F1 Results Today: Championship contenders take to Vegas streets for first joust

McLaren's Piastri and Norris with concerned expressions in front of an edited US-flag backdrop — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Results Today: Championship contenders take to Vegas streets for first joust

All the times from FP1 at the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Originally written by Chris Deeley. This version is a translation.

Friday 21 November 2025 02:52

F1 is back in the desert, with cars taking to the streets of Las Vegas for free practice ahead of this weekend's key race.

The first session in Vegas often throws up an unusual order on the timesheets, with teams focusing more on clearing the track and getting their cars dialled in than topping the boards.

As if to illustrate that point, Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon and Yuki Tsunoda set the three fastest times of the session, with the championship contenders slotting into the pack behind them.

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Neither of McLaren's title-challenging drivers had flawless sessions, with Lando Norris tapping the wall on corner exit and Oscar Piastri overcooking a corner and heading through a run-off area.

As the ten teams tested out various downforce settings out in the Nevada desert, they also cleared the first of the natural debris off the track; the only one of the season which has its normal day-to-day traffic on it in the daytime between sessions.

F1 FP1 Results: Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:34.802
2	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.166s
3	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+0.269s
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.307s
5	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.377s
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.456s
7	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.497s
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.648s
9	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.732s
10	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.736s
11	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.759s
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+0.787s
13	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+0.907s
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.944s
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1.092s
16	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+1.188s
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.321s
18	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+1.368s
19	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.596s
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1.956s