Nov 19, 2025
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With three races left in the 2025 season, clandula 1 heads to Vegas for the third quarter of the glitz.Find out all the stages, stats and information of the week.
This is the third Grand Prix of this format in the Mojave Desert, with Max Verstappen celebrating his fourth F1 world title at last year's race.
The title race is closer this year, with Verstapen and Oscar Piastry looking to prevent leader Lando Niris from winning his first F1 World Championship.
Here's what's happening this weekend...
Weather forecast - colder temperatures
The time zone change means that locally the race weekend starts a day earlier than usual, with Thursday night practice and Saturday night race (local time).
Cool temperatures are expected on Thursday and Friday, with daytime temperatures of 14°C (58°F), rising to 18°C (64°F) on Saturday, and night temperatures falling to 12°C (53°F).
Thursday and Friday are known for desert showers, as is Saturday.
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TITLE F1: Where can I define a title?Qatar or Abu Dhabi... Everything you need to know about the drivers' championship and who can win it.
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Audi, 2026: Audi has revealed its Formula 1 design concept for the first time in 2026.
What's not included: For further analysis, listen to the latest episode of F1 Unmixed with F1 writers Wrecked Sponders by Nate Saunders and Loresed Edmondson.
This is what a championship looks like
Lando Norris leads his teammate, OSCAR PISTRI with 24 points.
Max Verstappen is 49 points behind Norris and 25 behind Piastri.
In terms of points and earnings analysis, here's how the top three look:
Normaris (390 PTS) - 17 Pesium, 7 victory
Piastri (366 points) – 14 podiums, 7 wins
Vertapaphen (341 points) - 12 podiums, 5 victories.
- How many points should win the game? What system is used
- Permission: Where can the title be set?
LIKE CICK in history
Las Vegas first hosted the Formula 1 Grand Mix in 1981 two years before his retirement.It's known as the Exe Mirus ski lift and runs in the large parking lot of the Hoteloino casoo Cictaino hotel.
The race was unsuccessful until the last day, the new owner of F1 until last year, 2. Freedom.
The race returned to the F1 calendar in 2023 and cost approximately $500 million.The street circuit is one of the few night races on the calendar and includes the city's famous strip and various landmarks around the city, such as the Bellagio and the Sphere.
Las Vegas Gas Gas Talak Awards
Dem: Las Vegas Strip Circuit;Las Vegas, Nevada
First F1 race: 2023
Lap record: 1:34.876, Norris (2024)
Tours: 50 tours of 6.2 km
Previous winners: Verstappen (2023), George Russell (2024)
Poles that: Charles Leclerc (2023), Russell (2024)
What's so special about it: F1's latest and greatest street race, set against one of the world's most iconic backdrops.American sports pizza meets motor racing.It's not just about spectacle, it's also perfect for the Vegas circuit, an unexpected bonus for an event now considered F1's crown jewel.
What do drivers say about it?- Logan Sengeant
What happened last year?
Most ever Vertapin took his fourth world title with George Russell leading a one-two with Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes.Eightsteps had to finish just before Lando Norris took the driver's championship.He finished fifth, one place ahead of Norris who earned special points for fastest bed.
Hamilton finished 7.5 seconds behind Russell in 10th place, while Carlos Sainz finished third.
How to see a GP
For fans in the US only.This., watch live and +.
In the UK, live coverage is on Sky Sports F1 and BBC Radio 5 Live, with highlights on Channel 4.
For news, analysis and updates, follow Team S f1's Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson in Las Vegas and on social media.
Event times are based on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Local time is (PST) Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8 hours).
First free practice: 00:30-01:30 GMT
Second free training: 04:00-05:00 GMT
Free Exercise 3: 00:30-01:30 GMT
Sailkapena: 04:00-05:00 GMT
Race start: 04:00 GMT (live text coverage from 03:30 GMT on ESPN.co.uk/F1).
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