Formula 1 will race on the streets of Las Vegas at night—1 a.m. ET start time—on November 18, 2023.
The Las Vegas round will be the penultimate race on Formula 1’s 2023 schedule, on Saturday, Nov. 18, the time for lights out has been officially set. Long known to be a night-based race, the start of the race has been set for 10 p.m. PST local time, meaning a 1 a.m., ET start time Sunday, Nov. 19 for fans on the East Coast of the U.S.
That gives a start time of 6 a.m., and 7 a.m., respectively for fans in the United Kingdom and leading European territories. It is expected to be the latest lights out time for a race in Formula 1 history. Singapore’s night race has traditionally held a 8 p.m. start time with last year’s Saudi Arabia debut beginning at 8:30 p.m., a time since brought forward by 30 minutes."It's great to see how the fans are looking so much forward into it," said Perez on Thursday in Brazil."Things didn't go that well in the casinos, so not very nice memories, but other than that everything was really cool.