indian Standard Time (IST): 9:30 a.m. on Sunday
- China Standard Time (CST): 12 p.m. on Sunday
How To Watch 2025 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Fans in the United States can catch the live action of their home grand prix across ESPN platforms. ESPNEWS and ESPN+ will broadcast Practice 1 (FP1) and Practice 3 (FP3), while ESPN2 will stream Practice 2 (FP2) and qualifying. Saturday’s race can be watched on ESPN, with Spanish coverage available throughout the weekend on ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes.
Meanwhile viewers in the United Kingdom can tune in to Sky Sports for extensive coverage of the weekend, with highlights available for free on Channel 4.
In select regions, F1 TV Pro subscribers can tune in for live coverage on any device, along with the opportunity to catch up on full session replays and highlights afterwards.
Below is the broadcast information for some key territories:
- United States: ESPN
- United Kingdom: Sky Sports
- Italy: Sky Italia
- Netherlands: Viaplay TV
- Belgium: RTBF, Play Sports
- Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
- Japan: Fuji TV, DAZN
- Austria: Servus TV, ORF
- Canada: RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
- China: Tencent
- New Zealand: Sky NZ
- Spain: DAZN
- Germany: Sky Deutschland, RTL
- France: Canal+
- Portugal: DAZN
- Mexico: Fox Sports Mexico, Televisa
- Singapore: beIN SPORTS
- Brazil: Bandeirantes, Bandsports
- Middle East and Turkey: beIN SPORTS
- Latin America: ESPN
- Africa: SuperSport
Highlights from each day of the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend will be available on F1’s YouTube channel.
