 Grand Prix Circuit (2023–present) | |
| Location | Paradise, Nevada,United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°06′36″N115°09′44″W / 36.10995°N 115.16217°W /36.10995; -115.16217 |
| Capacity | 100,000 |
| FIA Grade | 1 (Grand Prix)[1] |
| Broke ground | March 2022; 3 years ago (2022-03) |
| Opened | November 16, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-11-16) |
| Architect | Carsten Tilke |
| Major events | Current: Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix (2023–present) F1 Academy (2025) Former: Ferrari Challenge North America (2024) |
| Website | https://www.f1lasvegasgp.com/track-layout/ |
| Grand Prix Circuit (2023–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 3.853 mi (6.201 km) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Race lap record | 1:33.365 ( Max Verstappen,Red Bull Racing RB21,2025,F1) |
TheLas Vegas Strip Circuit is astreet circuit around parts of theLas Vegas Strip inParadise, Nevada, immediately adjacent toLas Vegas, Nevada. It winds through the streets of the city and comprises the Las Vegas Strip, a section ofLas Vegas Boulevard that is home to the city's major hotels and casinos. It incorporates some of the most notable landmarks of the city, includingMSG Sphere,Caesars Palace,Bellagio, andParis Las Vegas.
Designed by Carsten Tilke, the son of Formula One circuit designerHermann Tilke,[2][3][4] the circuit broke ground in March 2022 and opened on November 16, 2023, during the weekend of thefirst Las Vegas Grand Prix.
This circuit has been designed to incorporate part of theLas Vegas Strip. The cars pass several local landmarks that are illuminated at night. The county has given Formula One permission to use the roads required for the race for ten years. When the race was announced in March 2022, the track layout featured 14 corners. It was later revised with the addition of achicane, bringing the number of corners to 17.[5]
On March 5, 2024, several months after the inaugural 2023 race at the track, theBBC reported that FIA presidentMohammed Ben Sulayem had allegedly tried to pressure race officials into not certifying the circuit in time for the race. This came the day after it was announced that Sulayem had also been placed under FIA investigation for allegedly persuading stewards to overturn a penalty given toFernando Alonso at the2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.[6][7] However, on March 20, 2024, the FIA announced it had cleared Ben Sulayem of any wrongdoing.[8]
The 3.853 mi (6.201 km)[9] street circuit runs counterclockwise and features 17 corners and a 1.2 mi (1.9 km) straight.[10][11] It starts in a former parking lot that was purchased by Formula One for $240 million and developed into the pits and paddock area, and now contains a permanent part of the circuit.[12] The first corner is a hairpin, and after that the course bends slightly left and then into a fast right, transitioning from the permanent circuit to city streets. The cars go 0.5 mi (0.8 km) down Koval Lane before entering a slow 90-degree right turn and then entering a long, sweeping left turn that encircles theSphere arena, before going through a left–right twisty section (a change from the initial design)[13] and then a slightly faster left turn that transitions onto Sands Avenue. The track then goes through two high-speed bends on Sands Avenue before entering a slow left turn onto Las Vegas Boulevard.[14] The 1.2 mi (1.9 km) flat-out section with two straights and a slight sweeping left curve starts atthe Venetian and proceed south past some of Las Vegas's most famous hotels and casinos, includingFlamingo,Paris,Bellagio,the Cosmopolitan, andCaesars Palace. The circuit then goes through a tight series of three slow corners onto Harmon Avenue at thePlanet Hollywood casino, down a 0.5 mi (0.8 km) straight before going through a fast left bend to complete the lap and transition back to the permanent part of the circuit after the pits.[15]
The maximum speed recorded in a2025 Formula One car was 222.6 mph (358.3 km/h), established byYuki Tsunoda in aRed Bull at the end of the Las Vegas Strip.[16] The record average speed for the pole position lap is 150.3 mph (241.9 km/h), set byGeorge Russell in aMercedes for the2024 race, and the average speed for the record lap during the race was 148.6 mph (239.1 km/h), set byMax Verstappen in a Red Bull for the2025 race.[17][18]
As of November 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit are listed as:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix Circuit: 3.853 miles (6.201 km) (2023–present) | ||||
| Formula One | 1:33.365[19] | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing RB21 | 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix |
| Ferrari Challenge | 1:54.677[20] | Michael Verhagen | Ferrari 296 Challenge | 2024 Las Vegas Ferrari Challenge North America round |
| Formula 4 | 2:06.623[21] | Chloe Chambers | Tatuus F4-T421 | 2025 Las Vegas F1 Academy round |
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