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

Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix | Formula 1 via Getty Images 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 Bellagio Fountain Club. 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 Ramsay’s Garage. 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 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 aw