The start of this year’s Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix has been brought forward two hours to 20:00 local time.
F1’s governing body, the FIA unveiled the official start times for all 24 Grands Prix in 2025 on Monday.
Las Vegas, Round 22 of the 24-race calendar will have a revised schedule this year, with qualifying and the race taking place at 20:00 local time on November 22.
The Las Vegas GP is unique in that it is a night race held on the iconic streets of Sin City.
This presents a significant challenge, as the Las Vegas streets are kept open during daytime hours throughout the GP weekend, prompting a lengthy set-up and close-down operation of the circuit.
Also unique is the fact that the race is held on a Saturday night rather than the usual Grand Prix Sunday.
After lights out commenced at 22:00 local time (01:00 ET, 06:00 GMT) in 2023 and 2024, the 2025 event will get underway at 20:00 (23:00 ET, 04:00 GMT).
Las Vegas is one of several evening/night races on the 2025 F1 calendar.
Round 4 in Bahrain hits lights out at 18:00 local time and a week later the Saudi Arabian GP commences at 20:00 local time.
Singapore (20:00), Qatar (19:00) and Abu Dhabi (17:00) will go to lights out at non-conventional times also.
For the remainder of the F1 calendar, races will commence in the rational afternoon hours of 14:00 through 15:00, with one exemption.
That is the Miami GP, which will get underway at 16:00 local time on May 04.
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