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The clock above counts down to the 2026 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix race weekend, November 19 to November 21, 2026, with the headline race held under lights on Saturday night along the Las Vegas Strip.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix returned to the F1 calendar in 2023 after a 41-year absence and is now the championship's marquee American round, run by Liberty Media itself rather than a local promoter. The 6.201 km street layout sweeps past the Bellagio fountains, down the Strip past Caesars Palace, and around the brand-new Las Vegas Grand Prix Plaza paddock built specifically for the event. It is one of only two F1 races held on a Saturday and the only one staged at night in the Western Hemisphere.
The 2026 edition is the fourth running of the modern era and the first under F1's new technical regulations. The race has stabilised commercially after a turbulent 2023 debut, with most hospitality categories sold out months in advance. Local concerns about traffic disruption have eased after Liberty introduced a more compact, two-week build period. Vegas is also expected to remain the title-shaping race in the championship's run-in.
Cooler desert nights mean tyre warm-up is the central engineering puzzle: graining and lock-ups in turn 14 typically separate the field. With the long Strip straight, slipstream battles and DRS-heavy overtaking are common, and the race has produced more on-track passes than Monaco and Singapore combined. Expect Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes to lean on their straight-line setup while Red Bull, Audi and Cadillac calibrate their new-spec power units.
In the US the race is on ESPN and ESPN+, with the Saturday-night start drawing some of the highest US F1 ratings of the year. The UK broadcasts on Sky Sports F1. F1 TV Pro streams worldwide with onboard feeds. India is on F1 TV Pro and Star Sports. The 22:00 PT lights-out converts to 01:00 ET Sunday, 06:00 GMT, 11:30 IST, and 17:00 AEDT.
The Vegas weekend slots into the late-season run alongside the Abu Dhabi season finale, the Monaco Grand Prix, the British Grand Prix, and the NASCAR Cup Championship the weekend before.
When is the Las Vegas GP 2026? Race day is Saturday November 21, 2026 with the green light at 22:00 PT. Where is the Las Vegas GP 2026 held? The Las Vegas Strip Circuit, a 6.201 km street layout through central Las Vegas, Nevada. How can I watch the Las Vegas GP 2026? Live on ESPN in the US, Sky Sports F1 in the UK, and F1 TV Pro globally. Why does Las Vegas race on a Saturday night? The Saturday-night slot maximises US prime-time ratings while minimising disruption to Sunday Strip operations.
