How to Watch the Race, Dine With Celebrities, and Blow a Lot of Money During Formula One

Spend up to $35,000 to catch the big race

The Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix is returning for an encore. Organizers and fans are hoping for a smooth run that is packed full of even more watch parties, special events, and celebrity-helmed blowouts. Seeing the race in person will cost you anywhere from $99 to $35,000 depending on the level of experience you want to have. There are also watch parties trackside for those looking to be at the center of the action and others off-Strip for F1 fans who are steering clear of Las Vegas Boulevard for the weekend.

Here are all the ways you can spend some cash on F1 weekend in Las Vegas.

Ways to Watch in Person

Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix

Get right in the middle of the action. With a grandstand or Flamingo Zone ticket ($99 to $165) diners hear the roar of F1 engines and watch cars race down the Koval Straightaway while they dig into dishes that span myriad cuisines and foodways. Catering at the main and West Harmon grandstands includes a farro Mediterranean bowl, mushroom tinga tacos, fried chicken, pressed burgers, and an apple pie taquito drizzled with maple caramel sauce. In the Flamingo Zone, race fans will find familiar offerings from Naked City Pizza, GYU, Down 2 Earth Plant Based, and Oming’s Kitchen.

Bellagio Fountain Club

One of the most exhilarating spots to watch the race is from the Bellagio Fountain Club ($13,015 for three days). This VIP experience delivers front-row seats to the winner’s stage, private indoor and rooftop hospitality decks, pop-up performances, and unlimited food and drinks from celebrity chefs Mario Carbone, David Chang, Alain Ducasse, Masaharu Morimoto, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and others.

MGM Resorts International

Gordon Ramsay’s F1 Garage

This luxurious trackside VIP experience hits the wallet hard. The $35,000 Gordon Ramsay-hosted event is three days of food and fun featuring guest chefs with live-cooking stations and a pop-up of Ramsay’s renowned London restaurant Lucky Cat. Paddock Pass guests will have behind-the-scenes access to working race teams’ areas as they dine on fancy servings of confit duck leg bao, buttery uni toast, and crispy pork belly.

Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix

Papi Steak F1 Garage

The restaurant behind the $1,000 beef case will host a banger of a weekend pass — welcome to Papi Steak F1 Garage. Another $35,000 VIP experience, this three-day event will provide deep-pocketed race fans with a Paddock Pass, rooftop club access, a pit lane walk, and a guided track tour. Plus, the event means food from Papi Steak with passed helpings of caviar, Maine lobster tails, wagyu pastrami, and lamb lollipops.

Cabo Wabo Cantina

Sit trackside with a margarita in hand at Cabo Wabo Cantina at Planet Hollywood and watch the race near Turn 14. Food and drink packages ($525 to $1,313 for a three-day experience) will include top-shelf liquor and a menu that includes carne asada tacos, a carving station, and specialty margaritas.

Giada Viewing Experience at The Cromwell

Located atop the Cromwell at the center of the Strip, watch race day action from open windows overlooking the main straight or catch the live race feed on its various television screens. The event at celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis’s eponymous restaurant will come with all-inclusive Italian food and drink. Tickets are $500 per person per day, November 21 through 23.

Caesars Palace Experience

New to the 2024 race is the Caesars Palace Experience. Located directly along Las Vegas Boulevard outside of Caesars Palace, the three-day general admission party will include live entertainment, interactive pop-ups, food and beverage available for purchase, and viewing of two on-track race sessions — including the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli. The experience will run from November 21 through 23. Tickets run for $850.

Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Celebrity Chef Experiences

Brunch with Wolfgang Puck

Visit Las Vegas’s original celebrity restaurant, Spago, for a special Bellagio brunch with the master himself and dishes like sweet corn agnolotti and smoked salmon pizza. Wolfgang Puck will be at the restaurant overlooking the Fountains of Bellagio, mingling with diners and signing his cookbook, “Wolfgang Puck: Makes it Healthy,” over the two-day event, November 22 and 23.

