Formula 1 will not race alone this year at either of the two world championship rounds which offered no support events in 2023.
Formula One Management has confirmed the first support series to run at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which will be held for the second time in November. Qatar’s round at the Losail International Circuit, the only other event to feature no support races last year, was added to the Formula 2 calendar for this season.
The Ferrari Challenge series will be the first championship besides F1 to race on the Las Vegas Strip Circuit. It will hold practice and qualifying sessions on the first day of the event, which runs from Thursday to Saturday, followed by one race on each of the other two days. The races will last around 35 minutes each.
“The addition of the Ferrari Challenge series further demonstrates our commitment to delivering an even bigger and better racing event than ever before,” said the race’s vice president of sporting and race operations, Silvia Bellot.
Despite the limited on-track action, the Las Vegas Grand Prix has some of the highest ticket prices of the season. Some F1 drivers voiced concerns over the high price of attending it and other races on the calendar last year.
Bellot said the extra races will improve value for fans. “We are thrilled that we can now offer fans twice the racing action for the price of a single ticket,” she said.
As F1 has only limited access to the roads which form the Las Vegas circuit during its race weekend, the opportunity to hold additional races besides the five F1 sessions is limited.
Ferrari Challenge races previously took place at the Japanese Grand Prix and Canadian Grand Prix earlier this year. The series began in 1993.
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