The Las Vegas Grand Prix is a planned Formula One Grand Prix due to form part of the
2023 Formula One World Championship, with the event taking place in
Paradise, Nevada
Paradise is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the city of Las Vegas. It was formed on December 8, 1950. Its population was 191,238 at the 2020 census, making it the fif ...
, on a temporary street circuit including the
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about long, and is immediately south of ...
.
History
This event will mark the first time Formula One races in Las Vegas since the
1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
The 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on September 25, 1982 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the sixteenth and final race of the 1982 FIA Formula One World Championship, and the second and last F1 race to be held in Ca ...
. The event is due to take place around the
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about long, and is immediately south of ...
.
It will be the third Grand Prix in the United States to take place on the calendar after the
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
and the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
Grands Prix, and will mark the first time since that there will be three races held in the United States in one Formula One season.
Circuit
The street circuit features 17 corners and a straight. The circuit runs counter clockwise, and starts in a disused parking lot which will be re-developed for the pits and paddock area, and contains permanent track. 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 down Koval Lane, before entering a slow 90 degree right, and then entering a long, sweeping left which encircles the new
MSG Sphere arena, before going through a left-right twisty section, that is a change from the original design, and then a slightly faster left that transitions onto Sands Avenue. The track then goes through two very fast bends on Sands Avenue before entering a slow left onto Las Vegas Boulevard, otherwise known as the
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about long, and is immediately south of ...
. This is a flat-out section with two straights and a slight sweeping left that goes past some of Las Vegas's most famous hotels and casinos. The circuit then goes through a tight series of slow corners onto Harmon Avenue, down an straight before going through a very fast left to complete the lap and transition back to the permanent track past the pits.
References
External links
Official website
{{Formula One races
Formula One Grands Prix
Recurring sporting events established in 2023
2023 establishments in the United States