The Las Vegas Grand Prix will be held for its second edition and still contested on the famous Strip. An urban and nighttime race which takes place on a Saturday on Uncle Sam's land.
Las Vegas is one of the sports and entertainment capitals of the world, where anything is possible and nothing is too difficult. A second visit to the F1 paddock in Las Vegas since 1982, here's what awaits you.
Las Vegas Grand Prix
Hours (French times)
Friday November 17
EL1 : 03h30 – 04h30
EL2: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Saturday November 18
EL3: 03h30 – 04h30
Qualifying: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Sunday November 19
Grand Prix: 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
The circuit
Las Vegas has hosted the biggest sporting events and is preparing to welcome Formula 1 again, it was a return in 2023 after 41 years of absence. This race weekend promises to be anything but routine, with a star-studded lineup and an exhilarating race around the “city of sin”'s most iconic sites.
With a mix of fast turns, tight hairpins and long straights, Las Vegas has added plenty of ingredients to what is already a step into the unknown, with drivers racing on streets that locals use for their daily travels, just like in Monaco and Singapore. And that's without taking into account the weather conditions which are expected to be cool, with temperatures falling as low as 6°C.
The best places for overtaking are the Strip and the fast straight section of Turns 16 and 17, which begins on Harmon Avenue and passes through the start-finish straight to the tight Turn 1. With a circuit of 6.201 km and lap times of around 1'30, the 50 laps will be a grueling test for the driver and the car, making it a race where the smartest will emerge victorious.
Unlike the first Las Vegas Grands Prix, which took place within the Caesars Palace hotel, this new temporary circuit has already enabled a great spectacle in 2023, rich in overtaking around the most remarkable sites of the city. That means Lando and Max will speed past iconic attractions like the Bellagio Fountains and the city's famous Strip at 200 mph, which will serve as a 1.1-mile straight.
the route will also take them past the recently built Sphere, a bowl-shaped theater 111m high and 157m wide, which contains the world's highest resolution wraparound LED screen. This Las Vegas Grand Prix will be the 1,100th F1 race.
Pirelli tires
For the Grand Prix on a street circuit, Pirelli chose the three softest compounds: C3 for the Hard tire, C4 for the Medium compound and finally C5 for the Soft tires, as in 2023.
© Pirelli Motorsport
DRS zones
There will be two DRS zones, with a first detection point after turn 2 for activation immediately at the exit of turn 4. The second detection point is located at the end of turn 13 for activation a few meters further away.
The 2024 driver rankings
1 – Max Verstappen : 393 pts
2 – Lando Norris : 331 pts
3 – Charles Leclerc : 307 pts
4 – Oscar Piastri: 262 pts
5 – Carlos Sainz : 244 pts
6 – George Russell : 192 pts
7 – Lewis Hamilton : 190 pts
8 – Sergio Pérez: 151 pts
9 – Fernando Alonso : 62 pts
10 – Nico Hulkenberg: 31 pts
The 2024 ranking of manufacturers
1 – McLaren : 593 pts
2 – Ferrari : 557 pts
3 – Red Bull Racing : 544 pts
4 – Mercedes : 382 pts
5 – Aston Martin-Mercedes : 86 pts
6 – Alpine : 49 pts
7 – Haas : 46 pts
8 – Racing Bulls : 44 pts
9 – Williams : 17 pts
