F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix: Amazing First Rendering of Bellagio Fountains Grandstands

Formula 1 is rolling the dice, pardon the pun, on a Saturday night November race in Las Vegas in 2023. And while renderings of the course are floating around, here's the first we've seen featuring the Bellagio Fountains Grandstands.

The grandstands and makeshift suites in a front of the hotel will be erected by MGM Resorts International, and the seating in this grandstand is currently only available as a part of the MGM Resorts race-and-stay packages. And since you asked, the race-and-stay packages at the Bellagio start at $1,773 per night for three-night (three-day minimum required) stay and two race tickets at checkout.

The Las Vegas round will be the penultimate race on Formula 1’s 2023 schedule, on Saturday, Nov. 18, the time for lights out has been officially set. Long known to be a night-based race, the start of the race has been set for 10 p.m. PST local time, meaning a 1 a.m., ET start time Sunday, Nov. 19 for fans on the East Coast of the U.S.

That gives a start time of 6 a.m., and 7 a.m., respectively for fans in the United Kingdom and leading European territories.

It is expected to be the latest lights out time for a race in Formula 1 history. Singapore’s night race has traditionally held a 8 p.m. start time with last year’s Saudi Arabia debut beginning at 8:30 p.m., a time since brought forward by 30 minutes.