These prices are several times higher than most other Formula One grands prix, to say nothing of tickets for other auto racing events. Even general admission tickets, which don’t come with a reserved seat, cost $500. The cheapest ticket to see the race on Saturday costs nearly $1,200 (not including taxes and fees), with passes for the entire weekend costing as much as several times that amount.

A Formula One fan site shows the breakout of prices announced when tickets went on sale last year: Ridiculous Pricesįormula One apparently thought the idea of a grand prix along the Las Vegas Strip gave the sanctioning body carte blanche to charge whatever it liked. But all the drama has led to a spate of stories and controversies leading up to race weekend - not exactly getting off on the proverbial right foot. The city averted one crisis on Friday, when the last hotel chain reached an agreement with the union on a contract, preventing a strike during the grand prix. To top it off, the hospitality workers union had openly talked about going out on strike during race weekend.

Formula One has spent several hundred million dollars buying land near the Strip and constructing a pit/garage area, along with stands for watching the race.Īll the work has snarled Las Vegas traffic, diminished views of Strip icons like the Bellagio’s fountains, and created hassles for visitors and locals alike over the past several months. Numerous articles have discussed the local headaches associated with staging a grand prix right on the Las Vegas Strip.

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