Formula 1 returns to Las Vegas on November 19–21, 2026, for the fourth edition of the Las Vegas Grand Prix — the only Saturday-night race on the Formula 1 calendar. Fifty laps of the 3.8-mile Las Vegas Strip Circuit, past the Bellagio fountains, Caesars Palace and the Sphere, with the lights going out at 8:00 PM Pacific on Saturday, November 21. It is one of the biggest weekends of the year in Las Vegas — and one of the hardest weekends to get around the city. If you are coming for the race, your transport plan matters as much as your tickets.

Formula 1 signed a 10-year extension for the Las Vegas race in June 2026, keeping the Grand Prix on the Strip through 2037. The November race weekend is now a fixture — and the traffic plan that comes with it is here to stay.

Race weekend at a glance

All times are local Pacific Time. Gates open at 2:30 PM each day.

  • Thursday, November 19 — Practice 1 at 4:30 PM, Practice 2 at 8:00 PM
  • Friday, November 20 — Qualifying at 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, November 21 — Las Vegas Grand Prix, 50 laps, 8:00 PM

Every on-track session runs in the late afternoon or at night, which means the Strip is at its busiest from mid-afternoon until late — exactly when the roads around the circuit are at their most restricted.

The traffic problem

The circuit is a street circuit: the lap follows Las Vegas Boulevard, Harmon Avenue, Koval Lane and Sands Avenue. Building it means weeks of roadworks, and race week itself brings full closures right where visitors most need to drive.

  • Koval Lane is fully closed to all traffic, 24 hours a day, between Rochelle Avenue and Harmon Avenue, from November 14 through November 23.
  • Lane reductions on Las Vegas Boulevard, Harmon Avenue and Flamingo Road run from early September into December, as the track goes up and comes down again.
  • Rideshare and taxi pickups are pushed to designated zones away from the circuit, so expect a walk — and a wait — when tens of thousands of fans leave at the same time.
  • Parking near the Strip fills up early on race nights, and getting out of a garage after the checkered flag can take a long time.

The organizers publish live road-closure maps for race week, and text alerts are available by texting F1LV to 31996. Check both before you head out — conditions change as the weekend goes on.

Why a car with a driver makes the weekend easier

A chauffeured car removes the two things race weekend makes hardest: parking and pickups.

  • Door to door. Your chauffeur drops you as close to your gate as the closures allow and meets you at an agreed point afterwards. No parking hunt, no long walk to a rideshare zone.
  • One vehicle for the whole group. A stretch limousine, a party bus or a Sprinter van keeps everyone together, on the same schedule, with room for the whole party.
  • Airport transfers. Fly into Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) and go straight to your hotel without joining the taxi queue — and book the return trip before you arrive.
  • A driver who knows the closures. Local chauffeurs work the Strip every day of race week and know which routes are open and which are not.

Five tips for race week

  1. Book early. The best vehicles for race weekend are reserved weeks ahead. If you wait until race week, choice is limited.
  2. Allow far more time than usual. A trip across the Strip that normally takes minutes can take much longer when roads are closed. Leave early, especially on Saturday.
  3. Agree on a pickup point away from the closures. Koval Lane and parts of Harmon Avenue are closed — set a meeting point your driver can actually reach, and share it with your whole group.
  4. Plan the whole weekend, not just Saturday. Practice and qualifying nights are busy too. Booking one car for all three evenings is simpler than arranging transport night by night.
  5. Think past the race. The Grand Prix ends the Saturday before Thanksgiving (November 26, 2026), so the city stays busy into the following week. If you are staying on, arrange the return airport transfer in advance.

Book your ride for race weekend

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Cover photo: The Las Vegas Strip by night, by Supercarwaar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.