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Formula One's return to Las Vegas is unlikely to result in a sellout.
Sales on the secondary-ticket market were surging for Saturday night's Las Vegas Grand Prix, but plenty of tickets were on sale on the Ticketmaster site for the Formula One race as of early in the afternoon.
Race CEO Renee Wilm promised on the November 3 earnings call by Formula One Group that 'we will be sold out by the time of the event.' Barring an eleventh-hour surge, the race will fall short of that prediction.
The first-year LVGP — beset by a number of on- and off-track issues that have tempered the enthusiasm of race fans, Las Vegas locals and even drivers — didn't waste any time putting tickets on sale for next year. Beginning Saturday, fans can put down a deposit beginning at $250 for the race, which is November 21-23, 2024.
When tickets were originally put on sale for Saturday's race about a year ago, the cheapest was $500. Nevada residents later were offered a limited number of tickets starting at $200.
Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Ferrari SF-23 on track during practice
Fans watch Major Lazer perform ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas on November 17
Fans in the stands ahead of qualifying on Friday in Las Vegas
Even if there have been a number of missteps, the surge in ticket sales on the secondary market also shows a great interest in Saturday night's race.
Gametime reported early Saturday afternoon that the lowest-priced ticket was $1,387, matching the cost of a three-day pass that was offered Wednesday. The high-end three-day was $4,613 on Wednesday and on Saturday the top single-day ticket was $10,635. Gametime later reported that the lowest-price ticket had jumped again, this time to $1,613.
TickPick has seen a similar increase. It's lowest-price ticket went from $771 on