Hell’s Kitchen Trackside Lunch with Gordon Ramsay at Caesars Palace

Gordon Ramsay will make a special appearance at his Hell’s Kitchen restaurant to talk about his love of food and racing on F1 weekend. The multi-Michelin-starred chef and television personality has curated a four-course menu with Ramsay classics like pan-seared scallops and beef Wellington, plus wine or cocktail pairings to be served in the restaurant mere feet away from Las Vegas Boulevard. The Trackside Lunch is on Friday, November 22 at noon. Tickets are $250.

Caesars Entertainment

Jean Georges Steakhouse

Sip and savor at an exclusive event with Jean-Georges Vongerichten. The legendary chef is teaming up with whiskey brand Macallan on November 22 for a 200th anniversary celebration dinner pairing Jean-Georges steakhouse staples with a variety of Macallan vintages.

Morimoto Omakase Dinner

Avid Iron Chef fans can meet Masaharu Morimoto at his MGM Grand restaurant during F1 weekend, where he will personally prepare a multi-course omakase experience paired with some superlative sake and wines.

Watch Parties and Special Events

Red Bull Watch Party

Party from the pool at Circa’s Stadium Swim. The massive television screens overlooking the pool area will broadcast the race while fans watch from the 82-degree pool or heated cabanas. When not soaking, check out the RB14 Static Car that will be on-site or stop by the Owner’s Suite Experience for racing simulators, themed cocktails, merchandise, photo-ops and more. Entry is free to anyone wearing race gear starting at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $25.

Shoey Bar at Bellagio

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to drink out of shoe, here’s your chance. Shoey Bar returns to the Bellagio November 21 through 23. Much like last year’s visitors Eva Longoria, Jeremy Renner and Mark Wahlberg, visitors here can drink from a white racing shoe and take in the fun atmosphere.

MGM Resorts International

Boulevard Watch Party at the Cosmopolitan

Go above the action and peer down at the track from the Cosmopolitan’s Boulevard Pool. With three days of watch parties, The Boulevard Experience, ($250 to $350) promises to be a high-energy experience with a Jefferson’s Bourbon Outpost. The event will feature closed-circuit viewing of the Las Vegas Grand Prix live feed.

Shafer Vineyards at Prime Steakhouse

In celebration of Prime Steakhouse’s reopening, guests can pair Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s dishes — like filet mignon and chilled shellfish platters — with one of Napa Valley’s finest wines. The 2019 Shafer Hillside Select will be available for purchase by the glass during dinner service at Prime from November 18 through 24.

Cocktail Circuit at The Cosmopolitan

Race around the Cosmopolitan on November 22 through 23 for a “Cocktail Circuit” party. Guests will visit four destinations — Vesper Bar, Ghost Donkey, the Chandelier Bar, and LPM — where they’ll be able to sample a number of signature drinks created for race week.

Neon City Festival

Take a break from the action seek out live music at the inaugural Neon City Festival. The free festival without fences located downtown will feature dozens of bands and headliners Neon Trees, Alison Wonderland, Russell Dickerson, and Seven Lions, along with food trucks, artists, and more.

Diamond Darts at Flight Club

Book a private event Diamond Dart package at Flight Club and take aim at the dartboard while catching the action out the window at Turn 12. The three-hour package (November 23, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.) comes with unlimited rounds of high-tech dart games, two bottles of Cristal, caviar, a shellfish tower, desserts, and more for up to 40 people.

Flight Club Las Vegas

Peter Luger Steak House with LOUIS XIII Cognac Pairing and Dining Experience

Peter Luger Steak House will host a four-course dinner with a pairing of LOUIS XIII Cognac. Upon arrival, ticketed guests will be greeted with Champagne and hors d’oeuvres, followed by a multi-course meal with paired wine. To conclude, Louis XIII’s national director of luxury brands will guide guests through a tasting experience. The dinner will be held on November 22 at 5 p.m. Tickets are $400 per person.