F1 Las Vegas GP picks up Autosport’s Promoter of the Year award

The first award to be announced at the ceremony at London’s Roundhouse on Wednesday evening, Las Vegas came out on top of a strong shortlist of candidates.

Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento (CIE), promoters of the Mexico City Grand Prix and South Florida Motorsports, who stage the Miami Grand Prix were the two other F1 nominations, alongside Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the Le Mans 24 Hours.

But it was Las Vegas, which is promoted by Formula 1 itself, who were named the winners after another fine race in 2024.

The Las Vegas Grand Prix burst onto the 2023 F1 calendar with the glitz and glamour that is always associated with Sin City and, after initial teething problems involving a loose drain cover, produced a race to remember with more overtakes than any other round of that season’s championship.

A tough act to follow, but last year another thrilling race saw a Mercedes 1-2 as George Russell held off the challenge of a marauding Lewis Hamilton to take the victory, while Max Verstappen did enough to be crowned F1 world champion for a fourth successive season.

These memorable races took place against one of the most iconic backdrops on the F1 calendar, with cars flying past the likes of the Las Vegas Sphere and some of the world-renowned hotels and casinos on Las Vegas Boulevard at over 200mph.

President of Motorsport business, James Allen, chaired the judging for the three business categories at the Autosport Awards – with Sam Agini, sports business correspondent at the Financial Times, Kate Beavan, former director of F1 hospitality, Mark Mann-Bryans, Autosport’s F1 business correspondent, Matthew Marsh, motorsport sponsorship and marketing specialist and Gerard Neveu, former CEO of the World Endurance Championship making up the expert panel.

To find out who our other Award winners are, go to autosport.com/awards