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# Everything that happened in mixed up Las Vegas GP FP1
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/what-happened-f1-2025-las-vegas-gp-fp1/
- Published: 2025-11-21T01:40:46.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-21T01:49:39.000Z
- Description: Charles Leclerc led Alex Albon's Williams in a mixed-up start to Formula 1's Las Vegas GP weekend in Thursday afternoon's opening practice session
- Author: Matt Beer
- Tags: Formula 1, #las-vegas-grand-prix, #hide-countdown, #charles-leclerc, #ferrari, #image-bottom-center

Charles Leclerc led Alex Albon's Williams in a mixed-up start to Formula 1's Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend in Thursday afternoon's opening practice session.

A slightly adjusted timetable for 2025 meant the new sight of F1 cars on the Vegas track at dusk initially rather than in full darkness, but with cold track temperatures and plenty of dust on the circuit meaning times well off the pace at first.

Ferrari, Williams and Red Bull generally looked the most comfortable cars in what may not turn out to be an especially representative session.

Although Max Verstappen was quickest on the medium tyre runs and quickly went fastest on soft tyres too, Leclerc's repeated improvements cemented his and Ferrari's place on top by the end.

And Verstappen was pushed down to third behind both Albon and the other Red Bull of Yuki Tsunoda - a driver who really, really needs an impressive weekend.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2025/11/f1_2025_R22_FP1.png)

Carlos Sainz backed Albon up by making it two Williams in the top five.

The McLarens had a relatively messy session, both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri making a few minor errors and ending up either side of Isack Hadjar's Racing Bulls in sixth and eighth.

Last year's Vegas dominator Mercedes was ninth and 10th with George Russell and Kimi Antonelli.

## FP1 times

1 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1m34.802s  
2 Alex Albon (Williams) +0.166s  
3 Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) +0.269s  
4 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.307s  
5 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +0.377s  
6 Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.456s  
7 Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) +0.497s  
8 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.648s  
9 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.732s  
10 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.736s  
11 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.759s  
12 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +0.787s  
13 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +0.907s  
14 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.944s  
15 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +1.092s  
16 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +1.188s  
17 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1.321s  
18 Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) +1.368s  
19 Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) +1.596s  
20 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +1.956s