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motor race held on November 23, 2024, at the

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. It was the twenty-second round of the

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. George Russell of Mercedes took pole position for the race, which he went on to win ahead of teammate

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, with Carlos Sainz Jr. of

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completing the podium.

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finished fifth, securing his fourth consecutive

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. Mercedes achieved their 60th one-two finish, their first since the

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Background

The event was held at the

, for the second time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of November 21–23. The Grand Prix was the twenty-second round of the

and the second running of the

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Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend,

led the Drivers' Championship with 393 points, 62 points ahead of

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in second, and 86 ahead of

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in third.

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, holding 593 points, entered this round as the leader of the Constructors' Championship from

and

, who were second and third with 557 and 544 points, respectively.

Championship permutations

leader

had an opportunity to secure his fourth consecutive title at this event. At the conclusion of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, there would have been two races left in the

. With the following

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featuring the sprint format, 60 points would have been available in the final two rounds of the Drivers' Championship.

would therefore have had to outscore Verstappen by at least three points to retain a mathematical chance of winning the title. Verstappen would have been World Champion if: *He won the race or finished ahead of Norris. *He finished 3rd with the fastest lap with Norris finishing 2nd or lower. *He finished 4th with the fastest lap with Norris finishing 3rd or lower. *He finished 5th with Norris finishing 4th (without the fastest lap) or lower. *He finished 6th with Norris finishing 5th (without the fastest lap) or lower. *He finished 7th with Norris finishing 6th (without the fastest lap) or lower. *He finished 8th with Norris finishing 7th (without the fastest lap) or lower. *He finished 9th with Norris finishing 8th (without the fastest lap) or lower. *He finished 10th with the fastest lap with Norris finishing 8th or lower. *Norris finished 9th (without the fastest lap) or lower. If none of these criteria had met, Norris would have retained a mathematical chance of winning the title.

Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with two exceptions:

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, who replaced

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at Williams from the

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onwards, and

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, who replaced

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at RB from the

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Tyre choices

Tyre supplier

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brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (the softest three in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.

Practice

Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on November 21, 2024, at 18:30 local time ( UTC–8), and was topped by

of Mercedes ahead of his teammate George Russell and Lando Norris of

. The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 22:00 local time, and was topped by Hamilton ahead of Norris and Russell. The third practice session was held on November 22, 2024, at 18:30 local time, and was topped by Russell ahead of

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of McLaren and Carlos Sainz Jr. of

Qualifying

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was held on November 22, 2024, at 22:00 local time ( UTC−8).

Qualifying classification

Notes * –

qualified 14th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane as his car was modified under

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conditions and additional gearbox components were used. * –

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received a five-place grid penalty for a fourth energy store.

Race

The race was held on November 23, 2024, at 22:00 local time ( UTC−8), and was run for 50 laps.

Race report

At the start George Russell made a clean getaway to hold the lead into turn 1. Further back,

passed Carlos Sainz Jr. and

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for second place while

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and

competed closely for 13th place. On lap 8,

passed Leclerc, whose tires were

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. The next lap, Leclerc made a pit stop for hard tyres, and rejoined in 16th. On lap 10, Sainz made a pit stop and rejoined in 12th. By lap 14, both

s of Leclerc and Sainz had improved their positions to fourth and fifth, respectively.

had initially lost ground and dropped off from his third-place start before his engine failed with smoke emitting from his car, forcing him to retire on lap 15.

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, moved up to 10th place during the race before a cooling issue forced him to retire. On lap 17,

Sergio Pérez Sergio Michel "Checo" Pérez Mendoza (; born 26 January 1990) is a Mexican racing driver, who most recently competed in Formula One from to . Pérez was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in with Red Bull, and won Gr ...

was overtaken by both Ferraris, dropping to fifth. On lap 26, Verstappen and

made pit stops, and Leclerc passed them to go into second. On lap 27, the race was led by George Russell, followed by Verstappen, Sainz, Leclerc, and Lewis Hamilton. Sainz let Leclerc by, before Ferrari instructed Sainz to pit for hard tyres. Sainz was told to stay out right before the pit stop, resulting in him skipping over the pit entry apron and rejoining the track. Sainz later stated that the delay cost him time that might have helped him stay ahead of Hamilton, who eventually passed both Sainz and Leclerc. He was not penalised for crossing the pit entry line after stewards reviewed the incident, and he rejoined the race in sixth place. On lap 30,

made a pit stop, and Sainz moved up to fifth. The next lap Leclerc made a pit stop for another set of hard tyres, and rejoined in fifth, now behind Sainz. On lap 41, Sainz passed Verstappen for third. On lap 46, Leclerc passed Verstappen for fourth. The race ended with Russell winning, followed by Hamilton, Sainz, and Leclerc. Verstappen, in fifth, clinched his fourth consecutive title, finishing ahead of Norris. This was the third time that the drivers' title was decided in Las Vegas, with previous title-deciding races occurring in

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, which saw drivers' titles clinched by

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and

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, respectively.

Race classification

Notes * – Includes one point for fastest lap.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. * Competitor marked in bold and with an asterisk is the 2024 World Drivers' Champion.

Notes

References

External links

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