19 - 21 November 2026
Las Vegas GRAND PRIX ROUND 22
Las Vegas Strip Circuit
- FP1Fri 20 Nov00:3001:30
- FP2Fri 20 Nov04:0005:00
- FP3Sat 21 Nov00:3001:30
- QualifyingSat 21 Nov04:0005:00
- RaceSun 22 Nov04:0006:00
SECTORS
TURNS
FIRST GP
2023
LAPS
50
CIRCUIT LENGTH
6.201
DISTANCE
309.958
What happens here, only happens here...
Las Vegas may be known for its casinos, but the decision to host a new race in the city was no gamble.
It had been more than 40 years since F1 had last raced in The Neon City. Prior to the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix, the last time F1 was in Vegas, John Watson finished on the podium for McLaren in the second of a two-year stint racing in the car park of Caesar's Palace. It was a much more glamourous location than the description paints, but not a patch on the spectacle that's expected this time around.
In 2020, Vegas launched a new slogan for the city: "What happens here, only happens here", and that's exactly what you can expect from the Grand Prix, which became F1's first Saturday night race since the 1985 South African Grand Prix.
Every night is electric in Vegas, but their Saturdays are among the liveliest on the planet. The race takes place in the heart of the city's strip on a 6.2km-long, overtake-friendly street track, with cars blasting past the Bellagio Fountain and Caesars Palace under the dazzling lights.
Visually, it's a venue unlike any other, but on-track, comparisons can be drawn to Monza, with the circuit having similar levels of low-downforce to the Temple of Speed and a comparative average speed of around 250km/h (and a top speed of around 342km/h).
It features 17 turns and three straights between 12-15cm wide, leaving plenty of room for wheel-to-wheel racing. Expect 50 laps of the unexpected in the city that defined entertainment.
Viva Las Vegas! ♠️
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The circuit needed to feel like Las Vegas, and this 6.2km, 17-turn street circuit certainly achieves that.
Visually, much like the Circuit de Monaco, a lap around the track leaves you in no doubts as to where exactly in the world you are, passing through iconic Vegas landmarks including the Venetian, the Bellagio, Caesars Palace and the Sphere.
But it also physically feels like Las Vegas to drive, with the high-speed street circuit embodying the city’s thrilling, wild and glamourous nature.
A 1.1-mile-long straight down the city’s famous Strip sets the tone, presenting the most likely overtaking opportunity on what is the circuit’s most iconic setting. The next best place to make a move is down the Monza-esque back straight, between Turns 12 and 14, with speeds reaching roughly 215mph.
Don’t expect it to be warm, though. With the race taking place during the night in November, one of Las Vegas’ biggest challenges in 2023 proved to be the temperature, with an average low of eight degrees Celsius and the possibility for it to drop to just four degrees.
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Designers explored 31 different potential layouts for the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, before committing to the one that debuted in 2023, following a year of construction.
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