Formula 1's most neon weekend returns on November 19–21. The Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026 runs 50 laps of the 6.201-kilometre Las Vegas Strip Circuit on Saturday, November 21, with lights out at 8pm local time. This year the grid rolls in with a brand-new champion: Kimi Antonelli sealed the title in Mexico City on November 1, at just 20.
The schedule, night by night
Here is the weekend according to F1's official timetable and the race organisers' schedule. All times are Pacific.
- Thursday, November 19: First practice 4:30–5:30pm, F1 Academy practice 6:00–6:40pm, second practice 8:00–9:00pm and F1 Academy qualifying 9:30–10:00pm.
- Friday, November 20: Third practice 4:30–5:30pm, the F1 Academy reverse race 6:15–6:50pm and Formula 1 qualifying 8:00–9:00pm.
- Saturday, November 21: The F1 Academy feature race 4:20–4:55pm, the drivers' parade 6:00–6:30pm and the Grand Prix at 8:00pm (50 laps or 120 minutes).
The organisers list gates opening at 2:30pm each day. Las Vegas runs eight hours behind UTC, so the race starts at 11pm on the US East Coast and in the early hours of Sunday in Europe. F1's Las Vegas race page converts every session to your own time zone.
The F1 Academy finale
F1 Academy, the all-female single-seater series, wraps up its season on the Strip. In an August announcement, the organisers called it the first single-seater support series to race on the streets of Las Vegas. With three F1 Academy sessions spread across the weekend, it pays to arrive early each day.
Tickets: from $77 to the skybox
At the time of writing, the official race site lists single-day general admission from $77, grandstands from $96 and hospitality from $1,383. A three-day "Grand Prix Trio" package starts at $3,178.
When single-day tickets went on sale in August, the organisers introduced single-day hospitality for the first time. The options included Club Paris from $382, Turn 3 Club from $824, the Skybox with Heineken Silver Main Grandstand from $1,257 and Trackside Tavern by Paramount+ from $1,636, all including taxes and fees. The same release said the $50 Flamingo Zone general admission tickets had sold out, and it described the 2025 race as a sell-out. Prices move fast, so check the official site before you buy.
After the flag: Backstreet Boys at Sphere
The race does not end the night. The official site lists F1 Afterparty ticket packages and add-ons for a post-race show by the Backstreet Boys at Sphere on Saturday, November 21. The venue's giant LED exterior has become a race-weekend landmark in its own right. Our featured image shows it glowing over the circuit during the 2024 race.
Why the Strip is worth the trip
The organisers point to a circuit record of 181 overtakes and top speeds above 225 miles per hour. F1 sells it as "a Saturday night race under the lights" with "entertainment off track to match the action on it," in the words of its race page. The first Las Vegas Grand Prix on the Strip ran on November 18, 2023, and the city has a deal to host the race through 2037.
Our advice: pick one night for the grandstand, one for the room with a view and one for the party. You will not regret skipping sleep.
Plan the rest of your season
After Las Vegas, the championship moves to Qatar on November 27–29 and to the Abu Dhabi finale on December 4–6. If you are splitting December between the paddock and the gallery, Abu Dhabi falls on the same weekend as Art Basel Miami Beach.
