Lewis Hamilton
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2025 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix - FP1 & FP2 - As it happened

A recap of what happened in FP1 and FP2 for the 2025 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

20 Nov 2025
05:03
That's FP2 done and dusted

Due to the two red flag stoppages, we didn't get to see every team's true pace on the soft tyre. Still, McLaren and Norris seem to be in a more competitive position than expected.

Ferrari will be encouraged by Leclerc's speed, aside from his issue at the end of the session, while Mercedes appear to be in the mix still.

Times for the remainder of the weekend... (GMT/UK Time)

Saturday 

FP3 - 12.30am 

Qualifying - 4am

Sunday

Race - 4am 

05:01
Practice results in full

2025 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix - FP1 and FP2 Results - In Full

Lando Norris, McLaren
Lando Norris, McLaren
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05:01
Top 10

Norris, Antonelli, Leclerc, Hulkenberg, Hadjar, Lawson, Russell, Albon, Verstappen and Hamilton. 

05:00
Chequered flag

Norris on top in FP2 ahead of Antonelli and Leclerc. 

FIA confirm the second red flag was due to "track maintenance". 

04:58
Red flag again

That looks to be the end of FP2 with just over two minutes on the clock. 

04:56
A problem for Leclerc

He's taken to the escape road and stopped his Ferrari. Leclerc has reported a potential gearbox issue. 

04:54
We're back underway

Just six minutes on the clock in FP2. 

04:53
Restart time

We will get six minutes of running at the end of the session - the FIA have confirmed. 

FP2 will resume at 4.54am GMT.

04:46
News from the FIA
"Following a marshal report of a possible loose manhole cover before Turn 17, Race Control were unable to confirm this information from the CCTV available. The session has been red flagged as a precautionary measure and Race Control personnel are currently on site assessing the situation."
04:45
15 minutes on the clock

Still under red flag...

Top 10: Norris, Antonelli, Leclerc, Hulkenberg, Hadjar, Lawson, Russell, Albon, Verstappen and Hamilton. 

04:41
Cause of the red flag?

Alpine say: "The session is red flagged due to a possible loose drain cover in T17". 

04:39
Red flag

The session has been halted. 

04:37
Norris improves

Norris improves to return to the top of the order with a 1m33.602s, 0.029s ahead of Antonelli. Both drivers are on the softs. 

04:35
Racing Bulls

Lawson and Hadjar get two solid laps together on the softs to break into the top three. We're still waiting to see what the top four teams can do on the softer rubber. 

04:34
Leclerc

Leclerc narrowly avoids locking up into the barriers on his soft tyre lap at Turn 9. He manages to get it stopped in time.

04:30
30 minutes to go

The current top 10: Leclerc, Norris, Russell, Verstappen, Hamilton, Antonelli, Gasly, Albon, Sainz and Piastri.

04:26
Leclerc goes fastest

Leclerc goes ahead of Norris at the top of the order, 0.180s between the top two now.

04:25
Russell

Russell slots into second, right behind Norris, with less than a tenth between the two British drivers.

04:23
Norris shows his hand

Another tidy lap from Norris to displace Hamilton at the top of the timesheets. 

04:20
Another quick lap from Russell

He goes 0.2s faster than Norris to take top spot again. Strong pace from Mercedes, as expected. 

04:20
Order with 20 minutes gone

Norris, Piastri, Hamilton, Russell, Antonelli, Gasly, Leclerc, Albon, Hadjar and Stroll. 

04:19
Welcome Piastri

He goes fastest for McLaren now, setting a 1m34.740s to go 0.3s ahead of Russell. 

04:18
Russell responds

Russell responds with a 1m35.066s on the mediums to take top spot. Leclerc slots into second, just ahead of teammate Hamilton.

Albon and Hadjar complete the top five. 

04:16
Hamilton on top

Hamilton lowers the benchmark further with a 1m35.338s to go 0.4s clear of Antonelli. 

04:15
Antonelli goes fastest now

Antonelli storms to the top to make it a Mercedes 1-3. He sets a 1m35.738s, 0.2s ahead of Verstappen.

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