{"id":82321,"date":"2025-11-19T12:23:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/gp-las-vegas-f1-schedule-favorites-and-weekend-highlights\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:23:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:23:46","slug":"gp-las-vegas-f1-schedule-favorites-and-weekend-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/f1\/gp-las-vegas-f1-schedule-favorites-and-weekend-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"GP Las Vegas F1: Schedule, Favorites, and Weekend Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nLas Vegas is preparing to once again host the Formula 1 Grand Prix, marking the third edition in this format in the Mojave Desert. In the previous edition, Max Verstappen celebrated his fourth F1 world title.\n\nThis year, the competition for the title intensifies, with Verstappen and Oscar Piastri seeking to challenge the leader, Lando Norris, who aspires to his first world championship.\n\n\n

What to expect this weekend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Weather Forecast<\/h3>\n\n\nCooler temperatures are anticipated. The time zone change moves the start of the race weekend forward, with practice on Thursday night and the race on Saturday night (local time). Daytime temperatures of 14\u00b0C (58\u00b0F) are forecast for Thursday and Friday, rising to 18\u00b0C (64\u00b0F) on Saturday, with nighttime temperatures around 12\u00b0C (53\u00b0F). Chance of light rain on Thursday and Friday night.\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nLando Norris leads his McLaren teammate, Oscar Piastri, by 24 points, with three races remaining.\n\n\n

This week’s highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  • Drivers’ championship: Where the title could be decided, Qatar or Abu Dhabi.<\/li>
  • Mika Hakkinen, Formula 1 champion, and his daughter join McLaren’s driver development program.<\/li>
  • Agreement for F1 Academy: Cadillac will join from 2027.<\/li>
  • Analysis of the most hard-fought F1 titles.<\/li>
  • Audi reveals its design concept for its 2026 debut.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nFurther analysis:<\/strong> Listen to the latest episode of the F1 podcast.\n\n\n

    How the championship is going<\/h2>\n\n\nLando Norris leads with a 24-point advantage over his teammate, Oscar Piastri. Max Verstappen is 49 points behind Norris and 25 behind Piastri.\n\n\n
    • Norris (390 pts) – 17 podiums, 7 victories<\/li>
    • Piastri (366 pts) – 14 podiums, 7 victories<\/li>
    • Verstappen (341 pts) – 12 podiums, 5 victories<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nThe Las Vegas circuit runs through iconic places in the city, such as the Strip, the Sphere, and passes by famous hotels and casinos.\n\n\n

      Circuit Data and History<\/h2>\n\n\nLas Vegas hosted a Formula 1 Grand Prix for the first time in 1981, for two years. Known as the Caesars Palace Grand Prix, it was run around the casino hotel’s parking lot.\n\nThe race was unsuccessful and the idea was abandoned until Liberty Media, the new owners of F1, took up the idea to increase the exposure of F1 in the United States.\n\nThe Grand Prix returned to the F1 calendar in 2023, with an approximate cost of 500 million dollars. The street circuit is one of the few night races on the calendar, and includes the famous Strip of the city and different landmarks around the city, such as the Bellagio and the Sphere.\n\nCircuit:<\/strong> Las Vegas Strip Circuit; Las Vegas, Nevada\n\n\n

      First F1 race:<\/strong> 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Lap record:<\/strong> 1:34.876, Norris (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Laps:<\/strong> 50 laps of 6.2 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Previous winners:<\/strong> Verstappen (2023), George Russell (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Previous pole positions:<\/strong> Charles Leclerc (2023), Russell (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      What makes it special:<\/strong> F1’s newest and most eye-catching street race, with one of the world’s most famous backdrops. American sporting spectacle meets motor racing. It’s not just about the show, the Las Vegas circuit is also excellent for racing, an unexpected surprise for the event now considered the jewel in the crown of F1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      It’s Vegas, baby. This is about the show.<\/p>Logan Sargeant<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nMax Verstappen won his fourth world title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.\n\n\n

      What happened last year?<\/h2>\n\n\nMax Verstappen secured his fourth world title, while George Russell led a 1-2 with Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes. Verstappen only needed to finish ahead of Lando Norris to secure the drivers’ championship. He finished fifth, one place ahead of Norris, who obtained the extra point for the fastest lap.\n\nHamilton finished 7.5 seconds behind Russell after starting from tenth position, while Carlos Sainz finished third.\n\n\n

      How to watch the Grand Prix<\/h2>\n\n\nFor fans in the United States, the live broadcast is on ESPN and ESPN+.\n\nIn the UK, live coverage is on Sky Sports F1 and BBC Radio 5 Live, with highlights on Channel 4.\n\nFor news, analysis, and updates, follow the coverage.\n\nSession Times (GMT):<\/strong>\n\n\n

      Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nFree practice one: 00:30-01:30 GMT\n\nFree practice two: 04:00-05:00 GMT\n\n\n

      Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nFree practice three: 00:30-01:30 GMT\n\nClassification: 04:00-05:00 GMT\n\n\n

      Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nStart of the race: 04:00 GMT","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Las Vegas is preparing to once again host the Formula 1 Grand Prix, marking the third edition in this format in the Mojave Desert. In the previous edition, Max Verstappen celebrated his fourth F1 world title. This year, the competition for the title intensifies, with Verstappen and Oscar Piastri seeking to challenge the leader, Lando […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[657,451,2356,645],"class_list":{"0":"post-82321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-f1","8":"tag-f1","9":"tag-las-vegas","10":"tag-norris","11":"tag-verstappen"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}