Russell clinched the victory in Vegas as Verstappen claims his fourth World Championship title

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After an exciting qualifying session, the drivers took to the track for the Grand Prix with George Russell starting on pole ahead of Carlos Sainz and Pierre Gasly. See what happened during the race and who dominated in Las Vegas:

Franco Colapinto started in the pit lane after his car had to be fully repaired following his 50G crash in qualifying
- Thankfully he was cleared to race and didn't suffer any serious injuries
George Russell had a clean start and was able to get ahead of the pack after starting in pole position
Charles Leclerc moved up into third place passing Pierre Gasly
Oscar Piastri received a 5 second time penalty as a result of a false start
After starting in P3, Pierre Gasly had to retire on lap 16 of the race after an engine failure
Alex Albon has had a very disappointing weekend after suffering technical problems in FP2, being out-qualified by his teammate, Franco Colapinto, and then needing to retire from the Grand Prix due to an engine issue
Carlos Sainz was suffering on his hard tires on Lap 27
- Ferrari was giving the drivers very confusing team radio messages
- Carlos Sainz received a penalty for crossing over the pit lane line and then swerving back out on to the track
Sergio Perez had a very impressive double overtake on Liam Lawson and Kevin Magnussen on Lap 38
Nico Hulkenberg had a strong pass on Yuki Tsunoda on Lap 45 to take P8 in the race
Sergio Perez had a strong race to start in P16 and finish in P10
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri didn't have their best result of the season with the Australian finishing in P7 behind his teammate
George Russell claimed the victory in Las Vegas ahead of his teammate, Lewis Hamilton, and Carlos Sainz after starting on pole

Max Verstappen claimed his third world championship title in Las Vegas

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Las Vegas Grand Prix Race Results

Position	Driver Name	Team	Time	Points
1	George Russell	Mercedes	TBD	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+7.313s	19
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	+11.906s	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+14.283s	12
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+16.582s	10
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	+43.385s	8
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+51.365s	6
8	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas F1 Team	+59.808s	4
9	Yuki Tsunoda	Visa Cash App RB	+62.808s	2
10	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	+63.114s	1
11	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+69.195s	-
12	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	+69.803s	-
13	Franco Colapinto	Williams	+74.085s	-
14	Guanyu Zhou	Stake F1 Team	+75.172s	-
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+84.102s	-
16	Liam Lawson	Red Bull Racing	+91.005s	-
17	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1 Lap	-
18	Valtteri Bottas	Stake F1 Team	1 Lap	-
NC	Alexander Albon	Williams	DNF	-
NC	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	DNF	-

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