Overview
- Heavy rain left the Strip saturated, with Q1 and Q2 on full wets before a late switch to intermediates for Q3.
- Norris beat Verstappen by 0.323s, taking a third straight pole as Piastri qualified fifth to protect Norris’s 24‑point lead.
- Carlos Sainz qualified third ahead of George Russell, with stewards reviewing Sainz’s Q1 rejoin and Mercedes’ late set‑up submissions.
- Lewis Hamilton qualified last after aborting a potential final lap; timing and onboard data indicate he crossed the line before the session ended.
- Alex Albon crashed in Q1 and was eliminated, while Racing Bulls rookies Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar advanced to Q3.