In Numbers: 10 Vegas Statistics

It's our third and final trip to the USA this year, as we head to Las Vegas for the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Known as the entertainment capital of the world, it’s Formula 1 that takes centre stage this weekend in the city of lights.

To get you in the mood, we’ve dug out ten statistics about Vegas, the circuit and our racing history in Nevada.

That’s how long the Las Vegas Strip Circuit is in kilometres, making it the second-longest track on the entire calendar. If it wanted to take the top spot, it would have to find a few more city blocks to loop around to get close to Spa-Francorchamps’ 7.004km distance.

With lights out at 10pm (2200) local time in Vegas, this is comfortably the latest-starting Grand Prix of the season. The next closest are Saudi Arabia and Singapore, which both start at 8pm local.

The Las Vegas Strip Circuit features 17 turns, six to the right and 11 to the left. It’s one of nine anticlockwise circuits we visit in a season, which includes all three stateside circuits.

An Argentine racer has been on pole in Las Vegas 33.333% of the time… OK, OK, this might be a heavily skewed statistic as there have only ever been three F1 races in this city. The first came in 1981 when Carlos Reutemann took pole for Williams at the 1981 Caesars Palace GP. All eyes on you, Franco!

The run from pole position to the Turn 1 braking point is just 112m, making it the second shortest of the year. Do you know which track has the shortest run to Turn 1? The answer is at the bottom of the article.

The 2023 Las Vegas GP produced 82 overtakes, the most of any circuit during its debut race and the most of any dry race last season. Only the Dutch GP was able to boast more passes last season.

The run from Turn 12 to Turn 14 takes drivers down Las Vegas Boulevard past all the famous hotels and casinos, but they’ll hardly have time to take a look. Why? This section of the circuit is 1.9km long and is taken entirely flat out, with cars hitting 350 km/h (217 mph).

That’s how low the air temperature could get in Celsius (sorry America) during track running during the 2024 Las Vegas GP weekend, roughly 50° Fahrenheit. Click here to read more about the coldest races in F1 history.

The Las Vegas Strip Circuit became the 12th track to have held a World Championship round in the USA when it joined the calendar last year. The sport has also visited Sebring, Riverside, Watkins Glen, Phoenix, Long Beach, Caesars Palace, Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Austin, Miami and Las Vegas… but you knew all those already, didn’t you?

After Vegas, we pack up and head straight for Qatar, making it the longest distance between two consecutive races this year. Roughly 13030 km/8096 miles separate the Las Vegas Strip Circuit from the Lusail International Circuit.