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By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s the Las Vegas Grand Prix’s idea of a discount ticket.
The Lewis Hamilton Vegas Package three-day ticket is $732.48 for the controversial F1 road race that caused disturbances to commerce and transportation in its inaugural year in the Strip corridor in Nov, 2023. This year’s race event is set for Nov. 21-23.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix is marketing the Hamilton ticket package as a discounted deal:
- 44% off three-day West Harmon Grandstand tickets for Nov. 2024 race
- Free, limited-edition +44 hat with every order
- Assigned grandstand seating in the West Harmon Zone
- Complimentary food, water and soft drinks
- Access to live entertainment and interactive F1 activations
This is supposed to be a discounted ticket.
But how does it stack up against tickets for two of the most expensive sports events in Las Vegas like Raiders and Golden Knights games?
In 2023, Team Marketing Report, which monitors ticket and game costs at major league sports, said the average Raiders ticket was nearly $170. For the 2022-23 season two years, an average Golden Knights ticket was $124, according to Team Marketing Report.
So, the F1 $732 ticket for the Las Vegas price is extravagant compared to an average Raiders or VGK ticket.
But compared to the average Las Vegas Grand Prix ticket cost of $1,667 in 2023, according to F1destinations.com, a $732 ticket is actually more than half the price. The F1 race in Las Vegas last year carried the highest average ticket price in Formula One, according to the F1destinations.com website.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix is installing barriers, fencing and light mounts along the 3.8-mile track route, which includes a big section of the Strip. A lot of the work is being down in the overnight/early morning hours.