Las Vegas Grand Prix To Start Nov. 22 Race At 8 PM Instead Of 10 PM; Controversial Car Race Impacts On Strip Corridor To Start Two Hours Earlier
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By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The controversial F1 road race in the Strip corridor is scheduled to start at 8 PM Nov. 22 instead of the 10 PM starts at the first two Las Vegas Grand Prix races in 2023 and 2024.
It’s inevitable that starting this car race two hours earlier at the 2025 event will have more of an impact on local businesses and roads in the corridor that includes the 3.8-mile race circuit.
The race has prompted four businesses to file lawsuits against Clark County and Formula 1, owned by Colorado-based Liberty Media. The lawsuits claimed the businesses lost revenues because of the Las Vega Grand Prix and that Clark County government improperly fast-tracked the race permits and approvals.
The county also failed to share the F1 traffic plan with the public when it was submitted May 1. The county commissioners approved a 17-week road closure and track installment plan, sidewalks and a lane along Las Vegas Boulevard closed in front of the Bellagio hotel-casino.
The county commissioners believed the F1 claim that the race event would be an economic benefit for the Las Vegas market.
