2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix
The 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023) was a Formula One motor race that was held on November 18, 2023, at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It was the twenty-first and penultimate race of the 2023 Formula One World Championship and the first running of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
| 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 21 of 22 in the 2023 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Las Vegas Strip Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | November 18, 2023 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023 | ||||
| Location |
Las Vegas Strip Circuit Paradise, Nevada, United States | ||||
| Course | Street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 6.201 km (3.853 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 50 laps, 309.958 km (192.599 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Clear | ||||
| Attendance | 315,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:32.726 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:35.490 on lap 47 (lap record) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
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| Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | |||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third |
| Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | |||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Charles Leclerc took pole position, with fellow Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz qualifying second, although Sainz started twelfth due to a grid penalty. Max Verstappen therefore started second in, and ultimately won, the race, followed by Leclerc and Sergio Pérez, in a hard fought battle that saw multiple changes in race leader. Pérez secured second in the Driver's Championship, giving Red Bull Racing their first ever 1–2 in the Drivers' Championship.