Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024: Odds, times and more info
LAS VEGAS — Formula 1 is back in the Sin City for another trip around The Strip during the second annual Las Vegas Grand Prix, set for Nov. 23, 2024.
- Race: 1 a.m. Sunday (all times Eastern)
- Qualifying: 1 a.m. Saturday
- Practices: 9:30 p.m. Thursday, 1 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday
- TV: ESPN (U.S.), TSN (Canada, English)
- 50 laps (192.6 miles)
Last year’s Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Max Verstappen led the first 15 laps after starting second before issues put him back in the pack. Over the next 21 laps, Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez traded the lead four times, leading 13 laps and eight laps respectively, before Verstappen found his way back to the front and cruised to a 2.07-second win.
It was the 18th of 19 wins for Verstappen in a decimating 2023 championship season. He won the 2023 World Championship, beating teammate Sergio Perez by a whopping 270-point margin.
The 2024 Formula 1 season coming into Las Vegas
The championship is much closer. Perez is just under 270 points behind again, at -242 points, but is in eighth in the drivers’ standings. However, there are just two drivers left in contention for the championship:
- Max Verstappen: 393 points
- Lando Norris: -62 points
- Charles Leclerc: -86
- Oscar Piastri: -131
- Carlos Sainz Jr.: -149
- George Russell: -201
- Lewis Hamilton: -203
- Sergio Perez: -242
- Fernando Alonso: -331
- Nico Hulkenberg: -362
Verstappen could clinch the 2024 World Championship if he is able to maintain at least a 60-point lead after Las Vegas.
The maximum points a driver can earn in a single non-Sprint F1 weekend is 26 points (25 to win, 1 – Fastest lap of the race). On a Sprint weekend, a driver can earn up to an additional eight points (8 points for winning the Sprint race, 7 for second… 1 point for eighth).
The Nov. 29-Dec. 1 Qatar Grand Prix is the only Sprint weekend left this season. The grands prix in Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi are non-Sprint weekends.
Odds to win the 2024 F1 Driver’s World Championship
Barring a disaster, it’s Verstappen’s championship to lose, hence why the odds are as follows, according to Caesars Sportsbook – available at Route 66 Casino Hotel.
- Max Verstappen: -5000
- Lando Norris: +1600
Odds to win the 2024 F1 Constructors’ Championship
- McLaren: -600 (Leader, 593 points)
- Ferrari +425 (-36 points)
- Red Bull +5000 (-49)
Note: Constructors’ points are the sum of the points earned by their drivers 1
Odds to win the 2024 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Here are the odds-on favorites for the 2024 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, featuring three cofavorites:
- Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris: +260 to win
- Carlos Sainz Jr +550
- Oscar Piastri +1400
- George Russell +2200
- Lewis Hamilton +2500
- Sergio Perez +8000
- Nico Hulkenberg, Fernando Alonso +25000
- Alexander Albon, Kevin Magnussen, Pierre Gasly +30000
- Yuki Tsunoda, Lance Stroll, Esteban Ocon, Liam Lawson, Franco Colapinto +40000
- Valtteri Bottas +50000
- Guanyu Zhou +75000
Group betting for the 2024 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
There are also four groups, each consisting of four drivers. You pick one who you think will finish the highest of the group.
Group 1
- Charles Leclerc +225
- Lando Norris +225
- Max Verstappen +230
- Carlos Sainz Jr. +425
Verstappen won last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix. However, it was his first win since the Spanish Grand Prix – 11 grands prix before. In that time, Leclerc each won twice and Sainz won once – the Mexican Grand Prix before Brazil.
Group 2
- Oscar Piastri +120
- George Russell +260
- Lewis Hamilton +275
- Sergio Perez +800
Piastri and Hamilton each have two wins this season. Russell has one win. Perez is still looking for his first win but hasn’t finished better than sixth since the Miami Grand Prix in May.
Group 3
- Nico Hulkenberg +230
- Fernando Alonso +250
- Alexander Albon +260
- Pierre Gasly +310
Group 4
- Kevin Magnussen +135
- Liam Lawson +300
- Yuki Tsunoda +300
- Lance Stroll +440
Footnote on how close the constructors’ title could get
- – If Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez finished first and second, they’d earn 25 and 18 points respectively. Red Bull as a constructor would earn 43 points
– If Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. finished third and fourth, with Leclerc earning fastest lap honors, they’d would earn 16 and 12 points respectively. Ferrari as a constructor would earn 28 points
– If McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished third and fourth, with Norris earning fastest lap honors, they’d would earn 10 and eight points respectively. McLaren as a constructor would earn 18 points
– After Vegas, McLaren would lead Red Bull by 24 points and Ferrari by 26 points, making the constructors’ championship a very close fight heading into the final two weekends ↩︎
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