FORMULA 1 LAS VEGAS GP LEWIS HAMILTON RUMOURS

The Las Vegas Strip is hort to one of the most beaufitul sights in the F1 calendar. Photo: RacePictures.

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08:40, 18 Nov

Updated: 10:34, 18 Nov

byBen Hunt

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is one of the most spectacular on the F1 calendar. Here are some of the records behind the Strip Circuit as it prepares to host its 2025 instalment.

The Las Vegas Strip Circuit :

3.853 miles – Total length of the Las Vegas Strip Circuit that goes past the city’s most iconic landmarks.
50 laps – Covering a race distance of 192.599 miles – about the same as driving from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.
2nd-longest circuit on the current F1 calendar, trailing only Spa-Francorchamps.
1,750 – Number of Track Lighting Units used to keep the most spectacular night race in F1 lit.

George Russell leading the way at the Las Vegas Grand Prix - Photo: Race Pictures

Driver Highlights:

181 overtakes – Race record set in 2023, the inaugural Las Vegas GP.
20 overtakes – The most by a single driver during a Las Vegas Grand Prix, set by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in 2023.
229.286 mph – Top speed by Williams’ Alex Albon in 2024.
1:34.876 – Las Vegas Strip Circuit Lap record by Lando Norris (McLaren) in 2024.
1.99 seconds – Record-setting pit stop by McLaren in 2023.

Fast Facts:

38 pit stops in 2024, up from 31 the previous year, as tyre strategy proved crucial.
48 gear changes per lap, on average, keep drivers busy in their cockpits.
300,000 sq. ft. – Size of the Las Vegas Grand Prix Pit Building located on the 39-acre Grand Prix Plaza, with four levels containing team garages, hospitality areas and viewing galleries. It is the largest pit building on the Formula 1 calendar.
28,000 sq. ft. – Size of the massive F1® logo situated on top of the Pit Building, visible to aeroplanes above.
306,000 – Weekend attendance over the race weekend in 2024, making the race the largest recurring event in Las Vegas.

75,780 lbs. of food scraps repurposed as livestock feed.
234,856 gallons of water generated through Atmospheric Water Generators – machines that extract moisture from one of MGM Grand’s cooling towers – offsetting the event’s consumptive water use.

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