Las Vegas Grand Prix

LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES - Joe B1DOME converted pole position into victory at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, completing 25 laps for McLaren. arniethegoat_27 climbed from third to second, while John Stafford completed the podium after starting fifth. Racing Bulls’ lazer_sharker delivered the standout recovery, rising from eighth to fourth. Race summary Joe B1DOME controlled the decisive result for McLaren, finishing first after a 25-lap race and completing a single pit stop. Behind, Red Bull turned a strong team result into a double podium: arniethegoat_27 finished second and John Stafford third. Stafford’s result came after a two-place rise from his starting position, while the top four was completed by lazer_sharker, who made up four places for Racing Bulls. Key strategic moments The leading runners followed broadly similar one-stop approaches, but the timing and tyre order varied. B1DOME and arniethegoat_27 ran Hard tyres through lap 15 before switching to Mediums, while Stafford made his change after lap 13. lazer_sharker took a different route, beginning on Mediums and switching to Hards after lap 12. The midfield also featured contrasting sequences: LilKokito_05 moved from Hard to Medium after lap 13, while LOPEZ_MATIAS_FLY started on Mediums and changed to Hards after lap 11. Notable driver performances lazer_sharker’s fourth place was the largest confirmed recovery among the leading finishers, gaining four positions from an eighth-place start. LilKokito_05 and LOPEZ_MATIAS_FLY each advanced five places to finish fifth and sixth respectively, turning starts outside the top eight into points-scoring finishes. littek4. also moved forward from 12th to eighth, despite carrying a six-second time penalty in the final classification. Further back, DJondaBeat05 finished 10th after starting fourth, while Ferrari’s PorkyPigElite completed only two laps and was classified 11th.