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[NOTE: This race fact sheet was used during the CART/Champ Car years. They have not been updated since then. However, we left them up for the historical information.]
Vegas Grand Prix
Track: Las Vegas Downtown Street Circuit
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Type: 2.44-mile street circuit (14-turn flat layout)
Lap Record (up to 2007)
Will Power (2007) - 1:17.629 (113.154 mph).
Race Record (up to 2007)
Will Power (2007) - 1:45:13.637 (94.607 mph).
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Past Race Winners
Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
2007 |
Will Power |
68 |
165.92 |
1:45:13.637 |
94.607 |
Other Las Vegas Area Venues and Results
Las Vegas Park - 1-mile Dirt Oval
Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
1954 |
Jimmy Bryan |
100 |
100 |
1:10:44.37 |
84.818 |
Stardust - 3-mile Road Course
Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
1968 |
Bobby Unser |
50 |
150 |
1:19:27.40 |
113.269 |
Caeser's Palace - 1.125-mile Street Circuit
Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
1983 |
Mario Andretti |
178 |
200.25 |
2:17:48 |
87.182 |
1984 |
Tom Sneva |
178 |
200.25 |
2:08:13.55 |
93.701 |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway - 1.5-mile Paved Oval
Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
2004 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
166 |
249 |
1:29:01.061 |
167.832 |
2005 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
166 |
249 |
1:26:22.636 |
172.962 |
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The Track
The Sights
Las Vegas Notes
1954: First race on track. The site is now the Las Vegas Hilton.
1983: CART took over the event after two years as a Formula 1 Grand Prix. Course was laid out on parking lots
of Caesar's Palace casino.
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