{"id":44025,"date":"2025-06-16T16:07:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T23:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=44025"},"modified":"2025-06-17T16:13:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T23:13:20","slug":"las-vegas-grand-prix-2026-dates-named-grand-prix-plaza-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/las-vegas-grand-prix-2026-dates-named-grand-prix-plaza-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026 Dates Named, Grand Prix Plaza Opens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Despite our best efforts, the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix will return to Las Vegas in 2026.<\/p>\n

Next year’s F1 race happens Nov. 19-21, 2026, with all the requisite hoopla and gridlock. On the bright side, the event hasn’t been extended for 10 years. Yet.<\/p>\n

In better news, an F1 attraction near the Las Vegas Strip, dubbed Grand Prix Plaza, has opened and it’s pretty cool. So, there’s that.<\/p>\n

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We don’t know much abut racing, but we know glorious when we see it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In case you don’t follow us on Twitter, the Las Vegas Review-Journal refers to the Las Vegas Grand Prix as a “highly touted race.” We refer to it as an “overhyped, exhaust-belching road rage machine and pestilence on humankind, butchering our streets and laying economic waste to all but a handful of casinos, a glaring symbol of the gaping chasm between the haves and have-nots and a reminder those with power happily put the good of the few over the good of the many.”‘<\/p>\n

Also, something about the F1 race being Dante’s tenth circle of Hell.<\/p>\n

But go-karts!<\/p>\n

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To make Grand Prix Plaza’s race experience even more realistic, F1 built a miniature model of the Strip people can poop on for four months out of the year. Probably.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

F1 dumped a metric hell-ton of money into its lovely Grand Prix Plaza. F1 invited us over to check it out and it’s amazing.<\/p>\n

Yes, two things can exist at once: The F1 race can be terrible for Las Vegas and Grand Prix Plaza can be fantastic.<\/p>\n

It’s sort of like how Steve Wynn can be a Las Vegas visionary and also a serial sexual harasser. Not that we are comparing the F1 race to sexual harassment, because with sexual harassment, at least sometimes you might get flowers.<\/p>\n

Anyway, Grand Prix Plaza has tons of things to see and do, whether or not you’re into F1 or racing.<\/p>\n

Grand Prix Plaza in Las Vegas is a whopping 100,000-plus square feet and roughly breaks down into three areas.<\/p>\n

“F1 X”: “The interactive Formula 1 experience offers guests a tech-driven journey through a cutting-edge exhibition, featuring legendary artifacts, memorabilia and hands-on activations. Visitors can design their own virtual F1 car and virtually race on the Las Vegas Strip Circuit from the driver’s seat in a 4D theater.”<\/p>\n

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The exhibits were excellent, especially if you’re into wheelball.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The car designing thing was actually a blast.<\/p>\n

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Everything but tope.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our favorite part of the exhibit was the display of tires. Apparently, a variety of tires are needed because F1 races happen in a lot of different weather conditions.<\/p>\n

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“Tires” was misspelled “tyres” everywhere at Grand Prix Plaza, further evidence F1 views Las Vegas as a Commonwealth of some sort. How dare ye.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“F1 Drive”: “This official F1 karting attraction puts guests behind the wheel on a section of the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, racing through the actual pitlane and team garages. High-performance karts, LED steering wheel displays and F1-style DRS technology deliver an experience that channels the speed, sights and sounds of the sport.”<\/p>\n

We didn’t try it because our hair does not cope well with helmets, but people seemed to enjoy it.<\/p>\n

“F1 Hub”: “The Hub is the heart of Grand Prix Plaza and houses F1 SIMS, a flagship F1 store, and Fuel & Fork, Grand Prix Plaza’s sleek dining space serving modern American dishes and creative cocktails.”<\/p>\n

The venue offers a lot of fun ways to learn more about cars and racing and tires and liquor.<\/p>\n

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Our advice is to do the opposite of what most Las Vegas drivers do: Kart first, drink second.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We could see Grand Prix Plaza doing well with group bookings, as the massive space has lots of rentable private event spaces: The Turn 1 Lounge, Cooldown Room and GPP Garage. There’s also a rooftop space which has great viewing of the Ellis Island casino expansion expected to be completed in 2068.<\/p>\n

You can learn more about Grand Prix Plaza at the official site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tickets aren’t cheap: $80 for F1 X (exhibits); $80 for F1 Drive (karts); $40 for F1 Sims (driving simulators). There are “bundles” and VIP packages available, and prices vary depending upon the time of day. You’ll figure it out.<\/p>\n

It’s pretty clear F1 isn’t going anywhere, just like the cars on roads anywhere near the Strip in the months before and after the F1 race.<\/p>\n

Are we the only one who didn’t know the heads of F1 drivers pop out of the top of the car? Reminder: F1 cars can go 220-230 m.p.h.<\/p>\n

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This is not precisely the position of an F1 driver, but it is illustrative of how absolutely nuts they are.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s more about the “halo,” which we didn’t know existed until we visited Grand Prix Plaza.<\/p>\n

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