GridpediaLas Vegas Street Circuit
- Location
- Nevada, USA
- Races held
- 2 (1981 to 1982)
- Most wins, drivers
- Michele Alboreto (1), Alan Jones (1)
- Most wins, teams
- Williams (1), Tyrrell (1)
- Most poles
- Alain Prost (1), Carlos Reutemann (1)
- Fastest race lap
- 1:19.639, Michele Alboreto, 1982 (race laps since 1982; layouts change over time)
- Map
- OpenStreetMap
What is a lap of Las Vegas Street Circuit like?
A temporary circuit laid out in the car park behind the Caesars Palace hotel in Las Vegas: completely flat, lined with concrete walls and sand run-off, and folded back and forth on itself to fit the plot. It was run anticlockwise, which strained drivers' necks in the desert heat, and drivers disliked it; Alan Jones called it 'a goat track flattened out'. It hosted the season finale in 1981 and 1982, both championship deciders: Nelson Piquet clinched his first title there in 1981, and Michele Alboreto won the 1982 race for Tyrrell. Small crowds and a large loss for the hotel ended Formula 1 there after 1982; CART Indy cars raced on a 1.8 km shortened version in 1983 and 1984, and the site was later built over by the Mirage resort, a hotel extension and a shopping centre. It is unrelated to the Las Vegas Strip circuit used since 2023.
- Lap length
- 3.650 km
- Direction
- anticlockwise
- Layout described
- Temporary 3.650 km (2.268 mi) Grand Prix course in the car park of the Caesars Palace hotel, used for both Formula 1 races there, 1981 and 1982
Sources for the checked facts (5)
All races at Las Vegas Street Circuit
| Race | Winner | Team | Pole | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto (1:19.639) |
| 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix | Alan Jones | Williams | Carlos Reutemann |