Aerial night view of a pyramid hotel sending a beam of light into the Las Vegas sky during the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend

13 November 2026

Under the bright lights.

Las Vegas sets the scene for the first of the final three successive weekends on the 2026 F1® calendar. Audi Revolut F1® Team is ready to race on one of the sport’s fastest street circuits. Following the team’s best qualifying result of the season to date, a second-row start and a hard-earned point in São Paulo, Audi Revolut F1® Team is heading to Nevada for the 2026 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The final triple header of the team’s maiden season kicks off in fabulous Las Vegas, for a night race which takes in all the sights of the Vegas Strip. Every point counts in the final stages of the tight Constructors’ Championship battle, which will play out between now and the chequered flag in Abu Dhabi in early December.

From a hotel parking lot to the Strip.

Las Vegas has grown exponentially from its early days as a desert settlement. Founded as a city in 1905, Las Vegas’ place on the map changed for good in 1931, when casino gambling was legalised and construction of the nearby Hoover Dam began.

It was after World War II that Vegas became synonymous with gambling, hotel resorts and A-list entertainment – though the Las Vegas Strip actually sits outside of the city limits, in the unincorporated town of Paradise.

Black and white aerial view of race cars on a circuit laid out in a Las Vegas car park, with hotels and a grandstand

The 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix was not Formula 1®’s first visit to the area. In the early 1980s, two races were held in the parking lot of the Caesars Palace hotel. Both races resulted in the crowning of first-time World Champions: Nelson Piquet in 1981, and Keke Rosberg in 1982.

Detached from the iconic lights and buzz of Vegas’ main attractions and taking place in the daytime on an uninspiring track layout, the Caesars Palace Grand Prix failed to capture the imagination of the viewing public. The short-lived experiment was discontinued after just two editions.

When F1® returned to Vegas, it knew it had to go big for the race to be a success – and securing the rights to race down the Las Vegas Strip was paramount. Finally, in 2023, just over 40 years since its first venture in the Nevada desert, F1® was back. A true spectacle, the Las Vegas Grand Prix has become a defining staple of the sport’s Liberty Media era.

Vegas in numbers.

Circuit
Las Vegas Strip Circuit
Location
Paradise, Nevada
Circuit length
6.201 km
Race distance
309.958 km
Number of laps
50
First Grand Prix
2023
Fastest race lap
1:33.365, Max Verstappen, 2025
2026 weekend format
Standard weekend

Where the action happens at Las Vegas Strip Circuit.

Las Vegas Strip Circuit will demand a lot from the Audi R26 over the 2026 Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend. The 6.2 km circuit – the second longest on the current calendar – combines fast straights with heavy braking zones and challenging technical sections. Finding a stable set-up and managing tyre wear are essential on the team’s quest for further points.

Turn 1

After one of the year’s shorter runs to the first corner, the left-hand hairpin of Turn 1 tightens on exit and can be a place of high drama at the start of the race.

Turn 5

Turn 5 is one of the circuit’s most challenging, where sharp braking can lead to lock-ups if the tyres are not in their optimal operating window.

Top-down aerial view of Turns 6 to 8 with red and white kerbs at night at the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Turns 6–8

With the gigantic Sphere building overlooking proceedings, the blind chicane of Turns 7 and 8 is another braking point which can be extremely tricky to get right. Time can be won or lost here in qualifying.

Aerial night view of the Las Vegas Strip Circuit beside the Bellagio fountains at the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Las Vegas Boulevard

The famous bright lights, hotels, fountains and other sights of The Strip are on display between Turns 12 and 14 as the cars hurtle down the 1.1 km straight. Top speeds climb as high as 360 kph.

Turn 14

Predictably, the end of the longest straight is one of the best passing points on the track. Race-winning moves have been made here – but it’s another turn where peril is just one small misjudgement away.

Aerial night view of the Las Vegas Strip hotels and casinos lit up during the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend

Under the Vegas lights.

The Las Vegas Grand Prix marks the beginning of an important period for the team, with the final triple header set to define the championship order. Sitting just three points away from seventh in the Constructors’ Championship, every lap on track will be vital in extracting the most possible from the package.

While Gabi had his first experience of racing at Las Vegas Strip Circuit in his rookie season last year, Nico has secured points here in each of the last two seasons – including a best of seventh place in 2025.

This weekend also marks the final round of the F1® Academy season, where Emma Felbermayr will be taking to the track to represent the Audi Driver Development Programme. With two races this weekend, Emma sits only six points behind Nina Gademan in the battle for the runner-up spot in the end of year standings. We’ll be cheering her on to add to her five podium finishes to date in 2026.

The final three races of the season start here and Audi Revolut F1® Team is ready for the challenge.

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