The Las Vegas Grand Prix may be the newest event on the Formula 1 calendar, yet this electric after-dark race has instantly become a fan favourite.
In 2025, we’re gearing up for another high-octane weekend in the Mojave Desert – and we couldn’t be more excited. Read on to discover what’s in store for this year’s race weekend.
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When is the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025? Dates, schedule, start times
As anticipation builds for the Las Vegas GP 2025, here’s what to expect across an action-packed race weekend.
2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix dates
The Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025 race will take place on the night of Saturday, 22 November, following a full weekend of action.
Lights out for the night race is at 8 pm local time – a more accessible time compared with the 10 pm start of the previous two years.
Race weekend schedule and start times
The Las Vegas Grand Prix is the highlight of a packed weekend of entertainment both on and off the circuit. Here’s the full breakdown of the weekend’s action:
Thursday, 20 November: Practice 1 and Practice 2
Friday, 21 November: Practice 3 and Qualifying
Saturday, 22 November: Race
With the race taking place in Vegas on Saturday night, fans around the world will need to set alarms to keep up with the action. Here are the global race times:
United States West Coast (PST): Race starts at 8 pm on Saturday, 22 November
United States East Coast (EST): Race starts at 11 pm on Saturday, 22 November
United Kingdom (GMT): Race starts at 4 am on Sunday, 23 November
Australia (AEDT): Race starts at 3 pm on Sunday, 23 November
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Quick recap: Who won the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix?
In the second ever Las Vegas Grand Prix, Mercedes’ George Russell took the chequered flag, controlling the race from pole position to record his second and final victory of the season. His teammate Lewis Hamilton rallied from 10th on the grid to finish second, leaving Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to complete the podium.
However, the headlines were firmly focused on Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, whose fifth place finish in the race gave him enough points to clinch his fourth consecutive Drivers’ Championship with two races to spare.
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Our predictions for who will taste success at the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix
As we head into the final stretch of the 2025 season, it’s been one of the most thrilling in recent memory – and that excitement shows no sign of slowing ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
After McLaren sealed the Constructors’ Championship in Singapore, attention has shifted to the battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris for the Drivers’ title. Both have been in sensational form, and it would be no surprise to see either standing on the top step in Vegas.
Yet Max Verstappen’s late-season resurgence, including impressive wins in Italy, Azerbaijan and Austin, means he remains a genuine threat in Vegas. Last year’s victor, George Russell, will also be eager to repeat his success under the neon lights. Once again, it’s all to play for.
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Become a race expert: Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit info and history
Although the Las Vegas Grand Prix is still in its infancy as an official race, Formula 1 first visited Sin City long ago. Between 1981 and 1984, the Caesars Palace Grand Prix was held in what was essentially the car park of the iconic luxury hotel. The race took place four times, but only the first two races were part of the Formula 1 World Championship, with the latter two being part of the now-obsolete CART series.
Formula 1 took a back seat in the city until March 2022, when the new Las Vegas Grand Prix was announced as part of a major Formula 1 expansion in the United States. It became the third American F1 race on the calendar, joining the United States Grand Prix in Austin and the Miami Grand Prix. The race is set to feature for at least the next two seasons, with discussions of an extension to 2032.
Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025 circuit
It’s safe to say that the Las Vegas Grand Prix track is unique. After all, where else do F1 cars bolt past the Eiffel Tower, Venetian gondoliers, and the largest spherical structure on the planet?
The 6.2-km (3.8 miles) street circuit features 17 corners, a chicane section and three straights, including the signature home stretch running nearly 2 km (1.2 miles) along the legendary Strip.
Speed is a theme of the Las Vegas Grand Prix track, with a reported top speed of 366 km/h (227 mph) by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in 2023. The turns are also ferocious. In fact, of the hundreds of corners in all F1 tracks combined, two of Las Vegas’s are listed among the fastest: Turn 17, with a maximum speed of about 315 km/h (195 mph), with Turn 13 close behind at around 310 km/h (192 mph).
Key stats of the Las Vegas F1 circuit:
- Laps: 50
- Length: 6.2 kms (3.8 miles)
- Top speed: ~366 km/h (227 mph)
- Corners: 17
- Straights: 3
- DRS zones: 2
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