F1 Las Vegas — Silverback
Silverback
A Formula 1 car on the Las Vegas street circuit at night passing the Sphere lit with a Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas display
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Case study · Grand Prix

F1
Las Vegas

Silverback supports pedestrian operations for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, managing pathways and guest movement throughout the event footprint to help thousands of attendees navigate the experience safely and efficiently.

Partner
Las Vegas Grand Prix, Inc.
Location
Las Vegas, NV
Years engaged
2023
Format
Street Circuit
Scope
Pedestrian Operations · Fabrication
3
Show days
150+
Pedestrian posts
20+
Crew on the ground
300k+
Guests moved
The challenge

A racetrack
through the Strip

The circuit runs through one of the busiest pedestrian environments in the country. Street closures reshape the normal routes between hotels, casinos and venues, requiring crossings, corridors and queues to be carefully planned before racing begins.

And the audience never stops moving. Ticketed race guests, hotel guests and everyday Strip traffic share the same footprint across multiple show nights. Pedestrian operations have to work through ingress, racing and egress—then adjust in real time as crowd volumes and conditions change.

Aerial view of the Las Vegas Strip at night with the closed street circuit running past the Bellagio fountains
Circuit footprint · The Strip
Truss structures staged during build-out beside the pedestrian bridge on Harmon Avenue
Build · Pedestrian structures
A Formula 1 car on the night circuit passing the Sphere lit red with Las Vegas Grand Prix branding
Race night · Sphere plaza
What we delivered

Moving a
city on foot

01 Pedestrian operations planning across the circuit footprint and Las Vegas Strip
02 Crowd flow routing, queue design and managed pedestrian crossings
03 Wayfinding and signage across key pedestrian corridors
04 Staffing and supervision across pedestrian operations each show day
05 Live monitoring and real-time adjustments throughout ingress, race and egress
For the record
1,750 temporary lights

It takes 1,750 temporary lights to make the Strip Circuit raceable after dark, plus 3,500 barrier blocks along 6.2 km of public road.

Source — Formula 1, Las Vegas Grand Prix in numbers
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