(L to R): Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23 and Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19 at the start of the race. — (L to R): Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23 and Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19 at…

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023 - As it happened

How the 2023 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix happened - a recap of the 50-lap race.

The race started at 6am UK time.
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Connor McDonagh

19 Nov 2023

07:47

That's a wrap

Keep across Crash.net for the paddock reaction and news following the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

07:45

Race results

Full order from Las Vegas...

Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing FW45. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas, Nevada, — Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing FW45. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Las Vegas…

07:35

Top 10

Verstappen, Leclerc, Perez, Ocon, Stroll, Sainz, Hamilton, Russell, Alonso and Piastri.

07:34

Verstappen wins

Verstappen wins but Leclerc gets past Perez down the final straight...

What an ending.

07:32

Final lap

Verstappen has backed off to give Perez a bit of a tow to defend from Leclerc.

07:30

Two laps to go

Russell moves up to fifth in the Mercedes - but he has a five-second time penalty.

07:25

Order on Lap 45

Verstappen, Perez, Leclerc, Ocon, Stroll, Russell, Sainz, Alonso, Hamilton and Gasly.

07:22

Leclerc goes off

The battle for second is over as Leclerc runs wide.

A 1-2 for Red Bull now.

07:18

Update from McLaren

"Following Lando’s incident earlier, he was transferred to the circuit Medical Centre and has now been taken to University Medical Center for further precautionary investigations."

07:17

A disastrous lap for Albon

He's lost a couple of places, dropping to 12th.

07:16

Order on Lap 39

Verstappen, Leclerc, Perez, Piastri, Ocon, Gasly, Stroll, Albon, Russell, Sainz, Alonso, Hamilton, Zhou, Sargeant, Magnussen, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Tsunoda and Bottas.

07:13

Verstappen leads

He's inevitable...

Verstappen uses DRS to breeze back past Leclerc for the lead.

Perez is now right behind them.

07:11

Verstappen up to second!

A disaster for Perez - who now loses out to Verstappen.

07:10

Leclerc leads again!

A great move on the brakes from Leclerc to get back past Perez.

Verstappen is now right behind them.

07:07

Ocon rejects team orders

Ocon overtakes his teammate for fifth despite being told to "hold position".

07:06

Lap 34/50

Verstappen up to third past Piastri now.

07:04

Perez leads

Perez breezes past down the Las Vegas Strip to take the lead on Lap 32.

07:03

Verstappen up to third

Verstappen gets past Gasly into fourth as Piastri sets the fastest lap of the race.

07:01

Perez is rapid

On his fresh tyres, Perez looks rapid out there.

He's just 0.4s behind Leclerc for the race win.

06:59

Piastri up to third!

A great lunge from Piastri to get by Gasly for third.

06:58

Russell

The stewards have handed Russell a five-second time penalty for the incident with Verstappen.

06:56

Safety Car in this lap

A big opportunity for Leclerc or Perez to win here with Verstappen in fifth.

06:56

Order under the Safety Car

Leclerc, Perez, Gasly, Piastri, Verstappen, Ocon, Stroll, Albon, Russell, Sainz, Sargeant, Alonso, Zhou, Magnussen, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Hamilton, Bottas and Tsunoda.

06:52

Safety Car deployed

This is perfect for Perez... he's in the pit lane.

06:50

Contact!

Verstappen and Russell touch as Leclerc gets past Stroll.