Las Vegas Grand Prix

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Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas Grand Prix
Las Vegas Strip Circuit
2023 Las Vegas street circuit.svg
Race information
Number of times held2
First held 2023
Most wins (drivers) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell (1)
Most wins (constructors) Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Racing
Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes (1)
Circuit length6.201 km (3.853 miles)
Race length309.958 km (192.599 miles)
Laps50
Last race (2024)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is a motor racing event that forms part of the Formula One World Championship, taking place in Paradise, Nevada, in the United States. It is conducted as a night race on a temporary street circuit that includes parts of the Las Vegas Strip. The first race was held on November 18, 2023. Formula One and Las Vegas have signed an agreement until 2025 for the race. [1]

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History

The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, held on November 18, 2023, marked the first Formula One race in Las Vegas since the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix and the first street race in the city since the 2007 Vegas Grand Prix Champ Car. The event took place around the Las Vegas Strip on a brand-new street track. [2] [3] [4] [5] It was the third Grand Prix in the United States on the 2023 calendar after the Miami and the United States Grands Prix, and marked the first time since 1982 that there were three races held in the United States in a Formula One season. [6]

Formula One and Las Vegas have signed an agreement until 2025 for the race, with the intent being for the race to continue into perpetuity. [1]

Circuit

The circuit was designed by Tilke GmbH, with the project led by Carsten Tilke, son of Hermann Tilke. Formula One itself purchased a piece of land to build permanent pit and paddock facilities that are used during race weekends. [7]

With a length of 6.201 km (3.853 mi) [8] and consisting of 17 corners, the Grand Prix lasts 50 laps, giving a race distance of 309.958 km (192.599 mi). [9] The circuit is located next to many of the most famous casinos, including a 1.9 km (1.2 mi) straight down the Las Vegas Strip, as well as two other lengthy straight sections. [10]

Winners

All Las Vegas Grands Prix were held at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit.

By year

YearDriverConstructorReport
2023 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT Report
2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Mercedes Report
Source: [11]

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