> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.the-race.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # How Max Verstappen can clinch F1 title at the Las Vegas GP - URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/how-max-verstappen-can-clinch-f1-title-at-the-las-vegas-gp/ - Published: 2024-11-23T07:40:00.000Z - Updated: 2024-11-24T07:42:14.000Z - Description: Max Verstappen is potentially just one race away from a fourth Formula 1 world championship title. Here's how he can seal the crown at the Las Vegas Grand Prix - Author: The Race Team - Tags: Formula 1, #max-verstappen, #red-bull, #las-vegas-grand-prix, #lando-norris Max Verstappen will head into November 23's Las Vegas Grand Prix Formula 1 weekend with a 62-point drivers' championship lead and could leave Nevada with his fourth-straight F1 title. That's because there are 60 points available from the final two races; in Qatar there are 34 points available as it's a sprint weekend, and in the Abu Dhabi finale there are another 26. In the event of a tie at the end of the year, the driver with the most GP wins will take the title. If the number of wins is also tied, it moves on to second places, then third, and so on, until there is a winner. [ ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/size/w1600/2024/11/XPB_1317345_HiRes.jpg) ](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mark-hughes-two-key-lando-norris-errors-f1-title-hopes-brazilian-gp/) Two key errors that blew Norris's final title hope [Read more](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mark-hughes-two-key-lando-norris-errors-f1-title-hopes-brazilian-gp/) Verstappen has eight wins to Norris's three and with only three races left Verstappen can't be usurped on that front. So whatever happens, in the event of a points tie Verstappen would win. That means Verstappen needs a 60-point lead at the end of the Las Vegas weekend to guarantee the title, two points fewer than he has over Lando Norris right now. Put simply, if Verstappen finishes ahead of Norris in Vegas, he will seal the title. And he can afford to lose two points to Norris and still confirm the title too. The key numbers to have in mind are 59 and 60 - if the gap is **59 or lower**, Norris still has a chance, if it's **60 or higher** then it's all over. Verstappen has started in the right way by qualifying fifth in Vegas, with - you guessed it - Lando Norris one place behind in sixth in a mixed up order after qualifying. --- ## F1 grand prix points system 1st 25 2nd 18 3rd 15 4th 12 5th 10 6th 8 7th 6 8th 4 9th 2 10th 1 Fastest lap 1 --- To keep it open for at least another week Norris has to outscore by Verstappen by at least three points in Vegas. A **win** would achieve this, as would **second or third** place unless Verstappen is just **one place behind** and takes the **fastest lap** bonus. If Norris finishes **fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth** he needs Verstappen to be **more than one position behind** him and not to have the fastest lap bonus. **Ninth and fastest lap** is the minimum Norris needs, and that only prevents Verstappen clinching the title if Verstappen **fails to score at all**. --- ### All the Vegas scenarios **If Verstappen is…** **1st:** He’s champion **1st + FL:** He’s champion **2nd:** Norris needs to **win** **2nd + FL:** Norris needs to **win** **3rd:** Norris needs **1st** or **2nd** **3rd + FL:** Norris needs to **win** **4th:** Norris must finish **in front of Verstappen** **4th + FL:** Norris must get **1st** or **2nd** **5th:** Norris must be in **top three** or **4th + FL** **5th + FL:** Norris must be in **top three** **6th:** Norris must be in **top four** or **5th + FL** **6th + FL:** Norris must be in **top four** **7th:** Norris must be in **top five** or **6th + FL** **7th + FL:** Norris must be in **top five** **8th:** Norris must be in **top six** or **7th + FL** **8th + FL:** Norris must be in **top six** **9th:** Norris must be in **top seven** or **8th + FL** **9th + FL:** Norris must be in **top seven** **10th:** Norris must be in **top eight** **10th + FL:** Norris must be in **top seven** or **8th + FL** **Doesn’t score:** Norris must be in **top eight** or **9th + FL** --- ### If it goes on to Qatar... Even if Norris manages to get the margin down to 59 or lower in Vegas, he faces a very tall order to turn things around sufficiently to still take the title. If it does move on to Qatar, the maths get more complicated on account of the points for the sprint race in addition to the grand prix. These are paid out to the first eight finishers, from eight points for winning the sprint down to one for finishing eighth. This creates the possibility of Verstappen clinching the title on a Saturday for the second year in a row, just as he did in the 2023 Qatar sprint. ![Max Verstappen wins 2023 F1 world championship at Qatar Grand Prix](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2024/11/XPB_1243850_HiRes.jpg) --- ## F1 sprint race points system 1st 8 2nd 7 3rd 6 4th 5 5th 4 6th 3 7th 2 8th 1 ---