It was the twenty-first and penultimate race of the 2023 Formula One World Championship and the first running of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

[8][9] It starts in a former parking lot which had been bought by Formula One for $240 million and developed into the pits and paddock area, and now contains the permanent part of the circuit.

[11] The 1.9 km (1.2 mi) flat-out section with two straights and a slight sweeping left curve goes past some of Las Vegas's most famous hotels and casinos.

This came the day after it was announced that Sulayem had also been placed under FIA investigation for allegedly persuading stewards to overturn a penalty given to Fernando Alonso at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

[15] The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with the exception of Daniel Ricciardo, who replaced Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri starting at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

[1] The session was extended from 60 to 90 minutes to make up for the curtailed first practice and was delayed by two and a half hours while the circuit's draincovers were checked.

The session was red-flagged with three minutes remaining, when Alexander Albon stopped on the track after hitting the wall; it was not resumed and was topped by George Russell, ahead of Oscar Piastri and Logan Sargeant.

[29] In a press conference held with team principals after the first practice session was curtailed, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur, who was noticeably irate during the session, was critical of the drain cover issues, stating that the damage to Sainz's car cost them "a fortune".

Fernando Alonso spun at that same corner and collected Valtteri Bottas, but both continued without major damage.

[36] Lando Norris lost control of the rear of his car and had a heavy crash on the third lap of the race, marking his first retirement of the season.

Though Leclerc extended his first tyre stint, pitting a few laps before a safety car came out due to an incident between George Russell and Verstappen that left debris on the track.

The safety car allowed the Red Bulls and much of the rest of the grid to pit without losing significant time, reducing Leclerc's advantage.