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George Russell wins Las Vegas GP, Verstappen wins title

24 November

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Mercedes driver George Russell won the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, racing from the 1st position on the starting grid. His team's co-driver Lewis Hamilton finished +7.313 seconds after Russell despite starting in 10th position while Carlos Sainz secured third place with +11.906 seconds behind Russell's time.

Coming in fifth place, current world champion and season leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing finished +16.582 after, winning this year's Formula One world championship for the fourth time, and fourth year in a row. Verstappen joined Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel on the all-time list with 4 championships to their names.

Here are the final results of Las Vegas Grand Prix:

1. George Russell (Mercedes)

2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

3. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

6. Lando Norris (McLaren)

7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

8. Nico Hülkenberg (Haas)

9. Yuki Tsunoda (RB)

10. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

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