Las Vegas Strip Circuit

This circuit has been designed to incorporate part of Las Vegas Boulevard, widely known as the Las Vegas Strip. The cars pass several local landmarks that are illuminated at night. The city 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 a chicane, bringing the number of corners to 17.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Keith Collantine, Will |date=2022-09-02 |title=F1's Las Vegas track layout changed by addition of new chicane |url=https://www.racefans.net/2022/09/03/f1s-las-vegas-track-layout-changed-by-addition-of-new-chicane/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=RaceFans |language=en-GB}}

On March 5, 2024, several months after the inaugural 2023 race at the track, the BBC reported that FIA president Mohammed 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 to Fernando Alonso at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.{{cite news |last1=Benson |first1=Andrew |date=5 March 2024 |title=Mohammed Ben Sulayem: FIA president allegedly told officials not to certify Las Vegas GP |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/68478049 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=BBC Sport}}{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Ryan Erik |date=5 March 2024 |title=FIA President Tried To Cancel F1's Las Vegas Race With Fixed Track Inspection: Whistleblower |url=https://jalopnik.com/fia-president-tried-to-cancel-f1-s-las-vegas-race-with-1851309106 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Jalopnik |language=en}} However, on March 20, 2024, the FIA announced it had cleared Ben Sulayem of any wrongdoing.{{cite web |date=20 March 2024 |title=Formula 1: FIA clears its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem over race interference claims |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/68621272 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}

The {{Convert|3.853|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2024%20Las%20Vegas%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Event%20Notes%20-%20Circuit%20Map%20and%20Red%20Zones.pdf |title=2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix – Event Notes – Circuit Map and Red Zones |date=21 November 2024 |accessdate=21 November 2024 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile}} street circuit runs counterclockwise and features 17 corners and a {{Convert|1.2|mi|km|abbr=on}} straight.{{cite web |url=https://www.f1lasvegasgp.com/track-layout |title=F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Track Facts |access-date=29 November 2022 |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203112409/https://www.f1lasvegasgp.com/track-layout |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.racingcircuits.info/north-america/usa/las-vegas-strip-street-circuit.html |title=Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit – Racing Circuits |access-date=29 November 2022 |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127142526/https://www.racingcircuits.info/north-america/usa/las-vegas-strip-street-circuit.html |url-status=live }} It starts in a former parking lot which has been bought by Formula One for $240 million and developed into the pits and paddock area, and now contains a permanent part of the circuit.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-16 |title=Why F1 is spending $240m on a Las Vegas construction plot |url=https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-240m-las-vegas-construction-plot/10304857/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=us.motorsport.com |language=en}} 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 {{Convert|0.5|mi|km|1|abbr=on}}{{Citation needed |date=May 2024}} down Koval Lane before entering a slow 90-degree right turn and then entering a long, sweeping left turn which encircles the new Sphere arena, before going through a left–right twisty section (a change from the initial design){{cite web|url=https://www.racefans.net/2022/09/03/f1s-las-vegas-track-layout-changed-by-addition-of-new-chicane/|title=F1's Las Vegas track layout changed by the addition of new chicane|website=RaceFans.net|date=3 September 2022|access-date=16 November 2023}} and then a slightly faster-left turn which 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, otherwise known as the Las Vegas Strip.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/67402155|title=Las Vegas Grand Prix: How a plan 40 years in the making finally came to fruition|date=15 November 2023|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 November 2023}} The {{Convert|1.2|mi|km|abbr=on}} flat-out section with two straights and a slight sweeping left curve goes past some of Las Vegas's most famous hotels and casinos. The circuit then goes through a tight series of three slow corners onto Harmon Avenue, down a {{Convert|0.5|mi|km|1|abbr=on}}{{Citation needed |date=May 2024}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Las Vegas Grand Prix track layout: Check out the Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit's layout |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.revealed-check-out-the-las-vegas-grand-prix-circuits-layout.1xBOUUuDJDtqX4ukNvnHcK.html |access-date=March 31, 2022 |website=Formula1.com |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614005132/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.revealed-check-out-the-las-vegas-grand-prix-circuits-layout.1xBOUUuDJDtqX4ukNvnHcK.html |url-status=live}}

The maximum speed recorded in a {{F1|2024}} Formula One car was {{convert|356.4|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}}, established by Franco Colapinto in a Williams at the end of the Las Vegas Strip.{{cite web|url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2024_22_usa_f1_q0_timing_qualifyingsessionmaximumspeeds_v01.pdf |title=Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 – Qualifying Session Maximum Speeds |publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile |date=22 November 2024 |access-date=22 November 2024}} The record average speed for the pole lap is {{Convert|148.2|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, set by George Russell in a Mercedes for the 2024 race, and the average speed for the record lap during the race was {{Convert|144.2|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, the seventh highest of the 24 circuits on the calendar.https://www.formula1.com/en/video/2024-las-vegas-gp-qualifying-george-russell-crosses-the-line-to-seal-pole-position-in-nevada.1816498871880994428https://www.formula1.com/en/video/dhl-fastest-lap-award-2024-las-vegas-grand-prix.1816604727524125558

; Current

• November: Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix, F1 Academy

; Former

• Ferrari Challenge North America (2024)

As of November 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit are listed as:

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