🎲 Las Vegas: speed and a brilliant weekend

This is what to expect from the 2025 Las Vegas GP

Published

19 Nov 2025

Est. reading time

3 min

✨ The city that never sleeps

Formula 1 returns to Las Vegas, a place where everything vibrates with a permanent showtime atmosphere. The desert glow, the lights of the Strip and a race that truly comes alive once night falls.

The Las Vegas GP is one of a kind

A city built to shine in the dark, where the cars reach speeds close to Monza and the atmosphere is electric. You’ll hear clichés everywhere because this is a circuit where anything can genuinely happen and where strategy matters as much as luck.

In a place like this, every move is a gamble: in Vegas, only the bold win.

Las Vegas Strip Circuit

This 6.201 km street layout runs through iconic landmarks including the Strip and hotels such as Caesars Palace, Bellagio, Wynn, Encore, Venetian and Paris Las Vegas. Its 17 corners, extremely long straights and constantly shifting environment make it a relentless challenge. Throughout the weekend, commentators will repeat lines like: “The streets light up and the energy changes completely”, “When the sun sets, Vegas comes alive”, “Lights, noise and speed: the perfect Las Vegas mix”.

🏁 Key circuit facts

It’s a fast, cold and chaos-prone circuit. Heavy braking zones at Turns 1 and 14 create prime overtaking spots and are also common places for mistakes that can change everything. - Length: 6.201 km - Estimated top speed: 346 km/h - More than 50 laps in total

The Strip straight: the star of the weekend

The fastest straight of the year and the place where the most spectacular overtakes happen. Cars go flat-out for more than 1.8 km while lights, casinos and the Sphere illuminate everything around them.

After what we’ve seen in recent years, we can expect:

- Frequent Safety Cars - Drivers missing the pit entry because of low grip and cold temperatures - Intense battles taking advantage of the main straight

This GP has been on the calendar since 2023

And it quickly became an unmissable stop. It blends speed, nightlife, intrigue and that constant feeling that anything is possible here. A vibrant weekend on and off the track.

Las Vegas schedule

The timetable is unusual for both drivers and fans, but perfect to enjoy from home as if you were right there on the Strip before heading out for the night.

Friday 21 November

FP1: 16:30 🇺🇸 / 00:30 🇬🇧 / 21:30 🇦🇷 FP2: 20:00 🇺🇸 / 04:00 🇬🇧 / 01:00 🇦🇷

Saturday 22 November

FP3: 16:30 🇺🇸 / 00:30 🇬🇧 / 21:30 🇦🇷 Qualifying: 20:00 🇺🇸 / 04:00 🇬🇧 / 01:00 🇦🇷

Sunday 23 November

Race: 20:00 🇺🇸 / 04:00 🇬🇧 / 01:00 🇦🇷

Why is the Las Vegas GP special?

F1 returned to Las Vegas in 2023 after its previous appearances in 1981 and 1982. Its extremely long straights and average speeds close to Monza make it a huge challenge.

Giant screens allow fans to follow the action from any grandstand and the entire weekend includes live music, fan activations and interactive zones. It’s an event where a night race combines with glamour, speed, celebration and a circuit where anything can happen.

Let the show begin!

Remember we’ll have special GP content throughout the weekend. If you want to experience Las Vegas up close, check the FC43 app and support Franco from wherever you are, and on social media with #FranClub43. We’re building this together 🩵

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