Formula One statistics for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the penultimate race of the 22-round championship:Lap distance: 6.201km.
Total distance: 310.050km (50 laps)No previous race on this circuitStart time: 0600GMT Sunday/2200 local SaturdayLAS VEGASLas Vegas has previously held two championship races, in 1981 and 1982 as the Caesars Palace Grand Prix.
Both were season-enders and title-deciders.Australian Alan Jones won in 1981 with Williams and Italian Michele Alboreto in 1982 with Tyrrell.The new 6.2km track is the second longest on the current calendar and includes the famed Strip and central landmarks.
Mercedes say their simulations suggest top speeds will be second only to Monza. The race is the third this year in the United States, but the first night race there.It will be the first time since South Africa in 1985 that a grand prix has been held on a Saturday.