History of F1 Races in Las Vegas

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Paul Newman gestures to driver Danny Sullivan as the Newman-Budweiser racing team wins the Coors Can-Am portion of the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in Las Vegas Sunday, Sept. 26, 1982. It is the second straight year that Sullivan has won the race. (AP Photo)
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When the Las Vegas Grand Prix is held in November, it will be the first F1 race in Las Vegas in more than 40 years.

Has F1 Ever Raced in Las Vegas?

Las Vegas has hosted two F1 races all-time, one in 1981 and one in 1982. They are two of only 12 all-time F1 races in the Mountain and Pacific time zones, none of which has come since 1991 (United States Grand Prix in Phoenix.

The United States has been a regular F1 stop for most of the circuit’s 84-year existence, though the majority of U.S. races have come in the Eastern and Central time zones:

Austin, Texas: United States Grand Prix (2012-19, 2021-22)

Indianapolis, Ind.: Indianapolis 500 (1950-60), United States Grand Prix (2000-07)

Dallas, Texas: Dallas Grand Prix (1984)

Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Grand Prix (1982-88)

Las Vegas: Caesars Palace Grand Prix (1981-82), Las Vegas Grand Prix (2023)

Long Beach, Calif.: United States Grand Prix West (1976-83)

Miami, Fla.: Miami Grand Prix (2022)

Phoenix, Ariz.: United States Grand Prix (1989-91)

Riverside, Calif.: United States Grand Prix (1960)

Sebring, Fla.: United States Grand Prix (1959)

Watkins Glen, N.Y.: United States Grand Prix (1961-80)

2023 F1 Schedule

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is one of three F1 races in the United States this year, the most F1 races of any country.

DateRaceLocationWinner
March 5Bahrain Grand PrixSakhir, BahrainMax Verstappen
March 19Saudi Arabian Grand PrixJeddah, Saudi ArabiaSergio Péréz
April 2Australian Grand PrixMelbourne, AustraliaMax Verstappen
April 30Azerbaijan Grand PrixBaku, AzerbaijanSergio Pérez
May 7Miami Grand PrixMiami Gardens, FloridaMax Verstappen
May 21Emilia Romagna Grand PrixImola, ItalyMax Verstappen
May 21Monaco Grand PrixMonaco-
June 4Spanish Grand PrixMontmeló, Spain-
June 18Canadian Grand PrixMontreal, Canada-
July 2Austrian Grand PrixSpielberg, Austria-
July 9British Grand PrixSilverstone, England-
July 23Hungarian Grand PrixMogyoród, Hungary-
July 30Belgian Grand PrixStavelot, Belgium-
Aug. 27Dutch Grand PrixZandvoort, Netherlands-
Sept. 3Italian Grand PrixMonza, Italy-
Sept. 17Singapore Grand PrixSingapore-
Sept. 24Japanese Grand PrixSuzuka, Japan-
Oct. 8Qatar Grand PrixLusail, Qatar-
Oct. 22United States Grand PrixAustin, Texas-
Oct. 29Mexico City Grand PrixMexico City, Mexico-
Nov. 5São Paulo Grand PrixSão Paulo, Brazil-
Nov. 18Las Vegas Grand PrixLas Vegas, Nevada-
Nov. 26Abu Dhabi Grand PrixAbu Dhabi, UAE-

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