Starting Grid 2025 Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix
Event: Las Vegas Grand Prix
Track: Las Vegas Strip Circuit
Warm-up lap starts at: 20:00 Local | 05:00 CET | 04:00 UK | 20:00 LA | 13:00 Tokyo
The 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix grid has been set after one of the wildest and most unpredictable qualifying sessions we’ve seen in years. Under the unforgiving neon glow of the Strip and a relentless downpour that turned the circuit into a high-stakes skating rink, the drivers fought for grip, luck, and survival more than outright lap time. What emerged was a grid that feels less like a reflection of car performance and more like the aftermath of a casino brawl, unexpected winners, bruised favourites, and a few lucky escapes.
Lando Norris mastered the chaos with a sensational pole lap, reinforcing his push toward a maiden World Championship. Max Verstappen lines up alongside him, ready to turn this race into a two-man street fight at 340 km/h. Behind them, Carlos Sainz stunned the field with a storming performance for Williams, while George Russell kept Mercedes firmly in the victory conversation. Oscar Piastri, meanwhile, has work to do from fifth after a session where the weather and timing turned against him.
Further down, the grid tells its own story: Ferrari’s Las Vegas dream unravelled in the rain, with Leclerc stranded in the midfield and Hamilton starting dead last after a painful Q1 exit. Stroll’s bold intermediate gamble failed to pay off, rookie Bearman clipped the barriers, and several midfield heroes seized their chance to shine in the deluge.
With the track expected to be dry on race day and almost no teams having completed meaningful long-run data, we are heading into a Grand Prix loaded with unknowns. Strategy, tyre temperature, and confidence on a green surface could decide everything. And with championship pressure rising on both McLaren drivers, the opening sprint down the Strip might be one of the most consequential launches of the entire season.
Here is the full starting grid for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix, and if Qualifying was anything to go by, buckle up. This one could be spectacular.
F1 Starting Grid 2025 Las Vegas GP
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | Pole gap |
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:47,934 | |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:48,257 | +0,323s |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:48,296 | +0,362s |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:48,803 | +0,869s |
| 5 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:48,961 | +1,027s |
| 6 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:49,062 | +1,128s |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:49,466 | +1,532s |
| 8 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:49,554 | +1,620s |
| 9 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:49,872 | +1,938s |
| 10 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:51,540 | +3,606s |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:52,781 | +4,847s |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:52,850 | +4,916s |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:52,987 | +5,053s |
| 14 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:53,094 | +5,160s |
| 15 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:53,683 | +5,749s |
| 16 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:56,220 | +8,286s |
| 17 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:56,314 | +8,380s |
| 18 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:56,674 | +8,740s |
| 19 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:57,115 | +9,181s |
| 20 | 22 | *Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:56,798 | +8,864s |
*notes:
- Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull RB21 #22 - required to start from the pit lane, due to car modifications while under Par Fermé condition.
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Lando's race victory to lose, & yet another chance to increase his points lead to both Oscar & Max.
loved the quali , sorted out the men from the women, i hope the same weather for the race
Loved the qualifying.
Not happy with the tyre temp fiddling getting a "you're very naughty and we'll tell the stewards if you do it again" response .
So many years since Liberace had residencies at Vegas as the highest paid entertainer/showman in the world. Diamonds , candelabra and the ,"I wish my brother George were here".line.
Poor Lewis just hasn't lived up to true showmen. I do know that Diamond Head Hawaii is beautiful. Maybe try there.
Didnt she have diamonds on her her helmet for this race
Possibly on the soles of her shoes too.
(I preferred Paul & Art Garfunkel together , but Simon alone was ok)