Las Vegas GP

• Track features

  If F1 was going to return to the City of Lights, for the first time in more than 40 years, then it had to be special. 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.

• What's it like in Vegas?

  The city has it all, there is glitz and glamour by the bucketload, and something for all ages. As well as the usual suspects, like Caesars Palace, the Venetian, the Fountains of Bellagio, and Hoover Dam, Vegas even has a ‘heavy equipment playground’, where you can drive around in bulldozers and diggers.

  If you really wanted, you could visit Las Vegas and spend all your time visiting restaurants and sampling the city’s unique food. Some weirder specialties include Café Hollywood’s L.A. Lasagna, Truffles N Bacon’s gigantic Belly of the Beast Burger, and Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen & Bar Trash Can Nachos.

• F1 icebreaker

  Stuck for conversation with your F1-loving friends? Spark up a discussion with our F1 icebreaker…

  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.