Max Verstappen wins 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Red Bull's Max Verstappen has won his second Las Vegas Grand Prix.

"Normally, the race is a tough one for us. We are normally not that great on tires but today it seemed like we had it a bit more under control and I could push a little bit more," Verstappen said after the win. "That unlocked a little more pace and I could stay out a little bit longer and split the race in half. That helped a lot. The car was working well and much more to my liking. In the end, it was quite a decent gap."

It was a gutsy move at the start of the race that sealed the win for Verstappen. McLaren's Lando Norris tried to defend his pole position but when he went wide, Verstappen went past on the inside. Verstappen picked up speed on the straights and pulled about six seconds ahead of his closest competitor, which was Norris.

Norris joked about it after the race.

"I let Max have a win. I let him go. I let him have a nice race," Norris said. "No. I just braked too late. It was my F up. I wanted to put on a show. Right? That's why we're in Vegas, I guess. No. It wasn't my best performance out there but when a guy wins by 20 seconds, it's because he's just done a better job and been quicker. Fun race. Difficult, as always, but good fun."

Verstappen picks up 25 points in the Drivers' Championship with that win. He is still competing with the two McLarens, which is Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri.

Norris finished the Las Vegas Grand Prix in second place and will pick up 18 points while Mercedes' George Russell, last year's champion, came in third. Piastri finished in fourth and picked up 12 points.

So here's where things stand for the Drivers' Championship going into the last two races of the season:

• Lando Norris - 408 points
• Oscar Piastri - 378 points
• Max Verstappen - 366 points

The teams will now travel to Qatar before rounding out the season in Abu Dhabi.