2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix race and qualifying times, how to watch and Nevada weather forecast

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Formula 1 returns to the United States for the final time this year as it gears up for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Here’s everything you need to know about Round 22 of the 2025 F1 season.

The race around the street circuit marks the first grand prix of the season’s closing triple header, with races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi on the horizon in the coming weeks.

Lando Norris extended his championship lead in Sao Paulo at the previous race, where he won both the sprint and the Brazilian grand prix to pull 24 points ahead of Oscar Piastri.

The Aussie, who had previously led the title fight for 15 races before Norris took charge in Mexico, suffered a difficult weekend, including a sprint crash and a 10-second penalty in the main race following a collision with Kimi Antonelli.

The young Mercedes rookie, who started from P2, claimed his second podium of the season after keeping ahead of the catching Max Verstappen.

Verstappen started from the pit lane in Sao Paulo before pulling off an impressive performance, which resulted in him taking the final podium position.

When is the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix? Full weekend schedule including UK and Australian timings

The 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix is set to take place between the 20th and 22nd of November in the United States, although due to the early morning timings, this will be the 21st to 23rd of November in the UK.

The event will get underway a day before the usual race days due to the late-night scheduling, although the sessions will start two hours earlier than they did in previous years.

The race will start at 8pm on the 22nd of November, or 4am on the 23rd for British fans, and will last 50 laps.

How to watch the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix, including free highlights

The exact details on how to watch the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix for your specific country can be found on the Formula 1 website. Many territories will be able to watch the race via F1 TV although this feature isn’t available for countries such as the UK, France and Spain.

UK viewers can watch the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Sky Sports Main Event, with additional coverage, including practice and qualifying, available on the Sky Sports F1 channel. NowTV customers with the Sky Sports package will also be able to view the race and extra coverage live.

Free to watch highlights of the Nevada race are available to watch on Channel 4 at 1pm on Sunday November 23rd.

Formula 1 will also share race highlights for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on its YouTube channel on the Monday following the race.

What is the starting grid for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix?

The starting grid for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix was set during a treacherously wet qualifying session.

Lando Norris took pole position in a surprise result, with McLaren not expected to be strong this weekend. It was a needed result for the championship leader with his closest rival Oscar Piastri finding himself down in fifth.

What is the weather forecast for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix?

Las Vegas had a flood watch issued earlier in the week as the city saw heavy rainfall over the last couple of days.

Videos have surfaced over social media of the area experiencing flooding on the roads, although it is expected that this will not affect the grand prix this weekend.

With the race taking place in the early evening and at night, temperatures will be significantly cooler than we have seen recently, with highs of 14°C.

Rain should clear over the weekend, although there is a 25% chance of showers for the Friday night qualifying session.

What is the Pirelli tyre allocation for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix?

Pirelli have opted to stick to the same compounds that have been used for the previous two Las Vegas Grands Prix. The C3 hard, C4 medium and C5 soft have been chosen due to tyre temperature management with the cooler temperatures in Nevada.

It shouldn’t be as cold this weekend compared to previous runnings, due to earlier scheduling, although it will be significantly cooler than the last couple of races.

Pirelli said the decision not to opt for a softer trio was “down to the risk of graining, prevalent since the first edition of this race”, after the medium compound noticeably degraded last year.

Where is the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix held?

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is held around the 6.201km (3.853mi) street track. It is a temporary circuit which includes parts of the Las Vegas Strip and races past the MSG Sphere.

The event hosted its inaugural race on the track in 2023, holding the first Las Vegas Grand Prix since Formula 1 raced at Caesars Palace in 1982.

It is the third race held in the United States on the current Formula 1 calendar and is currently contracted to remain on the schedule until 2027.

The track was designed by Tilke GmbH, a company led by Carsten Tilke, the son of iconic Formula 1 track designer Hermann Tilke.

Who won the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix?

The 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix was won by polesitter George Russell ahead of his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton started from 10th after a difficult qualifying session, but was quick to work his way through the pack to catch up with Russell.

Max Verstappen became a four-time world champion after keeping title rival Lando Norris behind him. Verstappen dropped off the podium after the second round of pit stops, with the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz taking P3.

Norris finished just behind Verstappen in sixth place, after setting the fastest lap in the closing stages of the grand prix. With the Dutchman taking just a single point ahead of the McLaren driver, it knocked the Brit out of championship contention.